The links in the following list will keep you captivated for a while - from a 1904 short story about a boy who made a quilt, to the trials and tribulations of artists' wives, to late 1800 studies of prehistoric textile art in the United States, to mid-1800 books on embroidery, knitting, lace, and history of quilt-making - many of these publications have patterns, instructions, diagrams, illustrations and pictures - all are now in the public domain and are available as free e-books:
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Quilts: Their Story and How to Make Them - Marie D. Webster, 1915 - includes a lot of quilt history and colored plates
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/24682/24682-h/24682-h.htm
The Dyeing of Woolen Fabrics -Franklin Breech, 1902 - includes many dyeing formulas for large dye lots
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/19985/19985-h/19985-h.htm
The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics: A Practical Handbook for the Dyer and Student -Franklin Breech, 1901 - includes many dyeing formulas for large dye lots
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/21224/21224-h/21224-h.htm
Beeton's Book of Needlework, 1870 - remarkable
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/15147/15147-h/15147-h.htm
Exercises in Knitting by Cornelia Mee, 1846
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/21032/21032-h/21032-h.htm
The Ladies' Work-Book: Containing Instructions in Knitting, Crochet, Point-Lace, and Etc.
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/16605/16605-h/16605-h.htm
Spool Knitting -Mary A. McCormack, 1909
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/22029/22029-h/22029-h.htm
The Art of Modern Lace Making - Butterick Publishing Company, 1891 (price fifty cents or two shillings)
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/22325/22325-h/22325-h.htm
Make Your Own Hats - Gene Allen Martin, 1921
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/19740/19740-h/19740-h.htm
The Development of Embroidery in America - Candace Wheeler, 1921
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/24165/24165-h/24165-h.htm
Embroidery and Tapestry Weaving - Grace Christie
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/20386/20386-h/20386-h.htm
Encyclopedia of Needlework - Thérèse de Dillmont (1846 - 1890) - detailed instructions
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/20776/20776-h/20776-h.htm
English Embroidered Bookbindings - Cyril James Humphries Davenport - 1899 - has some stunning color plates
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/17585/17585-h/17585-h.htm
Dictionary of Textiles - Louis Harmuth - 1915 - this is the most detailed and extensive textile dictionary or reference source you'll ever find - well over 6,000 terms and definitions are included in its 190 crammed pages and it may take a long time to download.
http://ia340943.us.archive.org/1/items/dictionaryoftext00harmrich/dictionaryoftext00harmrich.pdf
Quilts: Their Story and How to Make Them - Marie D. Webster, 1915 - includes a lot of quilt history and colored plates
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/24682/24682-h/24682-h.htm
The Dyeing of Woolen Fabrics -Franklin Breech, 1902 - includes many dyeing formulas for large dye lots
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/19985/19985-h/19985-h.htm
The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics: A Practical Handbook for the Dyer and Student -Franklin Breech, 1901 - includes many dyeing formulas for large dye lots
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/21224/21224-h/21224-h.htm
Beeton's Book of Needlework, 1870 - remarkable
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/15147/15147-h/15147-h.htm
Exercises in Knitting by Cornelia Mee, 1846
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/21032/21032-h/21032-h.htm
The Ladies' Work-Book: Containing Instructions in Knitting, Crochet, Point-Lace, and Etc.
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/16605/16605-h/16605-h.htm
Spool Knitting -Mary A. McCormack, 1909
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/22029/22029-h/22029-h.htm
The Art of Modern Lace Making - Butterick Publishing Company, 1891 (price fifty cents or two shillings)
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/22325/22325-h/22325-h.htm
Make Your Own Hats - Gene Allen Martin, 1921
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/19740/19740-h/19740-h.htm
The Development of Embroidery in America - Candace Wheeler, 1921
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/24165/24165-h/24165-h.htm
Embroidery and Tapestry Weaving - Grace Christie
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/20386/20386-h/20386-h.htm
Encyclopedia of Needlework - Thérèse de Dillmont (1846 - 1890) - detailed instructions
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/20776/20776-h/20776-h.htm
English Embroidered Bookbindings - Cyril James Humphries Davenport - 1899 - has some stunning color plates
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/17585/17585-h/17585-h.htm
Dictionary of Textiles - Louis Harmuth - 1915 - this is the most detailed and extensive textile dictionary or reference source you'll ever find - well over 6,000 terms and definitions are included in its 190 crammed pages and it may take a long time to download.
http://ia340943.us.archive.org/1/items/dictionaryoftext00harmrich/dictionaryoftext00harmrich.pdf
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Jacobean Embroidery: Its Forms and Fillings Including Late Tudor - Ada Wentworth Fitzwilliam and A. F. Morris Hands, 1912
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/18971/18971-h/18971-h.htm
Theory of Silk Weaving: A Treatise on the Construction and Application of Weaves, and the Decomposition and Calculation of Broad and Narrow, Plain, Novelty and Jacquard Silk Fabrics -Arnold Wolfensberger, 1921
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/14600/14600-h/14600-h.htm
A Study of the Textile Art In its relationship to the development of form and ornament: Sixth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1884-'85 - Government Printing Office, Washington, 1888, (pages 189-252)
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/17730/17730-h/17730-h.htm
Prehistoric Textile Art of Eastern United StatesThirteenth Annual Report of the Beaurau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution1891-1892 - Government Printing Office, Washington, 1896, pages 3-46
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/19921/19921-h/19921-h.htm
Prehistoric Textile Fabrics Of The United States, Derived From Impressions On Pottery Third Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1881-1882 - Government Printing Office, Washington, 1884, pages 393-425
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/17370/17370-h/17370-h.htm
Textiles: For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades - William H. Dooley, Principal Lowell Industrial School, Lowell, Mass - 1910 textbook
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/24077/24077-h/24077-h.htm
Textiles and Clothing - Kate Heintz Watson, 1906
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/21534/21534-h/21534-h.htm
Navajo Weavers - Dr. Washington Matthews, 1881
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/17742/17742-h/17742-h.htm
Aboriginal American Weaving - Mary Lois Kissell, 1910
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/24568/24568-h/24568-h.htm
Artists' Wives - Alphonse Daudet (1840 - 1897)
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/22522/22522-h/22522-h.htm
The Quilt that Jack Built, - Annie F Johnston, 1904 - Fiction
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/17214/17214-h/17214-h.htm
The Thousand Quilt - Annie Hamilton Donnell - Fiction
http://worldlibrary.net/eBooks/WorldeBookLibrary.com/rbmry.htm#1_0_3
Patchwork: A Story of The Plain People - Anna Balmer Myers, 1920 - Fiction
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/22827/22827-h/22827-h.htm
The Patchwork Girl of Oz - L. Frank Baum, 1914 - Fiction
http://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/etext97/07woz11.txt
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/18971/18971-h/18971-h.htm
Theory of Silk Weaving: A Treatise on the Construction and Application of Weaves, and the Decomposition and Calculation of Broad and Narrow, Plain, Novelty and Jacquard Silk Fabrics -Arnold Wolfensberger, 1921
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/14600/14600-h/14600-h.htm
A Study of the Textile Art In its relationship to the development of form and ornament: Sixth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1884-'85 - Government Printing Office, Washington, 1888, (pages 189-252)
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/17730/17730-h/17730-h.htm
Prehistoric Textile Art of Eastern United StatesThirteenth Annual Report of the Beaurau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution1891-1892 - Government Printing Office, Washington, 1896, pages 3-46
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/19921/19921-h/19921-h.htm
Prehistoric Textile Fabrics Of The United States, Derived From Impressions On Pottery Third Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1881-1882 - Government Printing Office, Washington, 1884, pages 393-425
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/17370/17370-h/17370-h.htm
Textiles: For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades - William H. Dooley, Principal Lowell Industrial School, Lowell, Mass - 1910 textbook
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/24077/24077-h/24077-h.htm
Textiles and Clothing - Kate Heintz Watson, 1906
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/21534/21534-h/21534-h.htm
Navajo Weavers - Dr. Washington Matthews, 1881
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/17742/17742-h/17742-h.htm
Aboriginal American Weaving - Mary Lois Kissell, 1910
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/24568/24568-h/24568-h.htm
Artists' Wives - Alphonse Daudet (1840 - 1897)
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/22522/22522-h/22522-h.htm
The Quilt that Jack Built, - Annie F Johnston, 1904 - Fiction
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/17214/17214-h/17214-h.htm
The Thousand Quilt - Annie Hamilton Donnell - Fiction
http://worldlibrary.net/eBooks/WorldeBookLibrary.com/rbmry.htm#1_0_3
Patchwork: A Story of The Plain People - Anna Balmer Myers, 1920 - Fiction
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/22827/22827-h/22827-h.htm
The Patchwork Girl of Oz - L. Frank Baum, 1914 - Fiction
http://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/etext97/07woz11.txt
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