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Book of patterns: Women & War - How to knit and crochetBook of patterns: Women & War- How to knit and crochet, articles neccesary to the Health and Comfort of our Soldiers and Sailors. Associated with World War One, Home Front (1914-1918). Date: 1918
Womens shingle cap 1929Shingle cap, made of crocheted silk, with a choice of colours. Date: 1929
Two models discuss the simply lovely crochet yarn, an advert for Ardern's Lustrous Crochet Date: 1918
Two models discussing a fabric held out by the draper. Advert for Arden's Crochet Cotton. Date: 1918
Illustration of two ladies doing their crochet together indoors. Advert for Arderns Sylko Crochet. Date: 1920s
Illustration of a lady in a cloche hat working on her crochet while sitting outdoors while the men have a conversation. Advert for Coats Mercer Crochet. Date: 1920s
Crocheted Bicycle Cap Date: 1879
Crocheted Deerstalker and Scotch Bonnet Date: 1879
A crocheted hat and a knitted and crocheted cravat scarf. The images accompanied instructions on how to create the garments yourself. Date: 1932
Four Cloche Hats. 1 - Striped crochet cloche in red, white and blue by Jane Gozzet at Spice No.1 accompanied by patriotic bead and pearl earrings from Harrods
Woman in a printed and embroidered sheath dress, velvet blouse and pearl belt. Fourreau crepe blanc brode et peint, blouse velours emeraude broche ponceau, ceinture de perles
Make yourself these string slippers, 1944. Wartime crochet pattern. 1944
Meltham Mills 1851Meltham Mills, near Huddersfield. Brooks family, Royal improved, patent cotton spinning mill. 1851
Advert for The Modern Knitting BookBlack and white advert for The Modern Knitting Book, inside The Etiquette of To-Day, edited by Flora Klickmann. Date: circa 1914
Advert for Two "Jolly Little Books"for Little GirlsBlack and white advert for Two " Jolly Little Books" for Little Girls on the inside of The Etiquette of To-day book, published by the Girls Own Paper, circa 1914. Edited by Flora Klickmann
Advert for the Home Art Series of booksBlack and white advert for the Home Art Series of useful skills such as crochet and fancy stitchery on the inside front cover of The Etiquette of To-day book, published by the Girls Own Paper
Advert for Marshall & Snelgrove womens wrist glooves 1937Fashionable dainty white Irish crochet wrist gloves. Date: 1937
Woman crocheting 1906Photograph of a woman entitled Wandering Thoughts crocheting at home maybe for a piece of clothing or a doily. Date: 1906
FEMALE TYPE / CROCHET CAPAll the nice girls love a sailor especially this young woman whose decided to crochet herself a cap to let everyone know which is her favourite armed service Date: December 1942
1960s knitting crochet pattern for dress modelled by TwiggyFront cover of a crochet pattern for a quick crochet suit in Twilleys Stalite wool, worn here by archetypal sixties model, Twiggy. Date: c.1966
1960S TYPISTA typist (or perhaps the secretary or the Receptionist) at Barnabys Picture Library types out a letter on Company letterheaded paper. Date: 1960s
Weldons garments & hospital comforts, knitting booklet, WW1Be useful in this time of war. Front cover of a Weldons booklet with instructions on how to make a variety of garments for soldiers and hospital comforts for wounded men
Clementine Churchill, 1924Clementine Churchill, nee Hozier (1885-1977) wife of Prime Minister and statesman, Winston Churchill. As pictured on the front cover of The Bystander, 1924. 1924
Advert for Peter Robinsons womens blouses 1913Smart lace blouses at moderate prices. 1913
Irish Crochet and Handkerchief Embroidery, Bryansford - two women outside a thatched cottage. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Down: Bryansford). Date: circa early 1900s
Two women and a girl in ponchosTwo women and a girl in knitted and crocheted ponchos. 1960s
Advert for Dickins & Jones stylish lace wear 1912Fashionable lace wear for women. 1912
Crochet moonray dress by Clobber, 1966Silver crochet moonray dress by Clobber, the boutique launched by designer Jeff Banks in Blackheath in 1964 (the same year Mary Evans Picture Library also launched in Blackheath)
Crocheted and embroidered greetings card. Date: early 20th century
What People Are Wearing - Lesley LangleyMiss UK and Miss World Lesley Langley (born 1945) wearing a blue Bernat Klein tweed suit edged in purple crochet. Date: 1966
Wartime knitting section, Britannia and Eve, 1940A double-page knitting section with a man wearing a top tank pullover in the first page, a woman with a plain sweater and another with a crochet snood, hat and mittens in the second. Date: 1940
Doll dressed in crochet as a soldier, WW1A doll dressed in a crocheted military uniform - pattern in The Needle Worker magazine, March 1915. Date: 1915
A Useful Knitting Case, WW1A useful knitting case from J. C. Vickery fitted with excellent bone and steel needles, crochet and wool hooks - the ideal gift for Christmas 1914
WW1 crocheted cap and scarf combined for soldiersPattern and photograph taken from a Baldwins Wool Great War era knitting booklet for a crocheted cap and scarf combined. Date: c.1915
WW1 The Ladys World cover - dreadnought cushion coverFront cover of a First World War period The Ladys World Fancy Work Book featuring a topical design for a dreadnought cushion cover. Date: c.1915
Julia James in 1920Julia James (1890 - 1964), English actress, playing the part of Lady Mary Lasenby in Sir James Barries " An Admirable Crichton", Comedy, at the Royalty Theatre London. Date: 1920
German woman - crocheting for her brother at the front - WW1A German woman (Gertrude Konigshain) works on a piece of crochet - possibly a favour to her brother (?) fighting at the front during WW1
Music Notation, 1810Diagrams illustrating musical notation. The treble, tenor and base clef, the diatonic scale and note names and values are indicated. Date: 1810
Evening Mantle 1912A blue satin evening mantle open to the waist & ornamented with black bows & possibly Irish lace. She wears tiara & an ostrich feather plume in her hair. N.B jade necklace. Date: 1912
Nurse holding babyA nurse in white uniform holds a baby dressed in a long crocheted shawl and bonnet
Crocheted AccessoriesA woman looks in her bag, crocheted from red rust wool; her matching hat and scarf are also crocheted and look smart against her fawn tweed coat
Girls Wearing PonchosNon-identical twin sisters wearing crochet ponchos
Dress with Irish CrochetA barrel-line dress with a V -neck & inserts of irish crochet with a long fringed sash worn across the hips & the bodice pouched slightly to soften the line
Female Type / Crochet CapAll the nice girls love a sailor especially this young woman whose decided to crochet herself a cap to let everyone know which is her favourite armed service
Crochet Chemise 1920SA young woman poses provocatively in a chemise with a crochet yoke, hem & insertions
Furs / Grunwaldt / Plate 9Two women with one live furry friend. Tunic dress with crochet trim, black gauze hat, black fur muff; unspecifed black fur coat ornamented with large oriental style tassels
Marguerite Leslie C1908The S-bend silhouette is still discernable in this velvet gown with square corsage & crochet or lace trim. N.B bandeau in her hair & a long string of knotted pearls