Handicrafts Collection

Baldwins knitting leaflet, WW1
Knitted Comforts for Men on Land and Sea - front cover of a booklet published by J & J Baldwin s, yarn manufacturers of Halifax

Balaclava and sleeping cap knitting patterns, WW1
Patterns from a plain helmet or balaclava cap (top) and a sleeping cap taken from a Great War era Baldwins knitting booklet with instructions for knitting various comforts for soldiers at the front

Instructions for creating decorative patches to repair holes in fabric, with ideas for motifs. Date: 1943

Curious carvings by James Henry Pullen at Earlswood Asylum. Pullen was a 70 year old with a genius for model-making and was patronised by King Edward VII who from time to time sent him tusks of ivory

Five women in an indoor domestic scene by Katsukawa Shuncho (fl. 1783 to circa 1795) Date: late 18th century

Royal Coronation 1953 knitting book
Front cover of the Womans Companion Coronation Knitting Book with a dozen delightful designs for all the family. Patterns featured include a jumper for a little boy with a soldier on the front

What to Knit for Baby - childrens knitting book
Charming illustration on the front cover of a knitting book published by Scotch Wool and Hosiery Stores. Date: c.1930

WWII knitting booklet, Home Front Woollies
Front cover of a knitting booklet produced by Weldons featuring a variety of patterns to make garments for war workers from a resolute looking member of the Home Guard to female members of the armed

WWII knitting, New Woollies for soldiers, sailors & airmen
Front cover of a knitting booklet from the Second World War published by yarn manufacturer Weldon, featuring woollen garments which could made for men in the armed services

Mittens and body belt, WW1 knitting, comforts for troops
Patterns for mittens and a body belt (designed to keep the midriff warm), two items of clothing which could be knitted for soldiers at the front featured in a Great War era knitting booklet published

Helmet with cape pieces by Marjory Tillotson, WW1 knitting
Pattern from a Baldwins knitting booklet during the First World War for a wool helmet with cape pieces to protect the neck and chest designed by the leading knitting expert

Weldons garments & hospital comforts, knitting booklet, WW1
Be 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

Signs and Symbols on Native Indian Handicrafts
The Signs and Symbols used on indigenous native American handicrafts and jewelery. The Date: circa late 1930s

New Crepe-paper Rope weaving projects, 1914 Date: 1914

Crocheted and embroidered greetings card. Date: early 20th century

Costume designs, Weldons Beautiful Needlework
Costume designs and patterns for girls, a page in Weldons Beautiful Needlework magazine. Date: circa 1920s

Egyptian designs, Weldons Beautiful Needlework
Egyptian designs for home furnishings, an insert page from Weldons Beautiful Needlework magazine. Date: circa 1920s

Tapestry designs, Weldons Beautiful Needlework
Tapestry designs for home furnishings, a double page spread in Weldons Beautiful Needlework magazine. Date: circa 1920s

Cover design, Weldons Beautiful Needlework, No. 2, showing a young woman in a crinoline dress sewing. Date: circa 1920s

Women sitting at a table sewing arts and crafts. Date: circa 1920s

Women with display of homemade arts and crafts
A group of women with a display of homemade arts and crafts. Date: circa 1920s

Woman with display of homemade arts and crafts
A young woman with a display of homemade arts and crafts. Date: circa 1920s

Display of homemade arts and crafts. Date: circa 1920s

Tile representation of handicrafts. Catalan school, 17th-18th c. Ceramics. Proc: SPAIN. CATALONIA

WW1 knitting song sheet music
Front cover of sheet music for Knitting Song, published during the First World War when national patriotism was manifested by knitting comforts for troops. Date: c.1917

Sunlight Yarn Knitting book - vintage tennis fashion
Front cover of a Sunlight Yarn Knitting book featuring a young woman in a fine knitted jumper readying herself to take a smash during a tennis match. Date: 1914-1918

Comforts for troops, WW1 knitting from Sunlight yarns
Page from a booklet published by Sunlight Yarns during the First World War with patterns and instructions to make a variety of garments or comforts for troops at the front

A Revolution in Sock Knitting, WW1 Australian leaflet
Front cover of a leaflet issued by Parmer & Company of Sydney, Australia, instructing knitters on how to knit two socks at the same time on a single set of knitting needles

WW1 knitting booklet patterns, knitted helmets
Inside of a First World War era knitting booklet with various patterns instructing knitters how to make woollen comforts for the troops

WW1 knitting booklet, The Higbee Company
The Knitting Needle has again come into its own. Front cover of a small booklet published by the Higbee Company (USA) containing patterns for knitting comforts for troops during the First World War

Pennsylvania Costumes and handicrafts, the Pennsylvania Germans. Poster promoting Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, showing an Amish couple. Date between 1936 and 1941

Cottage industry in Smaland, Sweden Date: 1940s

Womens work service in Germany
Womens work service working on handicrafts in Germany in the 1930s

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