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Where the Fishes Come From. Artist: Anon. An old sailor sitting on the shore, spins a yarn to an attentive little girl holding a model sailing vessel Date: circa 1905
Lace Making / FlandersLace making in Flanders Date: 19th Century
Rolling Woollen thread - Patons & BaldwinsA male factory worker operates wool rolling machine at Patons & Baldwins Factory at Darlington. Photograph by Heinz Zinram
Reels of woollen thread - Patons & BaldwinsA complex multi-level machine for rolling yarn onto circular spools, after the wool has been industrially spun at Patons & Baldwins factory in Darlington
Winding thread - Patons & BaldwinsMachines for Winding thread at Patons & Baldwins Factory in Darlington; one of the UKs leading manufacturers of knitting yarn. Photograph by Heinz Zinram
Yarn rolling machineA lady working at a complex multi-level machine for rolling yarn onto circular spools, after the wool has been industrially spun, at Patons & Baldwins factory in Darlington
Muller Automatic Cone-winding machineA factory worker operates a Muller automatic cone-winding machine, (used for clearing and winding single-spun yarns) at Patons & Baldwins factory in Darlington
Wool spinning - Patons & BaldwinsA view looking down a machine rolling yarn onto circular spools, after the wool has been industrially spun at Patons & Baldwins factory in Darlington
Wool Winding Machine - Patons & BaldwinsA woman worker in dark blue overalls operating and checking a huge wool-winding machine at Patons & Baldwins factory at Darlington
Patons & Baldwins - wool processingA woman factory worker in blue uniform feeds light blue thread into a large piece of (possibly weaving?) machinery at Patons & Baldwins factory in Darlington
Checking blue woollen threadsA factory worker checks a machine rolling dark blue yarn onto circular spools, after the wool has been industrially spun at Patons & Baldwins factory in Darlington
Balling up knitting yarnThe machine used to ball up knitting yarn ready for sale. Picture taken in the massive Darlington factory of Patons & Baldwins. Photograph by Heinz Zinram
Operating a wool-winding machineA woman operating and checking a huge wool winding machine at Patons & Baldwins factory at Darlington. Patons & Baldwins was one of the largest manufacturers of knitting yarn in the UK between
Folding raw wool into large binsFolding rools of semi-processed wool into large tubs ready for transport to the next stage of processing at Patons & Baldwins Factory at Darlington. Photograph by Heinz Zinram
A machine collects coloured yarn onto rollsAn employee checks a machine which is collecting different coloured wool yarns onto large rolls at Patons & Baldwins factory in Darlington
Industrial Yarn SpinningA factory worker attends to an enormous yarn spinning machine at Patons & Baldwins factory in Darlington. Patons & Baldwins was a leading British manufacturer of knitting yarn
Muller Automatic Cone-winderA factory worker operates a Muller automatic cone-winding machine, (used for clearing and winding single-spun yarns) at Patons & Baldwins factory in Darlington
Threads entering a weaving machineA woman factory worker in blue uniform feeds light blue thread into a large piece of (possibly weaving?) machinery at Patons & Baldwins factory in Darlington
Banks of Winding machines for acrylic yarnA seemingly never-ending bank of winding machines for acrylic yarns at Patons & Baldwins factory in Darlington. Patons & Baldwins was a leading British manufacturer of knitting yarn
Manufacturing Wool YarnThe Worlds largest (at the time) single line of worsted carding machines for opening scoured raw wool prior to combing at Patons & Baldwins factory in Darlington
A Machine Collects Woollen Thread on spoolsA factory worker checks a machine rolling yarn onto circular spools, after the wool has been industrially spun at Patons & Baldwins factory in Darlington
Macedonian Woman spinningA Macedonian woman spinning wool in her cottage
Lastex advertisementAdvertisement for Lastex yarn, which swimmers appreciate due to the stretch of straps and fabric that sun and sea cannot destroy
Knitting wool production - mechanical processImmense coils of knitting wool are fed into spinning and processing machinery from vast round tubs. The factory of Patons & Baldwins, Darlington. Photograph by Heinz Zinram
Cotton Dressing SizingSizing and dressing cotton yarn
Silk / Finished YarnSilk manufacture, the finished yarn
Women Testing YarnWomen testing yarn at J & P Coats, Paisley
Victor Stiebel / RayonElegant evening gown designed by Victor Stiebel in yarn-dyed rayon satin produced by Driver Bros.Keighley. Photo promoting the British Rayon & Synthetic Fibres Federation
Women Winding Yarn 1920Women winding yarn at J & P Coats, Paisley
Women Twisting Yarn 1920Women twisting yarn into thread at J & P Coats, Paisley
Women Working 1920Woman testing yarn at J & P Coats, Paisley
Rescuing U-Boat VictimA child is rescued aboard a passenger ship torpedoed by a U-boat - an episode from an adventure yarn published in 1917 based on authentic naval operations