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White card with embroidered text in blue thread. Inscribed: 'I love you dearly. Loves knot once tied who can'. From the Staffordshire County Museum Collection. 167mm x 52mm.
Belonged to the Tildesley ...
Ernest Brandrick, Altar screen and cloth, Stafford
Mr Ernest Brandrick, of 47 New Street, Stafford, is pictured with the altar screen and cloth, which he embroidered in his spare time.
Ernest was a seaman at the age of 16, and during his shipboard ...
Methodist Central Hall, Longton
Stalls displaying handicrafts with their creators in the Methodist Central Hall on the Strand, Longton. Items on display include leatherwork, toys, needlework and art.
A building was erected in Longton ...
Needlework class, Knightley School
Needlework class students, showing samplers and sewing projects.
Knightley School was built in 1874 and enlarged in 1894. In 1912 it had places for 125 children.
Needlework exercise by Septima Shillito aged 10-14 years
Needlework exercises worked on flannel cloth. This exercise shows examlpes of:
- Bound edge
- Attached tape
- Triangular and square patch
- Horizontal tuck
- Seaming
- Banding with hand worked buttonhole ...
Needlework exercise by Septima Shillito, aged 10-14 years
Needlework exersises worked on cotton cloth. This exercise shows examples of:
- Gathered frill
- Attached tape
- Hand worked buttonhole and button
- Seaming
- looping
- placket opening
- Slit patch
- ...
Needlework sampler
From the Staffordshire County Museum Collection.
Needlework sampler
Circular sampler. Multicolour stitches on fine gauze material mounted on wide piece of red ribbon. Inscription: 'When on this you cast a view remember them who gave it to you / Annie xx [heart] xx'. Possibly ...
Needlework sampler
Traditional alpabetised Sampler from the Staffordshire County Collection. Wool threads on a wool backing, green and red alaphabet and numbers.
Towards the end of the century, samplers taught not only ...
Needlework sampler
Chinese style embroidered piece, in metallic gold, pink, blue, and green flowers and leaves on a navy silk background backed with cotton.
From the Staffordshire County Collection. 260mm x 135mm.
Needlework sampler
Chinese style embroidered piece of silk with gold, blue green and metalic flowers and leaves on a navy silk background backed with cotton.
From the Staffordshire County Museum Collection.
Needlework sampler
Coloured woolen threads in cross-stitch, satin stitch and eyelet hole stitches on linen. From the Staffordshire County Museum Collection.
In the 17th century samplers reached their peak of excellency. ...
Needlework sampler
Needlework sampler with white/oatmeal coloured background and brown and green stitches. Brown outer border, then green, inscription embroidered in centre: "Alas the joys that fortune brings, are trifling ...
Needlework sampler
From the Staffordshire County Museum Collection.
Needlework sampler
Linen background. Brown cotton thread in cross stitch. Alphabet and simple border patterns. From the Staffordshire County Collection. 215mm x 210mm.
Towards the end of the 18th century, samplers ...
Needlework sampler
Mustard yellow background, blue, green. brown and pink stitches. Alphabet upper and lower case letters numbers 1 to 12 . 'God is love' and pictures plants, animals, bird, etc. Margaret A 11 ( = ? age ...
Needlework sampler
From the Staffordshire County Museum Collection.
Needlework sampler
White linen with yellow, pink and green designs in wool work.
From the Staffordshire County Collection. Dimensions 210mm x 165mm.