Nino Corda was a Geelong based textile designer who worked at various textile mills between 1957 & 2003. He travelled the world in search of the latest fashions and techniques and developed timeless designs that were much loved by Australians. These items are on rotational display at the National Wool Museum’s ‘In the Factory’ exhibition. For many years, Nino also worked as part of the Honorary Staff of the National Wool Museum. His passion for the world of textiles provided energy and knowledge to the visitors and staff of the museum. Although Nino has now retired from his honorary position and has hung up his Australian Tartan vest, these items will continue to serve the community in sharing the stories of Australian Textile design. These three bolts of fabric come from the same run of fabric used to tailor Suit Jacket 8045. All fabrics were designed by Nino Corda while he was working at the Foster Valley Mill. The bolts of fabric have an attached swing tag. This swing tag details information such as composition of the fabric, total amount of fabric and the design number.Three bolts of fabric with repeating pattern in 100mm grid. All three bolts have frayed edges, indicative of their need to be sent for finishing. The dominant colour in all three fabrics is grey. 8044.1 has red and green lines running vertically and horizontally and an attached swing tag. 8044.2 has red and orange lines running vertically and horizontally and an attached swing tag. Fabric bolt has yellow label attached to one edge of fabric, depicting the fabric’s number. 8044.3 has orange and blue lines running vertically and horizontally. No swing tag is attached.8044.1. Swing tag. Typed wording. Front. foster / valley / Pty / Ltd. / (Incorporated in Victoria) 8044.1. Swing tag. Typed and handwritten wording. Reverse. JONO TAILORING / CALL NO……………. / DESIGN 6302-49-5 / PIECE NO 9528 / METERS 3.5 STRINGS…………… / NET METERS…………… / COMPOSITION / 70% WOOL 30% POLYESTER 8044.2. Swing tag. Typed wording. Front. foster / valley / Pty / Ltd. / (Incorporated in Victoria) 8044.2. Swing tag. Typed and handwritten wording. Reverse. left over (?unknown handwriting?) / CALL NO…………… / DESIGN 6302-49-2 / PIECE NO…………… / METERS 6.0 STRINGS…………… / NET METERS…………… / COMPOSITION / 70% WOOL 30% POLYESTER.textile design

Image of The Federal Woollen Mills mills display from the 'Made in Australia' Exhibition held at the Geelong in July 1928. The exhibition was organised by the manufacturers sectional committee of the Geelong Chamber of Commerce and Manufactures. Over 50,000 people attended the exhibition, making the exhibitors and organisers delighted at the result.Black and white photograph of a Federal Woollen Mills display in a landscape format. The exhibit featured draping fabrics and a suited man in the left hand edge.Center of display - The Federal Woollen Mills Pty Ltd. Geelong. Famous Federalia Fabricswool, woollen mills, wool manufacture, federal woollen mills, 'made in australia' exhibition, geelong

Weaving sample folder: "RANGE No VI" contains sheet detailing 3 "Fancy Worsted Fabric" patterns with 1 blue, 1 brown and 1 black speckled cloth sample.K.W. KAM (ink) RANGE No VI (ink) Fancy Worsted Fabric (ink)weaving textile industry textile design, weaving, textile industry, textile design

Possibly made for a 9 RAR reunion. Owner "Frank CHAMBERS" Vietnam, 9 RAR. ,Flag mounted on a timber dowel. Flag - brown polyester fabric, illustrated in colour, yellow, green, grey, brown and red, the regimental crest of 9 RAR.Printed on fabric - yellow and black print. "IX/ DUTY FIRST/ ROYAL AUSTRALIAN REGIMENT"flags, vietnam, 9 rar, frank chambers

Clothing. Cream lace camisole with fabric inserts. Fabric inserts have cut out flower embroidery. Front opening with centre panel of lace fastened on RHS with four press studs - two at neckline, two at waistline. Two front panels have rectangular fabric inserts on either side of the centre lace panel. Fabric panel at back extends under arms to front of bodice. No side seams. Waist has 4 cm lace border tapered slightly to waist. Wide U shaped neckline at front and back. Yoke made up of triangular lace pieces that join at the shoulders to from shoe string straps at the top of the shoulders. Scalloped edges along neckline. Below the yoke on the centre back, a triangular lace insert dips to 1 cm above the lace waist band.LHS front panel of fabric. Black ink stamp E Fry (twice) Smudged.costume, female, underwear

Weaving sample folder: JOHN YANG (1967) RANGE 2 and contains "LADIES COATING OR FURNISHING FABRICS" pattern sheet and 3 patterned cloth samples (light grey, medium grey, red).JOHN YANG (1967) RANGE 2 (ink) LADIES COATING OR FURNISHING FABRICStextile production weaving, textile production, weaving

1. Dress Coat - formal jacket style ending at waist. Collar with shawl lapels, shoulder epaulettes and one button fastening front. Red colour wool fabric with red polyester satin fabric lining. Three silver and red colour metal rank insignia - Captain - on each shoulder epaulette. Two silver colour plastic buttons with nursing emblem and shank. Two silver colour plastic lapel badges - oval shaped surmounted by Queen's Crown, oval embossed with 'ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARMY NURSING CORPS". Centre of oval is Nightingale oil lamp. Across bottom scroll embossed with "PRO HUMANITATE". 2. Waist Coat - vest with two front concealed pockets, red colour wool fabric front, back and lining red colour polyester satin fabric. Front - four silver colour plastic embossed buttons - Queen's Crown, Map of Australia, with shank and metal safety pins. 3. Belt - red and grey colour woven belt fabric with silver colour metal clasp buckle and waist length adjuster. Buckle - circular centre embossed with "ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARMY NURSING CORPS", SURROUNDING AN EMBOSSED OVAL BADGE - DESCRIPTION AS PER LAPEL BADGES.. Attached to belt end - white fabric manufacturers label.Manufacturers white fabric label - black ink print. "Hobson/ & sons (Lindon) Ltd ........Large".uniform, royal australian army nursing corps

42 naval uniform buttons - metal and fabric covered assorted sizes. 3 pieces ribbon (navy and red striped).Metal buttons - Rising Sun and Anchor (maker's names on back). Fabric covered buttons - 'Fast shanks' (on back)naval uniform buttons

About the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games donor Doug Pleasance wrote- During the 1980's the Australian wool industry was at its most prosperous times with record numbers of sheep producing wool receiving ever increasing values due to the success of the Reserve Price Scheme, and the overall guidance of the Australian Wool Corporation (AWC). As a humble technician, my role was a low profile newly created position of Controller, Technical Marketing where wool was to be marketed on its technical properties, as distinct from the Product Marketing Group which exploited the traditional high profile approach of marketing wool's superior fashion attributes. The Woolmark was the tool central to this approach. The 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games saw an evolutionary change in designer selection. A Declaration of Interest Form was communicated to over forty potential designers. The task and especially tight timelines that were involved deterred many aspirants, however, there remained eight designers with the potential we were seeking. These eight designers were paid $3,000 per submission and the winning designer, Wendy Powitt, was paid $15,000. For the first time the judging panel included two athletes, one male swimmer and one female basketballer, their influence was pivotal. The ensemble consisted of three elements- 1. The Official Uniform which was used for travel and all official functions. This included: a tailored blazer and trouser/skirt (all water repellent) by Fletcher Jones, pure wool olive-green faille fabric by Foster Valley, cotton PE formal shirt by Pelaco, pure wool knitwear by Spangaro, printed wool tie by TD Noone, wool nylon socks by Holeproof and footwear by Hush Puppy. 2. Opening Ceremony Uniform a lightweight wool fabric printed with floral designs that had been inspired by the work of Australian artist Margaret Preston. This included: Lightweight W/PE shorts by Fletcher Jones in Foster Valley Fabric, socks by Holeproof and footwear by Hush Puppy. 3. Village Clothing was designed to be highly visible garments to make it easy to spot the Aussie and helped to contribute to good team spirit. This included: A pure wool shirt featuring blocks of contrasting colours, and a newly developed stretch 50:50 wool/cotton fabric by Bradmill was made into shorts and jeans by Fletcher Jones.8144.1 - Men's cream coloured shorts. Manufactured from a cotton and wool blend fabric. 8144.2 - Cream fabric sample with labels attached. 8144.3 - Cream fabric sample. 8144.4 - Cream fabric sample.8144.1 - On label- FLETCHER JONES 60% Wool, 40% Cotton 8144.2 - Stapled label- WOOL COTTON 50:50 STRETCH1992 barcelona olympics, sport, athletes, fashion, design, uniform

a. Assam silk fabric from Basil Watson's plane (portion); has oil protective coating. Stylised initials 'BW' painted in grey and black. Irregular shaped portion; b. typed display card to accompany this item.aviation, civilian, fabric

This book dates from the 1940s and was part of the Running Stitch collection of quilts, probably because it was common for women to acquire these books from travelling salesmen. This sample book is an example of the type made by textile mills and given to tailors to sell fabric for made to measure suits. With little money to spare during the austere years of the war, women often acquired these books from tailors when the fabrics were no longer available. They made use of the fabric sample pieces to make quilts. The Australian Woollen Mills was an example of a woollen mill which went into worsted production making good quality English-type suiting. They were very successful until the 1960's when the oversupply of worsted fabrics from Europe and Asia led to the decline of the industry in this country. This book was displayed in the Running Stitch exhibition "Wool Quilts Old and New" of 1985 where it was catalogue entry number 40.Australian Woollen Mills Crusader fabric sample book, c.1940sKnight / QUALITY SELECTED / SUITINGS / of / Crusader / CLOTH / NEVER SOLD OUT Crusader / CLOTH / Makes the best suits "Crusader" / WORSTEDaustralian woollen mills pty ltd running stitch group, cloth - worsted, running stitch collection

Folded card brochure with printed blue text on the back and front. Fabric samples attached with hand written text on the inside.front: [printed] ALBANY / FASHION SUITINGSsamples, fabric, brochure, albany woollen mills, school uniforms

Folded card brochure with printed blue text on the back and front. Fabric samples attached with hand written text on the inside.front: [printed] ALBANY / FASHION SUITINGSsamples, fabric, brochure, albany woollen mills, school uniforms

Folded card brochure with printed blue text on the back and front. Fabric samples attached with hand written text on the inside.front: [printed] ALBANY / FASHION SUITINGSsamples, fabric, brochure, albany woollen mills, school uniforms

Card with fabric samples affixed with staples. Card has some hand written text and two holes punched in spine.front: [handwritten] Albion Mills Geelong / 627 20/4samples, fabric, brochure, school uniforms, albion woollen mills co. pty ltd

Clothing. Pink full length woman's nightie of fleecy lined rayon fabric. Curved insert at waistline (8cm) at front. Front opening from throat to waistband with placket. Fastened with four X 1cm white pearl coloured buttons.Front yoke covered with coffee coloured lace inserts. Front of bodice gathered into yoke and waistband. Rounded fold down collar covered with coffee coloured lace and trimmed with lace frill. Skirt gathered into waistband at front. Two ties (65cm X 2.5 cm) attached at each side of waistband. Long straight sleeves gathered into elasticized wrist with 10cm frill of lace covered fabric below the wrist, trimmed with lace edge.Tag inside neck, ''SNI'' ; SW'' ''RAYON FABRIC SW''.costume, female, woman's pink full length nightie

One of fifty one photographs originally in a photo album found in the National Wool Museum’s office. The album was water damaged and the images were removed for conservation. The images follow the process of wool. Beginning in a sheep paddock and finishing as a folded fabric. It includes all the steps in between in this process, including shearing, transporting, selling, washing and the many different steps in the process of turning a single thread of wool into fabric.Black and white image showing a two cold pressing machines with fabric.AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL PUBLICITY / ASSOCIATION / FLINDERS STREET RAILWAY BUILDING, / MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA / W32 / W32. Cold Pressing.wool industry, working life, women, boonoke station, farming, sheep farming, agriculture, sheep stations, transport, wool processing, shearing, textile industry, wool

Any faults in the final product can be repaired by mending. Prior to more advanced machinery, fabric was draped over a mending table and carefully inspected for faults. Quick eyes and nimble fingers were needed. Repairing faults was a highly skilled manual operation. Any knot or thickness had to be removed without affecting the quality of the fabric and mending had to be invisible. In the 1930s to make the day pass faster, popular records were played to the factory workers in the mending room. The top of the table is propped up to make it a well-lit surface over which bolts of fabric were unrolled to check for faults. Menders repaired them with invisible hand stitching. Each weaver stitched a coloured thread in the selvage to show the start of their shift, therefore if mistakes were found the company could easily find who was responsible. This table was used by Gail Morris in teh 1960s. Large wooden table with tilted top. mending table, wool processing, fabric, textile industry

Sample of brown vinyl material used in Original Z and Z3 tramcars with a large brass eyelet placed in the sample. Manufacturer unknown, used by MMTB at Preston Workshops. Has written on the rear in black pen "Original Z / Z3 Seat Fabric"Has written on the rear in black pen "Original Z / Z3 Seat Fabric"trams, tramways, preston workshops, z class, z3 class, tramcar construction, tram acquisition, tramcar manufacture

Weaving sample folder: 3 "RANGE NUMBER 6 FANCY MOCK LENO FABRIC" patterns with 1 green, 1 light brown and 1 blue speckled cloth sample.John Inveronity (ink) Range 6 (ink) RANGE NUMBER 6 FANCY MOCK LENO FABRICweaving textile industry textile design, weaving, textile industry, textile design

About the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games donator Doug Pleasance wrote- During the 1980s the Australian wool industry was at its most prosperous times with record numbers of sheep producing wool receiving ever increasing values due to the success of the Reserve Price Scheme, and the overall guidance of the Australian Wool Corporation (AWC). As a humble technichian, my role was a low profile newly created position of “Controller, Technical Marketing” where wool was to be marketed on its technical properties, as distinct from the “Product Marketing Group” which exploited trhe traditional high profile approach of marketing wool;s superior fashion attributes. The Woolmark was the tool central to this approach. The 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games saw an evolutionary change in designer selection. A Declaration of Interest Form was communicated to over forty potential designers. The task and especially tight timelines that were involved deterred many aspirants, however, there remained eight designers with the potential we were seeking. These eight designers were paid $3,000 per submission and the winning designer, Wendy Powitt, was paid $15,000. For the first time the judging panel included two athletes, one male swimmer and one female basketballer, their influence was pivotal. The ensemble consisted of three elements- 1. The Official Uniform which was used for travel and all official functions. This included: a tailored blazer and trouser/skirt (all water repellent) by Fletcher Jones, pure wool olive-green faille fabric by Foster Valley, cotton PE formal shirt by Pelaco, pure wool knitwear by Spangaro, printed wool tie by TD Noone, wool nylon socks by Holeproof and footwear by Hush Puppy. 2. Opening Ceremony Uniform a lightweight wool fabric printed with floral designs that had been inspired by the work of Australian artist Margaret Preston. This included: Lightweight W/PE shorts by Fletcher Jones in Foster Valley Fabric, socks by Holeproof and footwear by Hush Puppy. 3. Village Clothing was designed to be highly visible garments to make it easy to ‘spot the Aussie’ and helped to contribute to good team spirit. This included: A pure wool shirt featuring blocks of contrasting colours, and a newly developed stretch 50:50 wool/cotton fabric by Bradmill was made into shorts and jeans by Fletcher Jones.8340.1 - A pair of men's green shorts made from a wool blend fabric. 8340.2 - Green sample fabric with labels attached. 8340.3 - Green sample fabric.8340.1 - on label - FLETCHER JONES 8340.2 - on label - Wool PE. 80:20 PLAIN WEAVE SULZER LOOMolympics, 1992 barcelona olympics, olympic uniforms, wool, fletcher jones, wendy powitt, shorts

Swing tag, guarantee that product is made in Australia from fabric knitted or woven by an Australian mill.Swing tag, guarantee that product is made in Australia from fabric knitted or woven by an Australian mill.woollen mills, valley worsted mill

Clothing. Cream coloured silk fabric remnant with price tag still attached.Cardboard tag stitched to folded fabric. ''UAMA600'', 'REMNANT'' YARDS - 1YD WIDTH 36'' PRICE 3/9. 2. 1 YD C/6 MANAGER 1002 9002.ephemera, mementoes, fabric remnant

Fabric sample book produced by Ernest Waddington with specifications circa 1930. Such a book would work as a catalogue of a designer’s previous Mastercards. Mastercards are specification sheets that are sent to mills in order to produce commercial amounts of fabrics for tailoring into final products, such as suits. Keeping a catalogue of previous designs is useful for designers to take inspiration from in future designs and for re-releases of iconic designs. This sample book is also notable because of its period of creation. It was created in the Great Depression. Despite societies psyche at this time, there is a surprising amount of colour and what may be viewed as daring designs. Fabric sample book produced by E Waddington with specifications.E. Waddingtonweaving textile design textile mills textile mills, waddington, mr ernest, weaving, textile design, textile mills

One of a collection of fourteen items of protective wear and household textiles donated by Lisa Sylvan, a long-term resident of Kew, Five of the items are homemade aprons made and worn by her mother. Of the seven pinafores, three identical but differently sized pinafores were made in her parents' factory, while the other three are handmade. The handmade aprons and pinafores are representative samples of women's work, possibly from published patterns, using fabrics originally deigned for dresses. Typically, contrasting fabrics and colours were selected to provide visual interest. The donation also includes a hand embroidered linen supper cloth and a commercially produced 'birds of Australia' printed table cloth. Most of the collection derives from the 1950s.Although not uncommon, hand-made protective clothing in the form of aprons and pinafores often represents samples and styles of 'women's work' using remnant fabrics often designed for other purposes. While generally utilitarian, women found means of gracing these items by the use brightly coloured fabric or patterns, the positioning of pockets and the use of contrasting fabrics to provide visual interest.Multicoloured cotton apron using a fabric design employing floral emblems and figurative detail. The apron is hemmed with a pleated fabric of a different colouraprons, protective clothing, handmade clothing, costume accessories, lisa sylvan

One of a collection of fourteen items of protective wear and household textiles donated by Lisa Sylvan, a long-term resident of Kew, Five of the items are homemade aprons made and worn by her mother. Of the seven pinafores, three identical but differently sized pinafores were made in her parents' factory, while the other three are handmade. The handmade aprons and pinafores are representative samples of women's work, possibly from published patterns, using fabrics originally deigned for dresses. Typically, contrasting fabrics and colours were selected to provide visual interest. The donation also includes a hand embroidered linen supper cloth and a commercially produced 'birds of Australia' printed table cloth. Most of the collection derives from the 1950s.Although not uncommon, hand-made protective clothing in the form of aprons and pinafores often represents samples and styles of 'women's work' using remnant fabrics often designed for other purposes. While generally utilitarian, women found means of gracing these items by the use brightly coloured fabric or patterns, the positioning of pockets and the use of contrasting fabrics to provide visual interest.Pinafore using a fabric coverd with an abstract design in bue, pink and yellow. A plain pink cotton fabric is used to decorate the pocket and the shoulders.Label: "Admiration / All Cotton"protective clothing, handmade clothing, costume accessories, lisa sylvan, pinafores, fashion design, women's clothing -- 1950s, fashion -- 1950s

Sample of woollen fabric, with tag, produced at the Valley Worsted Mills, Geelong.9080.1 - piece of grey woollen fabric 9080.2 - paper label with printed and handwritten text, with metal eyelet at the topfront of label: [printed] VALLEY / GUARANTEED / PURE / AUSTRALIAN / WOOL back of label: [printed] VALLEY WORSTED MILLS LTD. / GEELONG / Piece No. / Quality / Yards / Strings back of label: [handwritten] 3.7 mts / 2 1/2 YRDSvalley worsted mills, geelong, wool, textiles, woollen fabric sample, fabric tag, production tag, wool mill, textile industry

Seat Fabric Samples in a cardboard folder - by Lo-Rib Transit for public transport and other uses. Has a photo of the interior of a bus. Has 9 different colours, with detailed specifications on the rear. Printed August 1986. Manufactured by Melded Fabrics of Dandenong, a unit of Nylex. Has contact details.trams, tramways, public transport, equipment, seats, fabric

About the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games donator Doug Pleasance wrote- During the 1980s the Australian wool industry was at its most prosperous times with record numbers of sheep producing wool receiving ever increasing values due to the success of the Reserve Price Scheme, and the overall guidance of the Australian Wool Corporation (AWC). As a humble technichian, my role was a low profile newly created position of “Controller, Technical Marketing” where wool was to be marketed on its technical properties, as distinct from the “Product Marketing Group” which exploited trhe traditional high profile approach of marketing wool;s superior fashion attributes. The Woolmark was the tool central to this approach. The 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games saw an evolutionary change in designer selection. A Declaration of Interest Form was communicated to over forty potential designers. The task and especially tight timelines that were involved deterred many aspirants, however, there remained eight designers with the potential we were seeking. These eight designers were paid $3,000 per submission and the winning designer, Wendy Powitt, was paid $15,000. For the first time the judging panel included two athletes, one male swimmer and one female basketballer, their influence was pivotal. The ensemble consisted of three elements- 1. The Official Uniform which was used for travel and all official functions. This included: a tailored blazer and trouser/skirt (all water repellent) by Fletcher Jones, pure wool olive-green faille fabric by Foster Valley, cotton PE formal shirt by Pelaco, pure wool knitwear by Spangaro, printed wool tie by TD Noone, wool nylon socks by Holeproof and footwear by Hush Puppy. 2. Opening Ceremony Uniform a lightweight wool fabric printed with floral designs that had been inspired by the work of Australian artist Margaret Preston. This included: Lightweight W/PE shorts by Fletcher Jones in Foster Valley Fabric, socks by Holeproof and footwear by Hush Puppy. 3. Village Clothing was designed to be highly visible garments to make it easy to ‘spot the Aussie’ and helped to contribute to good team spirit. This included: A pure wool shirt featuring blocks of contrasting colours, and a newly developed stretch 50:50 wool/cotton fabric by Bradmill was made into shorts and jeans by Fletcher Jones.8341.1 - A pair of dark green trousers made from a wool blend fabric. 8341.2 - Green sample fabric with labels stapled on. One staple that was used to attach the label has gone through several layers of fabric preventing it from being unfolded. 8341.3 - Green sample fabric with white thread attached where it has previously been sewn. 8341.4 - Green sample fabric. 8341.5 - Green sample fabric.8341.1 - On label - FLETCHER JONES 8341.2 - on labels- Wool PE. 80:20 FAILLE WEAVEolympics, 1992 barcelona olympics, olympic uniforms, trousers, wool, fletcher jones, wendy powitt

Piece of silk fabric from Basil Watson's plane; with stylised logo 'BW' painted in grey and black. Handwritten on back in ink 'Taken from Basil's plane' Potentially taken from Basil Watson's plane following his fatal crash at Point Cook in 1917.aviation, civilian, fabric