Stitches Collection

Stitch Types Diagram
Leaflet that is promotional & instructional as it clearly & simply shows you how to do various basic handsewing stitches & hems such as handkerchief or rolled hem

Girl Sewing Quilt C1890
A little girl completes the final stitches on a quilt. Date: circa 1890

Original Artwork - little patched-up blue fabric dog, holding a yellow flower. Date: circa 1937

17th century Slipper Maker
A shoemaker sits cross-legged as he stitches a slipper. Date: 17th century

The hands of sailmaker William Leitch, in his sail loft
The calloused working hands of sailmaker William Leitch, of East Loch Tarbert, Scotland. William is the third generation of sailmakers to work from the old sail loft in Tarbert on the West Coast of

Fisherman, wicker lobster pot, Seaton
A fisherman wearing a fishermans smock and cap, mends his nets using a net shuttle on the pebble beach at Seaton, Devon. He sits on a wickerwork lobster pot beneath the cliffs

Cornish Grandmother repairs her Grandsons Clothing
No more Flora for you my Son!. A Cornish Grandmother takes her Grandson over her knee to repair his torn shorts, the result of too much enthusiastic running through the undergrowth

Woman knitting with six foot needles and very thick wool. Date: circa 1980s

China - Young Street Tailor Girls. Date: circa 1906

Australia forever - patriotic card
Hand-sewn patriotic postcard, bearing the Australian flag and the slogan Australia For Ever. Date: circa 1915

Surgeon 1930S
A surgeon cuts the surgical wire with his scissors following a successful operation. Date: 1930s

Comedy Audience
JOHN BULL AT A COMEDY The audience in stitches one of a set of two

Hungarian Bride
A Hungarian bride stitches her bridal veil

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