Posts about the Collection

Brightly coloured knitted waistcoat with vertical zig-zag design.
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Kaffe Waistcoat

Fiona Halliwell, one of our team of volunteers at the Collection, has created display boards taking the colourwork theme through Spring, Summer, Autumn & Winter. Using images of items in…

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Knitted jumper with zig-zag bottom and overall design of hollow circles of blues, purple, browns, orange, yellow and red on a cream background
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Circles Jumper

The Guild's theme for shows this year is Colourwork. Fiona Halliwell, one of our team of volunteers at Lee Mills, has created display boards taking the colourwork theme through Spring,…

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Knit sleeveless top with scalloped band running from blue to light green between the yellow welt and neck band.
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Sleeveless Top

Lace sweater Yellow, blue, green Jaeger pattern 3398/3459 Donated and therefore we think knitted by Jane Denny, this is 3 ply wool from a 1950s Jaeger pattern. This is a…

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Yellow cardigan knit with twisted cables
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Yellow Cardigan

This yellow cardigan with it's twisted cable detail on the button band is possibly one of the best knitted pieces in the Collection.  This is a very early example of…

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Yellow and white crochet beadspread
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1930s Bedspread

This bedspread is from the 1930s and is crocheted in several shades of mercerised cotton. The front cover of the magazine The Needlewoman, Vol 8, No 95, July 1930 featured…

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