British artist, naturalist and engraver Fred Miller wrote dozens of arts and crafts articles for The Girl's Own Paper. He created amazing designs for embroidery projects, tapestry painting, pianoforte backs, furnishings, stencils, and more. I have not found articles by Miller in any other magazine thus far, and so far as I can tell he wrote only one book, Art Crafts for Amateurs. This section brings together the unique designs of Fred Miller from the pages of The Girl's Own Paper, as elegant and inspiring today as they were over 100 years ago - plus we've also added in our collection of Fred Miller nature articles.

Outline Embroidery, by Fred Miller (1880)

Elegant embroidery patterns that would be just as charming in your home today as they were over 100 years ago.

Tapestry Painting, by Fred Miller (1880)

Crewel Embroidery for Dresses, by Fred Miller (1881)

A Grammar of Embroidery, by Fred Miller (1881)

Making and Working a Blotting Case, by Fred Miller (1881)

Tile Painting and Designing, by Fred Miller (1881)

Barbotine Pottery Painting, by Fred Miller (1883)

Stencil Decoration, by Fred Miller (1883)

Glass Painting and Staining, by Fred Miller (1884)

How to Paint a [Velvet] Mantel Border, by Fred Miller (1885)

A Lesson in Design, by Fred Miller (1885)

Learn how to turn objects from nature - plants, leaves, flowers - into elegant designs for embroidery and other crafts.

Pianoforte Fronts and How to Decorate Them, by Fred Miller (1885)

Designing for Embroidery, by Fred Miller (1887)

Beautiful embroidery patterns based on plants and flowers.

Embroidery Needlework, by Fred Miller (1887)

Hints on Modeling in Clay, by Fred Miller (1887)

Screen-Painting in Oil Colours, by Fred Miller (1889)

Tapestry Painting, by Fred Miller (1889)

Imitation Stained Glass, by Fred Miller (1897)

The beautiful Fred Miller designs in this article could be applied to many craft projects besides glass!

A Pretty Pianoforte Back, by Fred Miller (1897)

A beautiful Fred Miller pattern that could be applied to many projects.

Keltic Embroidery, by Fred Miller (1898)

A New Idea for Treating a Piano Back, by Fred Miller (1898)

A Painted Silk or Satin Pianoforte Front, by Fred Miller (1898)

You may not wish to cover the legs of your piano, but this gorgeous design by artist Fred Miller could be used in so many ways!

Art in the House [Stenciling], by Fred Miller (1899)

Beautiful household stencil designs from Fred Miller.

Diaper Designs for Embroidery, by Fred Miller (1899)

According to Webster's, "Diaper is a fabric with a distinctive pattern - an allover pattern consisting of one or more small repeated units of design (as geometric figures) connecting with one another or growing out of one another with continuously flowing or straight lines, or the surface is wholly occupied by the successive units, the outline of one forming part of the outlines of the adjoining units."

An Embroidered Pianoforte Back (1899)

How to Contrive and Decorate a Coffer or Linen Press, by Fred Miller (1899)

Applique in Embroidery, by Fred Miller (1900)

Beautiful applique patterns based on nature.

Austrian Needlework, by Fred Miller (1900)

A Few Hints on Repoussé Work, by Fred Miller (1900)

An interesting how-to article on embossing pewter plates.

Painting Wild Flowers in the Fields, by Fred Miller (1900)

Sketching and Painting Birds from Life, by Fred Miller (1900)

What to Do With a Butter Tub, by Fred Miller (1900)

How to turn a butter tub into an attractive pot or planter.

Stained Poker Work: A Hint from the Paris Salon, by Fred Miller (1901)

Swedish Embroidery, by Fred Miller (1901)

Artistic Bead-Threading, by Fred Miller (1902)

"The fashion that has arisen for bead-stringing has given girls possessed of taste an opportunity of obtaining, at a very small cost, one of the most beautiful objects of personal adornment--a necklace." Includes designs that would not be out of place today, including Basuto work.

A Hanging Cupboard with a Decorated Panel, by Fred Miller (1902)

Charming Fred Miller design for a small wall cupboard.

A Log or Coal-Box with Panels Decorated in Gesso, by Fred Miller (1902)

Marquetry, or Coloured Wood Inlaying (1902)

A charming and durable way of ornamenting old furniture or decorating cabinetry.

Pretty Yet Inexpensive Furniture (Girl's Own Paper, 1902)

Tips on creating some lovely small pieces for the home with simple tools and supplies.

Screen Embroidery, by Fred Miller (1902)

Screens with Shelves: How to Make and Decorate Them, by Fred Miller (1902)

Nature Articles

Notes by an Artist-Naturalist, by Fred Miller (1892-1894)

A beautifully illustrated 12-part series depicting the wildflowers and birds of the season in Britain's fields and hedgerows.

Butterflies, Moths, and Other Strange Insects at the Zoo (1896)

Lavishly illustrated article.

An English Meadow (Windsor Magazine, 1896B)

A Girl's Flower Garden, and What She Can Do With It (1901)

A four-part, seasonal series (winter, spring, summer, fall). Illustrations by Fred Miller; I don't know if the text is by Miller as well.