Examples of needlework
S. Handford
Category
Textiles
Date
1871
Materials
Paper, cotton, muslin and wool
Measurements
300 mm (width); 325 mm (height)
Place of origin
Langley School
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 662068
Summary
A pink piece of paper with nine pieces of fabric and a paper label stitched to it. Each piece of cream fabric, of either, cotton, muslin or wool, gives an example of a different sewing technique or stitch. These show buttonholes, seams, gathers, appliqué, weaving, darning and herringbone stitching - coloured cottons used.
Provenance
Donated to the Museum of Childhood by Mrs J. M. Collier in May 1998.
Makers and roles
S. Handford, sewer