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Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Domestic object - Tatting Shuttle, Aero Needles Group Ltd, Mid to late 20th century
Tatting is a form of knotted lace making using thread and a small shuttle. Twisted threads are tied around or through small, pointed shuttles that can be made of bone, mother of pearl, tortoise shell, steel or plastic. This produces a stable, strong lace using simple knots of two half hitches to make rings and chains embellished with picots.The origins of tatting are not clear but early versions of decorative knotting were used by the Egyptians on their ceremonial dress. Tatting also has elements of fishermen's net making techniques and the decorative knotting that was practiced by aristocratic women from the 15th century.Tatting, as we know it today, emerged in the first half of the 19th century. The new availability of mercerised thread from 1835 encouraged a burgeoning of lace crafts of all sorts. It was known in Italy as "occhi" and in France as "la frivolite". Tatting looks fragile but is both strong and durable. An article in a column named "Wives and Daughters" published in the Star newspaper in May 1910 describes the durability of tatting lace - "there is edging and insertion still in existence that have outworn two sets of pillow slips." In the 19th century and well into the 20th century, tatting was used like crochet and knitted lace for decorative edgings, collars, doylies, tray cloths etc. At first, different tatting patterns were passed along by word of mouth from person to person, however in time, patterns regularly appeared in newspapers and magazines well into the 1950's. A shuttle is a small tool that looks like a small boat "sailing" in and out of the thread. Tatting is called "schiffchenarbeit" in German, which means "the work of a little boat". There are two popular types of shuttles. The first has closed ends and a removable bobbin where the thread is wound around - often made from metal or plastic (as is item 8535.1). The second type has a post in the center where the thread is wound (e.g. item 8535.2). The ends of this bobbin are open but snug. Because it is constructed in two pieces, it can be made from materials like bone, ivory or mother of pearl. Shuttles hold a larger amount of thread (as compared with needles) which means fewer ends to weave in. Fishermen in the past are thought to have used large shuttles to weave cord into certain knots whilst making their fishing nets. Their methods were copied by weavers, who innovated by using threads and smaller shuttles to make lace. One type of tatting shuttle produced by "Aero" from the 1930's to the late 1960's was an anodized grey coated aluminium shuttle with a sharp pick at one end. In the 1970's it was superseded by the grey plastic "Aero" which has a removeable bobbin which you can put on the end of the shuttle to make thread winding easier and an embedded crochet hook for joining picots. The "Aero" company developed in Redditch, England - a town renowned as a centre for manufacturing needles. Firms run by Henry Milward and Abel Morrall were based in Redditch and by the 18th century Redditch was manufacturing one million sewing needles per year. Abel Morrall Ltd launched the "Aero" brand in 1936 and greatly expanded the firm's product line to include tatting shuttles and knitting needles. The classic plastic "Aero" tatting shuttle was manufactured in England from the early 1970's until the 1990's. These items are significant as examples of easily accessible handiwork tools that enabled women in the 1930s -1960s to be able to decorate and personalize their household linen and clothing.Shuttle no. 8535.1 is a beige, boat shaped plastic shuttle with enclosed ends, small round central indentations on both sides and an enclosed black removeable bobbin. The shuttle has a grooved point at one end to hold a bobbin and a small metal crochet hook at the other end. Shuttle no. 8535.2 is a beige, boat shaped metal shuttle with pointed ends that are open but snug, small round central indentations and two smaller circular markings (on both sides) and two internal posts with cream thread wound around.Shuttle no. 8535.1 - "AERO" / "ENGLAND" Shuttle no. 8535.2 - "AERO' / "ENGLAND" "39c" (written in ball point pen)flagstaff hill maritime museum and village, flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwreck coast, great ocean road, tatting shuttle, aero company, handwork, handwork tool, craft, handcraft, needlework, tatting -
Clunes Museum
Container - CHURCH COLLECTION PLATE
... handcrafts ...USED IN THE FREE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. GLENDONALD CHURCH, ONCE ON THE PROPERTY NOW KNOWN AS SNIZORT. CHURCH WAS PULLED DOWN ABOUT 1925 AND THE CONGREGATION TRANSFERRED TO ST. DAVID'S, COGHILLS CREEK.ROUND WOODEN COLLECTION PLATE ON TURNED COLUMN AND BASE, PRE 1884IN PEN ON BASE: COLLECTION PLATE GLENDONALD CHURCH PRE 1884local history, handcrafts, woodwork -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Tool - WOOL WINDER
... HANDCRAFTS ...Wooden instrument for winding wool with circular base, a detachable top section which spins with four concertina arms.handcrafts, wool work equipment, wool winder -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Tool - BUTTON PRESS
... HANDCRAFTS ...Button press and buttons, for covering buttons with fabric. 2 small cardboard boxes with tools plus large quantity of uncovered buttons & disc shaped wooden block.handcrafts, dressmaking, buttons -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Textile - MACRAME MANTLE PELMET
... HANDCRAFTS ...Macrame pelmet for a mantlepiece made of string in a very intricate pattern.handcrafts, macrame, pelmet -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Domestic Object - PATCHWORK, EMBROIDERY, NEEDLEWORK, CROCHET, LINEN & LACE, Date Unknown
... HANDCRAFTS ...2 Pastel Pink Linen Strips & 2 Red Linen Strips For Future Projecthandcrafts, country crafts, left over project material -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Domestic Object - PATCHWORK, EMBROIDERY, NEEDLEWORK, CROCHET, LINEN & LACE, Date Unknown
... HANDCRAFTS ...1 White Square Linen & Lace Table Centrepiece With Multiple Green, Oraange & Yellow Contrasting Thread In Geotmetric Circular Motifs.handcrafts, lace, table centrepiece -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Domestic Object - PATCHWORK, EMBROIDERY, NEEDLEWORK, CROCHET, LINEN & LACE, Date Unknown
... HANDCRAFTS ...1 Square White Linen & Lace Table Centrepiece With Wheel Motifs.handcrafts, country crafts, table centrepiece -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Machine - HAND OPERATED SEWING MACHINE
... HANDCRAFTS ...Metal hand operated sewing machine with white porcelain handle, black with green & gold decoration.1111282nhandcrafts, needlework equipment, sewing machine -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Accessory - CARVED WOODEN ITEMS
... HANDCRAFTS ...4 small carved wooden items, 1. round Apex symbol 2. Masonic symbol 3. shape of anchor 4. round Mt Tarrengower 1868 FT plus a hand written note by Rupert Farrant Holland regarding his woodworking.handcrafts, woodcarving, ornamental -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Leisure object - EXAMPLES OF QUILLING, 1986
... HANDCRAFTS ...1986 examples of Quilling an ancient craft from 15th century.from Dudley House 1986handcrafts, country crafts, quilling -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Domestic Object - NEEDLE CASE & MARKER
... HANDCRAFTS ...Round metal sewing needle case with needles, top rotates to whatever size needle required allowing needle to come out through hole, copper in colour with gold lettering which reads Jahncke's Mitrailleuse Needle Case, plus instructions. Also a small brass double ended sewing marker, label reads Noir Dorin Paris.Made in Englandhandcrafts, needlework equipment, sewing -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Ephemera - COTTON ROSE
... HANDCRAFTS ...White rose with green stem and leaves made from a 100% cotton handkerchief.Seward 100% cottonhandcrafts, country crafts, flower -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Ephemera - LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION: GUARANTEE ''CROWN DEVON'' POTTERY
... HANDCRAFTS ...A guarantee in the form of a wall hanging which would have been issued with a special piece of 'Crown Devon' musical pottery designed by Beresford Hopkins and produced at the factory in Stoke-on-Trent. It is in the form of a scroll with a decorative red and black design. Produced for the Coronation of King Edward VIII who abdicated in 1936.handcrafts, ceramics, lydia chancellor, collection, scroll, guarantee, 'crown devon musical pottery, king edward viii, royalty, royal coronation, ceramics, pottery -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Clothing - LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION: BALACLAVA KNITTING PATTERN
... handcrafts ...A newspaper cutting from the Bendigo Advertiser dated 29-12-41 with a knitting pattern for a balaclava cap to knit and send to the Middle East for soldiers and airmen.costume, male headwear, service men, lydia chancellor, collection, knitting, handcrafts, world war 11, hats, clothing, costume, costume accessories, soldiers, airmen, service men -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Card - LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION: WALL HANGING
... handcrafts ...(i) Wall hanging on card. An illustration of a couple in their Regency clothes. No. 24 KAY NIELSEN. A description of the scene is in the quote, '' Ah, Princess! Surely you are not running away from me?'' . Hodder & Stoughton Ltd., London. (ii) A small picture of the nativity scene.artwork, print, print, lydia chancellor, collection, handcrafts, ephemera, art, artwork, drawing -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Domestic Object - MACKAY COLLECTION: PIN TIN
... HANDCRAFTS ...Mackay collection - Silver and grey Pin tin embossed with floral design and marked P.P.Pins 1/4lb mixed sizes.handcrafts, needlework containers, pins -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Magazine - LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION: 'TABLE TOPICS' AND 'TABLEWARE TIMES'
... HANDCRAFTS ...2 magazines - (i) 'Table Topics,' - The magazine of the Royal Doulton Tableware Division Autumn 1971. Printed in England by Warwick Savage Ltd. Burslem. (ii) 'Tableware Times,' - Royal Doulton No. 1 Summer 1971. Editor David Allen. Printed by Warwick Savage Ltd. Burslem. Both magazines are in a brown envelope addressed to Mrs. Lydia Chancellor 68 Panton St., Golden Sq., Victoria Australia. Dated 7-7-71.handcrafts, ceramics, lydia chancellor collection, collection, magazines, royal doulton, pottery, ceramics, recreations, amusements, table ware, industries, handcrafts, ceramics -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Tool - 'IVORY?' CHISEL FOR LEATHERWORK
'Ivory?' Chisel. Approximately 10cm long. One end is sharpened and flattened, the other is carved to form a 12-sided shape. Each end is separated by a circular stem approx. 2cm in diameter. The chisel is part of the contents of the John M Okey Tool box.. John Martin Okey, Kangaroo Flat died 6/08/1943 and is buried in The Methodist section of The Kangaroo Flat Cemetery -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Textile - PETER ELLIS COLLECTION: MILK JUG COVER, DOYLEY
... HANDCRAFTS ...Cream cotton doyley (doiley) crocheted by either Elsie Nolting (nee Fraser) or her cousin May Rose (nee Bennett) both of Charlton Victoria. The item was made around 1918 as a dedication to the success of the allies in the First World War. Doyley is crocheted in a treble stitch, edged with clear glass beads. Within the crocheting are the words 'Success to the Allies'. Accession 258/14.handcrafts, crochet, d'oyley, world war 1, milk jug cover, doyley. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Textile - MACKAY COLLECTION: ASSORTED LACE PROJECTS
... HANDCRAFTS ...Mackay collection - Assorted lace projects in various stages of completion including one still attached to frame.handcrafts, lace -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Textile - MACKAY COLLECTION: ASSORTED LACE PROJECTS
... HANDCRAFTS ...Mackay collection - assorted unfinished lace projects in various stages of completion, still attached to backing patterns of pink and blue.handcrafts, lace -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Domestic Object - PATCHWORK, EMBROIDERY, NEEDLEWORK, CROCHET, LINEN & LACE, Date Unknown
... HANDCRAFTS ...1 Square White Linen & Lace Tablecloth With Floral Motifs & Curlicews In All Four Corners.handcrafts, country crafts, tablecloth, https://www.lynxlace.com/pulledthreadgallery.html -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Magazine - LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION: LAYETTE SET
... handcrafts ...A small paperback booklet containing knitting patterns titled ''Layette Set.'' '' All knitted in the famous Ladyship wools.'' ''Bestway knitting no. 83.'' Printed for the Proprietors, The Amalgamated Press, Ltd.., by Messrs. Gordon & Gotch. (Australasia) Limited.Printed for the Proprietors, The Amalgamated Press, Ltd.., by Messrs Gordon & Gotch. (Australasia) Limited.baby clothes, knitting, lydia chancellor, collection, knitting, handcrafts, baby clothes -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - WIEGARD COOPER COLLECTION: MARY ANN WIEGARD AND THERESA WEIGARD
... HANDCRAFTS ...Photograph. Captioned figures 'Mum' [Mary Ann Weigard] and Theresa [Weigard]. Also Harriet & Edwin Stevens captioned. Group of dressmaking assistants standing with the Weigard sisters at the rear of their Kangaroo Flat dressmaking business. 6740.2 shows front of building. Wooden tiled roof. Date approximately mid 1880's.handcrafts, dressmaking -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - WIEGARD COOPER COLLECTION: KANGAROO FLAT HOME OF WEIGARD FAMILY
... HANDCRAFTS ...Photograph mounted upon card captioned Mum, Aunt Theresa and their dressmaking assistants, Kangaroo Flat about 1886. House in background where presumably Mary Ann Weigard conducted her dressmaking business. Reverse handwritten , Mrs Patrick Cooper nee Mary Wiegard. 1856 -1944 88years below name of Patrick Cooper and 1861 - 1939 78 years below Mary Wiegard name.unknownhandcrafts, dressmaking, history -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - WIEGARD COOPER COLLECTION: DOCUMENTS
... HANDCRAFTS ...19th century documents and photographs relating to Mary Ann Wiegard and Patrick Cooper. The series contain wedding certificates, newspaper cutting, photographs, pertaining to dressmaking business, education, wedding, etc.handcrafts, dressmaking -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Tool - DAISY NEEDLE
... HANDCRAFTS ...Rectangular cardboard box containing a brass plate and wire sewing instrument marked Daisy.The Great Western Machine or Daidt Needle V.Coat of arms R. Bourkes (Patent) Bourkeshandcrafts, needlework equipment -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Domestic Object - NEEDLE CASE
... HANDCRAFTS ...Needle Case: Card material with gold border. Embossed paper front which has become detached, Green ribbon for closing and khaki ribbon binding the seam. Inside has material for needles. Has red stains. Box 625handcrafts, needlework containers, sewing needles, needle case -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Domestic Object - NEEDLE CASE
... HANDCRAFTS ...Needle Case: Handmade Cardboard Needle Case with 3 needles and a Poem inside a garland of flowers on the Front. Hand stitched at the seam, gold border, mustard in colour, flowers on the back. Box 625handcrafts, needlework containers, needles, needle case. handmade.