Thirty six page knitting pattern book featuring twelve colour pages. The front cover shows a woman standing in a paddock next to a fence, holding a walking stick and wearing a knitted jumper, knitted scarf, knitted cardigan, skirt, beret and boots.front: [printed] Cleckheaton / FABULOUS / 8 PLYknitting, pattern, fashion, knitwear, cleckheaton

Item re Frederick Gardner DAVEY DFC No 410533 RAAF. Refer Reg No 3536P for his service details.Cream, hand knitted, woolen leg warmer.accessory, military, raaf

Knitted cotton day cap cicra 1889flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, hat, cotton, knitted hat

Polo Neck Knitted Part. Jenkins 419813uniform, ww2, raaf

Bootees knitted by Sylvia Maidment 1944-1948.knitting, maidment, mr ian maidment, ms sylvia

Made by Syliva Maidment in 1947-48.Bootees knitted by Sylvia Maidment 1944-1948.knitting, maidment, mr ian maidment, ms sylvia

Made by Sylvia Maidment 1944-48.Bootees knitted by Sylvia Maidment 1944-1948.knitting, maidment, mr ian maidment, ms sylvia

Made by Syliva Maidment in 1947-48.Bonnet knitted by Sylvia Maidment 1944-1948.knitting, maidment, mr ian maidment, ms sylvia

Made by Syliva Maidment in 1947-48.Bonnet knitted by Sylvia Maidment 1944-1948.knitting, maidment, mr ian maidment, ms sylvia

Made by Sylvia Maidment 1944-48.Pants knitted by Sylvia Maidment 1944-1948.knitting, maidment, mr ian maidment, ms sylvia

Made by Sylvia Maidment 1944-48.Mitten knitted by Sylvia Maidment 1944-1948.knitting, maidment, mr ian maidment, ms sylvia

Square white cotton knitted lace doyleymanchester, table linen

Made by Mrs. Myrtl Bennett, aunt of donor, for her husband, Philip.Pair of long brown hand knitted socks.costume, male footwear

Sleeveless knitted vest with Australian bird motifs.knitwear, fashion, vest, australiana, birds, fauna, 1980s

Given to donor's daughter by her cousinPlastic baby doll dressed in pink hand knitted dress and pants. Doll is bald but has eye lashes and open and shut eyes. The pants are knitted in stocking stitch with elastic threaded through at the waist. The dress is sleeveless with a pink button on each shoulder. The skirt is knitted in a lace pattern with a crochet tie threaded through the waist. The bodice is knitted in stocking stitch.toys, dolls, doll's clothes

This traditional wagga blanket was made by Mrs Eileen Pattle between 1942 and 1950. The wagga was used as everyday bedding, as Eileen and her husband had very few possessions. They boarded with a man who they called “Old Harry” in Footscray. Old Harry had recently lost his wife and looked after the young couple well. They could stay with him and use his house as their own, and all that Old Harry asked for in return was for Eileen to cook him one good meal a day. The blanket was given to Mrs Beverley (Bev) Maguire, the daughter of Eileen, when she and her husband went camping one winter. Her husband was a “mad” fisherman and on one trip on which Bev joined him, her father offered the couple his old tent, that had a wall missing, and the wagga. The wagga was much appreciated as when the couple woke in the countryside, it was freezing, and they could see snow through the missing tent wall. From then on, the tent and the wagga were theirs. The wagga saw many more camping trips until the arrival of Bev’s “lovely new lightweight and down filled sleeping bag”. The wagga was made with a “make do, waste not, want not” attitude. The wagga started as an army issued blanket. The front layer has clothing and panels of mismatched material which has been added to over time. This includes an overcoat, two knitted garments, a panel from a skirt, and a panel from Old Harry’s Trousers. It also includes a man’s sleeveless knitted vest, and a knitted pram blanket. This is all stitched together with string, and the odd button. Bev said she would love to unpick the quilt to see what else is hiding inside but has resisted the urge to do so. All these layers have made the blanket incredibly warm, and heavy. The wagga has been within Bev’s family since creation and comes into the National Wool Museum Collection after serving the family well. It was used to keep everyone warm when not camping over many a winter’s night. Beverley is now getting on in years and donated the Wagga to the National Wool Museum in 2021. Her family referred to the wagga as a “collection of rags”, indicating to her that they did not wish to inherit the blanket. The wagga started as an army issue blanket. It has been made by stitching the khaki army blanket onto a hessian rear. The front layer has clothing and panels of mismatched material. This includes an overcoat, two knitted garments, a panel from a skirt, and a panel from Old Harry’s Trousers. It also includes a man’s sleeveless knitted vest, and a knitted pram blanket. This is all stitched together with string, and the odd button. It is thought that other materials are hiding within the layers of this wagga, however, uncovering these layers would involve unpicking the quilt. The wagga is 1360 x 1880mm, sized to suit a double bed. It is a heavy blanket, originating from all its panels of mismatched reused clothing. The wagga is well worn but has lasted almost 80 years. It has holes that have been lovingly re-stitched.wagga, quilt, upcycle

The School of Mines was established in 1870 in Ballarat, making it Australia's third oldest tertiary institution. Redmond Barry was its first president, and he was involved in the creation of university degree level courses for the school. The School of Mines was divided into a tertiary division and a technical division. The tertiary division provided higher education courses such as mining engineering, geology, education and business studies, while the technical division provided such programs as wool classing, plumbing and bricklaying.It remained in that form until the 1967 when it was split into three institutions, Ballarat School of Industries, Ballarat Technical School, and Ballarat Institute of Advanced Education. They remained three entities until 1976. Ballarat Institute of Advanced Education merged into Ballarat College of Advanced Education. The Ballarat School of Industries and Ballarat Technical School merged into the School of Mines and Industries, Ballarat (SMB) in 1976. Several entities merged or had arrangements with SMB. In 1994, a memo of understanding (MOU) was signed between SMB and the Ararat Technical School, which was founded in 1969. Then, in 1998, SMB and the Horsham-based Wimmera Institute of TAFE (1984), dating back to 1882, merged into the University of Ballarat to create a larger University.Bottle green, size 18 poly cotton machine knit windcheater with yellow SMB name. It has knit rib fabric at the bottom, neck and cuffs.Printed in yellow - SMB, logo and School of Mines and Industries Ballaratwindcheater, costume, uniform, textiles

A stuffed white fabric doll, with a hand painted face, blue knitted cap, brown knitted top and pants. It has three plastic buttons at back.dolls, leisure objects, toys

Infants knitted dress Short sleeved dress with collar With ribbon threaded through waist and on edge of sleeves Knitted on bicycle spokes with 2-ply wool. 1950.baby clothing

Post WW2 Army Tie.Green Woolen Knitted Tie. Moth damage and fraying.

Made by Sylvia Maidment 1944-48.Pram cover knitted by Sylvia Maidment 1944-1948.knitting, maidment, mr ian maidment, ms sylvia

Made by Sylvia Maidment 1947-48.Baby's bonnet knitted by Sylvia Maidment 1944-1948.knitting, maidment, mr ian maidment, ms sylvia

Made by Sylvia Maidment 1944-48.Baby's mittens knitted by Sylvia Maidment 1944-1948.knitting, maidment, mr ian maidment, ms sylvia

Made by Sylvia Maidment 1944-48.Baby's bootees knitted by Sylvia Maidment 1944-1948.knitting, maidment, mr ian maidment, ms sylvia

Made by Sylvia Maidment 1944-48.Baby's bonnet knitted by Sylvia Maidment 1944-1948.knitting, maidment, mr ian maidment, ms sylvia

Pair of blue men's woollen socks - hand knitted