This sampler booklet was made by Rose Plummer. She was born in Albury in 1886. During late 19th and early 20th centuries, women and girls made handicraft samplers as essential educational tools to learn and display needlework skills and record patterns. These embroidered pieces served as both a "textile Curriculum Vitae" for working-class girls and a public declaration of accomplishment and diligence for girls of all backgrounds. Simple samplers were a standard part of a girl's education and often simply recorded the alphabet, numbers, and more advanced stitches through a process of repetition and imitation. The samplers were also a way to record and share decorative patterns and stitches. They demonstrated a young girl's proficiency in needlework and sewing, essential skills for household linen and mending. For working-class girls, samplers acted as a practical "textile Curriculum Vitae," showcasing their sewing abilities to potential employers for domestic service or related employment. This book was donated to the Wodonga & District Historical Society by Nancy Beasley, daughter of Rose Plummer.A book filled with samples of embroidery and crochet work.embroidery skills, women's craft

History unknown26 count beige linen hemmed with six teal blue and red darning patchesH.L

Brought to Australia by ancestors of donor, Captain David H Warington. Donor unsure who stitched the sampler. Maternal grandfather was German and maternal grandmother was born in Australia (lived near Rapid Bay, South Australia)Cross stitch sampler, cotton thread on linen. Inscription with house, trees and 2 crowns, one with initial K and the other with initial B (?)Lord of the lower world, Frail man was made, the creatures all to him. Their homage paid but when for sin Fod did him once condemn, He is neither master of himself or them. The path of virtue is the path of peacehouse, crown, tree

Embroidered by the donor's Grandmother Veronica Constable. Veronica was born in 1904 in Culgoa and died in 1976. Veronical lived on a soldier settlement property in the wimmera at Wycheproof where the family farmed wheat and cattle. The table cloth was stored in a suitcase with other linen in her mothers wardrobe since 1970s or earlier. Donor doesnt remember her grandmother embroidering so probably dates pre 1950's. Cotton tablecloth, unfinished. Printed design of the state of Victoria, Australia. Crochet edging. Accompanied by bundle of embroidery cottons with Semco kit labelVictoria and names of major towns map, victoria, towns, industry

Victorian era cross stitch samplerFramed Victorian era sampler in cream and green silk threads on hand woven linen. Upper and lower case alphabets in two fonts and numbers 1-16 with religious inscription.Stitched inscription " 'Tis religion that can give sweetest pleasures whilst we live, 'Tis religion must supply, solid comfort when we die. J. R ?N E Moore 1854"alphabets, numbers

Semco souvenir household linen with transfer printed Australiana design popular in 1950'sSemco dressing table mat with a transfer printed design of map of Australia, floral emblems, koala and kangaroo. Unworked with working sheet and instructions. Crochet edgingaustraliana, australia, map, floral, koala, kangaroo

Semco souvenir household linen with transfer printed Australiana design popular in 1950'sSemco dressing table mat with a transfer printed design of map of Australia, floral emblems, koala and kangaroo. Unworked except for crochet edgingaustraliana, australia, map, floral, koala, kangaroo

Semco souvenir household linen with transfer printed Australiana design popular in 1950'sSemco dressing table mat with a transfer printed design of map of Australia, floral emblems, koala and kangaroo. Unworked except for crochet edgingaustraliana, australia, map, floral, koala, kangaroo

Set of tea towels with printed design of days of the week. Embroidered by Veronica Constable (b1904-d1976) who lived in Wycheproof, Victoria. Embroidered circa 1930-1950. Never used.Set of 6 linen tea towels embroidered with the days of the week. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday , Friday, Saturday, Sundaydays of the week

Purchased by donor from Ebay USA, design reminiscent of embroidery of Mrs Houk around the turn of the 20th centuryBlack silk cushion cover with a yellow silk ribbon frilled edge. Cushion centre panel of drawn thread work on linen in cream and yellow thread.

The fringed tablecloth is an example of a domestic item brought to Australia by early settlers in the Western District of Victoria as a home comfort.The fringed tablecloth helps tell the story of the arrival of European settlers and the small, light home comforts they brought with them to maintain a meaningful connection to home.Fringed and lined square tablecloth. The front is hand embroidered on brown loose weave fabric, the back a pale yellow polished cotton fabric. The edges on the back have been turned and machine-stitched. Hand-stitching has been used to join the top to the back and to add the fringe around the edges. The embroidery uses tapestry wool in cream, yellow, brown and green tones. The style is possibly an example of European folk-style hardanger embroidery technique. An inscription on a pink ribbon is sewn onto the reverse.“S F . 31303 OLIVER YEA - - [undecipherable]”flagstaff hill, warrnambool, maritime village, maritime museum, flagstaff hill maritime museum & village, shipwreck coast, great ocean road, tablecloth, fringed tablecloth, embroidered tablecloth, european embroidery, hand sewing, domestic object, handmade, textile, silk thread, geometric design, vintage, long-stitch, zigzag design, decorative, home décor, domestic linen, table linen, hardanger embroidery, hardanger

Fine fawn linen with silk embroidered design of flowers, leaves and grapes. Back is green/gold velvet.embroidery, silk embroidery, late 19th century, italy, european

The panel was embroidered by the donor's father's counsin, Florence Lishman (1884-1956) of Northumberland, England in the late 1930's or early 1940's.Rectangular panel (possibly a fire screen). Natural linen with central motif of plant and fruit growing out of a mound. The embroidery is in silk in shades of green, orange and blue using a variety of stitches.embroidery, panels, 1920-40, england, surface stitchery

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the discovery of gold in Bendigo the Jubilee Exhibition ran from November 1901 to May 1902. It was opened on the 13th November 1901 by the Governor General Lord Hopetoun. Also in attendance was the Prime Minister Edmund Barton. The exhibition was promoted as far away as London.Souvenir jubilee exhibition handkerchief. Cream fine linen with ''Jubilee Exhibition'' embroidered with blue cotton and ''Bendigo 1851 - 1901'' embroidered in red cotton below a scene embroidered with yellow, green, fawn and blue cotton. It has a 3.7cm border. On the back is a white tag with the numbers DI-419 fixed to the handkerchief with tape.costume accessories, male, handkerchief

An abstract design in felted silks and surface stitchery in perspex box. Picture has a beige mount, colours are blues, greens, terra cotta, pinks and mauves on a tan linen background.embroidery, creative embroidery, picture, 1980-2000, australia, creative