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Handknitting
Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)
August 1962
Elderly female handknitting using traditional curved needles and sheath, Gayle ( Wensleydale).
Handknitting
Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)
August 1962
Elderly female handknitting using traditional curved needles and sheath, Gayle ( Wensleydale).
Bell Ropes
McNay, Ian
September 1965
Bell ropes at St. Edmund's Church, Castleton (Derbyshire). The ropes used are made by local ropemaker Herbert Marrison.
Ropemaking: Finished Rope
McNay, Ian
September 1965
Finished rope made by Herbert Marrison at Peak Cavern, Castleton (Derbyshire). The rope has three strands. The number of threads in the strand is varied according to the purpose of the rope.
Hay Ropemaking: Hobbling Rope
McNay, Ian
1965
Farmer using a hobbling rope made of hay to immobilise a sheep, Lleyn Peninsula (North Wales). Hobbling ropes for use with sheep and goats are also depicted in slide LAVC/PHO/S607.
Swedish Woven Textile
March 1965
Finished woven article with reindeer, bird, and snowflake motifs, woven in blue, red, white, and yellow, from Skåne (Sweden). This example of weaving in rölakan was included in an exhibition of Peas...
Hay Rope and Hay Sledge
McNay, Ian
1966
Two farmworkers securing a stack of hay covered with rushes (to keep out the rain) using a length of hay rope, in a field on the Lleyn Peninsular (North Wales). This is the main use to which hay ropes...
Potholers
McNay, Ian
September 1965
Three young male potholers, equipped with helmets and ropes, standing in front of the entrance to an unidentified cavern [possibly near Castleton in Derbyshire]. Cavers and potholers use ropes made by...
Tapestry (Norway)
January 1965
Tapestry in wool from Trondelag(?) (Norway). The tapestry is heavily patterned with a geometric tree motif, woven in red, blue, black, and white. A note in the Slide Index states that the tapestry dat...
Castleton Garland
McNay, Ian
September 1965
George Bramall and an unidentified male using ropes to construct the frame upon which a flower garland is fixed. The whole construction is worn by the Garland King during the Castleton Garland ceremon...
Tapestry (Norway)
January 1965
Tapestry from the Hardangar (?) (Norway). The tapestry is in two pieces and made with wool, and clearly shows the staggered method of joining two colours and creating a step-effect in the pattern. A n...
Rope Bolls for Canal Boats
McNay, Ian
1966
Rope bolls of various shapes and sizes for use on canal boats, at the Stoke Bruerne Canal Museum (formerly the Waterways Museum) on the Grand Union Canal at Stoke Bruerne (Northamptonshire). The bolls...