This hank of knitting yarn was manufactured under the brand name 'Sun-glo' and was produced by F.W. Hughes Pty Ltd at the Alexandria Spinning Mills in Sydney.Sun-glo 2 ply wool produced by F.W. Hughes Pty Ltd at the Alexandria Spinning Mills, Sydney, NSW, c.1950-60.Sun-glo / Shrinkproof / WOOL / SUPER / 2 / PLY / AN / ALEXANDRIA / MILLS PRODUCT Guarantee / SUN-GLO WOOL / has been / manufactured by a / NEW PATENT / PROCESS / It is guaranteed / UNSHRINKABLE for / the lifetime / of the / Garment. / MANUFACTURED BY / F.W. HUGHES PTY. LTD. / AT THEIR / ALEXANDRIA SPINNING MILLS SYDNEYknitting handicrafts - history textile mills textile mills, f.w. hughes pty ltd alexandria spinning mills pty ltd, knitting, handicrafts - history, textile mills

This sample is one of five donated by Mrs Walker who dyes her own yarns to knit into hats which she felts herself (in a washing machine) and sells to craft shops. She runs workshops and also teaches home dyeing. She uses a Landscape and Earth Pallette and also uses food colourings and jelly and cake decorating colours.Sample of hand dyed wool produced by Mrs Robin Walker, 1999.handicrafts, walker, mrs robin

This sample is one of five donated by Mrs Walker who dyes her own yarns to knit into hats which she felts herself (in a washing machine) and sells to craft shops. She runs workshops and also teaches home dyeing. She uses a Landscape and Earth Pallette and also uses food colourings and jelly and cake decorating colours.Sample of hand dyed wool produced by Mrs Robin Walker, 1999.handicrafts, walker, mrs robin

This sample is one of five donated by Mrs Walker who dyes her own yarns to knit into hats which she felts herself (in a washing machine) and sells to craft shops. She runs workshops and also teaches home dyeing. She uses a Landscape and Earth Pallette and also uses food colourings and jelly and cake decorating colours.Sample of hand dyed wool produced by by Mrs Robin Walker, 1999.handicrafts, walker, mrs robin

This sample is one of five donated by Mrs Walker who dyes her own yarns to knit into hats which she felts herself (in a washing machine) and sells to craft shops. She runs workshops and also teaches home dyeing. She uses a Landscape and Earth Pallette and also uses food colourings and jelly and cake decorating colours.Sample of home dyed wool produced by Mrs Robin Walker, 1999.handicrafts, walker, mrs robin

This sample is one of five donated by Mrs Walker who dyes her own yarns to knit into hats which she felts herself (in a washing machine) and sells to craft shops. She runs workshops and also teaches home dyeing. She uses a Landscape and Earth Pallette and also uses food colourings and jelly and cake decorating colours.Sample of home dyed wool produced by Mrs Robin Walker, 1999.handicrafts, walker, mrs robin

This knitting book was produced by Patons and Baldwins and contains knitting patterns for girls clothes.Patons / KNITTING BOOK / NO. 221 / "ELSIE" / See page 8 / 6d.knitting handicrafts - history, patons and baldwins (australia) ltd, knitting, handicrafts - history

This book was produced by Patons and Baldwins and contains patterns of knitted garments for women.Patons / KNITTING BOOK / NO. 255 / 7d. / "ADELE" / See page 11handicrafts - history knitting, patons and baldwins (australia) ltd, handicrafts - history, knitting

This book was produced by Patons and Baldwins and contains knitting patterns for womens garments.Patons KNITTING BOOK NO. 335 / "CAROL" - See page 8 / P&B / WOOLS / 1'4d.knitting handicrafts - history, patons and baldwins (australia) ltd, knitting, handicrafts - history

This book was produced by Patons and Baldwins and contains knitting patterns for womens garments.Patons KNITTING BOOK NO. 353 / "ESTELLE" - See page 8. / P&B / WOOLS / 1'6d.knitting handicrafts - history, patons and baldwins (australia) ltd, knitting, handicrafts - history

This book was produced by Patons and Baldwins and contains knitting patterns for womens garments.No. / 404 / Patons / KNITTING BOOK / No. / 404 / P&B / WOOLS / 1'3d.knitting handicrafts - history, patons and baldwins (australia) ltd, knitting, handicrafts - history

This book was produced by Patons and Baldwins and contains knitting patterns for young girls garments.No. 483 / Patons / KNITTING / BOOK / No. 483 / PATONS / FUZZY WUZZY / ANGORA / For Girls / from / 4 to 12 years / P&B / WOOLS / 1'6knitting handicrafts - history, patons and baldwins (australia) ltd, knitting, handicrafts - history

This book was produced by Patons and Baldwins and contains knitting patterns for young childrens garments.PATONS / PATONYLE, 3 and 4 Ply . BEEHIVE Fg., 3 and 4 Ply . TOTEM . DOUBLE QUICK / BLUEBELL . SWIFTAKNIT . CAIRN . AZALEA . HIGHLAND . CONFETTI FLECKS / No. 550 / FROM 18 MONTHS TO 7 YEARS / SIZES 20 TO 27 / Patons / KNITTING BOOK / No. 550 / 2'-handicrafts - history knitting, patons and baldwins (australia) ltd, handicrafts - history, knitting

This book was produced by Woolworths and contains knitting patterns baby clothes and for womens bed jackets, under clothes etc.WOOLWORTHS' / "Economy" / KNIT BOOK / No. 18 / UNDERWEAR / BED JACKETS / BABY WEAR / DESIGN No. 2461 / Instructions on Page 3 / 7D / NEW DESIGNS, ECONOMICAL AND EASY TO KNITknitting handicrafts - history, woolworths ltd, knitting, handicrafts - history

This knitting pattern book was published by the Villawood Textile Company, Sydney and contains knitting patterns for baby clothes.Villawool / KNITTING BOOK / No. 58 / "APPLEBLOSSOMS" See p. 8 / 1'6knitting handicrafts - history, villawood textile company, knitting, handicrafts - history

This knitting pattern book was published by the Villawood Textile Company, Sydney and contains knitting patterns for mens garments.Villawool / KNITTING BOOK / No. 59 / "MILDURA" See p. 7 / 1'6knitting handicrafts - history, villawood textile company, knitting, handicrafts - history

This knitting pattern book was published by the Villawood Textile Company, Sydney and contains knitting patterns for womens garments.Villawool / KNITTING BOOK / No. 60 / 1'6 / "SKYLINE" See p. 8knitting handicrafts - history, villawood textile company, knitting, handicrafts - history

This knitting pattern book was published by the Villawood Textile Company, Sydney and contains knitting patterns for womens garments.Villawool / KNITTING BOOK / No. 61 / 1'6 / "BANDBOX" / See p. 4knitting handicrafts - history, villawood textile company, knitting, handicrafts - history

This knitting pattern book was published by the Villawood Textile Company, Sydney and contains knitting patterns for womens, mens and childrens garments."SPEEDIKNIT" SPORTS WOOL / Villawool / KNITTING BOOK / No. 62 / 1'6 / "SPORTMAN" See p. 4 / "FASHION WISE" See p. 5knitting handicrafts - history, villawood textile company, knitting, handicrafts - history

The creator was Vera Neale,1901 - 1990. Married with three children, Vera knitted with one and two ply wool, often using piano wire or bicycle spokes as needles, entering the garments in agricultural shows.Quilt crocheted by Vera Neale in the 1950s.crochet handicrafts, neale, mrs vera, crochet, handicrafts

The knitter was Vera Neale,1901 - 1990. Married with three children, Vera knitted with one and two ply wool using piano wire or bicycle spokes as needles, entering the garments in agricultural shows. This is one of two quilts used on bunk beds.Quilt knitted by Vera Neale in the 1950s.crochet handicrafts, neale, mrs vera, crochet, handicrafts

Quilt entitled "Growth" by Lois Densham, Melbourne, 1987. Depicts the growth of the woollen industry in Victoria. Quilt used in the exhibition "Wool in the Australian Imagination" (Historic Houses Trust of NSW, 1994) where it was stated that the artist likes to tell people about themselves and their world through her work by the use of familiar fabrics such as blankets.Quilt entitled "Growth" by Lois Densham, Melbourne, 1987.handicrafts, quilting, woollen mills history, running stitch group, running stitch collection, label, highlights of the national wool museum: from waggas to the wool quilt prize - exhibition (22/09/2001 - 02/12/2001), densham, ms lois, woollen mills - history

This quilt is called "Anzac Anniversary" and was made by Lois Densham in Melbourne in 1985. Lois Densham was a member of the Running Stitch group of quilters. This quilt was displayed in "Wool Quilts Old and New", a touring exhibition presented by the Running Stitch quilters group in 31 Jan. 1986 to Feb. 1987. It was catalogue entry no. 3. The artist's statement reads: "A veil of violence over a calm surface. Violent angles of the tartans and plaids with elongated curved segments which bring to mind Scottish warfare and Australians with Scottish forefathers. I began this quilt because of Anzac Day and the 70th anniversary of the First World War. Anzacs rededicate themselves yearly to peace within their circle of family and friends." This quilt was later exhibited in an identically titled exhibition held at the National Wool Museum in 1989.Quilt - "Anzac Anniversay" by Lois Densham, Melbourne, 1985anzac day, handicrafts quilting, running stitch group, running stitch collection, masters of technique: creators on cloth - exhibition (15/06/2001 - 22/07/2001) highlights of the national wool museum: from waggas to the wool quilt prize - exhibition (22/09/2001 - 02/12/2001), densham, ms lois, handicrafts, quilting

Quilt called "Diversions" and made by Barbara Macey in Melbourne in 1985. Barbara Macey is a founding member of the Running Stitch group and its sole remaining member. This quilt was part of a touring exhibition called "Wool Quilts Old and New" presented by Running Stitch, 31 Jan. 1986 to Feb. 1987. It was catalogue entry no. 6. The artist's statement reads: "Being of Scottish descent, I was most interested to discover the Scottish Herringbone quilt, made of pieces of wool tweed, sewn herringbone fashion, to strips of fabric later seamed together to make a quilt. Having a variety of wool fabrics to work with inspired this interpretation of a traditional idea." This quilt was later part of an identically titled exhibition held at the National Wool Museum in 1989."Diversions" by Barbara Macey, 1985.quilting, handicrafts, running stitch group, running stitch collection, masters of technique: creators on cloth - exhibition (15/06/2001 - 22/07/2001) highlights of the national wool museum: from waggas to the wool quilt prize - exhibition (22/09/2001 - 02/12/2001), macey, mrs barbara