Needlewoman and Needlecraft Transfer

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Four rows of stylised vine leaves and bunches of grapes. The vine leaves are decorated with different diaper patterns in imitation of blackwork and are printed on a large rectangular sheet of cream-coloured tracing paper.

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Categories	Designs Textiles
Object type	Embroidery design
Title	Needlewoman and Needlecraft Transfer (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques	Printing ink on tracing paper. Ink Tracing Paper Transfer Printing
Brief description	Printed iron-on transfer embroidery pattern on tracing paper, 'Needlewoman and Needlecraft', 1940s or 1950s.
Physical description	Four rows of stylised vine leaves and bunches of grapes. The vine leaves are decorated with different diaper patterns in imitation of blackwork and are printed on a large rectangular sheet of cream-coloured tracing paper.
Dimensions	Height: 38cm Width: 50.5cm
Marks and inscriptions	'P621-D673 / (Made by Briggs) PRICE 6D' (Textual information; Bottom right corner; Printing; Ink) 'ALWAYS EMBROIDER WITH CLARK'S ANCHOR THREADS / BLACKWORK BORDER' (Textual information; Bottom left; Printing; Ink) 'FOR 36" CLOTH CUT OUT PORTIONS / MARKED BY TICKED LINES AND ARROWS / AND FIT TO LONGER STRIPS OF BORDER' (Textual information; Top right; Printing; Ink) '-----CUT HERE-----' (Textual information; Under the top row of the pattern.; Printing; Ink)
Credit line	Given by Marion Kite
Object history	These prints are embroidery transfers for a blackwork border of which there are many English examples, dating from 1575-1650, in the Textiles and Dress Department. It is interesting that these transfers of the 1940s-1950s reproduce early 17th century English blackwork embroidered linen. These transfer prints were ironed onto fabric ready for embroidering the transferred pattern. The donor remembers her mother ironing such transfers onto fabric ready for embroidering the pattern.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.516-2001

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Record created	March 2, 2001
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O56475/needlewoman-and-needlecraft-transfer-embroidery-design/

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