Glasgow School of Art: Archives & Collections

Beige binca metallic sampler

Part of Papers of Kath Whyte, Head of Embroidery at Glasgow School of Art, Scotland

Beige binca with metallic silver and bronze stitching and gold wool.

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Beige wool sampler

Part of Papers of Kath Whyte, Head of Embroidery at Glasgow School of Art, Scotland

Beige woollen backing with grey, pink and white stitches.

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Big Fat Sampler, large wall hanging with square design

Part of Papers of Kath Whyte, Head of Embroidery at Glasgow School of Art, Scotland

Bold style sampler in coarse yarn, on yellow fabric, backing of beige linen. Various patterns of stitched squares in yellow, orange, green, and white. 4 macrame hooks at top edge with wooden hanging pole.

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Brown binca sampler

Part of Papers of Kath Whyte, Head of Embroidery at Glasgow School of Art, Scotland

Sampler on brown binca backing with a variety of yellow, orange, brown and black stitches including couching, herringbone and chain stitch.

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Brown weave length

Part of Papers of Kath Whyte, Head of Embroidery at Glasgow School of Art, Scotland

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Camel hair sampler

Part of Papers of Kath Whyte, Head of Embroidery at Glasgow School of Art, Scotland

Romanian stitch with camel hair sampler.

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Colourful satin stitch sampler

Part of Papers of Kath Whyte, Head of Embroidery at Glasgow School of Art, Scotland

Colourful satin stitch wool sampler, square design.

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Colourful wool sampler

Part of Papers of Kath Whyte, Head of Embroidery at Glasgow School of Art, Scotland

Colourful satin stitch wool sampler on open weave canvas, with square design.

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Cream and yellow striped sampler

Part of Papers of Kath Whyte, Head of Embroidery at Glasgow School of Art, Scotland

Cream and yellow striped sampler with cotton and rayon embroidery.

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Cream cotton sampler, collage effect with beads

Part of Papers of Kath Whyte, Head of Embroidery at Glasgow School of Art, Scotland

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Cream wool sampler

Part of Papers of Kath Whyte, Head of Embroidery at Glasgow School of Art, Scotland

Cream wool background with grey, green, pink, orange and yellow wool stitches.

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Early Canvas Work Seat

Part of Papers of Kath Whyte, Head of Embroidery at Glasgow School of Art, Scotland

Canvas padded and attached to wooden frame. Design of squares containing stylised flowers. Yellow, red, blue and grey with navy edging.

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Embroidered Piece 'Fishwife'

Part of Papers of Kath Whyte, Head of Embroidery at Glasgow School of Art, Scotland

Picture of female figure in blue dress wearing red scarf and carrying bowl on head. Embroidered in tapestry wool of various colours. Attached paper label "fish wife", Kath Whyte student piece.

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Embroidered Sample, 'Tree Garden'

Part of Papers of Kath Whyte, Head of Embroidery at Glasgow School of Art, Scotland

Sampler worked on loosely woven cream cotton and wool material. Abstract garden design with large loose straight stitches in variety of yarn types. Shades of green, brown, cream and orange.

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Embroidered sampler on woven raffia background

Part of Papers of Kath Whyte, Head of Embroidery at Glasgow School of Art, Scotland

Cream raffia plain woven fabric embroidered with coarse linen thread in grey, beige and cream. Stored with KW22 and KW23 in binder.

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Grey linen sampler

Part of Papers of Kath Whyte, Head of Embroidery at Glasgow School of Art, Scotland

Grey linen sampler with two rows of sequins and metallic thread embroidery.

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Knot stitched sampler

Part of Papers of Kath Whyte, Head of Embroidery at Glasgow School of Art, Scotland

Cotton on canvas knot stitched sampler.

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Linen Table Runner

Part of Papers of Kath Whyte, Head of Embroidery at Glasgow School of Art, Scotland

Gold coloured embroidered rectangular runner with pulled thread work in centre and delicate embroidery in cream thread. 8 small bows at each short edge and stem stitch along both sides.

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Long sampler with triangles

Part of Papers of Kath Whyte, Head of Embroidery at Glasgow School of Art, Scotland

Long linen sample with seven plastic triangles and fabric collage with stitching.

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Metallic embroidery

Part of Papers of Kath Whyte, Head of Embroidery at Glasgow School of Art, Scotland

Embroidered abstract picture on metallic blue and green stripes with blue and green stitching.

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Pale blue sampler

Part of Papers of Kath Whyte, Head of Embroidery at Glasgow School of Art, Scotland

Pale blue sampler with grey metallic thread and chenille. Buttonhole stitch and couching.