Bairnswear Booklet No.1290 Sun Suits

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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.

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Categories	Children & Childhood Fashion Knitting Children's Clothes Handicrafts Designs
Object type	Knitting pattern booklet
Title	Bairnswear 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 created	March 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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