Posts about the Collection

Tam with central star and bright red, yellow, orange, green, blue, brown and cream pattern.
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Tams

In 2014, Coats donated it's archive to the Guild. There is very little accompanying documentation, but there are lots of wonderful items waiting to be researched. Many of the items…

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Pair of gloves with traditional geometric Fair Isle designs in brown, white, grey, blue and yellow
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Fair Isle gloves

Keeping warm this winter. An early donation to the Collection from Audrie Stratford who gave many items, most of them sourced for the collection specially. These are from Norway, but…

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Tea cosy with a tree, bush and house in Clarence Cliff style
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Tea cosy

When tea was made in the pot using tea leaves, every household had a woolly tea cosy to keep the tea warm. The Knitting & Crochet Guild Collection has many…

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Pattern leaflets

As well as many other publications, including books, magazines and booklets, the Guild collection has many thousands of pattern leaflets issued by spinners from the early 20th century onwards. There…

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Irish Crochet

Origin of Irish crochet What we know today as 'Irish crochet' was developed during the potato famines as a way for women to supplement the family income. Many families in…

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