Weldon's Practical Drawn Thread Work Price sixpence Weldon & Co. 7 Southampton Street, Strand, WC.Booklet containing 70 illustrations & instructions for drawn thread designs.weldon's, drawn thread work

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

Donor believes it is Hungarian and over 100 years old (1872) worked by peasants.Small square of linen cloth with stylized motfis on a drawn thread ground. The technique resembles Sicilian drawn thread work.embroidery, sicily, drawn thread, white work, hungary

The cloth has the four corners decorated in drawn thread work and embroidery. The border is in filet crochet which echoes the design of the embroidery, some foxing, especially in drawn thread work.embroidery, whitework, drawn thread, crochet

This mat is decorated with drawn thread embroidery with a filet crochet border.embroidery, drawn thread, crochet

White linen handkerchief with wide border of drawn thread work.embroidery, drawn thread, china

Stitched in her donor's mother's house by ladies in Vietnam.White linen sheet with bands of exquisite drawn thread work. embroidery, drawn thread work, vietnam

Made by Donor's great grandmother.White collar, drawn thread, possible grape motif, crochet edging.embroidery, drawn thread, collars, late 19th century, australia

This is a beautiful mat with exquisite drawn thread work, embroidery and a filet lace edge.embroidery, white work, mats, drawn thread

Stitched in the donor's mother's home in Vietnam by ladies in VietnamWhite linen serviette with a geometric design in drawn thread work and embroidery in one corner.embroidery, drawn thread, vietnam

Drawn thread work on white linen in a geometric design. Stitchery is in context with work from Northern Europe and Russia.embroidery, drawn thread, mats, russia

Semi circular tea cosy with surround frill in delicate drawn thread work on fine white linen. Also a pale yellow inner pad.embroidery, drawn thread, white work, tea cosy

Donor believes it is Hungarian and over 100 years old (1872) worked by peasants.Square cloth with drawn ground and a design of stylized animals, finished with a crocheted edge echoing the main pattern. Technique resembles Sicilian drawn thread work.embroidery, table cloth, white work, drawn thread, sicily, hungary

Drawn thread and surface embroidery. Natural coloured linen. Very open drawn ground. Bars are formed by drawing threads and cording. Fabric left, not drawn creating a design of animals and trees.embroidery, drawn thread, table cloths, surface stitchery, animals, animal

Gift of the late Mrs Lily Louch, Murrumbeena in 16/8/1979.Fine linen ground with drawn-thread work in a border and a geometric design around three central Tenerife style squares. Surface embroidery of white roses and blossom. Possibly of Chinese workmanship made for the European trade.embroidery, drawn thread, mats, late 19th century, china

The cloth is thought to have been worked on the ship on the way to Australia in 1922.Unfinished cloth of cream linen, with a 120 mm wide band of drawn thread work around each side, unfinished on one and a half sides. The working area of the cloth is mounted on a purpose-made frame, which is padded. The frame would be moved on as each section of embroidery is completed. Also included is a reel of cotton.embroidery, drawn thread, frame, supper cloth, cloth

This item is part of the collection of Ecclesiastical Linen once used by St. Andrews Anglican Church on the corner of the Esplanade and 14 Drummond St, Dennington, Victoria. The first Anglican service was conducted on December 22nd, 1907. The church was decommissioned in January 2003. This item is part of the Ecclesiastical Linen collection, which is significant for its examples of handworked embroidery and drawn-thread work from the early 20th century. The items are also examples of a collection used for religious services during this period. The Ecclesiastical Linen is also significant for its association with the early development of the local township of Dennington and the importance the the community of setting aside land in the 1850's for the purpose of religious worship. The Ecclesiastical Linen is also significant for its connection to St Andrews Anglican Church, Dennington. The church was funded and attended by the local community in the early 1900's and is now listed on the Victorian Heritage Database (VHD 118083) as a building of historical and social significance. Chalice cover, part of a set of Ecclesiastical Linen once used in St. Andrew's Anglican Church, Dennington, Victoria, between the years 1907 and 2003. The white fabric has been hand stitched and a drawn-thread design of a cross has been handworked into the fabric. Drawn-thread symbol [cross]flagstaff hill, warrnambool, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, great ocean road, st andrews anglican church dennington, dennington church, warrnambool church 1907, ecclesiastical linen, communion linen, hand worked linen, religious service, religious ceremony, ceremonial linen, chalice cover, drawn-thread, needlework

Probably English. ? Chalice cover.Exceptional drawn thread centre. Unusual border embellishments.White cotton mat with elaborate central drawn thread diamond shape patter. In each corner is a foliage design in whitework with eyelets, stem stitch and bullions. Three raw edges and one selvedge.

Made and donated by the donor.Exquisite drawn and pulled thread table cloth in a modern design. It is cream lauder gauze with a geometric design in pulled thread in each corner and two borders.embroidery, drawn thread, pulled thread, table cloth

White linen cloth with wide hemstitch edge and mitred corners. 13 square crochet panels are inserted. Hand stitched. Broderie anglaise border.embroidery, tablecloth, crochet, broderie anglaise

Miss M. Black (member)Drawn fabric work, even weave linen with self coloured geometric design covering the central area and decorative drawn fabric hem. Eight different stitches have been included. Designed and embroidered by the maker. embroidery, mats, 1960-80, australia, drawn fabric

Made for donor's mother by Vietnamese ladies in her house in Vietnam.White linen pillow case with a design of scrolls and flowers in white work embroidery and filet work. The back flap is closed with handmade Dorset style buttons.embroidery, vietnam, whitework, pillow case

One of a number of samplers (see 1206, 1207, 1205) embroidered by the donor's aunt, whilst studying at the Royal School of Needlework. She taught and judged embroidery throughout England.Square linen mat with drawn thread borders and a floral spray with drawn thread designs in the centre.embroidery, samplers, 1940-60, pulled thread, drawn thread, england

Heavy white linen embroidered with two different bands of drawn thread work. Large flowers in drawn thread and satin stitch.Y. WRIGHT (signature)embroidery, drawn thread, bedcovers, 1900-20

Ref: F.Hill C 015 2/4Small linen doily. Has drawn thread work in the centre of the doily.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, linen doily, linen, doily, drawn thread work

The handkerchief was made and owned by Mary Ann Simmons, born about 1857 in Cuckfield, Sussex, England. She died in 1914 in England. It was then owned by Edith Mary Etherton (nee Upton) born 10-2-1888 at Chatfield Cottages, London Lane, Cuckfield, Sussex, England. Mary died in Yarram, Victoria, Australia 29-3-1969. The next owner was Edith Mary Lodge (nee Etherton) aka Mary Coxedge, born 10-2-1959 at Chatfield Cottages, London Lane, Cuckfield, Sussex, England. She died in December 1998 at Nagambie, Victoria, Australia. The family moved to Australia in 1922. The last owner was Nancy Mavis Lambrick (nee Lodge) born 25-7-1937 at Tarralgon, Victoria, Australia. The handkerchief is a very good example of fine drawn thread handmade needlework and handed down through the family over generations. Ladies handkerchief. Hand worked, fine cotton, off-white coloured handkerchief. Drawn thread work with bobbin lace edging. C. 1876flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, handmade handkerchief, fine cotton handkerchief, drawn thread work handkerchief, ladies handkerchief, mary ann simmons, edith mary lodge (nee etherton), mary coxedge, nancy mavis lambrick, chatfield cottages, london lane, cuckfield, sussex, england, drawn thread work

Pink linen sachets with cream drawn thread embroidery and a looped buttonholed edge.embroidery, drawn thread, 1940-60, needle weaving, reunion island

White lawn with rolled hem and a border of five double rows of drawn thread work.H.S. Waters (in blue cross stitch)embroidery, drawn thread, scotland

An 18th-century fichu was a lightweight, typically white triangular or square neckerchief made of muslin, linen, or cotton, worn by women to cover the chest and neck. Popular from the early-to-late 18th century, these versatile garments were often folded, draped, or pinned over low-cut bodices, acting both as a modest covering and a fashionable accessory.  Muslin with embroidered frill - fichu has design of wheat scrolling above the frill and in the corner. Flowers in drawn thread.embroidery, whitework, drawn thread, fischu, early 19th century, france

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