Small blue card folder with a handwritten label 'Assisi Work'. It contains a handwritten explanation of the technique and materials, the pattern design for two birds and a tree in pen and ink on graph paper, and the worked textile in blue and white.
Yellow folder labelled Canvas Work containing a handwritten explanation of the technique and the materials and a sample with nine shapes (squares and rectangles) in red and yellow wool showing a variety of stitches.
Small blue card folder with the handwritten label 'Canvas Work'. It contains a handwritten explanation of the technique and materials, the pattern design for nine squares with different styles and stitches in pen and ink on graph paper, and the worked textile in blue, green, red and black on white canvas.
Small blue card folder with the handwritten label 'Cross Stitch'. It contains a handwritten explanation of the technique and materials, the pattern design for a peacock in pen and ink on graph paper, and the worked textile in blue thread on white cloth.
Small blue card folder with the handwritten label 'Drawn Fabric'. It contains a handwritten explanation of the technique and materials, the pattern design for nine squares in pen and ink on graph paper, and the worked textile.
Yellow folder labelled Drawn Fabric Work containing a handwritten explanation of the technique and the materials and a sample with a central design of a tree or flowerand a border with patterns.
Yellow folder labelled Drawn Thread Work containing a handwritten explanation of the technique and the materials and a sample with a central square and a border.
Small blue card folder with the hand-label 'Embroidery'. It contains a handwritten explanation of the technique and materials, the pattern design for nine squares in pen and ink on graph paper, and the worked textile in blue, white, red, black and green.
Red folder tied with blue string with a handwritten label saying ‘Embroidery Stitches’. It contains nine double-page spreads of samples of types of stitches and variations on them, with a list of the stiches shown on the facing page:
Small blue card folder with the hand-written label Patchwork. It contains a handwritten explanation of the technique and materials, the pattern design with different shapes in white paper glued into the folder, and the worked textile in patterned fabric with blue, green, red, black and white.
Embroidered pattern with different stitches in green, blue, red and pale brown silk thread on white linen. Pinned to white card. Labelled Drawn Fabric.
Embroidered pattern with different stitches in blue and pale brown silk thread on white linen. Pinned to white card. Labelled Drawn Fabric, with a note of the stitches used.
Pattern of drawn thread work of different stitches in white thread on white linen. Pinned to white card. Labelled Drawn Thread, with a note of the stitches used.
Pattern of drawn thread work of different stitches in white thread on white linen. Pinned to white card. Labelled Drawn Fabric, with a note of the stitches used.
A fold-out book, bound in red fabric, with a white cloth tie around it, embroidered with patterns in red thread. The tie is secured at the back with a red button in the design of spoked wheel and a loop of red thread. On the front cover is an embroidered label with the name 'Mary Mackie' in red thread on a white cloth.
Inside are six 'pages' each with a sample of embroidery attached:
Needlepoint depicting a small town with four buildings, roads and trees.
White needle lace (?) square with sections showing different patterns, with border.
White cloth square of counted-thread embroidery with nine different designs in red, black and orange with border.
White drawn thread work square with nine different designs, with border.
11 embroidered designs on differently coloured cloth depicting patterns and stylised plants.
Needlepoint depicting a white hart and flowers on a green background.