Early Australian Linens - a private collection.

Hello to all who read this blog.  I haven't been very good about updating it with more Australian linens that I have added to my collection, but hope to do that some time in the future.  I stil...

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Time goes by so fast, it doesn't seem like 3 years since my exhibition at Bundoora Homestead!  Not sure if anyone is looking at this blog these days, but I wanted to keep it alive, so thought I ...

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Two ladies brought an unworked version of this cloth in to show me at my exhibition at Bundoora. A friend who was with them said at the time she also had one, but hadn't looked at it for ages, an...

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My exhibition closed yesterday (Sunday) with a rush of visitors on Saturday and Sunday who hadn't heard about it until they saw the write up in their local paper (I was in three papers). ...

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This week has been busy and exciting on several levels.  I've had a steady trickle of visitors, who have written some lovely messages in the Visitors Book as well as generous donations for the E...

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The first three days of my exhibition had a steady flow of visitors, and I thought the weekend would be busier, but today (Saturday) was the quietest day I have had so far.  But my visitors wer...

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I had no idea what was involved in putting on a show of any kind, and I am so glad that the responsibility was not with me to decide what to hang, and where to hang it!  I would have probably ch...

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I am getting excited!  The exhibition of my  linens opens next Wednesday.  I have been busy working with the Gallery staff, typing labels for each item to be displayed, and notes on cleaning a...

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I was recently asked by the secretary of our Embroiderers Guild if I knew anything about Fautley linens.  They'd received an email at the Guild from a lady who was seeking information about Faut...

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I have more cushion covers but they are either unfinished or unstarted. It's not worth putting them on here with so much other more interesting stuff. -

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These are among my favourite aprons; the stitched areas that are completely filled in leave me floored. So much work, it must have taken many hours. This half apron was ...

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This is commemorating the centenaryof South Australia. This apron is very unusual; I have wondered if it was designed by someone as a one-off, or was it a printed pattern? Captain Coo...

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I have about sixty tea cosies, but these four are the only ones that have Australian motifs on them. Bought on eBay.

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These were intended to be picture frames. One is left wondering if the reason they are unfinished was that the men whose photos were supposed to be framed, never came home.

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Sauce Bottle covers. These items were also made in crochet work. Sandwich tray doilies. Set of napkin/serviette holders. Each one wrapped a napkin and was fastened by slipping one end i...

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This is a very unusual (to me) tray cloth produced by Semco.  It is quite unlike any of their other designs, although the illustrations on the stitching guide indicate several other designs in t...

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I have two unworked doilies which are a mystery to me, and nobody can shed any light on them. They both have the words 'Wartime production' stamped on the side of the design. I would love to know...

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A few generations ago, girls would buy or make household linens for their trousseau or 'glory box'.  We had tablecloths, doilies, aprons, tea cosies, etc. lovingly stashed away in a trunk or box...

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Two very old school samplers cc mid 19th century. One has a few stitches done. Three Semco sampler kits.  Cross stitch design printed on calico. A friend gave this to me.�...

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Embroidery of the Lyre Bird is complete, but it has not been made up into a cushion, or framed.  This could be framed, or hung on a wall as is.     Patr...

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