Items tagged embroidery patterns in MV Collections

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Apron - Embroidered, London-Australia Air Race, Peach Cotton, 1934

This apron, embroidered in 1934, commemorates the London to Australia air race, one of the more ambitious celebratory events held during Melbourne's centenary year. It saw 20 aeroplanes ...

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Pattern Tracer - Embroidery, Hungary, pre 1957

Pattern Tracer, used for copying patterns onto fabric for embroidery. It was brought to Australia by Zsofia Molnar, when she migrated in 1959, as she hoped to make embroidery to sell, u ...

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Block of Wax - Embroidery Patterns, circa 1959

Block of wax, used for embroidery-making. It was brought to Australia by Zsofia Molnar, when she migrated in 1959, as she hoped to make embroidery to sell, using traditional Hungarian p ...

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Tin - Pen Nibs, Embroidery Pattern Printing Device, circa 1959

Pen Nibs used to print patterns onto fabric for embroidery. They were brought to Australia by Zsofia Molnar, when she migrated in 1959, as she hoped to make embroidery to sell, using tr ...

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