Sewing Collection (page 13)

Glover / 1647 / Broadside
A glover. These tradesman are preachers in the City of London, 1647. A satirical broadside on non- conformist preaching in London

C19 Sampler
A beautiful sampler by Susannah Hephzibah Haydon, depicting the alphabet in both lower and upper case, and bordered with flowers, hearts and animals

Advert / Anchor Thread 1 / 2
Clarks Anchor Thread - balancing (1 of 2)

Girls Sews Doll / Singer
A young lady carries out running repairs on her dolls clothes, without needing to take them off - proof of the versatility of the Singer 66 K6 electric table model

Tailors Workshop
A busy tailors workshop

Sewing Machines / Steam
Steam powered sewing machines

Barthelemy / Sew Machine
French tailor Barthelemy Thimonnier with his machine : he patented the first practical sewing machine in France in 1830

Wife Bought Sew Machine
Her husband stands over her, proud that he has been able to provide his little lady with a Household sewing machine to keep her usefully occupied

Gas Powered Sew Machine
This sewing machine is powered by a gas engine, which draws its gas from a wall socket : probably noisy and smelly, and certainly dangerous - but better than treadling !

Sewing in Switzerland
In Vaud, Switzerland, a young woman wears her traditional dress as she stands using her Singer

Singer Sewing / Georgia
A woman of Georgia uses her Singer machine while her companions use traditional methods and a handsome young man provides a musical accompaniment

French Woman Sews / Singer
A French housewife uses the treadle to provide power for her Singer

Tailor Measuring / 1770
A tailor measures the length of a gentlemans coat with a tape measure while his colleagues sew; the cat is very interested in a plate of fish brought in by a boy

Ladies Soire Early 1850S
Dark red dress: open bodice, basques, pagoda sleeves & 2 bands crossing over a habit shirt. Pink dress: vertical striped fabric worn with black lace fingerless gloves

French Children / Nursery
In the days before television, families would occasionly make their own fun; here, a toy theatre keeps the children happy while Mama does some sewing

Woman Darns Stockings
Her dog watches patiently while she darns a stocking in her underclothes

Sydney / Street / Photo
A street scene in Sydney showing shop signs, pedestrians and horse carriages

Girl in Yellow Dress Sew
A young girl in a yellow dress sits and sews

Ladies Sewing / 1850S
Open bodices with or without revers worn with chemisettes (with buttoned front, broderie Anglaise, volans), pagoda sleeves, various styles of engageantes & lace caps

Children Cleaning Home
Three children hoover, sweep and iron while mother does some sewing on a machine

Sister Minds Baby 19C
Baby is minded by big sister, who does a bit of sewing at the same time

Girl Minds Baby C1880
A little girl minds the baby and does a bit of sewing at the same time, while the dog sleeps at her side

French Bourgeois Family
Papa with his journal, mama with her sewing, the two older girls practising duets, the youngsters playing with the cat - while a log burns cheerfully in the hearth

Sempstress (Series)
La brodeuse - SEMPSTRESS - works at her sewing machine

Child Reads by Stove
A child reads a book in front of the hot stove

Girls Making Dolls 1878
Three little girls sit at a table in a shabby-looking room, making dolls for children better off than themselves

Social / Farmers Door 18C
A charming farmers wife dressed unsuitably in white wears a quilted petticoat & white mob cap. Her children wear loose frocks or a separate bodice, shift & skirt

New World Sewing Machine
A satisfied purchaser stands proudly behind her New World sewing machine

Various Household Tasks
Various household tasks, including washing, ironing, hanging laundry out to dry, spinning and sewing

C19th Lancashire Family
A Lancashire Working-man, who now lives " rent free", in his " own home". An idealised working class scene showing a happy and contented family

Snow White Mother
Snow Whites mother pricks her finger while sewing, and drops of blood fall on the snow- covered windowsill

She Hems a Curtain
She hems a curtain

Sewing Valentine Hearts
A hopeful young lady sews red satin hearts for Valentines Day

C17 Tailor / Woodcut
A pair of tailors at work : one, who wears a wig, stands at a table with shears to cut cloth, while his assistant sits stitching

Sewing Class, Africa
Benevolent colonialism - Mrs Shaws sewing class at Rabai, East Africa

A Weary Seamstress / 1840
A weary seamstress

Mary in Elizabeths Home
Mary in the house of Elizabeth

Family / All Together
A German family in their living-room, each member of the household industriously occupied

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