Purchased for 12 pounds from the Russell Family who owned a large grazing property between Geelong and Ballarat, by Miss Lucy Shaw. It was paid for by Miss Shaw and Miss Jean Rentoul. Miss Shaw paid for the re-covering which was organised by Mrs Isabel Dellar, Drama Teacher.A dark wood chaise lounge with a rolled back and arms. Re-covered in a dramatic plum and magenta tapestry weave.morongo

1978, advanced morris folk dancing, another way, astrology, basic car mechanics, basic carpentry, basketry, carpentry, contract bridge. macrame, copper work, cottage crafts, craftwork, crochet, dressmaking, dyeing co-op, eltham living and learning centre, fitness, folk dancing, french cookery, gardening, haircutting, homemade christmas gifts, homestead cookery, international cookery, lead light, life drawing, organic vegetable gardening, patchwork, pottery, pottery wheelwork, primitive weaving, program, reflexology, rug weaving, shire of eltham, spinning, tapestry weaving, two and four shaft weaving, typing, vegetarian cookery, wine making and tasting, woodwork, yoga

Made by Portland Fibre Group, 1996-2004: specifically Mary Sharrock, Dot Kelly, Ollie Dellar, Doris Amor and Ede Bailey.Tapestry woven in wool on twine warp. Cream coloured background with pale blue flecks of colour, central motif of coat of arms - features two birds standing on grey platforms to either side of shield. Central to the shield is a masted sailing vessel sitting atop blue and white horizontal lines representing the ocean. Around the sails of the vessel are radiating yellow rays and a blue surrounds representing sunburst against blue sky. The top third of shield shows a pair of sheep heads against a red background. Above the shield is depicted a helmet, crowned with a whale. Blue plumage is shown coming from the helmet and framing the whale.Front: (Weavers' initials, except Ede Bailey, woven into tapestry and are seen on the hem). Back: (no inscriptions)town of portland, textile, tapestry, weaving

The loom belonged to Lilian Joyce Mann. Ms Mann owned a shop in Jacob Street which sold handmade soft toys and handwoven items. She was a founding and life member of the Geelong Handweavers and Spinners Guild. She died on the 17th July 2007 in her 92nd year. The design was to be an image of three candles.W7225 Design for tapestry begun on loom registration no.7225weaving, geelong handweavers and spinners guild inc., tapestry, weaving looms, mann, ms lilian joyce

The loom belonged to Ms Lilian Joyce Mann. Ms Mann owned a shop in Jacob Street which sold handmade soft toys and handwoven items. She was a founding and life member of the Geelong Handweavers and Spinners Guild. She died on the 17th July 2007 in her 92nd year. (See Reg. no. 7219 for full history.)W7226 Photocopied design for tapestry, inscribed 'Doris Lessing: back down to earth with a bang.'weaving, geelong handweavers and spinners guild inc., tapestry, weaving looms, mann, ms lilian joyce

Wangaratta Art Gallery Collection. Acquired with the assistance of The Robert Salzer Foundation.A small hand-woven tapestry featuring a jagged line pattern in shades of blue on a ochre coloured background.tim gresham, tapestry, weaving

Wangaratta Art Gallery Collection. Acquired with the assistance of The Robert Salzer Foundation.A small tapestry featuring dark blue and white rippling lines on a light blue and aqua background.tim gresham, tapestry, weaving, textile

LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION: Sacred Heart Cathedral Bendigo Photo of two new tapestries for the wall of the church. Tapestrys weaved by Polished born artist Mrs Sonya Carrington-Zakrzewska.bendigo, history, churches

LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION: Sacred Heart Cathedral Bendigo Photo of two new tapestries on the wall of the church. Tapestrys weaved by Polished born artist Mrs Sonya Carrington-Zakrzewska.bendigo, history, churches

Yakan textiles, known as tennun, are intricate, handwoven fabrics from the Yakan people of Basilan, Philippines, characterized by vibrant colours and complex geometric patterns. Traditionally woven by women on backstrap looms using abaca, cotton, or silk, these textiles represent cultural identity, resilience, and high-level craftsmanship.Woven cloth with tapestry weaving technique in some areas. Geometric patterns in red, black, yellow, orange, pink, white and green. Mainly cotton, some pink threads in silk.weaving, early 20th century, table cloths

LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION: Sacred Heart Cathedral Bendigo Photo of two new tapestries for the wall of the church. 2 copies Tapestrys weaved by Polished born artist Mrs Sonya Carrington-Zakrzewska.bendigo, history, churches

LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION: Sacred Heart Cathedral Bendigo Photo of two new tapestries for the wall of the church. Tapestrys weaved by Polished born artist Mrs Sonya Carrington-Zakrzewska. 13 May 1974bendigo, history, churches

This item is part of the Federation University Art Collection. The Art Collection features over 1000 works and was listed as a 'Ballarat Treasure' in 2007.A large tapestry woven from the artwork 'Diggers' by David Larwill. art, artwork, david larwill, victorian tapestry workshop, weaving, textiles

Textiles, yellow cotton cushion cover. One side overlayed by tapestry weave fabric. Drawn thread work has created an all over 12 X 12 pattern of 3 cm squares. Each square has an embroidered wheel spoke pattern of yellow embroidery cotton. Machine made. Unfinished.textiles, domestic, cushion cover

Wangaratta Art Gallery CollectionA small maquette tapestry featuring a scalloped design in a colour palette of white, olive, and grey.tim gresham, weaving, tapestry, textile

This item is part of the Federation University Art Collection. The Art Collection features over 1000 works and was listed as a 'Ballarat Treasure' in 2007.Tapestry depicting Ballarat University College symbol and logo.art, artwork, weaving, tapestry

Marie Cook is an accomplished Australian tapestry weaver who draws inspiration from nature, memory, and everyday life. With decades of practice, including time as a weaver at the Australian Tapestry Workshop in the late 1970s, Cook translates subtle nuances of colour and texture into hand-woven works that celebrate the enduring tradition of tapestry. Based on the southwest coast of Victoria, Cook is dedicated to mentoring emerging weavers and preserving the rich legacy of tapestry weaving for future generations. Cook is known for two major tapestries, Wattle and Pink Heath, both woven in 1979 for the Sofitel Hotel in Melbourne. Each tapestry is 3 metres by 6 metres, taking a team of 4 – 8 weavers to complete. Wattle and Pink Heath have remained popular depictions of Australian flora and are still much loved by Melbournians. The works exhibited in this exhibition are based on observational drawings Cook made during a visit to Roses Gap in the Grampians/Gariwerd.

Marie Cook is an accomplished Australian tapestry weaver who draws inspiration from nature, memory, and everyday life. With decades of practice, including time as a weaver at the Australian Tapestry Workshop in the late 1970s, Cook translates subtle nuances of colour and texture into hand-woven works that celebrate the enduring tradition of tapestry. Based on the southwest coast of Victoria, Cook is dedicated to mentoring emerging weavers and preserving the rich legacy of tapestry weaving for future generations. Cook is known for two major tapestries, Wattle and Pink Heath, both woven in 1979 for the Sofitel Hotel in Melbourne. Each tapestry is 3 metres by 6 metres, taking a team of 4 – 8 weavers to complete. Wattle and Pink Heath have remained popular depictions of Australian flora and are still much loved by Melbournians. The works exhibited in this exhibition are based on observational drawings Cook made during a visit to Roses Gap in the Grampians/Gariwerd.

Marie Cook is an accomplished Australian tapestry weaver who draws inspiration from nature, memory, and everyday life. With decades of practice, including time as a weaver at the Australian Tapestry Workshop in the late 1970s, Cook translates subtle nuances of colour and texture into hand-woven works that celebrate the enduring tradition of tapestry. Based on the southwest coast of Victoria, Cook is dedicated to mentoring emerging weavers and preserving the rich legacy of tapestry weaving for future generations. Cook is known for two major tapestries, Wattle and Pink Heath, both woven in 1979 for the Sofitel Hotel in Melbourne. Each tapestry is 3 metres by 6 metres, taking a team of 4 – 8 weavers to complete. Wattle and Pink Heath have remained popular depictions of Australian flora and are still much loved by Melbournians. The works exhibited in this exhibition are based on observational drawings Cook made during a visit to Roses Gap in the Grampians/Gariwerd.

Marie Cook is an accomplished Australian tapestry weaver who draws inspiration from nature, memory, and everyday life. With decades of practice, including time as a weaver at the Australian Tapestry Workshop in the late 1970s, Cook translates subtle nuances of colour and texture into hand-woven works that celebrate the enduring tradition of tapestry. Based on the southwest coast of Victoria, Cook is dedicated to mentoring emerging weavers and preserving the rich legacy of tapestry weaving for future generations. Cook is known for two major tapestries, Wattle and Pink Heath, both woven in 1979 for the Sofitel Hotel in Melbourne. Each tapestry is 3 metres by 6 metres, taking a team of 4 – 8 weavers to complete. Wattle and Pink Heath have remained popular depictions of Australian flora and are still much loved by Melbournians. The works exhibited in this exhibition are based on observational drawings Cook made during a visit to Roses Gap in the Grampians/Gariwerd.

The TAMA Collection comprises an extensive survey of contemporary (post-1970s) textile and fibre art practices in Australia with key international influences represented from time to time, such as Marcel Marois’ Mutation - Time: Blue, Grey, White, Red. Canadian artist Marcel Marois began his career at the height of a period of innovation and dynamic growth in tapestry weaving in the 1970s. Marois is known for his references to pixilated photographic imagery, particularly as seen in newspapers; his weaving recreates the detail of photographic blur. These four tapestries were acquired to commemorate the major contribution of the Gallery’s inaugural director, the late Pamela Gullifer AM, towards the establishment and development of Ararat Gallery in the early 1970s. An extensive and diligent fundraising campaign was undertaken by the local community between 1999 and 2002, challenged by the Canadian dollar strengthening relative to the Australian dollar in that period. Marois’ imagery references political, environmental and social events of his time and location. In this set of woven panels the artist refers to natural elements – air (blue); water (grey); earth (white) and fire (red).

Mike Brown is known for his bold use of colour and graffiti-like imagery. Charles Nodrum Gallery describe Brown as ‘a unique leader of alternative avant guard art in Australia, and a true bohemian eccentric. An artistic anarchist and polemicist, during his 30-year career he waged an unwavering war on art world conventions and sensibilities, critiquing mass culture, consumerism, sex, advertising, censorship, and embracing counterculture, alternative lifestyles and socialism.’ This tapestry was produced by the Victorian Tapestry Workshop Melbourne (now known as the Australian Tapestry Workshop) in South Melbourne, based on an original painting by Mike Brown. We have exhibited the weaving and painting together to provide a comparison of how artwork is translated into tapestry. The large area of dark blue at the centre top of the tapestry demonstrates how the weavers have used colour changes in the yarn to depict the painterly shading in the original painting. The Australian Tapestry Workshop (ATW) is an international leader in contemporary tapestry, collaborating with a diverse range of international and Australian artists to produce exceptional handwoven works of art. Established in 1976, ATW have created over 500 tapestries in creative collaborations for nearly 50 years, promoting innovation and excellence in tapestry weaving and textile art.

Mike Brown is known for his bold use of colour and graffiti-like imagery. Charles Nodrum Gallery describe Brown as ‘a unique leader of alternative avant guard art in Australia, and a true bohemian eccentric. An artistic anarchist and polemicist, during his 30-year career he waged an unwavering war on art world conventions and sensibilities, critiquing mass culture, consumerism, sex, advertising, censorship, and embracing counterculture, alternative lifestyles and socialism.’ This tapestry was produced by the Victorian Tapestry Workshop Melbourne (now known as the Australian Tapestry Workshop) in South Melbourne, based on an original painting by Mike Brown. We have exhibited the weaving and painting together to provide a comparison of how artwork is translated into tapestry. The large area of dark blue at the centre top of the tapestry demonstrates how the weavers have used colour changes in the yarn to depict the painterly shading in the original painting. The Australian Tapestry Workshop (ATW) is an international leader in contemporary tapestry, collaborating with a diverse range of international and Australian artists to produce exceptional handwoven works of art. Established in 1976, ATW have created over 500 tapestries in creative collaborations for nearly 50 years, promoting innovation and excellence in tapestry weaving and textile art.

This creative tapestry, woven in 1988, documents a thousand years of Warrnambool history. It hangs in the Great Circle Gallery at Flagstaff Hill and complements the theme of the display. Three local women, with the help of Museum staff, researched and designed the tapestry, which was woven in 1988 from wool and cotton. It is ten meters long and seventy centimetres high. The beautiful creation took seven months to create. The tapestry introduces the seafaring theme of Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village, and illustrates a timeline of events dating back to the arrival of Europeans in the Warrnambool area. It begins with the settlement of the area by Europeans and travels back in time as you walk further into the gallery, depicting shipwrecks along the coast, whaling in the area, early exploration by Europeans James Grant and Nicholas Baudin, back to the indigenous settlement of the area, represented by middens and indigenous symbols. Interestingly, before being hung in the gallery, the tapestry was originally hung with the intention of being framed from right to left. All materials in the cotton and wool tapestry, including dyed wool, were prepared for a cost of $33,000. The project was supported by local philanthropic groups.The tapestry is a hand worked creation by local women. It shows a visual display of a thousand years of Warrnambool's history, connecting the land and sea to people and events.Tapestry of the early history of the Warrnambool area, rectangular in shape. Materials include cotton and wool, some of the wool being hand-dyed. Handmade in 1988 by local women.A plaque accompanies the Tapestry "Flagstaff Hill Maritime Tapestry / 1989 / Tapestry: Woven Cotton and Wool / Mary O'Brien Gerda Shanley / Judith Stewart Beryl Conlan"flagstaff hill, flagstaff hill maritime museum and village, warrnambool, maritime museum, maritime village, great ocean road, shipwreck coast, tapestry, warrnambool history, warrnambool textiles, wall hanging, weave, south west victoria history, south west victoria timeline, indigenous people, early settlement, whaling, james grant, nicholas baudin, cotton, wool, dyed yarn, handmade, hand-dyed yarn

fictionA satirical illustrated tale of artist Hephzibah Brown who is persuaded by Cedric the Imp of Perversity to follow him to the recently independent Ghana to compose a tourist book he will write and she illustrate. She follows him but changes it to a novel about two tourists, one pragmatic and one an idealistic, a woman, to examine "real life'' being a form of transience.collage, drawing, travelogue, weaving, sexuality, satire, writing

The fringed tablecloth is an example of a domestic item brought to Australia by early settlers in the Western District of Victoria as a home comfort.The fringed tablecloth helps tell the story of the arrival of European settlers and the small, light home comforts they brought with them to maintain a meaningful connection to home.Fringed and lined square tablecloth. The front is hand embroidered on brown loose weave fabric, the back a pale yellow polished cotton fabric. The edges on the back have been turned and machine-stitched. Hand-stitching has been used to join the top to the back and to add the fringe around the edges. The embroidery uses tapestry wool in cream, yellow, brown and green tones. The style is possibly an example of European folk-style hardanger embroidery technique. An inscription on a pink ribbon is sewn onto the reverse.“S F . 31303 OLIVER YEA - - [undecipherable]”flagstaff hill, warrnambool, maritime village, maritime museum, flagstaff hill maritime museum & village, shipwreck coast, great ocean road, tablecloth, fringed tablecloth, embroidered tablecloth, european embroidery, hand sewing, domestic object, handmade, textile, silk thread, geometric design, vintage, long-stitch, zigzag design, decorative, home décor, domestic linen, table linen, hardanger embroidery, hardanger

International Year of Peace TapestryTapestry depicting three outlines of doves, with depictions within their outlined shape of stars, flowers, and two sets of (depicted in white and brown) holding wheat and corn. The background is composed of rainbow colours arranged in horizontal strips, with red at the top and indigo at the base.textile, international year of peace, tapestry, wool, weave

The blouse was made in Greece about 1945. The method used to create this fine embroidery was to copy a design from a cross stitch embroidery book guided by fine white tapestry threads tacked onto the yolk; when the design was finished, the embroiderer would pull out each fine white tapestry thread until only the embroidery remained around the yolk of the blouse.Throughout the centuries and up until the 1970s-80s, the women of Ithaca spun, wove, embroidered and knitted. Mothers prepared their daughters' 'glory boxes' trousseau (prikia), weaving bedspreads, rag mats (koureloudes) for everyday use, finer wool rugs for formal use, as well as linen sheets, pillowcases, blankets, towels and tablecloths. Linen was also woven to make the mattress that the young brides would take to their future homes. Mothers also wove and embroidered the fabric for their daughters' underwear and petticoats, nightgowns, etc. Sewing of the garments was also done by hand. The girls embroidered handicrafts using various stitches, they crocheted lace, netted pillows and even linen carpets. The handicrafts were usually embroidered by hand in cross-stitch using linen and cotton fabric. At the time there were merchants who travelled to the villages to sell machine made goods for the trousseaus, but most of the dowries consisted of the beautifully crafted work of the women. In the 30's the SINGER Company came to Ithaca and taught the girls sewing on the machine. A handwoven silk blouse. Colour - ecru. Hand embroidered, hand sewn, very fine white tapestry was tacked round the yolk; a gusset was sewn under each short puff sleeve at the armpit; two-tone hand made silk thread cords were passed through the hollow border of the sleeves and neckline.