Wrap reel manufactured at Valley Worsted Mill and possibly used in the laboratory. "Wrap reels were used to check the yarn count in a spinning mill. A set length of yarn was wound off several test bobbins and weighed, if the weight was not the correct amount expected the spinning machines draft could be re calculated and the machine draft wheel ( cog ) changed to achieve the required count". - Greg AldridgeA small hand operated wrap reel. The reel is on a wooden base, the winding mechanism is metal and turned by a wooden handle. There is a metal plaque on the base inscribed MAKERS VWM. A wood and metal yarn feeder has broken off its mount.MAKERS/ VWMtextile machinery textile production weaving, valley worsted mill valley worsted mill, warping machinery, textile machinery, textile production, weaving, wrap reel, skein winder

Folder containing pattern and samples of three woollen upholstery designs: "WOOLLEN UPHOLSTERY" pattern sheet with 3 cloth samples (yellow/brown, green/blue, pink/blue).GEOFF ROBINSON (pencil) WOOLLEN UPHOLSTERY (ink)textile production weaving, textile production, weaving

Weaving sample folder: "K. VERNIEUX" contains sheet detailing three patterns with 1 brown, 2 green and 1 blue patterned cloth sample.textile production weaving, textile production, weaving

Weaving sample folder: "RANGE 2 WOOLLEN UPHOLSTERY FABRICS", "C. URQUHART". Booklets contains the following 2 paged inserts: "WEAVE REPEAT AND PATTERNING FOR PATTERN 1" sheet with orange patterned cloth; "WEAVE REPEAT AND PATTERNING FOR PATTERN 2" sheet with brown patterned cloth; "WEAVE REPEAT AND PATTERNING FOR PATTERN 1" sheet with yellow/green patterned cloth.RANGE 2 WOOLLEN UPHOLSTERY FABRICS C. URQUHART WEAVE REPEAT AND PATTERNING FOR PATTERN 1 WEAVE REPEAT AND PATTERNING FOR PATTERN 2 WEAVE REPEAT AND PATTERNING FOR PATTERN 3textile production weaving, textile production, weaving

Weaving sample folder: "RANGE 4 LADIES WORSTED COSTUMING", "C. URQUHART". Booklets contains the following 2 paged inserts: "WEAVE REPEAT AND PEGGING FOR PATTERN 1" sheet with ochre/red/brown patterned cloth sample; "WEAVE REPEAT AND PEGGING FOR PATTERN 2" sheet with pink/grey patterned cloth sample; "PATTERN REPEAT AND PEGGING FOR PATTERN 3" sheet with orange/yellow/grey patterned cloth sampleRANGE 4 LADIES WORSTED COSTUMING C. URQUHART WEAVE REPEAT AND PEGGING FOR PATTERN 1 WEAVE REPEAT AND PEGGING FOR PATTERN 2 PATTERN REPEAT AND PEGGING FOR PATTERN 3textile production weaving, textile production, weaving

Weaving sample folder: "H.A. WILKINSON" contains "FANCY WORSTED" pattern sheet and 3 cloth samples.FANCY WORSTED (ink) H.A. WILKINSON (pencil)textile production weaving, textile production, weaving

Weaving sample folder: "H.A. WILKINSON" and contains "FANCY WORSTED SUITING" pattern sheet and 3 black patterned cloth samples.FANCY WORSTED SUITING (ink) H.A. WILKINSON (pencil)textile production weaving, textile production, weaving

Weaving sample folder: JOHN YANG (1967) RANGE 2 and contains "LADIES COATING OR FURNISHING FABRICS" pattern sheet and 3 patterned cloth samples (light grey, medium grey, red).JOHN YANG (1967) RANGE 2 (ink) LADIES COATING OR FURNISHING FABRICStextile production weaving, textile production, weaving

Weaving sample folder: "JOHN YANG (1967) RANGE 6" contains "WORSTED LADIES SKIRTING RANGE" pattern sheet and 3 checked cloth samples (light brown, medium brown, grey).JOHN YANG (1967) RANGE 6 (marker) WORSTED LADIES SKIRTING RANGEtextile production weaving, textile production, weaving

Weaving sample folder: "K. NILA" contains "WOOLLEN RANGE" pattern sheet and 4 cloth samples (blue, brown, green and light brown).K. NILA (ink) WOOLLEN RANGE (ink)textile production weaving, textile production, weaving

Weaving sample folder: "L. BOENUDA" contains "FANCY WORSTED" pattern sheet and 3 cloth samples (1 blue, 2 green).L. BOENUDA (ink) FANCY WORSTEDtextile production weaving, textile production, weaving

Weaving sample folder: 3 "FANCY WOOLLEN" patterns with 3 cloth samples.5651 (ink/smudge) FANCY WOOLLENtextile production weaving, textile production, weaving

Weaving sample folder: "E.C. McINTOSH 1963" contains "Fancy Woollen Coating" pattern sheet and 3 patterned cloth samples.E.C. McINTOSH 1963 (ink) Fancy Woollen Coating (ink)textile production weaving, textile production, weaving

Weaving sample folder: "FANCY WOOLLEN" patterns and 3 cloth samples5651 (ink) FANCY WOOLLENtextile production weaving, textile production, weaving

"Sheep to suit" -The Melbourne College of Textiles, 1984. The story of the Melbourne College of Textile's World Record of 1hr, 32 minutes, 33.52 sec on June 24, 1982, recorded by the Guinness Book of RecordsBooklet describing the 'Sheep to Suit' event for the Guiness Book of World Records.textile production fashion shearing weaving sewing, melbourne college of textiles australian wool corporation sunbeam corporation limited, carding, spinning, highlights of the national wool museum: from sheep to suit - exhibition (22/09/2001 - 02/12/2001), textile production, fashion, shearing, weaving, sewing

"Sheep to suit" -The Melbourne College of Textiles, 1984. The story of the Melbourne College of Textile's World Record of 1hr, 32 minutes, 33.52 sec on June 24, 1982, recorded by the Guinness Book of RecordsBooklet describing the 'Sheep to Suit' event for the Guiness Book of World Records.This record was broken in 1987 by "The Melbourne College of Textiles" for the Japanese programme "These Wonderful People" Time 1 hour 27 Minutes 59.32 secs. Time difference = 6 Minutes 04.13 secstextile production fashion shearing weaving sewing textile mills textile mills, melbourne college of textiles australian wool corporation sunbeam corporation limited, carding, spinning, highlights of the national wool museum: from sheep to suit - exhibition (22/09/2001 - 02/12/2001), textile production, fashion, shearing, weaving, sewing, textile mills

Grey jumper, which formed part of the uniform for the 1987 Melbourne College of Textiles "Sheep to Suit" team and which was worn by John Hawthorne who took part in the event.Worn by participant in the 'Sheep to suit' event. Worn by participant in the 'Sheep to suit' event.Textiles/TAFE [Japanese characters]textile production fashion shearing weaving sewing, melbourne college of textiles, carding, spinning, highlights of the national wool museum: from sheep to suit - exhibition (22/09/2001 - 02/12/2001), textile production, fashion, shearing, weaving, sewing

Black track pants, which formed part of the uniform for the 1987 Melbourne College of Textiles "Sheep to Suit" team and which were worn by John Hawthorne who took part in the event.Worn by participant in the 'Sheep to suit' event.textile production fashion shearing weaving sewing, melbourne college of textiles, carding, spinning, highlights of the national wool museum: from sheep to suit - exhibition (22/09/2001 - 02/12/2001), textile production, fashion, shearing, weaving, sewing

Business shirt, gold with collar, long sleeves and cuffs. Part of the outfit to go with the "Sheep to Suit" record attempt, 1982.Part of the 'Sheep to Suit' event outfit.sheraton/ styled in/ Permanent Press/ KORATRON/ 65% polyester/ 35% cotton /15 1/2textile production fashion shearing weaving sewing, melbourne college of textiles, highlights of the national wool museum: from sheep to suit - exhibition (22/09/2001 - 02/12/2001), textile production, fashion, shearing, weaving, sewing

Neck tie, part of the outfit for the "Sheep to suit" record attempt, Melbourne School of Textiles,1982.Part of the 'Sheep to Suit' event outfit.Gary David/ highest quality/MADE IN AUSTRALIAtextile production fashion shearing weaving sewing, melbourne college of textiles, highlights of the national wool museum: from sheep to suit - exhibition (22/09/2001 - 02/12/2001), textile production, fashion, shearing, weaving, sewing

Suit pants, cream, natural, wool. Part of the three piece suit which set the "Sheep to suit" record by Melbourne College of Textiles in 1982Part of the 'Sheep to Suit' event outfit.A product of the Clothing School, MELBOURNE COLLEGE OF TEXTILES/ PURE WOOLtextile production fashion shearing weaving sewing, melbourne college of textiles australian wool corporation sunbeam corporation limited, spinning, highlights of the national wool museum: from sheep to suit - exhibition (22/09/2001 - 02/12/2001), textile production, fashion, shearing, weaving, sewing

Suit vest, cream, natural, wool and cream silk. Part of the three piece suit which set the "Sheep to suit" record by Melbourne College of Textiles in 1982.Part of the 'Sheep to Suit' event outfit.textile production fashion shearing weaving sewing, melbourne college of textiles australian wool corporation sunbeam corporation limited, spinning, highlights of the national wool museum: from sheep to suit - exhibition (22/09/2001 - 02/12/2001), textile production, fashion, shearing, weaving, sewing

Suit jacket, cream, natural, wool and cream silk lining. Part of the three piece suit which set the "Sheep to suit" record by Melbourne College of Textiles in 1982Part of the 'Sheep to Suit' event outfit.A product of the Clothing School, MELBOURNE COLLEGE OF TEXTILES/ PURE WOOLtextile production fashion shearing weaving sewing, melbourne college of textiles australian wool corporation sunbeam corporation limited, spinning, highlights of the national wool museum: from sheep to suit - exhibition (22/09/2001 - 02/12/2001), textile production, fashion, shearing, weaving, sewing

Cloth analysis book from Collins Bros Mill contains production details, wool samples and patterns.Cardboard cover with blue cloth spine containing foolscap size, printed sheets with cloth samples attached. Bound with three metal rivets.weaving, textile production, collins bros mill pty ltd, textile industry, cloth, samples, geelong, patterns

Cloth analysis book from Collins Bros Mill contains production details, wool samples and patterns.Cardboard cover with blue cloth spine containing foolscap size, printed sheets with cloth samples attached. Bound with three metal rivets.weaving, textile production, collins bros mill pty ltd, patterns, samples, marketing, textile industry, cloth, textile, geelong

"Instruction Paper No.841B :Drum and pirn winding frames, part 2, 1st Ed. - International Correspondence Schools Ltd.Forty page booklet with pale blue soft cover, featuring printed dark blue ink.weaving textile machinery yarn production textile industry - education, international correspondence schools ltd, winding, winding machinery, weaving, textile machinery, yarn production, textile industry - education