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Spanish samplers
Pesel, Louisa F (1947)
early 20th Century
A loose A4 portfolio entitled "Spanish Samplers, rough notes and references for Spanish stitches, samplers 8,9,10 & 11 in V&A M Portfolio III". This is in reference to the Victoria and Albert Museum,...
![Jute Fabrics [exhibit card]](https://digital.library.leeds.ac.uk/29813/1.hashomepageThumbnailVersion/666330_001.JPG)
Jute Fabrics [exhibit card]
University of Leeds (1904-); T. Boyle & Son, Leeds (1782-1940)
early 20th-mid 20th Century
Cream museum exhibit card from the Department of Colour Chemistry, displaying seven annotated samples of jute. Samples are glued to apertures. Samples 1 - 3: 40" Hessians 8 oz, 10 oz, 12 oz sample...
Catalogue of Parts for the Hollingworth and Knowles Patent Open Shed Fancy Loom
Hutchinson, Hollingworth & Co. Ltd.
1898
Hardback book with multicoloured covers and engraving on cover. Contains 8 labelled plates showing components of the Hollingworth and Knowles open shed high speed fancy loom.
![Sundour Velours [exhibit card]](https://digital.library.leeds.ac.uk/29984/1.hashomepageThumbnailVersion/669804_001.JPG)
Sundour Velours [exhibit card]
University of Leeds (1904-)
1933
Cream museum exhibit card from the Department of Colour Chemistry, displaying eleven annotated samples of dyed velour. From top left: Samples 1-9 are of cotton weft pile in different stages of prepara...
![Linens [exhibit card]](https://digital.library.leeds.ac.uk/29816/1.hashomepageThumbnailVersion/666333_001.JPG)
Linens [exhibit card]
University of Leeds (1904-)
early 20th-mid 20th Century
Cream museum exhibit card from the Department of Colour Chemistry, displaying ten annotated samples of linens with different types of weave. Samples are glued to apertures. From top left. Samples...
![Sundour Fabrics [exhibit card]](https://digital.library.leeds.ac.uk/29990/1.hashomepageThumbnailVersion/669810_001.JPG)
Sundour Fabrics [exhibit card]
University of Leeds (1904-); Sundour
1933
Cream museum exhibit card from the Department of Colour Chemistry, displaying 16 annotated samples. The samples show different dying methods on various types of cotton, silk and wool textiles. Samples...
Morrell stitch samples
Morrell, Professor Anne B
c. 2016
A set of 13 stitch samples made by Professor Anne Morrell to illustrate the method of creating stitch patterns for her publication 'Embroidered & Stitched Textiles Fragments from Kashmir' (2017). All ...
Old and Rare Scottish Tartans
Stewart, Donald William
1893
A hardback with black covers and gold text on cover and spine. 61 pages of text plus fabric samples of tartans and monochrome illustrations. Samples include (seen in media) Balmoral (#1), Stewart (#...
![Piece Dyed Fabrics [exhibit card]](https://digital.library.leeds.ac.uk/29803/1.hashomepageThumbnailVersion/666319_001.JPG)
Piece Dyed Fabrics [exhibit card]
University of Leeds (1904-)
early 20th-mid 20th Century
Cream museum exhibit card from the Department of Colour Chemistry, displaying eight annotated samples of dyed silk and silk and viscose textiles of various types of patterned and textured weaves. The...
![Terylene' Polyester Fibre [educational box]](https://digital.library.leeds.ac.uk/33773/1.hashomepageThumbnailVersion/670570_001.JPG)
Terylene' Polyester Fibre [educational box]
Imperial Chemical Industries
1956
A royal blue box with card compartments containing an educational sample and information kit, which includes posters, a flow chart, an educational chart, a selection of literature describing 'Terylene...