BHS CollectionVelvet and silk tea cosy. Green velvet _(one side severely faded). Ruched silk border between the two sides. Silk deep gold merging to a smokey blue grey on the lighter green side. Purple fabric artificial pansies, and attached to the dark green side - three flowers, three buds. Olive gold silk ribbon bow stitched to hold the flowers in position. Reverse side has a posy of deep cream/gold pansies, and purple silk ribbon bow. Reverse side(inside) of fabrics is green cotton backing the velvet. A looped bow of narrow purple and gold ribbon on top on each side, joined by the purple and gold ribbon - five cms wide. At time of donation in 1966, an embroidered folding toilet holer and handpainted crepe paper table centre came from the Estate of Doris Kelly. (Information located in correspondence, 1966. Kay Mac 29.3.2022)ephemera, mementoes, velvet and silk tea cosy

Gift of the late Mrs Lily Louch, Murrumbeena in 16/8/1979.Crazy patchwork is an improvisational quilting technique that uses irregularly shaped fabric scraps, often luxury materials like velvet and silk, sewn onto a foundation block. Popularized in the 1880s, it features asymmetrical designs, and intense, decorative embroidery along seams.Crazy patchwork with large irregular patches of coloured brocade and velvet joined with feather stitching in suitable colours.embroidery, tea cosies, patchwork, late 19th century