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Yarn Collection

Background imageYarn Collection: Ripping Yarn

Ripping Yarn. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageYarn Collection: Spinning Harris Tweed

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

Background imageYarn Collection: Old English Sheepdog turned into wool

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

Background imageYarn Collection: Art deco advert for Viyella knitting yarn

Art deco advert for Viyella knitting yarn, a silhouette of a lady's hands knitting. Date: 1931

Background imageYarn Collection: The Yarn Market, Dunster

The Yarn Market, Dunster by Terry Whitworth

Background imageYarn Collection: Dyeing Wool and Yarn for Donegal Homespun, Inishowen

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)

Background imageYarn Collection: Cartoon - Swallowing a yarn

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

Background imageYarn Collection: Grandfather welcomes his Granddaughter

Grandfather welcomes his Granddaughter
A Grandfather, fishing in the shade of a tree by a quiet pool, welcomes his Granddaughter with open arms. Watercolour painting by Raymond Sheppard

Background imageYarn Collection: Fine Hand Hackling and Sorting Yarn in a Spinning Mill

Fine Hand Hackling and Sorting Yarn in a Spinning Mill - an interior shot showing a man hackling flax by hand at a bench by a window. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageYarn Collection: N. of Ireland Flax Spinning Industry, Bundling Yarn

N. of Ireland Flax Spinning Industry, Bundling Yarn - a view of the spinning process where the yarn is bundled in a spinning mill. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageYarn Collection: Beatty Book Cover

Beatty Book Cover
When Beatty kept the seas - Captain Frank H Shaws stirring patriotic adventure yarn is based on real-life naval exploits of the war

Background imageYarn Collection: Winston Churchill the Chancellor of the Exchequer at the time

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

Background imageYarn Collection: High Street and Yarn Market, Dunster

High Street and Yarn Market, Dunster, Somerset, England. Date: 1963

Background imageYarn Collection: Carpet weaver knotting a rug on a frame

Carpet weaver knotting a rug on a frame
Carpet weaver seated on a bench knotting a rug on a frame. Woodblock engraving from The Book of English Trades, or Library of Useful Arts, F.C.& J. Rivington, London, 1821

Background imageYarn Collection: Woman spinning yarn with a spindle and distaff, Paris, 1803

Woman spinning yarn with a spindle and distaff, Paris, 1803. She wears a hooded cap in ribbed organdy, blue tunic over a white gown, ruffled collar and fichu. Capote d'Organdie, à Côtes

Background imageYarn Collection: Girl spinning yarn on the island of Santorini, Ottoman Empire

Girl spinning yarn on the island of Santorini, Ottoman Empire
Girl spinning yarn on the island of Santorini or Thira, Ottoman Empire. Hair in a turban, wearing a short tunic, small apron, silk camisole, slippers. Greek island in the Aegean Sea

Background imageYarn Collection: Barcelona. Sert Hermanos y Sola  textile factory

Barcelona. Sert Hermanos y Sola  textile factory
Spain, Catalonia, Barcelona. Sert Hermanos y SolA  textile factory. Yarn workshop interior. Illustration by Antonio Rigalt. Engraving by Capuz. La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana, 1882

Background imageYarn Collection: Advert, Laidlaw & Fairgrieve, Galashiels, Scotland

Advert, Laidlaw & Fairgrieve, Galashiels, Scotland
Advert for Laidlaw & Fairgrieve, Yarn Spinners, Ladhope Mills, Galashiels, Scotland. 1905

Background imageYarn Collection: The Kitchener Coffin Hoax: Frank Power, freelance journalist

The Kitchener Coffin Hoax: Frank Power, freelance journalist
The Kitchener Coffin Hoax: Frank Power (real name Arthur Vectis Freeman), freelance journalist

Background imageYarn Collection: Two models discuss the simply lovely crochet yarn

Two models discuss the simply lovely crochet yarn, an advert for Ardern's Lustrous Crochet Date: 1918

Background imageYarn Collection: A tow breaker machine, linen production, Victorian period

A tow breaker machine, linen production, Victorian period Date: late 19th century

Background imageYarn Collection: A reeling machine, linen production, Victorian period

A reeling machine, linen production, Victorian period Date: late 19th century

Background imageYarn Collection: A hackling machine, linen production, Victorian period

A hackling machine, linen production, Victorian period Date: late 19th century

Background imageYarn Collection: Striking up, linen production, Victorian period

Striking up, linen production, Victorian period Date: late 19th century

Background imageYarn Collection: A Plain Power Loom, linen production, Victorian period

A Plain Power Loom, linen production, Victorian period Date: late 19th century

Background imageYarn Collection: A bleaching liquor cave, linen production, Victorian period

A bleaching liquor cave, linen production, Victorian period Date: late 19th century

Background imageYarn Collection: Bleaching yarn on grass, linen production, Victorian period

Bleaching yarn on grass, linen production, Victorian period Date: late 19th century

Background imageYarn Collection: Linen manufacture, Yarn bleaching on grass

Linen manufacture, Yarn bleaching on grass Date: late 19th century

Background imageYarn Collection: A Spinning Frame, linen production, Victorian period

A Spinning Frame, linen production, Victorian period Date: late 19th century

Background imageYarn Collection: A Dobbie Loom, linen production, Victorian period

A Dobbie Loom, linen production, Victorian period Date: late 19th century

Background imageYarn Collection: A bale of flax, linen production, Victorian period

A bale of flax, linen production, Victorian period Date: late 19th century

Background imageYarn Collection: Jacquard Looms, linen production, Victorian period

Jacquard Looms, linen production, Victorian period Date: late 19th century

Background imageYarn Collection: A boom yard, linen production, Victorian period

A boom yard, linen production, Victorian period Date: late 19th century

Background imageYarn Collection: Peaking, linen production, Victorian period

Peaking, linen production, Victorian period Date: late 19th century

Background imageYarn Collection: A Pirn Winding Machine, linen production, Victorian period

A Pirn Winding Machine, linen production, Victorian period Date: late 19th century

Background imageYarn Collection: Engineer's workshop, linen production, Victorian period

Engineer's workshop, linen production, Victorian period

Background imageYarn Collection: Warp winding machine, linen production, Victorian period

Warp winding machine, linen production, Victorian period

Background imageYarn Collection: A delivery of yarn, linen production, Victorian period

A delivery of yarn, linen production, Victorian period

Background imageYarn Collection: Linen manufacture, Load of yarn

Linen manufacture, Load of yarn

Background imageYarn Collection: Short stool bundling, linen production, Victorian period

Short stool bundling, linen production, Victorian period

Background imageYarn Collection: Beating Mill, linen production, Victorian period

Beating Mill, linen production, Victorian period

Background imageYarn Collection: A stone mangle, linen production, Victorian period

A stone mangle, linen production, Victorian period

Background imageYarn Collection: Stripping machine for stone mangle, linen production

Stripping machine for stone mangle, linen production, Victorian period

Background imageYarn Collection: Web measuring machine, linen production, Victorian period

Web measuring machine, linen production, Victorian period

Background imageYarn Collection: A hydraulic mangle, linen production, Victorian period

A hydraulic mangle, linen production, Victorian period

Background imageYarn Collection: Web rolling machine, linen production, Victorian period

Web rolling machine, linen production, Victorian period

Background imageYarn Collection: Lapping, linen production, Victorian period

Lapping, linen production, Victorian period

Background imageYarn Collection: Making webs, linen production, Victorian period

Making webs, linen production, Victorian period

Background imageYarn Collection: A hydraulic pump, linen production, Victorian period

A hydraulic pump, linen production, Victorian period

Background imageYarn Collection: A hydraulic press, linen production, Victorian period

A hydraulic press, linen production, Victorian period

Background imageYarn Collection: Pressing a bale of linen, linen production, Victorian period

Pressing a bale of linen, linen production, Victorian period

Background imageYarn Collection: Bale of linen for export, linen production, Victorian period

Bale of linen for export, linen production, Victorian period

Background imageYarn Collection: Cop winding machine, linen production, Victorian period

Cop winding machine, linen production, Victorian period

Background imageYarn Collection: A cropping machine, linen production, Victorian period

A cropping machine, linen production, Victorian period

Background imageYarn Collection: A Pirn wheel, linen production, Victorian period

A Pirn wheel, linen production, Victorian period

Background imageYarn Collection: A Damask hand loom, linen production, Victorian period

A Damask hand loom, linen production, Victorian period

Background imageYarn Collection: A damping machine, linen production, Victorian period

A damping machine, linen production, Victorian period

Background imageYarn Collection: Inspecting linen, linen production, Victorian period

Inspecting linen, linen production, Victorian period

Background imageYarn Collection: A beaming machine, linen production, Victorian period

A beaming machine, linen production, Victorian period

Background imageYarn Collection: A drawing machine, linen production, Victorian period

A drawing machine, linen production, Victorian period

Background imageYarn Collection: A dressing machine, linen production, Victorian period

A dressing machine, linen production, Victorian period

Background imageYarn Collection: Warping, linen production, Victorian period

Warping, linen production, Victorian period

Background imageYarn Collection: A squeezing machine, linen production, Victorian period

A squeezing machine, linen production, Victorian period

Background imageYarn Collection: Bleaching, linen production, Victorian period

Bleaching, linen production, Victorian period

Background imageYarn Collection: A twine balling machine, linen production, Victorian period

A twine balling machine, linen production, Victorian period

Background imageYarn Collection: A twisting frame, linen production, Victorian period

A twisting frame, linen production, Victorian period

Background imageYarn Collection: Long stool bundling, linen production, Victorian period

Long stool bundling, linen production, Victorian period

Background imageYarn Collection: A tow balling machine, linen production, Victorian period

A tow balling machine, linen production, Victorian period

Background imageYarn Collection: Yarn Market, Dunster, Exmoor, Somerset

Yarn Market, Dunster, Exmoor, Somerset - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J. Salmon, and reproduced as a local view postcard

Background imageYarn Collection: The Yarn Market and view toward the Castle, Dunster, Somerse

The Yarn Market and view toward the Castle, Dunster, Somerset

Background imageYarn Collection: Beauty of Japan's Textiles

Beauty of Japan's Textiles - the young woman on the left, holding a battledore, is in formal New Year's Day dress. The one on the right is in a homongi, a costume suitable for paying visits

Background imageYarn Collection: Advert for Celanese

Advert for Celanese, a chemical and speciality materials company whose products included acetate yarn and artificial silk. Date: 1943

Background imageYarn Collection: Women working in cramped conditions spinning yarn. Date: 1883

Women working in cramped conditions spinning yarn. Date: 1883

Background imageYarn Collection: Girl of Granada of the poorest class during

Girl of Granada of the poorest class during the Islamic era, Emirate of Granada (1238-1492)

Background imageYarn Collection: Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Los combatientes

Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Los combatientes necesitan prendas de abrigo (Fighters need warm clothes). Poster ob the International Red Help. SPAIN. Salamanca. Archivo Historico Nacional

Background imageYarn Collection: Japan - machinery, for spinning thread, yarn

Japan - machinery, for spinning thread, yarn
Vintage 19th century photograph: Japan - machinery, for spinning thread, yarn

Background imageYarn Collection: Man and woman of the Isle of Santorini, Greece, 1818

Man and woman of the Isle of Santorini, Greece, 1818. The man wears jacket, sash and harem pants

Background imageYarn Collection: Private quarters of an Ottoman official

Private quarters of an Ottoman official. Officials in robes sit on a divan in a large carpeted room. Appartement d un ministre de la Porte

Background imageYarn Collection: Advert, Fleisher Knitting Wool

Advert, Fleisher Knitting Wool. 1922

Background imageYarn Collection: Advert, John Todd & Son, Rope Manufacturers, Rutherglen

Advert, John Todd & Son, Rope Manufacturers, Rutherglen
Advert for John Todd & Son, Rope and Twine Manufacturers and Yarn Spinners, Rutherglen, Scotland. 1905

Background imageYarn Collection: An organ grinder and a poodle with spinning machine

An organ grinder and a poodle with spinning machine before an audience of fashionable women in bonnets with plumes, shawls and lace dresses

Background imageYarn Collection: Young man in chenille yarn jacket

Young man in chenille yarn jacket, cravat, gloves, trousers, top hat and stick

Background imageYarn Collection: Russian serfs or peasantry, 18th century

Russian serfs or peasantry, 18th century
Russian serfs or peasantry. A peasant in travel clothes with hat, shirt, boots and bark shoes, and women spinning yarn and washing clothes

Background imageYarn Collection: View of the village of Nikali, Thessaly, Greece, 1821

View of the village of Nikali, Thessaly, Greece, 1821
View of the village of Nikali, near Larissa, the capital of Thessaly, Greece. Villagers draw water from a well, a man plays a lute, women spin and weave. Copied from Edward Dodwells Views of Greece



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