Not currently on display at the V&A

Sample

1960 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Textile sample woven with a warp of handspun linen and weft of 2/12 mercerised black and unmercerised white cotton. The two yarns are plied both S and Z on a spinning wheel and the resulting 2-ply yarns are used in alternative stripes.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Handspun linen and mercerised and unmercerised cotton
Brief description
Textile sample of handspun linen and mercerised and unmercerised cotton, woven by Peter Collingwood, Great Britain, 1960
Physical description
Textile sample woven with a warp of handspun linen and weft of 2/12 mercerised black and unmercerised white cotton. The two yarns are plied both S and Z on a spinning wheel and the resulting 2-ply yarns are used in alternative stripes.
Dimensions
  • Width: 13in
  • Length: 10.75in
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.444-1960

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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