Weaving samples folder: 3 "FANCY WOOLLEN COATING FABRIC" patterns with 3 patterned cloth samplesW.H. Clamp (ink) FANCY WOOLLEN COATING FABRICweaving textile industry textile design, weaving, textile industry, textile design

Manicure set: Two jars with lids and a bow pattern.One nail buffer with matching pattern. Small brush with matching pattern - all above are silver. Nail file, eyebrow tweezers, cuticle press have scroll pattern. All these items have silver handle. The seven items are enclosed in a velvet lined leather case.personal effects-toilet requisites, manicure

Part of a selection of garments knitted by ‘Tina Knitwear’. Tina Knitwear was a successful made to order knitwear business in Brighton from the mid-1960s to around 2010, run by Assunta and Franco Liburti. Daughter Melissa Persi writes: Our parents Assunta (Mum) and Franco (Dad) Liburti ran a successful made to order knitwear business in Brighton from the mid-1960s to around 2010. Assunta was affectionately known to her family as Assuntina, therefore the business was named "Tina Knitwear" after her. Assunta and Franco were born in the beautiful seaside town of Terracina in Italy in 1933 and 1930 respectively. As was so common in Italy in the 1950s, Assunta who was in her late teens and early twenties learnt the intricate skills of machine knitting, dressmaking and pattern making. Franco on the other hand, learnt the building trade with his 2 brothers and specialised in bricklaying and tiling. As was so common after the war, Assunta and Franco yearned for a better life so they decided that they would get engaged and then migrate to Australia to be married and raise their family in Australia, a land of much opportunity which they no longer felt their beloved Italy held for them. Assunta migrated to Australia first in 1957 and later Franco joined her in 1958 where they were married. For the first few years, Franco (also known as Frank) worked as bricklayer /tiler on buildings such as the Robert Menzies building at Monash University in Clayton and various buildings in the Melbourne CBD. Assunta on the other hand put her machine knitting skills to use working in factories doing piece machine knitting for various knitwear companies. The hours were long, the conditions were difficult, and travel was onerous without a car. After their 2 older children were born, it was decided that dad would leave the building trade and they would start their own made to order knitwear business. That way they could work from home and raise their family together. Mum taught dad everything he needed to know so he could operate the knitwear machinery. They purchased COPPO knitting machines from Italy and a Linking machine from Germany. Initially they had a knitwear shopfront in Bay Street Brighton where a store assistant would take the orders and client’s measurements and Assunta would then make the garments from a small workshop in their home. Unfortunately, the assistants were not skilled dressmakers and often measurements and orders were incorrectly taken. Assunta being the perfectionist and highly skilled machinist that she was, decided that she needed to oversee the entire process from meeting the client, to taking their order, right thru to the fittings and completion of the garment. It therefore made sense that they should close the shop front and run their business from their own home in Brighton and hence “Tina Knitwear” was born. Together, for more than 40 years they ran their very respected and successful business and were well known in the Bayside area. They specialised in made to order knitwear for both men and women using mainly pure wool (from Patons, Wangaratta Mills, Japan and Italy) but also lurex and estacel. Over those years, many of their clients became their close friends. It wasn't unusual for clients to come to order garments and then end up in the kitchen chatting over a cup of Italian espresso coffee and homemade biscuits. Some of their clients were especially memorable and became lifelong friends. Mrs Connell was a dear friend of mum’s, each year she would buy tickets for the “Gown of the Year” fashion show. She would insist on taking Assunta and her 2 daughters so that we could see the latest fashions. Then there was their dear friend Ms Griffiths. She had been a Matron nurse at the Queen Victoria Hospital when she met my parents in the 1970s. She returned to live in New Zealand in the 1980s but came back to Melbourne every year to stay for 2 weeks with the sole purpose of visiting my parents (she adored them) and order garments. For those 2 solid weeks, mum and dad would only knit for Ms Griffiths and she would go back to New Zealand with at least 5 or 6 new outfits. I actually think she enjoyed mum’s homemade pasta almost as much as her new clothes! Over the years, my parents learnt to speak English very well given that majority of their clients were not Italian speaking. Their oldest child John born in 1960 learnt to speak English with the help of those clients who were such a big part of our childhood. Mum and dad always went above and beyond to ensure their clients were satisfied. Mum was an absolute perfectionist and it showed in her attention to detail and the quality of their beautiful work. You only need to look at the garments that have stood the test of time or speak to their clients to know that this is true. Their clients would always comment on how well their clothes would last and much of their clients came via word of mouth and recommendations. Occasionally there would be disagreements because mum had found an error in dad's knitting (either a wrong stitch or a sizing mistake mainly) and would ask him to redo a piece, he would argue back saying that it was fine, but we always knew who would win the argument and that the piece would get remade! Similarly, we recall discussions where mum would ask dad to find a particular colour of wool in the garage where the stock was kept. He would try to convince her that they were out of stock of that colour and that the client should choose a different colour. She would insist they had it and then after hours of searching, he would return into the house sheepishly holding the wool! Our childhood is full of beautiful memories of mum and dad always being present, clients coming and going, mum humming her favourite songs as she worked often late into the night and sometimes, we even fell asleep to the hum of the machinery. They put their heart and soul into "Tina Knitwear" and took pride in providing only the best quality garments for their clients. In Italian there is a saying “lei ha le mani d’oro” which literally translated means “she has hands of gold”. Franco enjoyed his work but for Assunta, it was more than just work and there is no better way to describe her skills, passion and dedication to her machine knitting… she truly did have “hands of gold”. We will forever be grateful that our parents’ life journey gave us the opportunity to live in a home filled with creativity, dedication and passion, amazing work ethic and mutual respect, lifelong friendships and a lifetime of love. Two-tone brown jumper with vertical ribbed pattern, raglan sleeves, ribbed collar and cuffs. knitwear, clothing, italy, migrants, brighton, knitting machine, linking machine, garments, business, family, community

This knitting pattern leaflet was produced by Lincoln Mills and contains a pattern for a womans jumper made in fair isle knitting.LINCOLN / Model No. L1238 / PRICE 2D.handicrafts - history knitting, lincoln mills (australia) limited, handicrafts - history, knitting

This knitting pattern book was published by the Villawood Textile Company, Sydney and contains knitting patterns for mens knitted garments.Villawool / KNITTING BOOK / No. 65 / 1'9 / "BURNIE" See p. 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 knitted garments."SPEEDIKNIT" SPORTS WOOL / Villawool / KNITTING BOOK / No. 66 / 1'9 / "FANFARE" 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 knitted garments.Villawool / KNITTING BOOK / No. 67 / 1'9 / "FACADE" See p. 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 childrens knitted garments.Villawool / KNITTING BOOK / No. 68 / 1'9 / "ROBIN" See p. 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 knitted baby clothes.Villawool / KNITTING BOOK / No. 71 / 1'9 / For Babies - Birth to 2 yearsknitting 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 knitted garments.Villawool / KNITTING BOOK / No. 72 / 2'- / "JAMIESON" 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 knitted garments.Villawool / KNITTING BOOK / NO. 73 / 2'- / "PARKLANDS" See p. 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 knitted garments.Villawool / KNITTING BOOK / NO. 74 / 2'- / "PROMENADE" 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 mens knitted garments.Villawool / KNITTING BOOK / No. 75 / 2'- / "KINGSTON" See P. 10 / Kevin Colson - ATN Channel 7knitting 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 childrens knitted garments.Villawool / KNITTING BOOK / No. 76 / 2'- / "TRACY" / See P. 8 / "ALAN" / See P. 11knitting 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 knitted garments.Villawool / BOOK / 78 / 2'3knitting 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 knitted garments.Villawool / BOOK / 79 / 2'3knitting 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 knitted garments.Villawool / BOOK / 80 / 2'3knitting 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 knitted garments.Villawool / BOOK / 81 / 2'3knitting 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 knitted garments.Villawool / BOOK 84 / featuring / designs in / 12-PLY / Slalom / and / Cha-Cha / 2'9knitting 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 knitted garments.Villawool / BOOK 86 / designs in / NYLO TWEED / STARLITE CREPE / GLEAM CREPE / 2'9knitting 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 knitted garments.BOOK 89 / LADY'S DESIGNS IN / 5 PLY EQUIVALENTS / BY / Villawool / 2'9knitting 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 knitted garments.BOOK 92 / MAN'S DESIGNS IN / 8 PLY EQUIVALENTS / BY / Villawool / 2'9knitting 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 knitted garments.BOOK 93 / LADY'S DESIGNS IN / 8 PLY EQUIVALENTS / BY / Villawool / 2'9knitting 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 knitted garments.BOOK 100 / MAN'S DESIGNS IN / CORTINA, MOHAIR, / LLAMA & 8 & 12 PLY / BY / Villawool / 2'9knitting 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 knitted garments.BOOK 101 / LADY'S DESIGNS IN / CORTINA AND 5, 8 / AND 12 PLY YARNS / BY / Villawool / 2'9knitting 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 knitted garments.BOOK 124 / LADY'S DESIGNS / IN MOHAIR / BY / Villawool / 2'9 / 28cknitting 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 hats, bags and gloves.KNITTING BOOK / by Villawoolknitting 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 and womens garments.VILLAWOOLknitting handicrafts - history, villawood textile company, knitting, handicrafts - history

This knitting pattern book was published by Sirdar Wools (Australia) Pty Ltd, and contains knitting patterns for childrens hats.GROWING UP IN SIRDAR / 659 / 15 / CENTS / 1/6 / SIRDAR / Double knitting, Double Crepe wool / or Super Nylon double knitting / Ages 8-12 yearsknitting handicrafts - history, sirdar wools (australia) pty limited, knitting, handicrafts - history