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Embroidery Collection

Background imageEmbroidery Collection: Bruce Springsteen performing with The E Street Band at Villa Park, The Midlands, England

Bruce Springsteen performing with The E Street Band at Villa Park, The Midlands, England, as part of his Tunnel of Love Express Tour

Background imageEmbroidery Collection: Picture shows the staff of J. S. Blair, corset manufacturers

Picture shows the staff of J. S. Blair, corset manufacturers
Picture shows the staff of J.S.Blair, corset manufacturers, on a staff picnic to Handcastle Crags in West Yorkshire. Picture taken circa 1st June 1906

Background imageEmbroidery Collection: Bruce Springsteen performing with The E Street Band at Villa Park, The Midlands, England

Bruce Springsteen performing with The E Street Band at Villa Park, The Midlands, England, as part of his Tunnel of Love Express Tour

Background imageEmbroidery Collection: Miss Dorothy Spittle, from The Abbey Cottage, Denbigh, is an expert in the traditional

Miss Dorothy Spittle, from The Abbey Cottage, Denbigh, is an expert in the traditional and exacting art of ecclesiastical embroidery, she has worked at Liverpool Cathedral for the last 16 years

Background imageEmbroidery Collection: Manchester Cathedral Ladies Embroidery Group, (l-r) Jessie Townson, Rose Horrocks

Manchester Cathedral Ladies Embroidery Group, (l-r) Jessie Townson, Rose Horrocks, Joan Fern, Leah Morrison and Margaret Sherwood, show of some of their fine work, 9th November 1972

Background imageEmbroidery Collection: Thelma Devereux of 62 Lewisham Park, Lewisham, London, SE13

Thelma Devereux of 62 Lewisham Park, Lewisham, London, SE13, a student of The London Projection School, weather a blue overall with the names of all the Generals in the war embroidered across the top

Background imageEmbroidery Collection: Miss Dorothy Spittle, of Friary Cottage, Denbigh, is an expert in the traditional

Miss Dorothy Spittle, of Friary Cottage, Denbigh, is an expert in the traditional and exacting art of ecclesiastical embroidery, she has worked at Liverpool Cathedral for 18 years

Background imageEmbroidery Collection: With their mothers at work in the Steinberg and Sons Ltd factory in Hawthorn, Pontypridd

With their mothers at work in the Steinberg and Sons Ltd factory in Hawthorn, Pontypridd, children listen to a story at the factory nursery school

Background imageEmbroidery Collection: With their mothers at work in the Steinberg factory in Pontypridd, Wales

With their mothers at work in the Steinberg factory in Pontypridd, Wales, have a lesson in needlework at a nursery creche paid for by the company to prevent absenteeism amongst their mothers during

Background imageEmbroidery Collection: Women mend the shirts of Yeovil Town football club as they preapre for their upcoming

Women mend the shirts of Yeovil Town football club as they preapre for their upcoming fifth round FA Cup match against Manchester United February 1949

Background imageEmbroidery Collection: Two expert spinners and knitters are on their first ever visit to London

Two expert spinners and knitters are on their first ever visit to London, where they are spending two weeks showing Londoners how to spin and knit some-thing large

Background imageEmbroidery Collection: Weaving Coronation robe for Queen Elizabeth II. November 1952 C5652-001

Weaving Coronation robe for Queen Elizabeth II. November 1952 C5652-001

Background imageEmbroidery Collection: Old Greek Woman sewing at her stall waiting for customers in a Cyprus town March

Old Greek Woman sewing at her stall waiting for customers in a Cyprus town March 1952. C1106-002

Background imageEmbroidery Collection: Old Greek Woman sewing lace at her stall in a Cyprus town market March 1952

Old Greek Woman sewing lace at her stall in a Cyprus town market March 1952. C1106-002

Background imageEmbroidery Collection: American singer and actress Eartha Kitt sewing a dress. September 1989

American singer and actress Eartha Kitt sewing a dress. September 1989


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