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Specimens of linen, 1783-1784.

1783-1784

Cushion cover from cloth offcuts, Philippines

1982-1983

Cup seamer, c 1950s.

1950-1959

Cushion cover made from cloth offcuts, Philippines

1982-1983
Hand net-braiding machine by Helyer Bridport, Dorset, England, 1865-1875, based on a design by James Paterson.

Net-making machine, c 1870

1865-1875
Pulled textiles created from waste fabrics by informal waste-collecting communities in Cairo, Egypt, 1980s.

Pulled textiles made by informal waste-collecting communities, Cairo

1980-1989
7 samples of various fabrics

Early sample of woven viscose fabric, c 1908.

circa 1908
Cushion cover made from cloth offcuts, unknown maker, Phillippines, 1982-1983.

Cushion cover made from cloth offcuts, Philippines

1982-1983
Embroidered textile 'Connected by a Thread' by Tina Crawford, 2020. Squares of medical scrubs fabric in three shades of blue, and one black, sewn onto a red velvet background two metres square. Every square has an image embroidered in white, with the thread joining each square to the next. A border of yellow dusters surrounds the whole, with text embroidered in different colours. The back is patched with purple, orange, yellow, green and blue squares.

'Connected by a Thread' Covid-19 textile by Tina Crawford

2020
Carpet shearing machine

Carpet shearing machine, c 1832.

circa 1832