Piece of lace possibly taken from a dress. Two pieces in centre forming a pointhandcrafts, lacemaking

A sailor shaped collar with square neckline, is made of Tape lace, possibly Battenburg lace, hand needle worked for filling.handcrafts, lacemaking

Long cream cotton lace piece with 9 main patterns. Cut at both endshandcrafts, lacemaking

Long stole of fine tulle with four lines of embroidery running down length and heavier embroidery of machine made guipere lace at each end.handcrafts, lacemaking, costume, female

Cream cotton quilt made up in 56 sections each gathered to form centre flower shape. Fringing around edges. Lines in cottonhandcrafts, needlework, manchester, bedding

Made of white cotton with Mount Mellick embroidery. One corner has interlocking horseshoes with bows and ribbons. The opposite corner has a basket of flowers tied with bows and ribbons - all hand embroidered. Border of drawthread. Machined crochet edging hand sewn onto edge.handcrafts, needlework, manchester, bath linen

Tea pot would have been covered with a thick tea cosy and this cover placed over the top as decoration.White teapot cover- semi-circle in shape and doubled. Hand made tatting edging and drawthread. Cut out embroidery of flowers in a basket on one side and diamond cutout pattern on the other.handcrafts, needlework, manchester, table linen

Tea pot would have had a thick tea cosy and this piece over the top as decoration.White tea pot cover - semi-circle in shape. hand made tatting and drawthread edging. Three cut out embroidery patterns with leaves embroidered around them on one side and one example of the sam pattern enlarged on the other side.handcrafts, needlework, manchester, table linen

White cotton cloth - a semi-circle with 9 patterns of embroidered butterflies around edge. Butterfly wings are made of mesh- possibly machine made, but embroidered edging around wings is hand made. It is likely that piece is one side of the tea pot cover.handcrafts, needlework, manchester, table linen

White cotton supper cloth with white embroidered with a wide band of drawthread with needle embroidery at corners. Embroidery has raise pattern,handcrafts, needlework, manchester, table linen

Made of white cotton with Mount Mellick embroidery. One corner has interlocking horseshoes with bows and ribbons. The opposite corner has basket of flowers tied with bow and ribbons - all hand embroidered. Border of drawthread. Machined crochet edging hand sewn on the edge.handcrafts, needlework, manchester, bath linen

White cotton tea cover with pulled thread embroidered surrounded by button hole embroidery. Two semi-circle pieces joined together with blue ribbon.handcrafts, needlework, manchester, table linen

White supper cloth hand worked crochet pieces in each corner.handcrafts, needlework, manchester, table linen

White supper cloth with draw thread work at each corner. Drawn thread inner border in a different pattern.handcrafts, needlework, manchester, table linen

White tray cloth with white embroidery and draw thread inner border.handcrafts, needlework, manchester, table linen

White pillow sham with wide crochet border. Centre piece of Mount Mellick embroidery in white.handcrafts, crocheting or crochet work, manchester, bedding

White cotton doyley with drawn thread needlework consisting of thirteen medallions around the edge and centre pattern of sixteen squares.handcrafts, needlework, manchester, table linen

Oval shaped white cotton doyley embroidered in white. Scalloped edging in button hole stitch.handcrafts, needlework, manchester, table linen

Round white cotton doyley decorated with cut out embroidery. Scalloped edging in button hole stitch.handcrafts, needlework, manchester, table linen

Square white doyley with wide inner border of drawn thread embroiderymanchester, table linen, handcrafts, needlework

Square white cotton doyley with centre flower embroidery in white. Scalloped edging in button hole stitch.handcrafts, needlework, manchester, table linen

Small white doyley with four points. Drawn thread embroidery.manchester, table linen, handcrafts, needlework

Square white cotton doyley with white embroidery and drawn thread work. Drawn thread border.handcrafts, needlework, manchester, table linen

Oval white cotton doyley with crochet edging.handcrafts, needlework, manchester, table linen

Oval white cotton doyley with white embroidery. Scalloped edging in button hole stitch.handcrafts, needlework, manchester, table linen

Piece of black lace oversewn with black sequins.handcrafts, lacemaking

Probably used for carving roast at table by covering table cloth to prevent soiling of the table cloth.White cotton cloth embroidered with the word 'carver' and carving fork and knife.manchester, table linen, handcrafts, needlework

Calico sheet with stencil for making apron. Shape of apron in broken line with stencil pattern for embroidery of mexican donkey pulling flower cart. Attached is a sheet with colour references for embroidery.Semco Fashion Pattern Semco Design K912handcrafts, needlework

Calico sheet with stencil for apron indicated by broken line. Stencil pattern for embroidery of door and two windows, shutters steps and two dogs.Semco Fashion apron Semco design K897handcrafts, needlework

White cotton piece with stencil for Nightdress back, front and cape sleeves. Embroidery stencil of butterflies and flowers. Partially embroidered in pink.Leedon&Bock 845-851 Sydney Road Brunswick 31 bust 36 inshandcrafts, needlework