Wool Collection

Theres a Long, Long Trail by Mabel Lucie Attwell
" Theres a Long, Long Trail A-Winding into the Land of My Dreams." Knitting themed illustration by Mabel Lucie Attwell showing a cherubic little girl knitting comforts for the troops

T. E. Lawrences House
The house at Clouds Hill, near Wool, Dorset, England, where British archaeologist, soldier, intelligence officer and writer, Thomas Edward Lawrence (1888-1935)

Les Laines Bisanne wool company poster
Advertising poster for Les Laines Bisanne, a French wool company from Lyon-Megeve, showing a young man in ski clothing including a geometrically patterned jumper

Welsh woman with spinning wheel, Wales
Welsh woman outside a cottage with a spinning wheel, Wales. Date: late 19th century

Instruction booklet, Knitting for the RAF, WW2
Cover design, instruction booklet, Knitting for the RAF, World War Two, price one shilling. circa 1940

Liza Spain outfit from Harvey Nichols
An elegant, pure wool suit by Liza Spain from Harvey Nichols of Knightsbridge, London. The skirt is softly gathered at the front, the jacket gently shaped with a flattering standaway collar

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

Man in Dressing Gown
Man models a wool jersey dressing gown, and his wire- haired fox terrier poses for the camera

CUTTY SARK CLIPPER
China clipper, though she only made 8 voyages to China before steamships destroyed the clipper business : she then became a wool carrier, then a training ship

Kitten Tangled in Wool
" Didn t you know I could knit?" On this evidence, this kitten is a long way from knitting a woolly jumper

Knitting Expert
A young man in an armchair gets himself in rather a tangle with his knitting!

Shetland knitter, Shetland Islands, Scotland. She is knitting as she walks along with a bulky load on her back. Date: late 19th century

Knitting Sweetheart
Sassy wartime woman lounging in a chair knitting while a portrait of her boyfriend or husband smiles from the canvas

Scenes of peasant working life, Ireland
These illustrations show women and men engaged in activities such as carding wool, spinning, sowing, threshing, minnowing and scutching

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

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

The parable of the laborers in the vineyard: The payment of the denarius. ca. 1500. Second Series cloth. Manufacturing in Brussels, possibly in the workshops of Pieter van Aelst

Characterful old lady with her knitting
A characterful old lady sits in a chair, holding a few rows of knitting in front of her as she looks thoughtfully into the distance

Chipping Campden 1940S
Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, viewed through the arch of the 17th century Wool Hall. It was once the centre of the Cotswolds wool trade

Spinning Harris Tweed
Production of Harris Tweed. A typical scene in an island home as the crofter spins her yarn

Dyeing Harris Tweed
Production of Harris Tweed. An old woman from the island dyes the wool in a cauldron- like vessel which sits on an open fire

Drying Harris Tweed
Production of Harris Tweed. After the wool has been dyed, it is put out on a fence to dry

Spinning Harris Tweed
Production of Harris Tweed. The wool is carded and spun; carding loosens the wool and ensure it is fine enough to spin

Woman Knitting 1929
A woman sits knitting - the illustration shows the new elongated slender silhouette which was to come into fruition in the 1930s

Advert for Gorringes womens dyed fox collar coat 1937
Furness. Original coat in fancy weave woolen with handsome collar and flounce of dyed fox. Date: 1937

Lake District Farmhouse
Low Tilberthwaite Farm & Barn, a typical farmhouse in the Lancashire part of the Lake District, England. Note the spinning gallery, used for drying out wool. Date: 17th century

Woman spinning - India
Woman spinning on a traditional hand-made wheel, India

Walliss Hiking Kit Ad
Advertisement for Walliss hiking kit comprising rucksack, practical flannel shorts and mens pure wool stockings, all essential equipment for this pastime

Advert for Christmas dresses
Advert for Marshall & Snelgrove, promoting women's dresses in time for Christmas. Date: 1940

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Wool without coupons
The Caption is Wool without coupons. Although the card was posted in 1947, the drawing is about wartime clothes rationing which did not finish until 1949. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: 1947

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - I m doin me knit
The Caption reads I m doing my knit - a play on the wartime need to do your bit. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: 1941

Retreat of T. E. Lawrence at Clouds Hill, Moreton, Dorset
The house at Clouds Hill, near Wool, Dorset, England, where British archaeologist, soldier, intelligence officer and writer, Thomas Edward Lawrence (1888-1935)

Advert for Treasure Cot baby specialises 1930
Treasure Cot store devoted to mothers babies and children, with a selection of baby clothing, robe, dainty long flannel gown, shawl and a hand knitted carrying cape

Woman in green coat by Jeanne Lanvin
Woman in a green wool velvet coat trimmed with tiger-patterned fur, and matching hat, by Jeanne Lanvin. 1924

Old English Sheepdog turned into wool
An Old English Sheepdog with its enterprising owner, who has spun its coat into balls of wool for knitting

Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey - Carpet Factory (Usak)
Armenian or Greek women at work at a carpet factory at Usak, Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey

Sheep with curved horns and thick woolly coat. Date: circa 1960s

Advert for Gorringes womens clothing 1928
70th year anniversary offers, smart sultan coat of dull satin, crepe-de-chine printed dress and a elegant coat in crepe-de-chine givree a fascinating mixture of artificial silk and wool. 1928

Shearing sheep, Burrawang, Australia
Shearing sheep, Burrawang, New South Wales, Australia. Date: circa 1890s

Wool sorting and classing, Burrawang, Australia
Wool sorting and classing in a shearing shed, Burrawang, New South Wales, Australia. Date: circa 1890s

Nursery Rhyme -- Baa Baa Black Sheep
Nursery Rhyme - Baa Baa Black Sheep, have you any wool? Date: circa 1920s

A Shetland Peat Carrier
A Woman of the Shetland Islands carring turves of peat in a wicker back pack basket. She does her knitting whilst she walks (possible some distance). Date: circa 1910s

Leicester ram, Ovis aries. Endangered. Handcoloured steel engraving by Lizars after an illustration by James Stewart from William Jardines Naturalists Library, Edinburgh, 1836

Dyeing Wool and Yarn for Donegal Homespun, Inishowen
Dyeing Wool and Yarn forDonegal Homespun, Inishowen - a view of two men outside a thatched cottage sorting wool and yarn. (Location: Republic of Ireland: County Donegal: Inishowen)

CUTTY SARK LOADING
The Cutty Sark at Sydney, loading wool at Circular Quay, lying outside Brilliant and Yallaroi i.e. in centre of the photo Date: circa 1880

CUTTY SARK AT SYDNEY
The Cutty Sark at Sydney, waiting for the wool clip Date: circa 1880

Terylene and wool suit
Advertisement for a terylene and wool suit in navy blue. Date: 1966

Cock o th North wool advertisement, WW1 knitting
Advertisement for Cock o th North knitting wools made by Carter and Parker of Baildon Mills

Tatler front cover, March 1964
Front cover of The Tatler featuring a model posing aboard the Cunard cruise liner Carmania in Rotterdam

Man at work in Harris Tweed mill
Man at work in a Harris Tweed mill. Date: 1920s

Advert for Ribana pure wool bathing suits 1931
Multiform and multicolour for a multitude of tastes

Cartoon - Swallowing a yarn
A little blackbird fails to consume a length of twine: " I can t swallow that yarn." Date: circa 1915

Faroe Islands, Denmark - Women Spinning
A woman working at a spinning wheel with two companions - The Faroe Islands, Denmark

Allenburys Nurse
Advertisement for Allenburys Diet for Invalids featuring a serene looking nurse sitting by a patients bedside knitting

First aid hamper supplied by St Johns Ambulance
A large first aid hamper (ie first aid kit) for ambulance station and railway purposes, supplied by St Johns Ambulance Association

Child Labour
Girl spinning wool at Fosters mill, Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Dressing frame in a woollen mill in Bradford, Yorkshire, late Victorian period

Lancashire Spinning Mill Victorian period

Woman in white wool dress with pink trim losing her hat
Woman in white wool dress with pink trim, belt of crocheted roses, losing her hat in the wind. Robe de drap blanc borde d un ourlet couleur de rose, ceinture des roses en crochet

A weaver weaving fabric on a loom in a cottage. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts, Phillips, London, 1818

Spinning wool, Glen Columbkille, County Donegal, Ireland
Woman in her cottage spinning wool in Glen Columbkille (Glencolmcille, Gleann Cholm Cille), County Donegal, north-west Ireland. Date: circa 1900s

Advert for Gorringes womens wool lace for coats 1937
Dainty unlined coat of wool lace. 1937

Frederick Gorringe advert - cardigans for soldiers, WWI
Advertisement by Frederick Gorringe for wool, khaki cardigans and service scarfs for British soldiers during World War I

Paddy Paws

Wool factory in Bradford, Yorkshire
Scene at a wool factory in Bradford, Yorkshire -- drawing wool at Fosters Mill

Russian Grenadier Guardsman on skis
Soldier of the Russian regiment of foot grenadiers of the Guard. A hunter-scout wearing skis. Date: 1900

C12 Weaving
Weaving in 12th century England, while a flock of sheep are there to provide the wool Date: circa 1160

Knitted Bows 1936
A machine-knitted jumper with narrow pleat detail on the shoulders & body. Wool lace bows add a decorative touch

Industry / Textiles / Wool
Weaving at John Fosters mill, Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Uniform for the Volunteer Rifle Corps recommended for general adoption by the War Office committee. Date: 1860

Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret in Pantomime 1942
Princess Elizabeth (left) as ?Prince Florizel? and Princess Margaret as ?Cinderella

Winston Churchill the Chancellor of the Exchequer at the time, portrayed as a kitten playing with a ball of wool, representing the export of artificial silk. Date: May 1925

Advert for Debenham & Freebody - women's swimwear 1924
Pure silk Milanese Canada swimming suit with square neck apron effect back and front trimmed braid in a range of colours. Also available is a full length bathing cape in pure wool towelling

New pure wool waterproof overcoats for men and women. Date: 1924

Orlon luxury arcrylic fibre
The benefits of Orlon luxury arcrylic fibre, produced by Du Pont & Co Ltd

Silhouette - Postcard Design
Seated mother with baby, teasing the cat with a ball of wool. Date: 1920s

Silhouette - Postcard Design
Romantic garden scene. Loving couple on a garden seat winding wool. Date: 1920s

Connemara Peasant Home-Spun Industry - Drying Wool
Connemara Peasant Home-spun Industry - Drying the Wool

Knitting
Birthday card depicting a young child knitting, while her cat plays with the ball of wool. Date: 1920s

Two fashionable women on an autumn stroll, WWI.. In wool two-piece belted suits with wide-brim hats, one with rosary, one with fichu

Stocking weaver seated at a loom in a workshop
Stocking weaver seated at a stocking-loom in a workshop. The knitting machine handled silk, cotton and wool. Woodblock engraving from The Book of English Trades, or Library of Useful Arts, F.C.& J

Argali, Ovis ammon
Argali, wild sheep or mountain sheep, Ovis ammon. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by White from George Shaw's General Zoology: Mammalia, Thomas Davison, London, 1801

Kasha wool design by the French knitwear house Rodier, 1924. The pattern motif of animals and foliage from Rajouri, India. Tissu Rodier, 1924. Le motif kasha de Radjaori

Moufflon, sheep and merino sheep
European mouflon, Ovis aries musimon, common sheep and kid, Ovis aries, and Merino sheep, Ovis aries

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