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Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Clothing - Stockings, 1940s
... and top and back and foot seams. Nylon legs. Red cross stitch... cross stitch line at top. Clothing Stockings ...A pair of medium-tan Service Stockings with lisle feet and top and back and foot seams. Nylon legs. Red cross stitch line at top.Wonderfoot foot comfort series service weight nylon and lisle. Prestige 9-1/2costume accessories, female, costume, female underwear -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Clothing - Apron, Violet Peterson, 1930s
... (onion or potato) bag and trimmed with blue cross stitch... (onion or potato) bag and trimmed with blue cross stitch ...This was made by Violet Peterson, grandmother of the donor, during the depression, and kept hung in the wash house at 89 Cruikshank St, to be used only on wash daysViolet Peterson's wash apron made from a bleached hessian (onion or potato) bag and trimmed with blue cross stitch embroidery and pieces of red gingham tableclothdomestic life, peterson, violet, phyllis kelly -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Container - Stocking Bag, not known
... , cream and red, cross stitch panels. Green and cream running..., red binding and embroidered with yellow, cream and red, cross ...From the estate of Jenny Lang, 11 Pearcedale Road, NunawadingBeige cotton bag, red binding and embroidered with yellow, cream and red, cross stitch panels. Green and cream running stitch leaf pattern surrounds the panels.costume accessories, female -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Clothing - Childs Blouse, 1940's
... cross stitch around it and a plaited tie.... sleeves, front opening has cross stitch around it and a plaited ...Made by Helene Hoefer for her daughter, Traude, internees in camp 3.Fawn material, round necked child's blouse. Features smocking around neck and edge of short sleeves, front opening has cross stitch around it and a plaited tie.traude glenk, traude hoefer, helene hoefer, ww2 camp clothing, ww2 camp handcrafts -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Print
... Framed print of a sampler of hand sewn cross stitch headed... of hand sewn cross stitch headed 'God Bless Thy Year' 'Thy Coming ...Framed print of a sampler of hand sewn cross stitch headed 'God Bless Thy Year' 'Thy Coming In ...........God Bless Thy Year' embroidered picture of house.handcrafts, needlework -
Westbourne Grammar Heritage Collection
Textile - Chapel Altar Cloth, 1989
... and cross stitched with a blue border around the entire piece... with a fringed edge and cross stitched with a blue border around ...This altar cloth is one of a set of four of various sizes, embroidered and donated by a parent for the opening of the school's chapel. The chapel was completed in 1989 and officially dedicated 'in thanks for the work of J.R. Pascoe' in March 1990. Religious instruction has never formed part of the curriculum at Westbourne but Christian values have underpinned the school's identity since its very early days. Recognising the importance of spirituality to the broader life of a school, Principal John Pascoe set about building a small chapel at the Truganina campus. In 1988, Reverend George DuRink was appointed as inaugural chaplain, in time to advise on the chapel design, and remained at the school for more than twenty years. Reverend DuRink's friendly, inclusive approach to ministering, drawing largely on his extensive knowledge of philosophy and ethics, and welcoming the many faiths and cultures that came to the school from the growing surrounding community, set the tone for the spiritual dimension of education at Westbourne. An integral part of the fabric of the school, the chapel has been a place to gather for comfort and support during difficult times, a place for quiet reflection and at times a place for music and celebration.This altar cloth has historic significance as it is associated with the very beginning of the Westbourne chapel and was used in the chapel for many years. A rectangular piece of evenweave fabric with a fringed edge and cross stitched with a blue border around the entire piece and a yellow and green Westbourne logo facing the short edge at one end. -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Textile - Table Cloth and Napkins
... , decorated with 4 rows of white cross stitch around borders.Four... of white cross stitch around borders.Four matching 26cm square ...Blue and white check gingham 84 cm square Tablecloth, decorated with 4 rows of white cross stitch around borders.Four matching 26cm square matching table napkins.domestic items, table setting -
Brighton Historical Society
Clothing - Dress, c. 1974
... blue wool cross stitch and a combination of blue wool... is decorated with a large blue wool cross stitch and a combination ...This dress was worn by Brighton's first female mayor, Councillor Di Lopez, to a Mayoral Ball held at Brighton Technical School in 1977. Diane Margaret Lewis completed a law degree at the University of Melbourne, later marrying one of her classmates, criminal lawyer Ramon (Ray) Lopez. When she decided to run for the Brighton City Council in 1975, she was seen as an outside chance. Undeterred, she rallied a small group of friends and supporters and set out on an extensive door-knocking campaign that won voters to her side and successfully unseated former mayor Keith Devenport. She went on to serve two terms on council from 1975 to 1981. Di initiated many local projects, including the creation of a bike path along Nepean Highway and the first Brighton Festival, while balancing family life and a demanding ‘day job’ as personal assistant to Victorian Minister for Youth, Sport and Recreation Brian Dixon. She was a member of the Women’s Electoral Lobby and a champion for women’s representation, encouraging both Sally Allmand and Kate Harman to run for council (both were successfully elected). She advocated forcefully for an open, transparent local government in which ratepayers had the chance to participate and be heard. In 1976 Di became the first woman to hold the title of Mayor of Brighton, and she made it clear from the outset that she was going to do it her way. For the annual mayoral ball in 1977, ordinarily a staid traditional function, she chose a discotheque theme based on the Rod Stewart album Night on the Town, with a broad dress code of ‘black tie or jeans’: ‘You’ve got to get with the times,’ she said. ‘We want people to wear whatever they feel comfortable in.’ Di herself chose to attend in this knee-length chamois dress embellished with strings, ribbons, beads and feathers. It was both a fashion statement, exemplifying her colourful, flamboyant and forthright style, and a political one: a declaration of her intention to lead a progressive council, embracing the new and refusing to be hemmed in by dated traditions. In 2020 she was awarded an Order of Australia Medal for her service to local government and to the community of Brighton.This dress has local historical significance for its association with Brighton's first female mayor, Councillor Di Lopez, who wore it to a Mayoral Ball in 1976. The dress exemplifies her flamboyant reputation, modern outlook and willingness to break norms. At the time, the dress was a radical choice for a Mayoral Ball, where women typically wore formal evening gowns. With her choice of dress, Cr Lopez was making a public statement, breaking away from dated traditions and announcing her intention to bring the Mayor's office into the 1970s. In this way, the dress also points to the wider social and political changes taking place both in Brighton and across Australia during the mid-1970s.Three quarter length chamois dress circa 1974. Machine stitched with a v-neck and full length sleeves and an uneven raw hem, the dress is decorated with narrow thongs of chamois embellished with red beads and blue feathers. The open-fronted bodice is laced with red ribbon and the skirt is decorated with a large blue wool cross stitch and a combination of blue wool and purple ribbon cross stitch. Made in the style of an Indian 'Wild West Dress'.di lopez, chamois, brighton, brighton council, brighton technical school, mayoral ball, 1970s, feminism -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Craft - Cushion, Sarah Jane Jones (nee Emerson), 1898
... together with visible cross stitches. Handmade by Sarah Jane Jones... and fabric. The pieces are roughly joined together with visible cross ...This patchwork cushion was handmade in 1898 by Sarah Jane Jones (nee Emerson) and donated by her Great-Granddaughter. It is an example of needlework created in the late 19th century.The cushion is significant for is example of handmade craft and needlework used in the late 19th century for home decor.Round patchwork cushion with irregularly shaped patches of a variety of design and fabric. The pieces are roughly joined together with visible cross stitches. Handmade by Sarah Jane Jones (nee Emerson) in 1898.flagstaff hill, flagstaff hill maritime museum and village, warrnambool, maritime museum, maritime village, great ocean road, shipwreck coast, cushion, soft furnishing, 1898, victorian, handmade, patchwork, craft, handcraft, sewing, hobby, needlework -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Craft - Cushion, Sarah Jane Jones (nee Emerson), 1898
... together with visible cross stitches. Handmade by Sarah Jane Jones... and fabric. The pieces are roughly joined together with visible cross ...This patchwork cushion was handmade in 1898 by Sarah Jane Jones (nee Emerson) and donated by her Great-Granddaughter. It is an example of needlework created in the late 19th century.The cushion is significant for is example of handmade craft and needlework used in the late 19th century for home decor.Round patchwork cushion with irregularly shaped patches of a variety of design and fabric. The pieces are roughly joined together with visible cross stitches. Handmade by Sarah Jane Jones (nee Emerson) in 1898.flagstaff hill, flagstaff hill maritime museum and village, warrnambool, maritime museum, maritime village, great ocean road, shipwreck coast, cushion, soft furnishing, 1898, victorian, handmade, patchwork, craft, handcraft, sewing, hobby, needlework -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Container
... Container metal with lid labelled "Robur Cross Stitch Caddy... metal with lid labelled "Robur Cross Stitch Caddy" from ...Container metal with lid labelled "Robur Cross Stitch Caddy" from the Robur Tea Co Ltd, printed in crosses and circles, painted yellow. Lid corroded and "R" imprinted in centre.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Clothing - Apron
... design on pockets and cross stitch Chinese lanterns at bottom.... Embroidered floral design on pockets and cross stitch Chinese lanterns ...Purchased by member for Society CollectionWhite cotton hand embroidered designs and two pockets. Has brown binding around edges and pockets. Embroidered floral design on pockets and cross stitch Chinese lanterns at bottom of aproncostume, female working -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Decorative object - Bag - Hessian, Bag, 1946
... . Stitching is of straight and cross stitches. Has side seams.... Stitching is of straight and cross stitches. Has side seams ...Made at Camp 3 Tatura 1946, by Helga Wied aged 8 yearsCamp 3Hessian Bag with Green, Blue and Red Fancy Stitching. Stitching is of straight and cross stitches. Has side seams and handles. Lined with cotton fabric in orange, green, yellow and purple paisley design.Decorative patterns in red, blue and green stitching -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Clothing - Gloves
... size 6 1/2. Decoratively pierced and stitched with cross stitch... and stitched with cross stitch along back of wrist, labels in both ...Pair of women's beige coloured 'Sueded Calfskin' gloves size 6 1/2. Decoratively pierced and stitched with cross stitch along back of wrist, labels in both gloves inside cuff.Left hand label '6 1/2' / 'Made in Western Germany'costume accessories, female -
Brighton Historical Society
Top, circa 1910
... , surrounded with floral cross stitch embroidery in red, blue, black... cross stitch embroidery in red, blue, black and green Top Top ...This top was made by Toula Mavrokefalos Black (nee Raftopoulos) as a teenager living in Romania. It was intended to be worn under suit jackets. Her daughter, Olga Black, is a longtime Brighton resident. Olga Maria Black was born in Melbourne in 1930, the daughter of Ithacan migrants Constantine and Toula Mavrokefalos. Constantine first emigrated to Australia in 1902, returning to Greece circa 1912-13 to serve his home country in the Balkan Wars. Toula's family had left Ithaca for Romania when she was only six months old, but she happened to be visiting the island at the very time that Constantine arrived, fresh from the war. Within three weeks they were married, and when Constantine returned to Melbourne in 1914 his new bride came with him. Constantine had trained as an accountant, but his qualifications were not recognised in Australia. Changing his surname to the Anglicised "Black", he started off working in his older brother Dionysios's cafés before going into business on his own. In 1917 he opened the Paris Residential Café at 54-56 Swanston Street, which offered both dining and accommodation. The business saw some years of success, but did not survive the Great Depression. Constantine died in 1944. Olga's mother Toula learned to sew as a child, while growing up in the Romanian village of Brila. She developed her skills making lace and embroidering items for her trousseau. Some of the linen she embroidered had been woven from flax on Ithaca by her own grandmother, Efstathia. During the Depression, when money was scarce, Toula embroidered at home, doing work for a factory in Flinders Lane. Using a cotton reel, a threepence and a sixpence she created and embroidered designs on hundreds of blouses. Olga spent her preschool days sitting at the table where her mother worked. Toula would involve Olga by allowing her to help choose the colour combinations. Toula lived with Olga in Brighton until her death in 1976. Olga inherited her mother's sewing skills. She re-invented some of Toula’s trousseau nightdresses and skilfully altered other clothing, making dresses which she wore around Brighton for many years.Long-sleeved top of cream georgette with high round neck. Front features three handmade rectagular lace panel inserts, surrounded with floral cross stitch embroidery in red, blue, black and greentoula mavrokefalos, toula black, olga black, migration, embroidery -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Textile - Tray Cloth, 1958
... outlined in black, within white cross stitch triangles. Triangles... outlined in black, within white cross stitch triangles. Triangles ...Tray cloth was purchased in Assissi, Italy in August (approximately) 1958, outside a Church.Pale green tray cloth with white hand embroidery around edges and in each corner. Corner design features small birds outlined in black, within white cross stitch triangles. Triangles are outlined in black. tray cloth, embroidery -
Dutch Australian Heritage Centre Victoria
Embroidered panel
... Panel of cream cotton with blue cross-stitch embroidery... Carnegie melbourne Panel of cream cotton with blue cross-stitch ...Panel of cream cotton with blue cross-stitch embroidery of Dutch scenes. Molen (windmill), Schaatsen (couple skating), Vissers (fishers), Wasdag (washing day). Suspended from wooden frame with brass rod and chain for hanging. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Clothing - MERLE BUSH COLLECTION: LINEN DOYLEY
... edge. Clusters of cross stitched flowers and leaves along.... Embroidered blue border 4cm inside edge. Clusters of cross stitched ...Textiles. Cream coloured linen doyley. Embroidered edge with blue triple blanket stitch. Embroidered blue border 4cm inside edge. Clusters of cross stitched flowers and leaves along inside edges of border. Old box 573.textiles, domestic, linen doyley -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Craft - Cushion, Sarah Jane Jones (nee Emerson), 1898
... are roughly joined together with visible cross stitches. Handmade... cross stitches. Handmade by Sarah Jane Jones (nee Emerson ...This patchwork cushion was handmade in 1898 by Sarah Jane Jones (nee Emerson) and donated by her Great-Granddaughter. It is an example of needlework created in the late 19th century.The cushion is significant for is example of handmade craft and needlework used in the late 19th century for home decor.Bolster or sausage shaped patchwork cushion with irregularly shaped patches of a variety of design and fabric. A flower and stem are embroidered on one patch. The pieces are roughly joined together with visible cross stitches. Handmade by Sarah Jane Jones (nee Emerson) in 1898.flagstaff hill, flagstaff hill maritime museum and village, warrnambool, maritime museum, maritime village, great ocean road, shipwreck coast, cushion, soft furnishing, 1898, victorian, handmade, patchwork, craft, handcraft, sewing, hobby, needlework -
Stratford and District Historical Society
Apron
... scratch embroidery (surface weaving on cross-stitch on gingham... scratch embroidery (surface weaving on cross-stitch on gingham ...Located in opportunity shop in Melbourne, where it was purchased for $2. The donor has considerable knowledge of chicken scratch embroidery (surface weaving on cross-stitch on gingham to emphasise colours). She considers this the best example of the art she has seen, with several very rare stitch combinations. It has been posted to experts overseas and in Australia for examination.Half apron in red and white gingham with chicken scratch embroidery and white rick-rack braid. Backed with white lawn.embroidery, handcraft, craft -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Craft - Patchwork, Sarah Jane Jones (nee Emerson), 1898
... with visible cross stitches. Handmade by Sarah Jane Jones (nee Emerson.... The pieces are roughly joined together with visible cross stitches ...This patchwork cushion section was handmade in 1898 by Sarah Jane Jones (nee Emerson) and donated by her Great-Granddaughter. It is an example of needlework created in the late 19th century. It is believed that the note was added to the cushion at a later date and incorrectly refers to a different item.The cushion section is significant for is example of handmade craft and needlework used in the late 19th century for home decor.Patchwork; a square and a rectangular shape of p patchwork prepared for making into a cushion. Shaped patches of a variety of design and fabric. The pieces are roughly joined together with visible cross stitches. Handmade by Sarah Jane Jones (nee Emerson) in 1898.Pinned to the underside is a note on a piece of fabric.Handwriting reads "Patchwork done by my mother in 1898" flagstaff hill, flagstaff hill maritime museum and village, warrnambool, maritime museum, maritime village, great ocean road, shipwreck coast, soft furnishing, 1898, victorian, handmade, patchwork, craft, handcraft, sewing, hobby, needlework, cushion -
Ithacan Historical Society
Photograph, Embroidered Blouse
... to create this fine embroidery was to copy a design from a cross... was to copy a design from a cross stitch embroidery book guided ...The blouse was made in Greece about 1945. The method used to create this fine embroidery was to copy a design from a cross stitch embroidery book guided by fine white tapestry threads tacked onto the yolk; when the design was finished, the embroiderer would pull out each fine white tapestry thread until only the embroidery remained around the yolk of the blouse.Throughout the centuries and up until the 1970s-80s, the women of Ithaca spun, wove, embroidered and knitted. Mothers prepared their daughters' 'glory boxes' trousseau (prikia), weaving bedspreads, rag mats (koureloudes) for everyday use, finer wool rugs for formal use, as well as linen sheets, pillowcases, blankets, towels and tablecloths. Linen was also woven to make the mattress that the young brides would take to their future homes. Mothers also wove and embroidered the fabric for their daughters' underwear and petticoats, nightgowns, etc. Sewing of the garments was also done by hand. The girls embroidered handicrafts using various stitches, they crocheted lace, netted pillows and even linen carpets. The handicrafts were usually embroidered by hand in cross-stitch using linen and cotton fabric. At the time there were merchants who travelled to the villages to sell machine made goods for the trousseaus, but most of the dowries consisted of the beautifully crafted work of the women. In the 30's the SINGER Company came to Ithaca and taught the girls sewing on the machine. A handwoven silk blouse. Colour - ecru. Hand embroidered, hand sewn, very fine white tapestry was tacked round the yolk; a gusset was sewn under each short puff sleeve at the armpit; two-tone hand made silk thread cords were passed through the hollow border of the sleeves and neckline. -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Badge - Epaulette, 1920s
... with a dark blue fabric joined at the back by crossed stitching... with a dark blue fabric joined at the back by crossed stitching ...The pair of epaulettes once belonged to W.R. Angus, who possibly wore them when he worked his passage fo or from the UL in the 1920s. The epaulettes are part of Flagstaff Hill’s comprehensive W.R. Angus Collection, donated by the family of Dr W R Angus (1901-1970), surgeon and oculist. William Roy Angus (1901-1970) qualified as a doctor in 1923. He decided he further his studies overseas in the UK in 1927, sailing on the ship SS Banffshire (built in 1912, destroyed in 1937). He studied at London University College Hospital and at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary and in 1928 he was awarded FRCS (Fellow from the Royal College of Surgeons), Edinburgh, Scotland. He worked his passage back to Australia as a Ship’s Surgeon on the Australian Commonwealth Line T.S.S. Largs Bay, purchased by the White Star Line in 1928. Dr W R Angus was a Surgeon Captain for the Australian Defence Forces, Army Medical Corps, stationed in Ballarat, Victoria, and in Bonegilla, N.S.W. He completed his service just before the end of the war due to suffering from a heart attack. The W.R. Angus Collection: - The W.R. Angus Collection includes historical medical equipment, surgical instruments and material belonging to Dr Edward Ryan and Dr Thomas Francis Ryan, (both of Nhill, Victoria) and Dr Angus’ own belongings. The Collection’s history spans the medical practices of the two Doctors Ryan, from 1885-1926 plus that of Dr Angus, up until 1969. It includes historical medical and surgical equipment and instruments from the doctors Edward and Thomas Ryan of Nhill, Victoria. Dr Angus married Gladys in 1927 at Ballarat, the nearest big city to Nhill where he began as a Medical Assistant. He was also Acting House surgeon at the Nhill hospital where their two daughters were born. During World War II He served as a Military Doctor in the Australian Defence Forces. Dr Angus and his family moved to Warrnambool in 1939, where Dr Angus operated his own medical practice. He later added the part-time Port Medical Officer responsibility and was the last person appointed to that position. Dr Angus and his wife were very involved in the local community, including the planning stages of the new Flagstaff Hill and the layout of the gardens there. Dr Angus passed away in March 1970.This pair of epaulettes is connected to the badges in the W.R. Angus Collection. Dr W R Angus (1901-1970), surgeon and oculist, collected a range of badges and military objects including those he personally used during his time as Surgeon Captain in the Australian Defence Forces in World War II. The W.R. Angus Collection is significant for still being located at the site it is connected with, Doctor Angus being the last Port Medical Officer in Warrnambool. The Collection includes historical medical objects that date back to the late 1800s.Epaulette (pair of two), dark blue with red and gold horizontal stripes. A tall rectangular shape with a point at the top. Made from a card covered by hessian, the front is covered with a dark blue fabric joined at the back by crossed stitching. The epaulettes belonged to Dr W R Angus and are now part of the W. R. Angus Collection.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, maritime village, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, great ocean road, flagstaff hill maritime museum and village, dr w r angus, w.r. angus collection, badge, insignia, badge collection, epaulettes, naval epaulettes, naval insignia, shoulder boards, ss banffshire, t.s.s. largs bay, uniform -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Textile - Plain Sewing Sampler, 1897
... , pintucks, a placket, cross stitch initials and date (L L and 1897..., cross stitch initials and date (L L and 1897) and decorative ...A "Plain Sewing Sampler" or "Darning Sampler" was intended to showcase the wide range of sewing techniques and skills a girl or woman had. These skills might include hand sewing techniques such as darning, patching, hemming, mending, structural sewing (making pleats, inserting gussets, joining fabric with seams) making buttonholes and embroidery. Samplers could also be intended for practicing a particular technique. There were several articles printed in Australian newspapers around 1889 referring to the "Plain Sewing Movement". In 1889 a Melbourne branch of the "London Institute for the Advancement of Plain Needlework" was formed by a group of ladies led by Lady Loch and Lady Clarke with the purpose of teaching "plain needlework' to women and girls. "Plain Sewing" included fundamental stitches and techniques that were essential for practical clothing construction and maintenance. Several years later in 1891, another meeting was held at Clivedon (the residence of Lady Clarke) to look into the possibility of improving the teaching of sewing in the state schools. This meeting was attended by several school inspectors and the committee of "the Melbourne Institute for the Advancement of Plain Needlework". This "Plain Sewing Sampler" was donated from the estate of Susan Henry OAM nee Vedmore (1944 - 2021). Susan's family (Harold and Gladys Vedmore) immigrated to Australia from Wales in 1955 and settled in Warrnambool. Susan was well known in the Warrnambool community for her work supporting children and families across the district - particular those with disabilities, or those who were homeless, unemployed or isolated. Susan was the founding trustee of the "Vedmore Foundation" - a Warrnambool philanthropic trust set up to support a range of charitable and not-for-profit causes by providing grant assistance. In 2021, she was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia for services to the community. It has not been possible to identify the lady (with the initials L. L.) who made this item in 1897 but it was thought to possibly be a female relation in her maternal (or possibly, paternal) grandmother's family. It has many of the same elements and techniques that were taught by the "Plain Sewing Movement" that originated in England at the end of the nineteenth century.This item is a rare example of the handcraft skills learnt by women and girls in the late 1890's to construct and maintain practical clothing for their families.A cream cotton sampler made from three smaller rectangular shapes, displaying a wide variety of plain sewing techniques including hand stitched seams (french, bound and herringboned), inserted patch, buttonhole, button, gathering, a gusset, frills, pintucks, a placket, cross stitch initials and date (L L and 1897) and decorative embroidery.L L/1897flagstaff hill maritime museum and village, warrnambool, shipwreck coast, needlework, textiles, plain sewing sampler, darning sampler, handwork, sewing, great ocean road, susan henry oam, vedmore trust, hand sewing, sewing techniques -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Textile - Plain Sewing Sampler, 1897
... , a gusset, pintucks, a placket, cross stitch initials and date (L L..., a placket, cross stitch initials and date (L L and 1897 ...A "Plain Sewing Sampler" or "Darning Sampler" was intended to showcase the wide range of sewing techniques and skills a girl or woman had. These skills might include hand sewing techniques such as darning, patching, hemming, mending, structural sewing (making pleats, inserting gussets, joining fabric with seams) making buttonholes and embroidery. Samplers could also be intended for practicing a particular technique. There were several articles printed in Australian newspapers around 1889 referring to the "Plain Sewing Movement". In 1889 a Melbourne branch of the "London Institute for the Advancement of Plain Needlework" was formed by a group of ladies led by Lady Loch and Lady Clarke with the purpose of teaching "plain needlework' to women and girls. "Plain Sewing" included fundamental stitches and techniques that were essential for practical clothing construction and maintenance. Several years later in 1891, another meeting was held at Clivedon (the residence of Lady Clarke) to look into the possibility of improving the teaching of sewing in the state schools. This meeting was attended by several school inspectors and the committee of "the Melbourne Institute for the Advancement of Plain Needlework". This "Plain Sewing Sampler" was donated from the estate of Susan Henry nee Vedmore (1944 - 2021). Susan's family (Harold and Gladys Vedmore) immigrated to Australia from Wales in 1955 and settled in Warrnambool. Susan was well known in the Warrnambool community for her work supporting children and families across the district - particular those with disabilities, or those who were homeless, unemployed or isolated. Susan was the founding trustee of the "Vedmore Foundation" - a Warrnambool philanthropic trust set up to support a range of charitable and not-for-profit causes by providing grant assistance. In 2021, she was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia for services to the community. It has not been possible to identify the lady (with the initials L. L.) who made this item in 1897 but it was thought to possibly be a female relation in her maternal (or possibly, paternal) grandmother's family. It has many of the same elements and techniques that were taught by the "Plain Sewing Movement" that originated in England at the end of the nineteenth century.This item is a rare example of the handcraft skills needed by women and girls in the late 1890's to construct and maintain practical clothing for their families.A cream flannel sampler made from three smaller rectangular shapes, displaying a wide variety of plain sewing techniques including hand stitched seams (french, bound and herringboned), darned patches, inserted patches, pleats, buttonholes, buttons, a gusset, pintucks, a placket, cross stitch initials and date (L L and 1897) and decorative embroidery.L.L. / ?? Yr 1897flagstaff hill maritime museum and village, great ocean road, warrnambool, sewing, plain sewing, sewing sampler, plain sewing sampler, darning sampler, hand sewing, textiles, susan henry oam, vedmore foundation, sewing techniques -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Container
... Container metal with lid labelled "Robur Cross Stitch Caddy... metal with lid labelled "Robur Cross Stitch Caddy" from ...Container metal with lid labelled "Robur Cross Stitch Caddy" from the Robur Tea Co Ltd, printed in crosses and circles, painted yellow. Lid corroded and "R" imprinted in centre. Cross-stich scene of shepard and sheep. On bottom of tin embossed regarding the 1908 pure tea act. Tin has sago inside.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village -
Brighton Historical Society
Skirt, late-nineteenth century & 1950s
... cross stitch embroidery featuring mountains, birds and trees... Ankle-length full cream linen skirt with multi-coloured cross ...This skirt belonged to Olga Black, a long-time Brighton resident. The linen used for the skirt were woven by Olga's great-grandmother Efstathia in the late-nineteenth century with flax grown on the island of Ithaca. In the 1950s, Olga made the fabric into a skirt, embellishing it with hand embroidery. Olga Maria Black was born in Melbourne in 1930, the daughter of Ithacan migrants Constantine and Toula Mavrokefalos. Constantine first emigrated to Australia in 1902, returning to Greece circa 1912-13 to serve his home country in the Balkan Wars. Toula's family had left Ithaca for Romania when she was only six months old, but she happened to be visiting the island at the very time that Constantine arrived, fresh from the war. Within three weeks they were married, and when Constantine returned to Melbourne in 1914 his new bride came with him. Constantine had trained as an accountant, but his qualifications were not recognised in Australia. Changing his surname to the Anglicised "Black", he started off working in his older brother Dionysios's cafés before going into business on his own. In 1917 he opened the Paris Residential Café at 54-56 Swanston Street, which offered both dining and accommodation. The business saw some years of success, but did not survive the Great Depression. Constantine died in 1944. Olga's mother Toula learned to sew as a child, while growing up in the Romanian village of Brila. She developed her skills making lace and embroidering items for her trousseau. Some of the linen she embroidered had been woven from flax on Ithaca by her own grandmother, Efstathia. During the Depression, when money was scarce, Toula embroidered at home, doing work for a factory in Flinders Lane. Using a cotton reel, a threepence and a sixpence she created and embroidered designs on hundreds of blouses. Olga spent her preschool days sitting at the table where her mother worked. Toula would involve Olga by allowing her to help choose the colour combinations. Toula lived with Olga in Brighton until her death in 1976. Olga inherited her mother's sewing skills. She re-invented some of Toula’s trousseau nightdresses and skilfully altered other clothing, making dresses which she wore around Brighton for many years.Ankle-length full cream linen skirt with multi-coloured cross stitch embroidery featuring mountains, birds and trees. Fullness is pleated into wide waist band. Left side opening. The fabric widths have been whipped together by hand probably at the time the cloth was woven in the late-nineteenth century. The skirt is machine stitched.skirt, linen, hand woven, embroidery, ithaca, migration, greek diaspora, olga black -
Mont De Lancey
Supper cloth and serviettes, 1960
... , floral embroidery, cross stitch and drawn thread pattern..., cross stitch and drawn thread pattern stretching across ...1960Square, cream linen supper cloth with a multi-coloured, floral embroidery, cross stitch and drawn thread pattern stretching across the entire cloth. It has drawn thread and embroidered edging all around the cloth. There are 6 matching serviettes each with a floral, embroidered pattern in one corner and drawn thread and embroidered edging all around.table linen., household textiles -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Textile - HANDKERCHIEF BAG
... an overlay of cream coloured tapestry fabric embroidered with cross... tapestry fabric embroidered with cross stitch and lines of pattern ...Textiles, pink cotton fabric handkerchief bag. Front has an overlay of cream coloured tapestry fabric embroidered with cross stitch and lines of pattern. Bag has a 4 cm cream coloured frilled lace edge on all sides. One side is hemmed and open. Decorative 2 cm pink ribbon bow in one corner. Hand made.textiles, domestic, pink handkerchief bag -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Textile - LINGERIE BAG
... pattern. All over cross stitch pattern on lattice with cream... thread work to form lattice pattern. All over cross stitch ...Textiles, lingerie or stocking bag. Cream coloured tapestry fabric on both sides. All over pulled thread work to form lattice pattern. All over cross stitch pattern on lattice with cream coloured thread. Cream coloured 5 cm gathered lace edging on four sides. 12 cm opening on one side. Lined with pink cotton fabric. Hand made.textiles, domestic, lingerie bag.