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