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Textile:
ITC 2017.158.1

mid 20th Century

A booklet with crochet projects, including the star motif, spider's web, well handled gloves, dressing set, dainty garlands, motif luncheon set, petal collar, two choux, blue birds and four lace edgin...

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ITC 2018.10

late 20th Century

An A4 coloured stapled English Wax advertising pamphlet with four pages, showing annotated photographs of discharge printed textiles and models wearing the designs, along with information and business...

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ITC 2018.11

1999

A three folding leaflet advertising the Summer 1999 collection of ABC, an English Wax company based in Hyde, Manchester. It includes 30 images of designs listed under six collections: Nigerian Classi...

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ITC 2017.147

1930-1940

A booklet by Marguerite Randall outlining tools and techiques used for embroidery. This booklet contains illustrated intructions for different stitch applications and projects. It contains templates f...

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ITC 2017.155

1970

A booklet outlining an alphabet of embroidery stitches, from the Algerian eye stitch to the weaving stitch. The booklet is for instruction for people new to embroidery and the first page outlines the...

Textile:
ITC 2017.158.2

mid 20th Century

A booklet with crochet projects. Project include cobweb mat, shamrock lace, bowl of flowers, wild rose, dainty edgings, necklets, double Dutch, lace trio, smart neck wear, Celtic motifs, Grecian tray ...

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ITC 2017.158.3

mid 20th Century

A booklet with pattern instructions for sobritto crochet. Patterns include: hand in glove, Catherine wheels, cheval set, knitted cloth, dainty apron, a new dicky, luncheon set, lacy edging, chair set...

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ITC 2017.158.4

mid 20th Century

A booklet with quilting as decorative technique. The booklet has an introduction on the history of quilting and an explaination of English quilting in relation to Italian quilting. This publcation giv...

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ITC 2017.158.5

mid 20th Century

A booklet focussing on Scandinavian hardanger embroidery form Norway. The first page gives an introduction and and example of making hems. The patterns are geometric in design. Designs are: viking, B...

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ITC 1719

1968

An 'English wax' fabric length made for West African market in Manchester by the ABC Company. The design is a classic of letters and numbers associated with school and children, and features umbrella...

Textile:
ITC 2015.186

late 20th Century

A sample of English wax (often know as "Dutch wax") fabric length made for the West African market in Manchester by the ABC company. The design is in red, black, white, yellow and navy of striped lig...

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ITC 2015.188

after 1966

A sample of English wax (often know as "Dutch wax") fabric length made for a West African market in Manchester by the ABC company. The design is in black, red and white, and shows trailing leaves and...