One of a batch of yarn sample cards. Alexander Lau established his business in 1950 in the Nicholas Building, 37 Swanston Street, Melbourne. He designed textiles and commissionned many of his textiles to be spun andf woven in Geelong mills. He had a long association with the Returned Soldiers and Sailors Mill and with Mr Schofield, the manager. In 2000, he retired and closed the business.Yarn sample card: card wound with four samples of woollen yarn, each yarn sample is the same design but in a different colourway. The card is printed with the label COL: and handwritten with the colour names.NOIR/PURPEL/ STELL/WILLOWtextile design fashion textile industry - history, alexander lau pty ltd, textile design, fashion, textile industry - history

Book of fabric samples produced by Yarra Falls Pty Ltd, Melbourne.Large cloth and leather bound book of fabric samples, text and figures. Spine and corners of red leather and rest of cover dark green. Book manufacturers label past on inside cover. Two small white labels with numbers pasted on spine.Arbuckle Waddell Pty. Ltd. Printerstextile production textile design textile mills, forrest, mr craig - yarra falls pty ltd, melbourne, victoria, textile production, textile design, textile mills