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Background imageHandmade Collection: Poole Pottery - Shaping a pot on the potters wheel

Poole Pottery - Shaping a pot on the potters wheel
Shaping a pot on the potters wheel. Poole Pottery was founded in 1873 on Poole quayside, where it continued to produce pottery by hand before moving its factory operations away from the quay in 1999

Background imageHandmade Collection: How Navajo Indian Rugs are made - USA

How Navajo Indian Rugs are made - USA Date: circa 1930s

Background imageHandmade Collection: Prehistoric Art. Greece. Handmade vase without decoration

Prehistoric Art. Greece. Handmade vase without decoration. Globular body with two small handles, wide mouth and foot. National Archaeological Museum. Athens. Greece

Background imageHandmade Collection: Baldwins knitting leaflet, WW1

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

Background imageHandmade Collection: Patons knitting wools advertisement, WW1 comforts

Patons knitting wools advertisement, WW1 comforts
Advertisement for Patons Alloa knitting wools during the First World War featuring a Red Cross nurse busy knitting and the words, Every Woman Can Help. Date: c.1915

Background imageHandmade Collection: Workshop handmade candles. 18th century. Engraving

Workshop handmade candles. 18th century. Engraving in Encyclopedie by Diderot et d Alembert. Engraving

Background imageHandmade Collection: Cock o th North wool advertisement, WW1 knitting

Cock o th North wool advertisement, WW1 knitting
Advertisement for Cock o th North knitting wools made by Carter and Parker of Baildon Mills, near Shipley in Yorkshire and ideal for making comforts for soldiers

Background imageHandmade Collection: Advert for Dickins & Jones lace items 1912

Advert for Dickins & Jones lace items 1912
Selection of danity lace items for Christmas gifts for women. 1912

Background imageHandmade Collection: Natives with Handmade Wooden Bowls for drinking Kava - Yaquo

Natives with Handmade Wooden Bowls for drinking Kava - Yaquo
Natives with Handmade Wooden Bowls for drinking Kava/Yaquon, Republic of Fiji. Date: 1900s

Background imageHandmade Collection: Parasol in point of lace 1868

Parasol in point of lace 1868
This beautiful intricate section of a parasol in pointed lace, appointed by The Princess of Wales. 1868

Background imageHandmade Collection: Handmade Christmas and New Year card with Sphinx

Handmade Christmas and New Year card with Sphinx
Handmade Christmas and New Year card -- the riddle of the Sphinx is solved at last! It has been waiting to wish you a Happy Xmas and New Year. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageHandmade Collection: Eric Ravilious

Eric Ravilious
11th anniversary poster for the Golden Cockerel Press, an Englishfine pressoperating between 1920 and 1961. The private press made handmade limited editions of classic works

Background imageHandmade Collection: Antwerp, Belgium - 81 Place de Meir - Ganterie (Glove Shop)

Antwerp, Belgium - 81 Place de Meir - Ganterie (Glove Shop)
Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium - 81 Place de Meir - Maison van Steenkiste Ganterie (Glove Shop) - the royal crest signifies they had some VERY high-end clients! Date: circa 1909

Background imageHandmade Collection: Balaclava and sleeping cap knitting patterns, WW1

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

Background imageHandmade Collection: Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Tank made in Sant

Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Tank made in Sant Sadurni d'Anoia by the Commission of War Industries of Catalonia

Background imageHandmade Collection: Basket maker, at work outside his house in Thassos, Greece

Basket maker, at work outside his house in Thassos, Greece
An elderly male basket maker, at work outside his house in Thassos, Greece Date: 1992

Background imageHandmade Collection: Little Georgie Reach pushing his Toy Horse - Blackpool

Little Georgie Reach pushing his Toy Horse - Blackpool. He is growing into his new coat... Date: circa 1907

Background imageHandmade Collection: Ayres and Smith straw boater hat advertisement, 1931

Ayres and Smith straw boater hat advertisement, 1931
Advertisement for the English Rustic straw hat created in a very specific, traditional plait. Date: 1931

Background imageHandmade Collection: Europe. Middle Age. Construction of a gothic Cathedral

Europe. Middle Age. Construction of a gothic Cathedral. Illustration by Lluis Bargall󮠗 atercolour

Background imageHandmade Collection: Royal Coronation 1953 knitting book

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

Background imageHandmade Collection: 1960s knitting crochet pattern for dress modelled by Twiggy

1960s knitting crochet pattern for dress modelled by Twiggy
Front cover of a crochet pattern for a quick crochet suit in Twilleys Stalite wool, worn here by archetypal sixties model, Twiggy. Date: c.1966

Background imageHandmade Collection: Man in Khaki - instructions for knitting socks, WW1

Man in Khaki - instructions for knitting socks, WW1
Instruction sheet contained within the Man in Khaki sock knitting kit, which also came with a sock measure to ensure uniformity from knitters who were making socks for soldiers during the First World

Background imageHandmade Collection: Queen Elizabeths Sewing Bee at Buckingham Palace, 1939

Queen Elizabeths Sewing Bee at Buckingham Palace, 1939
Members of the Palace household and wives of employees of the Royal Mews assembled in the Blue Drawing Room at Buckingham Palace for Queen Elizabeths Sewing Bee

Background imageHandmade Collection: Sailing boat on a handmade greetings card

Sailing boat on a handmade greetings card
Sailing boat on a blue sea on a handmade greetings card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageHandmade Collection: Moth on a handmade Christmas card

Moth on a handmade Christmas card, with a handwritten label and a little pink bag, perhaps containing pot pourri. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageHandmade Collection: Handmade Christmas card in the shape of a container

Handmade Christmas card in the shape of a container -- it could be a bran tub, or it could be a newly baked loaf of bread... Date: circa 1890s

Background imageHandmade Collection: Handmade Christmas card in the shape of a flower

Handmade Christmas card in the shape of a flower, with a string to pull to reveal the seasonal greeting. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageHandmade Collection: Handmade Christmas card with door and hallway

Handmade Christmas card with door and hallway, the seasonal greeting written on the wall, floor tiles and doormat. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageHandmade Collection: Handmade card in the shape of a wishing well

Handmade card in the shape of a wishing well
Handmade greetings card in the shape of a wishing well, with a handle to turn to make the red bucket appear. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageHandmade Collection: Handmade Christmas card in the shape of a cake

Handmade Christmas card in the shape of a cake, with Santa Claus standing in the middle and a removable slice on the right. (1 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Background imageHandmade Collection: Handmade New Year card in the shape of nuts

Handmade New Year card in the shape of nuts, which opens to reveal a seasonal greeting. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageHandmade Collection: Handmade Christmas card in the shape of nuts

Handmade Christmas card in the shape of nuts, which opens to reveal a seasonal greeting. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageHandmade Collection: Handmade Christmas card with mill wheel

Handmade Christmas card with mill wheel
Handmade Christmas and New Year card with a mill wheel which turns to reveal a seasonal greeting. (1 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Background imageHandmade Collection: Christmas card in the shape of a shrimp

Christmas card in the shape of a shrimp
Handmade Christmas card in the shape of a shrimp, which comes out of its shell to reveal a seasonal greeting. (1 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Background imageHandmade Collection: Christmas card in the shape of a loaf of bread

Christmas card in the shape of a loaf of bread
Handmade Christmas card in the shape of a loaf of bread on a plate, which opens to reveal a seasonal greeting. (1 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Background imageHandmade Collection: Christmas card in the shape of a candle and holder

Christmas card in the shape of a candle and holder
Handmade Christmas card in the shape of a candle and holder, with a string to pull to make the flame appear. (1 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Background imageHandmade Collection: Glass blower. Illustration of Tractatus de Herbis

Glass blower. Illustration of Tractatus de Herbis, 15 c. of the work De Materia Medica. Gothic art. Miniature Painting. ITALY. EMILIA-ROMAGNA. Modena. Estense Library

Background imageHandmade Collection: What to Knit for Baby - childrens knitting book

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

Background imageHandmade Collection: WWII knitting booklet, Home Front Woollies

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

Background imageHandmade Collection: WWII knitting, New Woollies for soldiers, sailors & airmen

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

Background imageHandmade Collection: Mittens and body belt, WW1 knitting, comforts for troops

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

Background imageHandmade Collection: Helmet with cape pieces by Marjory Tillotson, WW1 knitting

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

Background imageHandmade Collection: Weldons garments & hospital comforts, knitting booklet, WW1

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

Background imageHandmade Collection: Sentinel knitting booklet, socks, WW1

Sentinel knitting booklet, socks, WW1
Front cover of the Sentinel Knitting Booklet published by Charles Sykes and Co, of St. Andrews Mills, Bradford during the First World War

Background imageHandmade Collection: Knitted helmet, WW1 knitting, comforts for soldiers

Knitted helmet, WW1 knitting, comforts for soldiers
Photograph and pattern written by Marjory Tillotson for Baldwins yarn manufacturers, to make a knitted helmet with cap pieces - one of numerous comforts for soldiers suggested during the First World

Background imageHandmade Collection: Man in Khaki WW1 sock knitting kit box and instructions

Man in Khaki WW1 sock knitting kit box and instructions
The Man in Khaki sock knitting kit, designed to make the knitting of socks for troops as simple and efficient as possible

Background imageHandmade Collection: WW1 knitting - comic postcard, Naughty Netta

WW1 knitting - comic postcard, Naughty Netta
Naughty Nettas Knitting Knickers for the Seat of War. Humorous postcard inspired by the national effort of knitting comforts for soldiers during the First World War

Background imageHandmade Collection: Young boy in his Rolls Royce style Toy Pedal Car

Young boy in his Rolls Royce style Toy Pedal Car
Young boy in his Rolls Royce Toy Pedal Car. Date: circa 1900s



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