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Kew Historical Society Inc
Accessory, Needlepoint Case: Embroidered Silk Exterior with Internal Mirror, 1940s
The Kew Historical Society's Fashion & Design collection includes a small and representative collection of women's fashion accessories, purchased, inherited or collected by members of the Society. These items date from the Nineteenth and Twentieth centuries, and conform to fashions and styles popular during the period of their use. Some of the items are handmade, while others are mass-produced commercial products. Black silk embroidered with flowers compact with and internal mirrorfashion accessories, personal accessories -
Orbost & District Historical Society
doily, Woodward, Ruth (daughter of Alan Richardson), 1910-1930
Doily was hand made by Riuth Woodward who was the daughter of Alan Richardson, a sawmiller at Tabbara. He held ticket for the paddlesteamer Curlip.This item represents an important pastime of Australian women of the late 19th to mid 20th century. Women's focus was the home and its decoration was important. Embroidery and crochet work was an affordable way to personalise and add aesthetic value, and examples of embroidered and crocheted pieces could be found in most Australian homes, decorating or protecting furniture, floors and walls, and keeping off flies and insects from food.Small square needlepoint doily with kangaroo pattern and beaded triangular fringe. Centre is white with pink clear beading.doily handcrafts needlework beading richardson-alan -
Wangaratta Art Gallery
Textile, Paul Yore, Map, 2012
I see my work with textiles as always a negotiation of both the poetic and the political. A medium often relegated to the realm of ‘craft’, I see working with wool as a subtly subversive methodology, and an opportunity to engage in socio-political critique. As a laborious yet cathartic craft, the delicately feminine familiarity and domestic warmth of my hand-sewn tapestries allows me to open up and question traditional notions of masculinity through the enactment of a highly personalized queer ritual. Furthermore, wool carries with it frontier pastoral associations of early colonial expansion, and it is in this context that the work Map, which is based on the ethnographic mapping of indigenous language groups, was envisioned.contemporaryWangaratta Art Gallery Collection. Work acquired as winner of 2013 Wangaratta Contemporary Textile Award. Digital reproduction courtesy of the artist, Neo Parc Melbourne and Hugo Michell Gallery Adelaide.A rectangular wool needlepoint textile work that features a multi-coloured map of Australia on a black and white checkered background. textile, wcta, wangaratta art gallery, paul yore, wool needlepoint -
Tennis Australia
Booklet, Circa 1977
Booklet: 'NEEDLEPOINT PROJECTS'. Contains instructions for decorative tennis racquet covers. Softcover. Copyrighted 1977. Materials: Ink, Paper, Cardboardtennis -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Clothing - Nightdress
Richelieu embroidery - White openwork: the pattern outlined in buttonhole stitch and linked by bars (often with picots, like needlepoint lace) with the fabric background cut awayNightdress, ladies - (cotton) french seams Cut out work with Richelieu embroidered. Arm sleeve edges buttonholed with picots.costume, female nightwear -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Film - Video (VHS), Open Day Eltham Living and Learning Centre, 1988
This cottage-like dwelling has changed ownership several times since it was first built in the 1850s by local tanner John Pearson. The Living and Learning Centre as we know it today is the product of the energetic, reforming era of the Whitlam Government. Set up by the local council in 1974. Unedited amateur video (filmed by Vivienne?) with some voiceover and chatting with others. Significant VHS tape noise/flicker and colour pulsing. Opens with Living & Learning Centre sign on Main Road and “Open Day Here Today” attached to it. Views of entrance into carpark, dog obedience class demonstration near entrance, leadlight construction display in workshop, basket weaving, face painting, exterior garden landscape with herb garden, brick pottery shed, peppercorn tree, children’s activities, interior views showing artworks of life drawings, general engagement with other people (audio), candle room, pottery, children’s entertainer in garden, wool spinning, some attempts at engagement with Claire Fitzpatrick, Thai Chi demonstration, floral presentations, patchwork, needlepoint, knitting, some interior scenes very dark, weaving, cane basket weaving.VHS Video cassette (poor quality) Converted to MP4 file format 00:31:39; 746MBeltham living and learning centre, open day, dog obedience class, leadlight, basket weaving, face painting, artworks, life drawing, candle room, pottery, wool spinning, claire fitzpatrick, thai chi, patchwork, needlepoint, knitting, weaving, cane basket weaving, main road, eltham, video recording -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Clothing - Lace Trim
This elegant lace is machine made with a spotted background above a floral pattern. It is reminiscent of a fine needlepoint lace. This type of lace remained popular into the 20th century being used mainly to decorate women’s clothing. Due to its open appearance it was used to embellish and be worn over clothing of a different colour.The Amess family owned Churchill Island from 1872 to 1929Machine made lace with spotted and floral patternchurchill island, lace, janet amess lace collection, trim, amess -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Clothing - lace trim
This elegant lace is machine made with a spotted background above a floral pattern. It is reminiscent of a fine needlepoint lace. This type of lace remained popular into the 20th century being used mainly to decorate women’s clothing. Due to its open appearance it was used to embellish and be worn over clothing of a different colour.The Amess family owned Churchill Island from 1872 to 1929machine made lace spotted and floral pattern same as 0005.1churchill island, lace, janet amess, lace collection -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Clothing - Lace Trim
Torchon lace, also known as ‘beggars’ lace is one of the simplest forms of bobbin lace. This lace trim length (3cm x 65cm) which was hand made, is off-white in colour. The thread used is thicker than that used on the finer needlepoint laces and was originally worked in linen although cotton was also used. Due to its strength and softness it was favoured to be used as a trim on undergarments.The Amess family owned Churchill Island from 1872 to 1929length of lace trim, off-white colour; hand-made Torchon (duster) lace; used on underwearchurchill island, lace, janet amess lace collection, amess, trim -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Book, Bio Print, Connecting Threads & Thoughts produced by The Creating Spirit Group, 2014
This book collates the memories and stories behind the needlepoint kneelers from St Margaret's Anglican Church, Eltham and St Faith's Anglican Church, Montmorency. Contents include: The building of the two churches- how the kneelers were made - the stories of the kneeler makers - the kneelers (photographs and descriptions). The names of the creators of the kneelers include: Marjorie Taylor, Barbara Talbot, Molly Hennessey, Margaret and Ivy Reynolds, Jacquie Weekes and Ivian GilbertThis book is significant for the culmination of research on the contribution of women in particular to the life of the Anglican Church communities of Eltham and Montmorency in the 1980s.SoftcoverISBN 978066911076 [printed on sticker on title page] Presented on 30 March 2014 to: Eltham District Historical Society by the Creating Spirit group from St Margaret's Church Elthamst faiths anglican church, st margarets anglican church, kneelers, needlework, women, marjorie taylor, barbara talbot, molly hennessey, margaret reynolds, ivy reynolds, jacquie weekes, ivian gilbert -
National Wool Museum
Picture, La Verdure aux Canards
"La Verdure Aux Canards" (Greenery with Ducks) is a large scale, needlepoint picture created by the late Mrs Marion Averay (wife of the donor) between January 1971 and April 1972 whilst she and her husband were living in France. It has been worked in Gobelin stitch on a 19hpi linen canvas. The canvas and threads (wool and silk) were purchased from the Langlois tapestry manufacturers of France. The design is a copy of a handwoven 18th century Aubusson tapestry.handicrafts, langlois, averay, mrs marion -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Clothing - Lace Trim
This is a broad (6.5cm) machine made lace with an undulating garland pattern for a length of 93cm. Lace was always an expensive luxury item and was time consuming in its manufacture. With the advent of machine made net in 1809 and the eventual development of more detailed machine made lace, which by 1870 could imitate all types of handmade lace, it could be made much more quickly and in larger quantities and was therefore cheaper and more accessible to everyone. This piece resembles a fine needlepoint lace such as Alençon. The Amess family owned Churchill Island from 1872 to 1929 Broad machine made lace trim with wavy patternchurchill island, lace, janet amess lace collection, amess, trim -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, Old Lace: A handbook for Collectors, 1908
Brown hard covered book was an account of the different styles of lace, their history, characteristics and Manufacture. Library cards from the Ballarat Technical Art School are still in place in the back of the book.ballarat technical art school library, library catalogue cards and date stamps, lace, cutwork, punto in aria, italian bobbin lace, venetian needlepoint, burano lace, milanese lace, cretan lace, flanders lace, belgian lace, mechlin lace, antwerp lace, valenciennes lace, dutch lace, alencon lace, argentan lace, lille lace, arras lace, chantilly lace, english needlepoint, english bobbin lace, irish laces, blondes, library cards, library date stamp, bookplate -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Book, Kangaroo Press Pty Ltd, Needlelace Stitches: classic and contemporary, 1989
Kenthurst, N.S.W. : Kangaroo Press, 1989 160 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm. non-fictionneedlepoint lace., lace