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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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Blue sweater with willow pattern design in dark blue, black and white.
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Willow Pattern

To with the colours of Autumn, this willow pattern cardigan. The design was adapted for use on a knitting machine from Sirdar pattern 6225 which resulted in the pattern being…

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Wooden ball winder with brass cog wheel
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Ball Winder

A ball winder from our handling collection, reflects the colours of the season. The winder which remains a very efficient tool was produced by RS European Sewing Machines, of 12…

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Kaffe Fassett highly coloured knit Foolish Virgins jacket
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Foolish Virgins

Stunning Kaffe Fassett design. He based this design on Norwegian tapestries from the 17th Century. This was just one of the items we showed to Huddersfield University students when they…

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