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Papers of Mary Mackie

  • DC 112
  • Collection
  • c1950s-1970s

Various samples of embroidered weave, canvas work and applique, plus bound volumes with relevant notes.

The collection contains 6 folders, binders, or books, which hold the samples of work:

  • Blue Embroidery folder, containing 14 items
  • Black binder of canvas work samples
  • Patterned binder of canvas work samples
  • Sampler fold-out book
  • Pattern Making book
  • Embroidery stitches folder

Plus six loose cards with designs and worked textiles attached.

Mackie, Mary

Shetland design card

Shetland design card

Card with a design on graph paper entitled 'Typical Shetland Design' and the canvas work textile in brown and white wool attached.

Mackie, Mary

Embroidery stitches folder

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:

  1. Running stitch, Guilloche stitch and back stitch.

  2. Blanket stitch.

  3. Chain stitch.

  4. Herringbone stitch, chevron stitch, Cretan stitch, feather stitch and interlacing stitch.

  5. Roumanian stitch (sic), Roman stitch, Vandyke stich, loop stitch, leaf stitch, feather stitch and fishbone stitch.

  6. Darned stitch, plaited stitch, step stitch, sheaf stitch, Portuguese stitch, Chain band stitch and shell stitch.

  7. Fly stitch, Ermine stitch, Wheatear stitch, star stitch, and sheaf stitch.

  8. Tent stitch, rice stitch, Cross stitch, double stitch, and Florentine stitch .

Mackie, Mary

Binder of canvas work samples

Black and white patterned ring binder containing 7 samples of canvas work showing different stitches and patterns:

  1. Sample with yellow, gray, brown and green wool

  2. Sample with black, peach, blue and olive green wool

  3. Sample with bright pink, blue and yellow wool

  4. Sample with black, brown, white and light green wool

  5. Sample with black, yellow, white and blue wool

  6. Sample with dark red, blue, dark green and white wool

  7. Sample with dark green, acid yellow, peach and blue wool

Mackie, Mary

Embroidery samples folder

A blue card folder with a flap folded over from the top edge. Handwritten label which says 'Embroidery samples'. It contains:

  • Six smaller blue card folders
  • Five white cards with samples pinned to them
  • Three yellow folders

Mackie, Mary

Sample of Drawn Fabric - coloured

Sample of Drawn Fabric - coloured

Embroidered pattern with different stitches in green, blue, red and pale brown silk thread on white linen. Pinned to white card. Labelled Drawn Fabric.

Mackie, Mary

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