This doyley holder was used by Mrs N Bellingham.Typical household item from the period, representative of handcrafted items.Blue doyley holder, consisting of two circular pieces of card covered in suede-like fabric on the outside, and blue satin-like fabric on the inside. One side has large red suede-like fabric bird holding a small sign in its beak on it, and the other has four red flowers of similar material around the rim. There are two thin pink ribbons on the inside of the piece with flowers. On sign in bird's mouth: "D. Ouleys [?]"household, doyley, doiley, handcraft, mrs n. bellingham, mordialloc

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

Metal hand operated sewing machine with white porcelain handle, black with green & gold decoration.1111282nhandcrafts, needlework equipment, sewing machine

Wooden instrument for winding wool with circular base, a detachable top section which spins with four concertina arms.handcrafts, wool work equipment, wool winder

Wooden mushroom used for darning socks, stockings, etc, timber turned in shape of a mushroom with removable top.handcrafts, needlework equipment, darning

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

Macrame pelmet for a mantlepiece made of string in a very intricate pattern.handcrafts, macrame, pelmet

1986 examples of Quilling an ancient craft from 15th century.from Dudley House 1986handcrafts, country crafts, quilling

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

White rose with green stem and leaves made from a 100% cotton handkerchief.Seward 100% cottonhandcrafts, country crafts, flower

emu feathers, pine needles, job seeds, cotton.basket, woven, feathers, pine needles, indigenous, lisa waup, job seeds, handcraft

emu feathers, parrot feathers and peacock feathers, seed, cottonbasket, feathers, seeds, indigenous, lisa waup, woven, emu, peacock, parrot, handcraft

emu, parrot and peacock feathers, silk thread, cottonbasket, woven, indigenous, lisa waup, peacock, emu, feather, handcraft

It is known that we choose our family before we are born, for me I get a great deal of comfort knowing this, for me it is very true. I was adopted at birth, I have always known this. My mum is my best friend, she is my confidant in times of sadness and pain. She is my guiding light in times when I have lost my way. I share everything with her as she does me. She is my hero, especially now that I have my own children, seeing the sacrifices she has made along the way and is still sacrificing so much for our wellbeing. I celebrate her daily for all she does, we celebrate together the wonderful things that we achieve on a daily basis no matter how small they appear to be. She is always there for me – how privileged I am to have her in my life. I met my birth mother once I had children of my own, I understood what a sacrifice it must have been to give me up. The first words that I muttered out of my mouth when I met her was, “I am so proud of you, and thank you”. She was quite baffled by this and then I explained. Through your unconditional sacrifice I have been given a wonderful life, the doors have been opened to me in so many ways. I have been loved unconditionally and have had the devotion of my mum and dad behind me all the way – how blessed I have been. The dual figures that I have weaved signify my mothers, my mum is holding a babe in arms a gift from the universe. My birthmother is present within this figure, her face is at the back of my mums head. She wasn’t physically there during my many years without her, yet spiritually she never left. This figure is a homage to my mothers, a recognition of respect and admiration, to hold them in great esteem, adulation and worship. Lisa Waup, 2016emu feathers, parrot feathers, ostrich feathers, tapa cloth, fibre, crow’s feet, parrot feet, parrot wings, possum fur, seeds, raffia, woodmother and child, sculpure, weaving, lisa waup, torres strait islander, gunditjmara, indigenous, handcraft, chosen before birth, adoption, emu, feather, possum, mother, child

Two small identical wooden tables that are 17 centimetres high, 34 centimetres long and 21 centimetres wide. One is painted green, the other has a clear timber finish. The legs are two and a half centimetre square at the top tapering to one and a half centimetre. Pieces of wood one centimetre by three centimetres secure the legs to the underside of the table. A one centimetre by a half centimetre wooden bead is attached to the underside of the table between the legs and the edge of the table. woodwork, small table

A wooden construction of three pieces. The lower piece is eleven centimetres square and two centimetres high, there's a one centimetre right angle edge then angled two centimetre long and rising one centimetre section, then there's half centimetre high and seven centimetre square flat section. The middle piece nineteen centimetres high and four centimetres square at the bottom tapering to three centimetres square at the top, each side has two eleven centimetre groves in it that start and finish four centimetres from each end. The upper piece is a smaller inverted copy of the lower piece, it has four centimetre square attached to the middle piece and an eight centimetre flat square on top. It has a clear coating applied to it which is deteriorating. woodwork, small display pedestal

Probably bought from a French villager and sent home to a family member by an Australian soldier serving in the AIF in WWI.Representative of village handcraft produced for sale to Australian soldiers in France during world War 1 (1914-1919)Embroidered cream silk head-rest cushion with red and blue flowers, gold leaves, gold and cream piping, and the words "Souvenir of France." Padded with cotton wadding.souvenir, world war 1 (1914-18), cushion

Mahogany vase stand with turned and fluted pedestal.Stamp on base 'manufactured by Jarman St. Clare Pty Ltd, 49 Cambro Rd., Clayton, Vic, 3168'. Also sticker on base, with same details but also 'colour: Mahogany, code P16'furniture, domestic, mahogany, woodwork, pedestal, vase stand.

A cloth bag with envelope flap and button. Cream coloured material with red and pink embroidery on one side. Lace with red trim around edges.Schlate wohl' embroidered on top flap.handcrafts, embroidery, pillow, case, lace, needlework, german

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

Decorative rectangular embroidered centerpiece, solid cotton in middle with looping ribbon pattern.handcrafts, needlework, mat, cotton, embroidery

Steel spike. Square cross section on body of spike with domed head.No visible markingstrades, metalworking, nail, spike, steel, construction, woodwork.

Set of 3 white cotton table mats with decorative borders. Item 1 is rectangular, with square material section in centre, rounded decorative interwoven cotton ribbon as a decorative trim. Threads connecting ribbons. Items 2 & 3 identical, circular material mats with zigzagged ribbon and thread edges. all items decorated sparsely with embroidered floral motif.Each item has label reading 'ANDERS'handcraft, needlework, mat, decorative, table

Circular crochet doily with scalloped edges, in 12 parts. Consecutive circular patterns radiating from the centre.No visible markingshandcraft, crochet, doily, mat, handcrafted

72p; ill; fascims; ports This book is about Robert Benjamin Stevens, a leather merchant and his family and their descendants, who lived in Surrey Hills.72p; ill; fascims; ports This book is about robert Benjamin Stevens, a leather merchant and his family and their descendants, who lived in Surrey Hills.stevens family, genealogy, (mr) john fidler, (mrs) jane fidler, (mrs) jane sebeston, (miss) jane sebbison, (miss) ann selina stevens, (miss) mary jane stevens, (mr) robert benjamin stevens, (miss) mary ann matilda stevens, mont albert road, surrey hills, (miss) margaret fidler, (miss) christina fidler, (mr)william cromarty, (miss) mary fidler, (mr) robert stevens, (mr) (rev) andrew mitchell ramsay, (prof) (mr) frederick sargood, union road, (mr) eric marshall, (mr) robert archer, (mr) frederick stanley, (mr) jim cerato, (mr) norm bainbridge, (capt.) - pearson, (mr) john rae brown, (mr) james barclay, (ms) agnes sarah goding, (ms) mary ann wilkins, (miss) - bowes, box hill market, mosgiel hospital, leather merchant, (mr) clifford james, (mr) keith mackay, arbee handcraft, (mr) noel stevens, (mr) don fowler, (mrs) doris may, (mrs) doris stevens, (miss) grace elizabeth archer, (rev) j morley, (rev) p schweiger, (rev) g shepherd, a michaelis, a cromie, a cravino, w h doery, r king, b j parkinson, h perrin, e williams, (mr) bruce torode, (mrs) illma bruce, (mr) malcolm gill, (ms) sandra shepherd, (mr) don lewis, (mr) clive shepherd, (ms) fiona mccaughey, (mr) alan stevens, (ms) helen skilbeck, (ms) patricia stevens, (mr) peter austin, (mr) ross shepherd, (mr) geoff stevens, arp warden, pembroke road, mont albert, (miss) zilla bertha loughrey, (mr) cliff snape, (miss) lyn bull, gascoyne street, (miss) cheryle patricia charlton, scouts, (mrs) margaret duckworth, (mr) barry duckworth, chatham state school, (ms) gwen dovey, (miss) agnes millicent, (miss) joyce shepherd, (miss) elsie may good, langford street