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curtain
early 20th Century
This item is constructed from two pieces of silk brocade each with a satin ground of red warps and wefts, and polychrome weft patterns. The pattern is horizontally divided into two major sections and...
Dispositions 18
P.Chanay & Cie
mid 20th Century
Hardback with black and blue mottled covers and grey/brown spine, with black text on cover and spine. Book no.18. Contains woven fabric samples including twill, crepe and georgette. Samples are mon...
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Cross Sections of Artificial Silk [exhibit card]
University of Leeds (1904-)
early 20th-mid 20th Century
Cream museum exhibit card from the Department of Colour Chemistry, displaying 6 annotated photomicrographs of cross sections of artificial silk. From top left: i. cellulose nitrate; ii. cuprammonium...
repeat pattern printed textile
Lin, Dr Xun - University of Leeds, School of Design
before 1995
Length of black and white printed textile, featuring a regular repeat pattern, with six-fold rotational symmetry.
Coleman Collection related archives
late 20th Century
A collection of labels, notes, cards and packaging relating to items from the Coleman Collection of Indonesian textiles. These were originally stored with the textiles. Items relate to ITC 2022.19, ...
juosta sash
V. Pukeno individuali imone
c. 2000
A handwoven ceramonial sash or belt (juosta) predominantly in white with red, yellow and dark green, including supplementary weaving and fringing. Possibly woven in the University of Leeds colours an...
Learn How Book
The Spool Cotton Company
1941
The Learn How Book, number 170, is one of a series published by The Spool Cotton Company. The magazine contains instructions on how to crochet, knit, tat and embroider. The booklet gives illustrated t...
Design
Marchini, Guido (1929-2008)
1950-2008
Painted geometric design with a pattern of blue stylised flowers with black and white highlighting, within squares and rectangles on a yellow background.
Cotons Hiver 1957 Envoi B
Société des Nouveautés Textiles
1957
Softback with red covers. Black text on cover. Contains garment fabric samples. Woven patterning in 1-7 colours includes ornamental floral designs, stripes (some including geometric or floral dobbi...
3037 to 3135 [loom book]
Blackburn, Tolson and Co.
1907-1908
Hardback with black covers and spine. Containing handwritten notes and diagrams in black and red ink detailing loom configurations, nos Ptn 3037-3135. 141 pages.
Design
Marchini, Guido (1929-2008)
1950-2008
Painted floral design with a pattern of blue and pink flowers and a green background
Wessex Stitchery piece
Foster, Margaret M (1843-1936)
early 20th Century
This piece of embroidery is labelled as Wessex stitching panel. Wessex stitching was the name given by the embroiderer Mrs M Foster to her own style of work. Examples vary in style, but this particul...