19th Century – Adult Garments & Accessories
Camisole In the 19th century knitting and crochet were used for small items like caps and stockings, and for decorative edgings and insertion for cloth garments. Larger garments such as…
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19th Century – 1891 sampler
A treasure from the Textile Collection - The 1891 Sampler The Sampler was knitted by AF in 1891 but very little else is known about the creator or the circumstances…
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19th Century – 1826 – our Collection’s oldest item
This is a nightcap that belonged to Captain Tweedie and is clearly marked 1826. The item was donated to the collection by Sue Leighton White in 2004 and is the…
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Camisole
Camisole with crochet panels and neck. You can see other images of the camisole in another post.
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Bedspread
Variety of stitch panels sewn together in diagonal lines at right angles to edging. Includes a knitted textured patch over a circular hole. Age. 1837. Hannah Smith knitted in. 270…
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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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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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Yellow Art Silk Top
1930s yellow rayon "art silk" top one of several in our Collection. This one crocheted and we have patterns with items similar to this which members can access by requesting…
