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Weaving Collection (page 4)

Background imageWeaving Collection: Japan - Silk Industry - Weaving the silk on a loom

Japan - Silk Industry - Weaving the silk on a loom - seemingly at an exhibition. Date: circa 1909

Background imageWeaving Collection: South Korea - Joseon Province - Weaving and Spinning

South Korea - Joseon Province - Weaving and Spinning
South Korea - Joseon (Chosen, Choson) Province - Women Weaving and Spinning. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageWeaving Collection: Vietnamese Silk Weaver - Loom

Vietnamese Silk Weaver - Loom
Vietnam - Spinning silk thread on a wheel and weaving the tread on a loom. Date: 1910s

Background imageWeaving Collection: Kikuyu Hut - Kenya

Kikuyu Hut - Kenya Date: 1920s

Background imageWeaving Collection: Bursa - Interior of the silk textile works - Turkey

Bursa - Interior of the silk textile works - Turkey
The interior of the silk textile works of Bay Freres, Bursa, Turkey. The textile manufacturers of Bursa were responsible for making the silk velvet covering for the Ka aba in Mecca

Background imageWeaving Collection: Penelope & the Suitors

Penelope & the Suitors
Penelope, the faithful wife of Odysseus, is surprised by her Suitors, whilst weaving at her loom with her maid at her home in Ithaca

Background imageWeaving Collection: Edmund Cartwright

Edmund Cartwright
EDMUND CARTWRIGHT Inventor of the powered loom

Background imageWeaving Collection: Native family home with poultry, Sumatra, Indonesia

Native family home with poultry, Sumatra, Indonesia
Native family home with chicken and chicks, Sumatra, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). Date: circa 1920

Background imageWeaving Collection: Wellington, New Zealand - Oriental Bay

Wellington, New Zealand - Oriental Bay
Ambala district in the state of Haryana, India - A Bamboo Merchant and two young assistants/apprentices (his sons?) stringing a charpoy. A Charpoy is a bed or cot used in India

Background imageWeaving Collection: New Crepe-paper Rope weaving projects, 1914

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

Background imageWeaving Collection: Making cloth, Sierra Leone Protectorate, West Africa

Making cloth, Sierra Leone Protectorate, West Africa
Natives making cloth on a loom, Sierra Leone Protectorate, West Africa. Date: circa 1912

Background imageWeaving Collection: Silk Manufacture in China

Silk Manufacture in China. 19th century

Background imageWeaving Collection: Nursery Rhymes - (He really was spinning) at the spinning wh

Nursery Rhymes - (He really was spinning) at the spinning wh
(He really was spinning) at the spinning wheel - Dog weaving red coat sitting at spinning wheel. Part of Box 52 Boswell collection. Nursery Rhymes. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageWeaving Collection: Handloom Carpet Weaving, Killybegs

Handloom Carpet Weaving, Killybegs - a view of a woman in a factory operating a handloom. (Location: Republic of Ireland; County Donegal; Killybegs). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageWeaving Collection: Hand Warping for Damask Handloom Weaving, Waringstown

Hand Warping for Damask Handloom Weaving, Waringstown
Hand Warping forDamask Handloom Weaving, Waringstown - an interior shot of a man overseeing hand warping. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Down: Waringstown). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageWeaving Collection: Punching Pattern Cards for Double Damask Weaving, Waringstow

Punching Pattern Cards for Double Damask Weaving, Waringstow
Punching Pattern Cards forDouble Damask Weaving, Waringstown - an interior shot of a man punching pattern cards for damask weaving. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Down: Waringstown)

Background imageWeaving Collection: Irish Linen Industry, Weaving

Irish Linen Industry, Weaving - an interior of a factory showing weaving machines. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageWeaving Collection: Weaving a Damask Tablecloth on Cottage Handloom

Weaving a Damask Tablecloth on Cottage Handloom - showing a man operating the loom inside. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Down: Waringstown). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageWeaving Collection: Handloom Weaving, Walpole Bros. Waringstown

Handloom Weaving, Walpole Bros. Waringstown - an interior picture of a man operating a handloom inside a house. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Down: Waringstown). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageWeaving Collection: Myanmar - A weaver at work using a wooden frame loom

Myanmar - A weaver at work using a wooden frame loom Date: circa 1910

Background imageWeaving Collection: Hand loom. Woman weaving. Hungary

Hand loom. Woman weaving. Hungary
Woman weaving on a hand loom. Interior of Ethnographic Museum. Budapest. Hungary

Background imageWeaving Collection: Pink flowers and spider on a Christmas card

Pink flowers and spider on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageWeaving Collection: Weaving in Java

Weaving in Java Date: 1882

Background imageWeaving Collection: Stocking Weaver 1827

Stocking Weaver 1827
A stocking weaver at his loom. Date: 1827

Background imageWeaving Collection: Spinning / Egypt / Wilkinson

Spinning / Egypt / Wilkinson
Spinning and weaving in Egypt Date: circa 3000 BC

Background imageWeaving Collection: Tapestry Weaving Norway

Tapestry Weaving Norway
A native Norwegian woman weaves a native Norwegian tapestry in her native Norwegian home Date: 1905

Background imageWeaving Collection: Weaving, Diderot

Weaving, Diderot
Hand-loom weaving in 18th century France Date: 1772

Background imageWeaving Collection: C18 Weavers

C18 Weavers
A profile of the weavers loom : the spooler beside him is winding the skein of the woof onto quills Date: circa 1730

Background imageWeaving Collection: SMITHs CARPET LOOM 1862

SMITHs CARPET LOOM 1862
Smiths Power-Loom for weaving tufted pile carpets. (Exhibited at the 1862 Exhibition, London). Date: 1862

Background imageWeaving Collection: Duffs mechanical draw boy for a drawloom, 19th century

Duffs mechanical draw boy for a drawloom, 19th century.. Duffs draw boy, a thread-arranging machine for a drawloom used in weaving, 19th century. Copperplate engraving by W

Background imageWeaving Collection: Axminster Carpet Factory, Wilton, Wiltshire

Axminster Carpet Factory, Wilton, Wiltshire
Axminster Carpet Factory, Wilton, near Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. Showing Carpet Weaving Date: 1920s

Background imageWeaving Collection: Weaving Shed, Lancashire

Weaving Shed, Lancashire, England. Showing weavers & looms Date: 1900s

Background imageWeaving Collection: Indian carpet weavers

Indian carpet weavers
Indian weavers at work on a carpet loom, at the Colonial and Indian Exhibition, held in South Kensington, London Date: 1886

Background imageWeaving Collection: Japan - Making reed mats on a simple frame loom

Japan - Making reed mats on a simple frame loom
Black and white lantern slide showing Japanese men making reed mats on a simple frame loom Date: circa 1890s

Background imageWeaving Collection: Weaver at a loom, Jerusalem

Weaver at a loom, Jerusalem
Weaver working at a loom, Jerusalem. Date: 1920s

Background imageWeaving Collection: German boy scouts with camp loom

German boy scouts with camp loom
German boy scouts operating a camp loom

Background imageWeaving Collection: An Ashanti weaving silk-cloth

An Ashanti weaving silk-cloth in the Gold Coast Pavilion at the British Empire Exhibition in Wembley, London Date: 1924

Background imageWeaving Collection: Bonzo in search of his forefathers by George Studdy

Bonzo in search of his forefathers by George Studdy
Bonzo finds a trace of his ancestral courage in an old tapestry -- he notices his ancestor running away from a wild boar, while bigger and braver dogs confront it. Date: 1924

Background imageWeaving Collection: Yunnan cotton workers

Yunnan cotton workers
Some of the 600 young Chinese women employed in the Yunnan Cotton Spinning and Weaving Company, pictured during their hour long break in an eight hour working day

Background imageWeaving Collection: Chocolate box design, lady with wavy hair

Chocolate box design, lady with wavy hair
Chocolate box design, featuring a glamorous lady with dark wavy hair, set against a wickerwork background. Date: 20th century

Background imageWeaving Collection: George Mealmaker

George Mealmaker
GEORGE MEALMAKER Scottish radical, transported to Australia where he set up a successful weaving establishment and obtained his pardon. Date: 1768 - 1808

Background imageWeaving Collection: A Mexican Criada (House Servant) carrying a large jar

A Mexican Criada (House Servant) carrying a large jar on her shoulder. The caption to this card states that: " All the work about native households is performed by Such Women." Date

Background imageWeaving Collection: Madame Delfaus school of carpet making - Algiers, Algeria

Madame Delfaus school of carpet making - Algiers, Algeria
Children employed at Madame Delfaus school of carpet making at 84 Boulevard Valee, Algiers, Algeria, North Africa. Date: circa 1906

Background imageWeaving Collection: Serbian Carpet Weavers - Earls Court Exhibition

Serbian Carpet Weavers - Earls Court Exhibition
Serbian Carpet Weavers at the Balkan States Exhibition, held at the Earls Court Exhibition Centre in London in 1907. Date: 1907

Background imageWeaving Collection: Greek Countryfolk and elaborate loom

Greek Countryfolk and elaborate loom. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageWeaving Collection: Celebrating the Result of the Cup

Celebrating the Result of the Cup
A sandwich board man celebrates the result of the Cup by having a few drinks (and then a few more), leading to his wiggly perambulation along the pavement

Background imageWeaving Collection: Making Hats in San Juan, Puerto Rico, USA

Making Hats in San Juan, Puerto Rico, USA Date: 1909

Background imageWeaving Collection: Panama Hat makers in Indonesia

Panama Hat makers in Indonesia - the hats are made from the plaited leaves of the Carludovica palmata plant, known locally as the toquilla palm or jipijapa palm Date: circa 1904



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