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Morning Modelbuch (5/8/2019) 17th century embroidered fragment, silk on linen. Accession number 79.1.13. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/212255 The pattern is from Sigismund Latomus’…

Morning Modelbuch (5/7/2019) This sweet 16th century bobbin lace border from Italy owned by the Philadelphia Museum of Art lets…

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Morning Modelbuch (5/6/2019) Portrait of Giovane Donna as Saint Catherine of Alexandria by Andrea Piccinelli, known as Brescianino, dated around…

Morning Modelbuch (5/4/2019) Camels. I just think they’re cute. The textile is from Marian Hague’s collection at the Met. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/226393…

Morning Modelbuch (5/3/2019) I’m absolutely charmed by this workbag made by 10 year old “I.S.” in 1669. I may need…

Morning Modelbuch (5/2/2019) 16th century Venetian bobbin lace insertion with a repeating pattern similar to a pattern in _Le Pompe_.…

Morning Modelbuch (5/1/2019) 16th Century Italian cuff with acorns. From the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. Accession #1992.46.1.2 https://art.famsf.org/cuff-19924612…

I’m still spending time looking at free public domain lace method books. _The Art of Modern Lace-Making_ by Jennie Taylor…