Machine made tape appliqued on to machine made net. Oval dressing table mat

Fine muslin appliqued onto machine made net is decorated by hand with needlerun embroidery stitchesCarrickmacross lace collar.

Fine lace used as a costume trimmingEdging of Bobbin lace motifs appliqued onto machine made net

Fine lace used as costume trimmingEdging of Bobbin lace motifs appliqued onto machine made net.

Fashion accessoryScarf / Tie of bobbin lace motifs appliqued onto machine made net.

Modesty front to be worn as a filler with a low cut blouse or dress.Lace modesty front. Bobbin lace motifs appliqued onto machine made net.

Home made or hobby lacePocket flap. Machine made tapes with needle made fillings. A narrow piece of machine Valenciennes has been added to the top edge.

Valuable old lace was often salvaged to be used again. Here motifs have been reclaimed from an earlier 18th Century lace (probably damaged) and appliqued onto machine made cotton net probably early in the 19th Century. The original motifs are either Flemish or Honiton. Use: as a costume trimmingBobbin lace motifs appliqued onto a machine made net. Edging.

A very light and delicate lace for costume trimming. Probably hand made but could be machine made.Bobbin lace edging. Sample

Tape lace in the making. The lace is incomplete and still attached to the backing cloth. It is shaped - possibly as an edging for a tray cloth. Home made or hobby lace.Tape lace edging. Incomplete. Machine made tapes with needle made fillings.

Machine made muslin applique Fichu. Muslin appliqued onto machine made net using machine chain stitch.

Flouncing - costume trim.Embroidered net. Flounce of machine made net with floral design worked in chain stitch. Could possibly be handmade but is more likely to be machine made.

Flouncing - costume trimmingCarrickmacross flounce - muslin applique on machine made net. Handmade including some embroidered net fillings and some guipure sections. The inclusion of embroidered flowers is rather unusual.

Fashion accessory. Home made or hobby lace. Belonged to Mrs Calder Oliver (donor's mother)Tape lace dress front. Machine made tapes with needle made fillings

Chemical lace. The design was machine embroidered onto a base fabric which was then chemically dissolved away.Collar with standing neck edge.

Machine embroidered net scarf

Fashion accessory. Collar of Machine made tapes with needle made filling stitches.

Home made or hobby laceHandkerchief Machine made tape with needle made filling stitches

Costume trimming. Probably machine madeEdging. Cut edge is irregular

Use: Domestic. Household trimmingBobbin motifs appliqued onto machine net

Fashion Item. Bonnet veils were very fashionable during the 19th century. At this time old lace was highly valued - in this case old Argentan needle lace motifs (mid 18th century) have been reclaimed and appliqued onto machine made cotton net to form this 19th century bonnet veil. Probably home-made.Mid 18th century Argentan needle lace motifs appliqued onto machine-made cotton net.lace veil, bonnet veil.

Use: Domestic: Household trimmingBobbin lace edging

Use: Domestic. FashionMachine made embroidered net

An excellent example of Australian ladies fashion of the time.Exceptional two piece dress with fitted and boned bodice and bustle skirt and train. Bodice features many panels and internal whaleboning with cotton lining. Waist tape to secure. Pointed waistband to the exterior, trimmed in panels of velvet and lace inserts. Pleated sleeves and high, stand up collar with white cotton insert. Row of metal hooks and eyes to secure at the centre front, covered with a row of small metal and enamel buttons with butterfly design (all present) and hand finished button holes. Another row of hooks and eyes over the top. Skirt is full with the gathers focused on the centre back with a row of cartridge pleats and metal hooks and eyes to secure at the waist. Row of cotton tape sits under the hips to be gathered into the desired fullness. Ornamental panels of velvet provide a faux wrap styling to the front. Underskirt of silk faille with a box pleated trim to the hem. Underneath is a third hem finished in a row of white cambric and lace trim. Train falls from the waist and displays the same hem treatments as the dress. The dress has been mostly machine sewn but with large amounts of hand sewn finishing.none

Five embroidery threads in skeins of shades of yellow (2) and green (3). One large wooden spool with small amount of brown thread. One Coats 60 thread bobbin lace white on a wooden reel. One Sylko 24 beige thread on wooden reel. One small wooden reel with no labels and pink thread. One ball of DMC 12 Perle thread in pale pinkCoats - J & P Coats 1000 Beste Qualitat meter vier fach Spezialertzeugnis fur fabrikanten 60. Dewhurst's Sylko Machine twist 24 Silk Substitute Shells. DMC Coton Perle 12 Made in France 10grams 141 yds. Anchor Soft Embroidery Fast Colour 110m/10.9 yd. Lesh & Handsley Perline Mercerised cottons . Sylko Trademark Embroidery Shade no 13 Made in England Silk Substitute J Dewhurst & Sons (Skipton) Size A color 334

This light woollen evening dress is made from Peppinella, a new fabric Norma Tullo introduced into her range in 1973. The fabric was used exclusively by Tullo, and came from the wool of Peppin Merino (first introduced into Australia in 1858 by the Peppin brothers). According to the papers of the day Tullo’s 1973 winter collection featured ‘St. Trinian’s styles to garments dripping lace, in bold plain colours to floral prints.” Shirley Lyle designed the floral fabric. Norma Tullo (1935-2019) was one of the leading fashion designers of her time, establishing her label in 1956. After establishing a business the Old Metropole Arcade in Melbourne in 1956, with three sewing machines, Tullo's ready to wear fashions for young women became sought after, and her business flourished. In 1966 the Japanese department store chain Isetan Co Ltd began to mass-produce her garments for their stores across Japan. Tullo closed her label in 1977, and later worked for Fletcher Jones. Ann Carew, 2020The dress is historically significant as a dress designed by Norma Tullo, a leading fashion designer of the 1960s and 1970s. During this period the Australian Wool Industry strove to promote wool, and to develop light woollen fabrics to compete with new synthetic fibres such as rayon. The garment is historically significant for the use of a merino wool showcasing its versatility for dress fabrics. Full length woman's dress with full skirt and long sleeves, collared with open neck and pleat work on bodice. Material is predominately red with a repeated pattern featuring posie of blue and mauve flowers.Inscribed, black label on back neck left of zip, 'TULLO/IN/PEPPINELLA/AUSTRALIA MERINO WOOL'; Inscribed, white satin label on back neck right of zip, 'DRY CLEAN ONLY'; Inscribed, white satin label underneath above label, 'SIZE 12/To Fit Bust 34"/To Fit Waistwool, rmit design archives, rmit university, woman's dress, textile design, australian fashion

A souvenir from Egypt. It contains a central image of the Sphinx, the Great Pyramids and man seated on camel. There are flags and images of military leaders. The date is unknown but assumed to be from the first World War period. Flags around the central image are from countries allied in World War One, clockwise from bottom left: Sultanate of Egypt (red flag used 1914-1918) ; flag of Belgium ; Russian flag and image of Tsar Nicholas II in top left ; a form of the UK flag with King George V ; French flag ; Italian flag ; and the Serbian flag in bottom right. The connection with Legacy is not known. The founders of Legacy were all returned servicemen who returned from overseas service in World War One so would be familiar with similar sentimental souvenirs that were purchased in Egypt and sent home to loved ones.A record of a type of souvenir from Egypt at the end of World War I. Founding Legatees would have been familiar with Egyptian souvenirs from World War 1.Square printed cloth (possibly silk) with gold lace outer edge, machine stitched possibly at a later date. Printed section contains central image of Egyptian Sphinx, pyramids and man seated on camel (facing right) Surrounding main picture is a series of portraits of leaders of various countries with respective national flags either side.Souvenir of Egyptsouvenir, world war one

A remnant of pin-tucked cotton and crochet lace fabric, cut from another article, cylindrical in shape with machine stitching joining the edges. There are two bands of crochet lace fabric, the lower one with scalloped edging.favaloro, pin-tucks

White cotton drawers with fine crochet and needlework lace on the legs. Lace edging 15 cms wide. The waistband fastens at the back with two buttons. A gathered section is detachable and fastens to the waistband with two buttons. This section has a machined center seam. At the front two darts are placed on either side of the central seam.cotton drawers, bloomers, early underwear, vintage underwear

The Fashion & Design collection of Kew Historical Society includes examples of women’s, men’s, children’s and infants' clothing from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. While the collection includes some examples of international fashion, most items were handmade or purchased in Melbourne. White cotton machine made net bolero with tambour work and a chemical lace medallion inserted centre backfashion and textiles collection - kew historical society, lace, women's clothing