Very fine cricheted doilydoily, crochet, doilie

Engraved Plaque - "Presented to The RSL Memorabilia Room by Rachael Barr"craft, ballarat rsl, ballarat

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1 Square White Linen & Lace Tablecloth With Floral Motifs & Curlicews In All Four Corners.handcrafts, country crafts, tablecloth, https://www.lynxlace.com/pulledthreadgallery.html

Tenerife or Nhanduti Style Lace Doily With Geometric Patterns.manchester, table linen, doily, https://www.lynxlace.com/filetlacistenerife.html

1 Rectangular Needle Lace Table Runner With Daisy Motifs In The Centre. Constructed In Strips.manchester, table linen, lace tablerunner, https://www.lynxlace.com/needlelaceintroduction.html

1 Mesh Grounded Bobbin Style Tape Lace Clothwork Table Cloth or Doily.manchester, table linen, lace tablecloth centrepiece/doily, https://www.lynxlace.com/kindsoflace.html

Embroidered Tea Cosy, Burgundy Fabric With Cream & Black Heraldic Trefoil Design. Green Quilted Inside.domestic equipment, food storage & preservation, tea cosy, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/trefoil

Patchwork Tea Cosy With A Beige & Brown House Design Surounded by Embroidered Garden On Front & Pink Lining.domestic equipment, food storage & preservation, tea cosy

White linen square cushion cover with crotcheted lace border. Crotched through fabric. Closed with two cloth ties cushion covers, crochet, household textiles, soft furnishings

White linen runner. Crotcheted edge. table runners, household textiles

White huckaback scalloped rectangular hand towel with hand-crotched edges either end. Punctured holes. household textiles, hand towels, crochet

Rectangular white damask pillow sham. Crotched lace one end with row of inserted lace household textiles, household linens, pillow shams, crochet

Cream circular doily, with close weave on periphery and in centre, open weave with floral motif in between. Scalloped edges with eyelets.handcrafts, crochet, needlework, doily

Large open weave diamond knit pattern doily, cream cotton material. Zigzag pattern at increasing intervals.handcrafts, crochet, needlework, doily

Sixteen page black and white knitting pattern book featuring men’s jumpers and vests. Book contains black and white photographs and printed text. Front cover shows a man wearing a knitted jumper and shorts holding a tennis racquet. front: [printed] Sun-glo / Knitting Book / DESIGN No. / 3845 / PAGE 5 / Series 121 / 7 ½ d [handwritten] H Lambas?fashion, women, magazine, knitting, crochet, home life, patterns

Twenty page black and white pattern book featuring designs for gloves, stockings and socks. Book contains black and white photographs and printed text. Front cover shows a colour image of a woman seated on the floor wearing a long jacket, stockings and knitted socks, gloves and scarf. front: [printed] Gloves Stockings / and Socks / BY Stitchcraft / 8 D. fashion, women, knitting, crochet, home life, patterns

Sixteen page black and white pattern book containing black and white photographs and printed text. Front cover features blue, black and white graphics showing a man holding a pipe. The back cover shows a man holding a pipe with graphics of skiers in the background.front: [printed] Paragon / KNITTING BOOK / BOOK / 54 / FOR MEN / “Commander” / PRICE / 1/.fashion, women, knitting, crochet, home life, patterns

Four page booklet with black and white text, front cover shows colour images of tableware, with tea cosies and egg cosies. [printed] PRESENTED / with / WOMAN’S / WEEKLY / TEA and EGG COSIES / Double Knitting and 3-ply Wool / DOUBLE KNITTING / 3 / PLYfashion, women, knitting, crochet, home life, patterns

Thirty six page book with black and white text and graphics. Front and back cover feature colour graphics, with the front showing a detail of brown and yellow textile with green text. front: [printed] CRAFTS / IN / WOOL / BY JESSE JENKINS / A WOMAN’S WORLD PRODUCTION / 1’3fashion, women, knitting, crochet, home life, patterns

Twenty page book with black and white printed text and graphics. The front cover features an image of a man wearing a vest and tie, with his arm around a puppy on a basket. front: [printed] Patons / KNITTING BOOK NO. 273 / “GRAMPIANS” – See page 10 / P & B / WOOLS / 8d. [handwritten] I D [?] Chambersfashion, women, knitting, crochet, home life, patterns

Twenty page book with black and white printed text and graphics. The front cover features a black and white image of a child sitting on grass with his arm around a dog. front: [printed] Patons Knitting Book / No. 167 / “KEVIN” / See page 17 / 7d. / A PATONS AND BALDWINS PUBLICATIONfashion, women, knitting, crochet, home life, patterns

Twenty page book with black and white printed text and graphics. The front cover features a colour image of two men wearing knitwear, with an illustrated burnt orange decorative frame. front: [printed] PATONS CLASSICS / Men’s Set-in Jumpers / and Cardigans. / Sizes from 33 to 48. / Patons / BOOK 107 / Totem/Double/Baroness.Jet/Skol. / Bluebell. Patonyle/Easycare. / 45 cfashion, women, knitting, crochet, home life, patterns

Sixteen page book with black and white printed text and graphics. The front cover features seven black and white images of women wearing different hats. front: [printed] Patons / KNITTING BOOK / No. 444 / Ladies’ and Girls’ / Gloves and Hats / No. 444 / Page 3 / Page 12 / Page 6 / Page 4 / Page 2 / Page 5 / Page 7 / 1’3 / P&B / WOOLSfashion, women, knitting, crochet, home life, patterns

W8693.1 Exhibition booklet with printed text and graphics in black, white and cream. The front cover features printed text and a graphic of a man, woman and child. W8693.2 A4 Stapled pages containing black and white text listing the items and artists on display. front: [printed] HANDKNITTERS GUILD INC. PRESENTS / BEDJACKETS / BOOTEES / & BALACLAVAS / EXHIBITION / RE-INTERPRETING THE HANDKNITTING OF THE / 1930s / 1940sfashion, women, knitting, crochet, home life, patterns

1 White Square Linen & Lace Table Centerpiece with Multiple Green, Orange & Yellow Contrasting Thread in Geometric Circular Motifs.handcrafts, lace, table centrepiece

2 Pastel Pink Linen Strips & 2 Red Linen Strips For Future Projecthandcrafts, country crafts, left over project material

1 Square White Linen & Lace Table Centrepiece With Wheel Motifs.handcrafts, country crafts, table centrepiece

These handmade beaded food covers were designed to protect sauces or gravy from flies or other pests while containers were on the table. These two examples were made by Mary Burke/Taffe in the 1930s the beads providing a decorative weight to keep the cover from allowing space for pests to enter containers.pests, beads, covers, food, sauce, gravy, mary taffe.