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Punch and Judy show at the seaside
Knitting pattern for a baby 1941A 1940s knitting pattern providing instructions on how to make a knitted dress for a baby. With the onset of World War Two and the introduction of rationing
The knitting craze. Illustration shows a vignette cartoon that shows an effeminate Santa Claus standing in front of a fireplace where stockings are hanging
Knitting pattern 1941A 1940s knitting pattern providing instructions on how to make a v-neck cardigan. With the onset of World War Two and the introduction of rationing
John Heathcoat, inventor of the knitting machine. Japanese print showing Heathcoat displaying the first successful result from his knitting machine to his wife. Date between 1850 and 1900
Wool shop window display, Walton-on-the-Naze, EssexWindow display at a wool shop in Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex circa 1948
Old Swedish WomanA wry old Swedish woman, looking content as she sits knitting, warmly wrapped up in her fleece jacket and decorative knitted hat. Date: 1930s
Knitting SpaghettiNo this silly man is not covered in spaghetti, he is learning to knit! Date: 1930s
Chodenland WomenWomen of Chodenland, (Bohemia, Czechoslovakia), quietly knitting traditional dark red socks. Date: 1930s
Knitting BoffinA bespectacled boffin attempts a spot of knitting, carefully following the knitting pattern! Date: 1930s
David Wright woman with her knitting
Robin knitting pattern for a twin setFront cover of a Robin knitting pattern for a smart 1950s twin set modelled by a rather vacant looking lady. Date: c.1955
Old Woman KnittingAn old woman sits and knits. Date: 1882
Letter to Mother
Knitting patternA 1940s knitting pattern providing instructions on how to make a tuck-in blouse. With the onset of World War Two and the introduction of rationing
Salvation Army knitting factoryGirls at work in a Salvation Army knitting factory. They are all wearing regulation long white aprons
Anon. Cats cradlesA little boy kitten obediently helps a lady cat with her knitting wool
Old lady knittingPortrait of an old lady sitting in her chair, knitting
Hand knitteds conserve couponsInstructions on how to make a ribbed sweater with peep bo front, and a green jerkin with full pink sleeves and detachable dicky-collar
Setting The Ball RollingA young lady accidently drops her ball of wool prompting a handsome young man to retrieve it
Reels of woollen thread - Patons & BaldwinsA complex multi-level machine for rolling yarn onto circular spools, after the wool has been industrially spun at Patons & Baldwins factory in Darlington
Winding thread - Patons & BaldwinsMachines for Winding thread at Patons & Baldwins Factory in Darlington; one of the UKs leading manufacturers of knitting yarn. Photograph by Heinz Zinram
Yarn rolling machineA lady working at a complex multi-level machine for rolling yarn onto circular spools, after the wool has been industrially spun, at Patons & Baldwins factory in Darlington
Muller Automatic Cone-winding machineA factory worker operates a Muller automatic cone-winding machine, (used for clearing and winding single-spun yarns) at Patons & Baldwins factory in Darlington
Wool spinning - Patons & BaldwinsA view looking down a machine rolling yarn onto circular spools, after the wool has been industrially spun at Patons & Baldwins factory in Darlington
Wool Winding Machine - Patons & BaldwinsA woman worker in dark blue overalls operating and checking a huge wool-winding machine at Patons & Baldwins factory at Darlington
Patons & Baldwins - wool processingA woman factory worker in blue uniform feeds light blue thread into a large piece of (possibly weaving?) machinery at Patons & Baldwins factory in Darlington
Checking blue woollen threadsA factory worker checks a machine rolling dark blue yarn onto circular spools, after the wool has been industrially spun at Patons & Baldwins factory in Darlington
Balling up knitting yarnThe machine used to ball up knitting yarn ready for sale. Picture taken in the massive Darlington factory of Patons & Baldwins. Photograph by Heinz Zinram
Operating a wool-winding machineA woman operating and checking a huge wool winding machine at Patons & Baldwins factory at Darlington. Patons & Baldwins was one of the largest manufacturers of knitting yarn in the UK between
A machine collects coloured yarn onto rollsAn employee checks a machine which is collecting different coloured wool yarns onto large rolls at Patons & Baldwins factory in Darlington
Industrial Yarn SpinningA factory worker attends to an enormous yarn spinning machine at Patons & Baldwins factory in Darlington. Patons & Baldwins was a leading British manufacturer of knitting yarn
Teenager being told offAn older woman knits in her sitting room, whilst delivering a stern reprimand to a sullen faced teenage girl (her daughter) who sits alongside her looking downcast and moderately fed up
Muller Automatic Cone-winderA factory worker operates a Muller automatic cone-winding machine, (used for clearing and winding single-spun yarns) at Patons & Baldwins factory in Darlington
Threads entering a weaving machineA woman factory worker in blue uniform feeds light blue thread into a large piece of (possibly weaving?) machinery at Patons & Baldwins factory in Darlington
Banks of Winding machines for acrylic yarnA seemingly never-ending bank of winding machines for acrylic yarns at Patons & Baldwins factory in Darlington. Patons & Baldwins was a leading British manufacturer of knitting yarn
A Machine Collects Woollen Thread on spoolsA factory worker checks a machine rolling yarn onto circular spools, after the wool has been industrially spun at Patons & Baldwins factory in Darlington
Knitting a JerseyA woman, seated by an open door, knits a jersey as worn by fishermen and sailers on the Cornish coast
The suffrage debate: two extreme portraitsThe anti-suffragette as seen by the suffragette, and the suffragette as seen by the anti-suffragette: a coy and slightly demonic looking young woman in evening wear simpers at the viewer
Hand knitted jacket, 1954A coat to make, using rug wool which knits speedily and achieves the fashionable chunky look. Good for street wear in the Spring an; d acceptable for cooler evenings later
Cotton for cocktailsA finely knitted evening sweater (made in Coats cotton) which achieves the illusion of lace
The Wool Shop. Two little girls look through different loops and rolls of wool, twine and ribbon in a Wool Shop, which is also selling items of clothing and knitting needles
Princess Elizabeth & Princess Margaret knittingFront cover of The Sketch showing Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret knitting in their garden during World War II
The Duke of Edinburgh opening the Seamens Orphanage in LivePrince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, opening the Seamens Orphanage, Liverpool in 1870. The Liverpool Seamens Orphan Institution was established in order to provide care
Queen Victoria with Princess Henry of BattenbergThis is a glimpse of the home life of Queen Victoria, seen here sitting in an armchair knitting as she listens to Princess Henry of Battenberg reading from a newspaper
Knitting wool production - mechanical processImmense coils of knitting wool are fed into spinning and processing machinery from vast round tubs. The factory of Patons & Baldwins, Darlington. Photograph by Heinz Zinram
Everybody Can HelpTwo rather effeminate young men, obviously not cut out to be soldiers, instead help the war effort by knitting for the troops, while smoking rather a lot
Women knitting in a wine-cellar in a much bombarded Rheims