Tawonga C.W.A. was involved in dressmaking and other home industries.The Tawonga branch of the C.W.A. commenced on the 7th Feb. 1946 and often combined activities with the other branches in the Kiewa Valley. The C.W.A. aimed to improve health, welfare and education for women and children in the country. This was achieved by getting together and exchanging ideas on dressmaking while providing for their families and the local community, possibly selling their products at fetes.Women living in Tawonga were mostly on farms and, in 1946, when the branch commenced would have been feeling more remote with WW11 having an effect on available workers and the well being of the women and children.Small white and grey book with picture of tape measure and cotton reel on the cover. It has 15 pages including the cover which is printed on too. It has general instructions for sewing. Held by 2 staplesCover: Woman's Realm presents / Dressmaking / made easy / Simple instructions and / step-by-step diagrams for / making your own clothes tawonga. country woman's association of victoria. dressmaking. woman's realm. c.w.a.

9094.1 Sewing kit on a beaded string, to be worn around neck, with scissors on one end, thimble in cotton purse on the other end, with a disc for pins and a folded book shaped container for needles. 9094.2 Thimble

The Hamilton-Smith collection was donated by the children of Grace Mary Hamilton-Smith nee Ellwood (1911-2004) and John Hamilton-Smith (1909-1984) who settled in Wodonga in the 1940s. The Ellwood family had lived in north-east Victoria since the late 1800s. Grace’s mother, Rosina Ellwood nee Smale, was the first teacher at Baranduda in 1888, and a foundation member of the C.W.A. Rosina and her husband Mark retired to Wodonga in 1934. Grace and John married at St. David’s Church, Albury in 1941. John was a grazier, and actively involved in Agricultural Societies. The collection contains significant items which reflect the local history of Wodonga, including handmade needlework, books, photographs, a wedding dress, maps, and material relating to the world wars. This collar was made using the broderie anglaise needlework technique that incorporates embroidery, cutwork and needle lace. This technique originated in sixteenth century Europe and became popular in England in the nineteenth century. In the nineteenth and early twentieth century prior to the mass production of clothing and textiles, needlework, alongside motherhood, was the defining work of women. Hand sewing and embroidery was central in the everyday lives and domestic roles of women.This item is unique, handmade and has a known owner. It forms part of a significant and representative historical collection which reflects the local history of Wodonga. It contributes to our understanding of social and family life in early twentieth century Wodonga, as well as providing interpretative capacity for themes including local history, social history and women’s history.A white cotton collar from the Edwardian period with broderie anglaise embroidery. hamilton-smith, hamilton-smith collection, needlework, clothing, sewing, embroidery, women, domestic, edwardian

Item/s in collection re B.J. Ruler VX40780 refer cat NO 5790 for his service details.Small booklet calendar with tear out pages inside a grey cover. Pages start at June 1940- December 1940. Calendar printed in dark brown ink and have a sewing line at the top to keep them in. Front cover blue printed ink. “Calendar” Pages June 1940 - December 1940 some pages have a Red Cross. Back Cover “Wishing you a year of happy days”calendar, 1940, ww2

Document. Notepaper. Heading Lockwood School 744. Edwin Sinnott, Head Teacher, handwritten testimonial for Miss Wiegard. Conduct described as unexceptionable and suited to fulfil duties as a sewing mistress. Dated Oct 7/ 87.school, history, school

Round metal hat badge with enameling in red black and yellow. Depicts the Williamstown High School logo of the 1940's with fish across anchor. Badge has a loop to allow for sewing onto hat bands.On back of badge; 374. Also very small makers make that is indecipherable. williamstown high school, school uniform, hat badge, 1940's

Purchased in 1960 as "state of the art"1960 Singer sewing machine Model 411. Spare bobbins, needles, lubricant etc included. Manual also included. Still in perfect condition and working order Machine case in good condition made of wood.model number not visable any longer . In instruction book it indicates model no 411

Personal two pocket sewing kit, one open pocket and one button pocket with cotton tie closure strap. The contents includes buttons, pins, multi coloured cotton thread, and strong cotton thread.On the inside closure flap; “REGIMENTAL NO. NAME D^D”passchendaele barracks trust, sewing kit, two pocket kit

The Hamilton-Smith collection was donated by the children of Grace Mary Hamilton-Smith nee Ellwood (1911-2004) and John Hamilton-Smith (1909-1984) who settled in Wodonga in the 1940s. The Ellwood family had lived in north-east Victoria since the late 1800s. Grace’s mother, Rosina Ellwood nee Smale, was the first teacher at Baranduda in 1888, and a foundation member of the C.W.A. Rosina and her husband Mark retired to Wodonga in 1934. Grace and John married at St. David’s Church, Albury in 1941. John was a grazier, and actively involved in Agricultural Societies. The collection contains significant items which reflect the local history of Wodonga, including handmade needlework, books, photographs, a wedding dress, maps, and material relating to the world wars. In the nineteenth and early twentieth century prior to the mass production of clothing and textiles, needlework, alongside motherhood, was the defining work of women. Hand sewing and embroidery was central in the everyday lives and domestic roles of women.This item is unique, handmade and has a known owner. It forms part of a significant and representative historical collection which reflects the local history of Wodonga. It contributes to our understanding of social and family life in early twentieth century Wodonga, as well as providing interpretative capacity for themes including local history, social history and women’s history.Bronze and gold embroidery and bead work on black mesh.needlework, beading, sewing, sew, hamilton-smith collection, hamilton-smith, ellwood, handmade, domestic, women, women's history

Red cardboard Wallet containing sewing needles - front shows in gold letters ' Manning & Co , View Point , Sandhurst , Drapers and Tailors / inside shows blue label with silver lettering ' W . Bartleet & Sons ' Needles First order of merit , Adelaide Jubilee Exhibition , 1887 Eleven gold and other prize medals , Superfine Sewing needles , 5 , 3/7 , 4/8 , 6 / needles are rusty / back of wallet black label with silver type Bartleet & Sons 'Queen's Own '.Manning & Co , View Point , Sandhurst / W . Bartleet & Sons 'handcrafts, needlework equipment, ' manning & co , view point , sandhurst drapers and tailors, /' w . bartleet & sons ' needles first order of merit , adelaide jubilee exhibition , 1887 / bartleet & sons 'queen's own '

Textiles. Red velvet sewing kit with gold coloured metal clasp at front, and hinged lid. Irregular hexagon shape. Base covered with brwon paper with floral pattern. Inside lid lined with red satin. Inside base lined with red velvet. Contents: Three packets of sewing needles stored inside lid. Base contains two pairs of silver coloured metal scissors, one plastic crochet hook, one button hook with plastic handle, one hole punch with plastic handle.textiles, domestic, red velvet sewing kit

Small Hawthorn Tramways Trust - HTT - made by Stokes and Sons Melbourne - approx. 20mm dia. The badge backing piece is brass. It is fitted with a lug for sewing onto a jacket and have name of manufacturer stamped on rear part.trams, tramways, melbourne tramways, uniforms, buttons, htt

Commonly called a 'Housewife". Part of the Kevin John HERDMAN, No 397661, collection. See cat No. 5942P for details of his service records.Jungle green coloured roll up style sewing kit with attached tie tapes to secure it closed. Inside has four open pockets. Pockets contain pins, needles, cottons, a thimble and brown Bakelite buttons.Stamped in black ink on inside: "D (upwards arrow), D, (upwards arrow), W.A., MADE IN AUST., PARKERS PRODUCTS PTY LTD"accessory, sewing kit, housewife, kevin john herdman

Marcela Gec, married Bole at the School of Sewing, Fine Needlework and Embroidery in Tomaj, then under Italy, 1930Black and white photo: Tomaj, Slovenia under Italy, School of Fine needlework and Embroidery, 1930, Marcela Gec Bole sitting front row, secondslovenia, tomaj, under italy, marcela bole, slovenian association melbourne

The Wodonga Historical Society collection comprises manuscripts, personal artefacts used by the Haeusler family on their farm in Wodonga, and a set of glass negatives which offer a unique visual snapshot of the domestic and social lives of the Haeusler family and local Wodonga community. The Haeusler family migrated from Prussia (Germany) to South Australia in the 1840s and 1850s, before purchasing 100 acres of Crown Land made available under the Victorian Lands Act 1862 (also known as ‘Duffy’s Land Act’) in 1866 in what is now Wodonga West. The Haeusler family were one of several German families to migrate from South Australia to Wodonga in the 1860s. The textiles in the Haeusler collection belonged to Ilma Margaret Ernestine Haeusler (née Tasker), born in 1900 in Tallangatta. These textiles were handmade by Ilma between 1919 and 1928 for use in the family home during her marriage to Louis Alfred Haeusler (b.1878). Ilma died in childbirth in 1928, leaving one surviving son, John Alfred Lyell (b.1922). This doily is one of several domestic objects in the Haeusler Collection that represent family and home life in early twentieth century Wodonga. It was made using the broderie anglaise needlework technique that incorporates embroidery, cutwork and needle lace. This technique originated in sixteenth century Europe and became popular in England in the nineteenth century. In the nineteenth and early twentieth century prior to the mass production of clothing and textiles, needlework, alongside motherhood, was the defining work of women. Hand sewing and embroidery was central in the everyday lives and domestic roles of women. The item is handmade and unique, with well documented provenance. It forms part of a significant and representative historical collection which reflects the local history of Wodonga. It contributes to our understanding of domestic and family life in early twentieth century Wodonga, as well as providing interpretative capacity for themes including local history, social history, and women’s history.A handmade white broderie anglaise doily c.1920sneedlework, textiles, sewing, handiwork, women's history, domestic, craft, family

Metric dressmaker's square used for designing and adjusting clothing patterns.Right angle square, each arm 3 x 21 cm, measurements printed in black on laquered finished woodRulex; Scale 1:5dressmaking tools, dressmakers square, sewing

This pin cushion was in use when home spun "fashion" clothing was manufactured or altered. When this item was used it was in a period when distances from haberdashery stores was too far and mail ordered clothing would take weeks to arrive.The ability to make and alter clothing for families within the Kiewa Valley and its regions was a domestic requirement up until the later period(1960's onwards)This pin cushion, although rarely used in the 21st Century, with the availability of "cheap" throw away clothes, was very important to a well run rural household. The emphasis for girls to be able to sew and repair clothing was generated by mothers and continued at high schools. Part of the role of women(in this time frame) within the family was to manufacture children's clothing and adjust the growing waistline of their men folk. This item is very significant to the rural households in the Kiewa Valley because of the relative isolation of the region and the amount of wear and tear that clothes go through in a typical rural environment.This pin cushion is "home" made, circular and covered in a blue floral material, encircled with a light blue ribbon (glued on) for extra adhesion. The material encloses a padded surface(allows pins to be safely inserted for storage(future use).sewing, pin-cushion, haberdashery

With 3 left over cloth badges belonging to the Mt Beauty High School, the idea of making a cushion was born. Possibly to be sold at a fete or as a momento.Created by a member of the Mt Beauty High School. Square orange cushion with 3 Mt Beauty High School pocket cloth badges sewn diagonally across the cushion from the top right to the bottom left. The rest of the cushion is made up of predominantly orange squares sewn together. There is a zip across the top.cushion, mt beauty high school cloth badge, sewing

Small plastic pin cushion in shape of barrel on legs with painted red flowers and green leavesdomestic equipment, containers, sewing

Pincushion mounted in a round turned polished wooden base with three legs. Material cover (worn velvet?) over a rounded base (cork?). Old catalog inscription U2669.domestic equipment, containers, sewing

This photograph is from the Max Harris Collection held by the Ballaraat Mechanics' Institute. Please contact BMI for all print and usage inquiries.ballarat, lucas factory, sewing

This photograph is from the Max Harris Collection held by the Ballaraat Mechanics' Institute. Please contact BMI for all print and usage inquiries.ballarat, lucas factory, sewing

This photograph is from the Max Harris Collection held by the Ballaraat Mechanics' Institute. Please contact BMI for all print and usage inquiries.ballarat, lucas factory, sewing

This photograph is from the Max Harris Collection held by the Ballaraat Mechanics' Institute. Please contact BMI for all print and usage inquiries.ballarat, lucas factory, sewing

This photograph is from the Max Harris Collection held by the Ballaraat Mechanics' Institute. Please contact BMI for all print and usage inquiries.ballarat, lucas factory, sewing

This photograph is from the Max Harris Collection held by the Ballaraat Mechanics' Institute. Please contact BMI for all print and usage inquiries.ballarat, lucas factory, sewing

This photograph is from the Max Harris Collection held by the Ballaraat Mechanics' Institute. Please contact BMI for all print and usage inquiries.ballarat, lucas factory, sewing

This photograph is from the Max Harris Collection held by the Ballaraat Mechanics' Institute. Please contact BMI for all print and usage inquiries.ballarat, lucas factory, sewing