Needlework was immensely popular as a pastime through most of the 19th and early 20th Centuries. But often we overlook publications from that time as a source of needlepoint ideas.
OnMary Corbet’s Needle n’Thread blog, she has an article about resources for finding old designs and patterns. Much of what is available is for embroidery on cloth, but you can find outlines that will work for needlepoint, charted alphabets, and sometimes even a needlepoint project.
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Janet Perry is the Internet's leading authority on needlepoint. She designs, teaches and writes, getting raves from her fans for her innovative techniques, extensive knowledge and generous teaching style. A leading writer of stitch guides, she blogs here and lives on an island in the northeast corner of the SF Bay with her family
I am totally enthralled with the links provided in Mary Colbert’s blog. I will be using the MetPublications web page from the Metropolitan Museum of Art in the future. What a treasure for all of us. Thank you. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/metpublications