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Bairnswear Booklet No.1290 Sun Suits

Knitting Pattern Booklet
1935-1940 (made)
Artist/Maker
Bairns-Wear Ltd (maker)
Place of origin
England (made)

Pattern type: Knitting
Age: 3-5 years

Knitting pattern booklet for three children's sunsuits and a pair of shorts:
1. 'Shrimping' sunsuit and belted shorts in stocking stitch.
2. 'Free as Air' sunsuit in a textured stitch with drawstring cords at the waist
3. 'Sunny Climes' sunsuit in garter stitch worked in contrasting bands.

Object details

Categories
Children & Childhood
Fashion
Knitting
Children's Clothes
Handicrafts
Designs
Object type
Knitting pattern booklet
TitleBairnswear Booklet No.1290 Sun Suits (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Printed paper with photographic illustration
Brief description
Knitting Pattern Booklet; English, 1935-40
Physical description
Pattern type: Knitting
Age: 3-5 years

Knitting pattern booklet for three children's sunsuits and a pair of shorts:
1. 'Shrimping' sunsuit and belted shorts in stocking stitch.
2. 'Free as Air' sunsuit in a textured stitch with drawstring cords at the waist
3. 'Sunny Climes' sunsuit in garter stitch worked in contrasting bands.
Dimensions
  • Height: 24.7cm
  • Closed width: 18.6cm
Marks and inscriptions
BAIRNS-WEAR LTD Original price 3d
Object history
References: As the maker's name is given as Bairns-Wear Ltd, the pattern must date from after the firm became Bairns-Wear Ltd in April 1935 (information from the files of the PRO, Kew)
Production
Made by: Bairns-Wear Ltd
Collection
Young V&A Collection
Accession number
B.504-1997

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Record createdMarch 17, 2000
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O34100/bairnswear-booklet-no1290--sun-knitting-pattern-booklet-bairns-wear-ltd/
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