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Clunes Museum
Domestic object - TABLE LINEN
... /MOTIF EDGING IN THE CORNERS Domestic object TABLE LINEN ...HAND SEWN, SQUARE, WHITE LINEN TABLE CENTRE, HEMSTITCHED EDGES WITH FINE COTTON CROCHET MEDALLION/MOTIF EDGING IN THE CORNERSNILmanchester, hand sewn, needlework -
Mont De Lancey
Functional object - Wooden Sewing Box, Unknown
The domestic sewing box would have been used in the home.A brown varnished rectangular wooden lidded Sewing Box with a lift out top section which has 16 varying sized compartments for storing sewing accessories. There is a has a hollow area underneath the tray. The lid is attached with brass hinges and it has a brass lock and small key. There are several sewing items included - cotton reels and thread, assorted darning thread for hosiery, wool and nylon threads, a box of black pins, assorted sewing needles, thimbles, small decorative sewing scissors, black rolled tape, mixed buttons, hooks and eyes, nickel plated fittings for hats, vintage stocking hooks, a stick of white chalk, two (one green and one ivory) antique cotton thread winders and a medium sized vintage safety pin.a Variety of brands of items include - 'Rite Tone', 'Della Darn' 'C No Darn', 'Clark's Filosheen' hosiery thread, 'Barbour's Linen Wax Thread', 'The Flora MacDonald Best Steel Bodkins' 'National Hat Guard' nickel plated steel and brass fittings, 'Chadwick's Wool and Nylon' reinforcing mending thread, 'The Myrene Snap Studio' size 1 rustless press studs, 'The Pagoda Brand' rolled tape 5 yds, 'Cross Fox Brand' Best quality Steel Stems (long plastic headed pins), 'Toledo' brass thimble and a black box of 'F. Tayler & Co's Solid Headed Mixed Pins'. The brass lock has 'SECURE PATENT' stamped in to it on the inside of the edge of the front of the box. there is also a small VR with a tiny rounded pattern opposite the Patent sign. sewing equipment, sewing box, sewing, embroidery scissors, functional object -
Mont De Lancey
Domestic object - Tablecloth
Square, white damask tablecloth, with leaf design and a spoke stiched edge.tableware, table linen, household textiles -
Mont De Lancey
Domestic object - Note holder
Beige, linen note holder, embroidered with blue blue flowers with yellow centres and green leaves and the word "Notes" above the flowers. The holder is edged with narrow blue bias binding and a loop for hanging. It also has a 1 cm wide cardboard strip as a stiffener across the top, stitched into place.holders, note accessories -
Mont De Lancey
Domestic object - Table runner
White cotton table runner, with a white embroidered butterfly amongst white stems, flowers and leaves at each end. The runner has white, scalloped, embroidered and crocheted edges.household textiles, table linen -
Mont De Lancey
Domestic object - Table runner
White, cotton table runner with a central strip flanked by cotton zig-zag strips, 2 cm cotton strips and then outer, scalloped, crocheted edges all around.table runner, table linen, household textiles -
Mont De Lancey
Domestic object - Hand towel
White,cotton, square-patterned hand towel with a spok edged hem on one end and a crocheted, flower pattern edge on the other.bath linen, hand towels, towels -
Mont De Lancey
Domestic object - Table runner
White, linen table runner with hand embroidery with floral patterns in various styles.table linen, table ware, table runners, embroidery -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Domestic object - Towel
Pale yellow 'Huckaback' linen towel with 'Fleur De Lise' pattern imprinted at both ends.manchester, bath linen -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Domestic object - Towel
Cream 'Huckaback' linen towel with insert of lattice crochet at both ends.manchester, bath linen, handcrafts, needlework -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Domestic Object - PATCHWORK, EMBROIDERY, NEEDLEWORK, CROCHET, LINEN & LACE, Date Unknown
1 White Square Linen & Lace Table Centerpiece with Multiple Green, Orange & Yellow Contrasting Thread in Geometric Circular Motifs.handcrafts, lace, table centrepiece -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Domestic Object - PATCHWORK, EMBROIDERY, NEEDLEWORK, CROCHET, LINEN & LACE, Date Unknown
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
1 Square White Linen & Lace Table Centrepiece With Wheel Motifs.handcrafts, country crafts, table centrepiece -
Mont De Lancey
Domestic object - Sewing basket, Unknown
A brown cane oval woven sewing basket with a lid which has a pink studded silk lining. It contains - a pair of scissors, a cotton reel, embroidery thread, a bone handled crochet hook, tailors chalk, plastic containers, darning wool, press studs, bias binding, a doily and applique flowers.Crotchet cotton - Coates fast 609 colour Mercer Crotchet 60, 6 Black British Snap press studs - Guaranteed Rustless Size 1 Made in England, Standard darning Wool, Tailor's Chalk - RogeR & Gallet Paris, Scissors 101, 89 on one side of blades and Razor Silver Steel Saranti Forge Nogent france on the other side, Standard darning Wool Co Pty Ltd Stawell, Vic. Australia, steel crotchet hook has an embossed pattern on the handle, Superior Linen Thread No 30, Lindsay Thompson (Threads) Ltd Belfast, black pure flax linen thread 60 750 yards reverse twist.sewing baskets, baskets, sewing equipment -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Textile - Drawn thread tablecloth
Drawn thread was an embroidery technique that appeared in the 17th century. In the late 19th and early 20th century it was used on linen and cotton to create decorative functional items such as this tablecloth. The item is of significance socially as an example of a decorative domestic object from the early 1900s. It is a fine example of drawn thread embroidery.Handmade decorative tablecloth created from soft white linen. A crochet lace edge decorates the outer edge of the tablecloth and drawn thread work has been used to create two large inner borders as well as fine edging borders.flagstaff hill maritime museum and village, great ocean road, shipwreck coast, great ocean road, tablecloth, linen, crochet lace, drawn thread work, textile, domestic object, decorative lace edging