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Yarn Collection (page 4)

Background imageYarn Collection: Where the Fishes Come From

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

Background imageYarn Collection: Lace Making / Flanders

Lace Making / Flanders
Lace making in Flanders Date: 19th Century

Background imageYarn Collection: Rolling Woollen thread - Patons & Baldwins

Rolling Woollen thread - Patons & Baldwins
A male factory worker operates wool rolling machine at Patons & Baldwins Factory at Darlington. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Background imageYarn Collection: Reels of woollen thread - Patons & Baldwins

Reels of woollen thread - Patons & Baldwins
A complex multi-level machine for rolling yarn onto circular spools, after the wool has been industrially spun at Patons & Baldwins factory in Darlington

Background imageYarn Collection: Winding thread - Patons & Baldwins

Winding thread - Patons & Baldwins
Machines for Winding thread at Patons & Baldwins Factory in Darlington; one of the UKs leading manufacturers of knitting yarn. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Background imageYarn Collection: Yarn rolling machine

Yarn rolling machine
A 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

Background imageYarn Collection: Muller Automatic Cone-winding machine

Muller Automatic Cone-winding machine
A factory worker operates a Muller automatic cone-winding machine, (used for clearing and winding single-spun yarns) at Patons & Baldwins factory in Darlington

Background imageYarn Collection: Wool spinning - Patons & Baldwins

Wool spinning - Patons & Baldwins
A view looking down a machine rolling yarn onto circular spools, after the wool has been industrially spun at Patons & Baldwins factory in Darlington

Background imageYarn Collection: Wool Winding Machine - Patons & Baldwins

Wool Winding Machine - Patons & Baldwins
A woman worker in dark blue overalls operating and checking a huge wool-winding machine at Patons & Baldwins factory at Darlington

Background imageYarn Collection: Patons & Baldwins - wool processing

Patons & Baldwins - wool processing
A woman factory worker in blue uniform feeds light blue thread into a large piece of (possibly weaving?) machinery at Patons & Baldwins factory in Darlington

Background imageYarn Collection: Checking blue woollen threads

Checking blue woollen threads
A 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

Background imageYarn Collection: Balling up knitting yarn

Balling up knitting yarn
The machine used to ball up knitting yarn ready for sale. Picture taken in the massive Darlington factory of Patons & Baldwins. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Background imageYarn Collection: Operating a wool-winding machine

Operating a wool-winding machine
A 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

Background imageYarn Collection: Folding raw wool into large bins

Folding raw wool into large bins
Folding 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

Background imageYarn Collection: A machine collects coloured yarn onto rolls

A machine collects coloured yarn onto rolls
An employee checks a machine which is collecting different coloured wool yarns onto large rolls at Patons & Baldwins factory in Darlington

Background imageYarn Collection: Industrial Yarn Spinning

Industrial Yarn Spinning
A 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

Background imageYarn Collection: Muller Automatic Cone-winder

Muller Automatic Cone-winder
A factory worker operates a Muller automatic cone-winding machine, (used for clearing and winding single-spun yarns) at Patons & Baldwins factory in Darlington

Background imageYarn Collection: Threads entering a weaving machine

Threads entering a weaving machine
A woman factory worker in blue uniform feeds light blue thread into a large piece of (possibly weaving?) machinery at Patons & Baldwins factory in Darlington

Background imageYarn Collection: Banks of Winding machines for acrylic yarn

Banks of Winding machines for acrylic yarn
A 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

Background imageYarn Collection: Manufacturing Wool Yarn

Manufacturing Wool Yarn
The 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

Background imageYarn Collection: A Machine Collects Woollen Thread on spools

A Machine Collects Woollen Thread on spools
A factory worker checks a machine rolling yarn onto circular spools, after the wool has been industrially spun at Patons & Baldwins factory in Darlington

Background imageYarn Collection: Macedonian Woman spinning

Macedonian Woman spinning
A Macedonian woman spinning wool in her cottage

Background imageYarn Collection: Lastex advertisement

Lastex advertisement
Advertisement for Lastex yarn, which swimmers appreciate due to the stretch of straps and fabric that sun and sea cannot destroy

Background imageYarn Collection: Knitting wool production - mechanical process

Knitting wool production - mechanical process
Immense 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

Background imageYarn Collection: Cotton Dressing Sizing

Cotton Dressing Sizing
Sizing and dressing cotton yarn

Background imageYarn Collection: Silk / Finished Yarn

Silk / Finished Yarn
Silk manufacture, the finished yarn

Background imageYarn Collection: Women Testing Yarn

Women Testing Yarn
Women testing yarn at J & P Coats, Paisley

Background imageYarn Collection: Victor Stiebel / Rayon

Victor Stiebel / Rayon
Elegant evening gown designed by Victor Stiebel in yarn-dyed rayon satin produced by Driver Bros.Keighley. Photo promoting the British Rayon & Synthetic Fibres Federation

Background imageYarn Collection: Women Winding Yarn 1920

Women Winding Yarn 1920
Women winding yarn at J & P Coats, Paisley

Background imageYarn Collection: Women Twisting Yarn 1920

Women Twisting Yarn 1920
Women twisting yarn into thread at J & P Coats, Paisley

Background imageYarn Collection: Women Working 1920

Women Working 1920
Woman testing yarn at J & P Coats, Paisley

Background imageYarn Collection: Rescuing U-Boat Victim

Rescuing U-Boat Victim
A 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



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