I'll post your comments here, but won't share or sell your email address. (The guestbook I had was a failed experiment.)
Here' s what people have written so far:
29 February 2008
Dear John,
Just to say a big THANK YOU for scanning all these embroidery files for everyone to enjoy - what a treasure trove of lovely embroidery designs!!! I do machine embroidery and love redwork and I'm going to have a great time with these -- thank you so much.
Best regards,
Lin
UK
Lin,
Thanks for your comment. Glad you're finding them useful.
I'd like to see pictures of things you create from the scans -- for a possible article in J. F. Ingalls Magazine.
John
22 February 2008
I'm not sure if I understand this correctly. Does your CD contain files that you've made ready for printing and using directly as patterns? So if I purchase the CD, would I not have to mess around with cleaning up the images? Thanks.
Debbie
Thanks for your question, Debbie.
The CD contains thumbnails of the scans (jpegs of full pages of the catalog) so you can look through them easier. When you see one you're interested in, you have two choices. You can click on the thumbnail to bring up the full-size scan of a page or you can click on a link that will bring up a black and white version of the scan.
The black and white files have been cleaned up a bit and many of the designs would be usable without much fuss. Be aware, though, that I converted them to black and white "in bulk" -- that is to say, all at once -- so they are not perfect. And you would still need to "cut" them from the page and enlarge them.
The CD also contains a PDF file of all the full-size scans.
The major advantage of the CD is not having to download more than 250 jpegs, each over a meg in size.
Hope that helps.
John
17 February 2008
Thanks for sharing these! Wow, and a Photoshop tutorial too :)
I'll be busy creating repeat patterns in Photoshop for my my craft projects for years to come!
Is it ok to use or sell projects using your stamping patterns if I keep as same or alter for designs, borders, etc.?
Thanks John for sharing,
Vanessa - In NJ
17 February 2008
Vanessa,
Absolutely. The designs, being well over 100 years old, are, of course, in the public domain. I placed the scans I made of them in the public domain as well. So create and sell to your heart's delight.
What can't be reproduced and sold are the black and white gifs, pdfs, thumbnails, html code, etc. on the CD I sell.
But that's not to say you couldn't -- using techniques I describe in the tutorials -- isolate, clean up, and then sell projects or versions the designs yourself. I'm not piggy.
John
13 February 2008
Ann,
I'm from Maine, too. I live in Norway (the town).
You should email me.
Glad you like the site.
Everyone,
I'm looking for ideas for tutorials and for articles for the magazine.
John
13 February 2008
Thank you for this delightful site. I cannot imagine how long it took to scan in all those transfer designs, but they are a welcome addition to my embroidery transfer collection. Thank you, too, for your generosity in sharing them with the rest of the world.
Ann
09 February 2008
I already have your CD. Thanks for all the great
information. I'm going to try your tutorials.
Irene Heikes
09 February 2008
Oh, this is the website of my dreams! Thanks so much for putting it all together. I'm looking forward to more goodies and the next issue of your magazine!
Janet
06 February 2008
Ella,
Thanks for your comment.
I'm sure there are many people who would be interested in seeing some actual patterns.
Any chance of you providing pictures of the patterns plus additional info for the next issue of J. F. Ingalls Magazine?
John
06 February 2008
What a wonderful website. I have some of these patterns. My grandmother passed away many years ago. My dad had saved a number of boxes of her things. After my dad passed away in 2006, my mother and I were going through the boxes and found the patterns. They were in good condition and I am doing everything I can to be sure the remain in good condition.
Ella Uerling
25 January 2008
I think I've died and gone to heaven. Thank you so much for a wonderful tutorial. I'm so very visual and your step by step implanted itself in my brain ever so well. Thanks for all your hard work in placing the patterns on the web also. Now, if I could only live another 200 years to do all the designs.
CC
24 January 2008
Wow John this is great! I'll be passing this info around. Keep up the great work.
Anna Hanks
24 January 2008
John, this is so great! I kepT checking the url jfingalls, but kept getting errors. I'm so glad you got this up and runnng!
BEST OF EVERYTHING TO YOU, Louise
Here's why I gave up on the guestbook.
Every time someone left a message, I would get an email from the guestbook program. I would then have to log into the program and select View the Guestbook to see what somewone wrote.
In the mean time, the guestbook -- which couldn't tell me from a guest -- would increase the counter by one, inflating the number of visitors.
To answer a comment, I would have to go to the other menu, in which I couldn't see the messages. Again, the counter would tick up another notch. If, as was often the case, I needed to refer back to a message to make sure I got a name correct or check some other detail, I'd have to go through the whole thing again. Tick. Tick.
Since the process required me to read an email anyway, why not just use email for comments?
John Governale
145 Ashton Rd
Norway, ME 04268
My wife's website, where you will find one-of-a-kind purses and wall-hangings, and where you can order the Ingalls CD, is
Sew Jackie Sew.