Lorna Law (EGV) mounted pieces onto the backing fabric after children made the pieces in class. Inspired by hangings made by New Zealand embroiderers to hang in the new Globe Theatre in London. On the way to London they were hung in the Great Hall of the National Gallery in Melbourne.Brown cotton, edged in a shiny green cord. Birds, animals, fish etc. in a multitude of bright colours. Appliqued pieces sewn by children.embroidery, applique, children, class sampler, hanging

This sampler booklet was made by Rose Plummer. She was born in Albury in 1886. During late 19th and early 20th centuries, women and girls made handicraft samplers as essential educational tools to learn and display needlework skills and record patterns. These embroidered pieces served as both a "textile Curriculum Vitae" for working-class girls and a public declaration of accomplishment and diligence for girls of all backgrounds. Simple samplers were a standard part of a girl's education and often simply recorded the alphabet, numbers, and more advanced stitches through a process of repetition and imitation. The samplers were also a way to record and share decorative patterns and stitches. They demonstrated a young girl's proficiency in needlework and sewing, essential skills for household linen and mending. For working-class girls, samplers acted as a practical "textile Curriculum Vitae," showcasing their sewing abilities to potential employers for domestic service or related employment. This book was donated to the Wodonga & District Historical Society by Nancy Beasley, daughter of Rose Plummer.A book filled with samples of embroidery and crochet work.embroidery skills, women's craft

Worked in Needlework Class - 1960s at Technical College Sampler was made by students to help understand how thread, fabric and needlework work together to create a pattern and texture.Blue cotton sampler embroidered with various embroidery stitches, ends bound with bias binding. Includes cream insert with needles. embroidery, needlework

Result of class with Gabriella SzokolyaiLong bell pull with 7 panels of different panels depicting Hungarian embroidery. Some stitches of which are listed on the back. Top edge is in a narrow rod with red cord and tassels.Fabric label " Hungarian Sampler: 1-, 2-Kalocsa, 3- Paloc, 4- Matyo, 5- ,6- Buzsak, 7- , Sept. 1983 with Gabriella Szokluai, Merle Whittleembroidery, hungary, bell pull, flower, floral, surface stitchery

Eileen Hall stitched this sampler in a class given by Winifred Clayton, who was the first teacher to come to the Guild from England. Threads saving technique employed, apparently a Danish king decreed that due to scarcity of thread that embroidery should be worked this way.Sampler shows a variety of stitches, satin, chain, stem, couching, etc., using a technique to save thread. Colours are pinks, light and dark, greens and yellows. A double sided mounting allows the back of work to be seen. This sampler was stitched to save thread. Threads have not been carried across the back of the work.1964embroidery, surface stitchery, 1960-80, australia

Worked in Needlework Class - 1943 At high schoolPink sampler - cotton Loose cream insert - other Blanket stich edge Various embroidery stitchesEmbroideredpink needlework sampler, needlework, heather mcnamara & isobel mcnamara