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Framed textile landscape includes a white felt like background and mesh blue representing water and linen like green to represent land. Includes various pieces of metallic fabric and stitches throughout. Includes an orange grid like mesh within the art and a wood gold frame.

Embroidery sampler on blue/grey linen with green, white, orange, and gold wool

Embroidery sampler on cream linen with pink, black, white, and gold wool

Three pale blue silk backed embroideries, stitched in shades of blue and lemon silk through an acetate paper surface layer.

Applique and embroidery in blue and yellow, with silk deliberately frayed to suggest feathers.

Embroidery and applique wing design in shades of blue, green, orange and yellow on a brown ground in a cream card mount.

Padded and embroidered ice-cream cone design in shades of cream and yellow on a cream background with painted colour. Cream card mount.

Abstract floral design in shades of orange, cream, and purple threads on mustard silk organza. Mounted in cream card.

A black hardcover book published by NDS on different embroidery stitches and techniques based on the contents of the Needlework Development Scheme embroidery bulletins (see NDS/PUB/5). Contains 144 pages.

Framed embroidered horse includes a gold speckled frame with a black felt like background. A grey horse is stitched on to the black background with a flower on its back; numerous and colourful decorative embroidered stitches surrounding the horse. Includes a few beads and sequins in the design. Allander Framing framed the textile art.

Swedish. Cloth made for festival decoration. Embroidery in white wool on red cotton. Border design based on snowflakes.

Green apron with blue and white embroidery details chicken and tree motifs, made by a third year Embroidery & Weaving student at The Glasgow School of Art.

Double sided fabric panels featuring various embroidery techniques.

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.

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.

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.

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

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:

1. Needlepoint depicting a small town with four buildings, roads and trees.

2. White needle lace (?) square with sections showing different patterns, with border.

3. White cloth square of counted-thread embroidery with nine different designs in red, black and orange with border.

4. White drawn thread work square with nine different designs, with border.

5. 11 embroidered designs on differently coloured cloth depicting patterns and stylised plants.

6. Needlepoint depicting a white hart and flowers on a green background.

3 yard length of woven fabric in green and cream from GSA Diploma show, 1958

Orange textile cover of a visitor's book with black and white embroidery and purple cylindrical beads. Verso includes two cats and a porcupine and the words "Visitor's book" on the front. "Bushey sketch book" and "C. Robertson & Co. Ltd." company sticker on the inside of the front cover. Rest of the book is empty white pages of paper.

Pair of embroidered birds with flowers in symmetrical design on green and white fabric pink, white, blue, green and burgundy threadwork.

Framed embroidery of geometric design with orange, pink, purple, blue, and green thread on a purple background. Back of frame has label from "The Present Gallery, 16 Broomgate, Lanark", stating artist "Margaret McFarlane" and title of work "Broken Diamonds".

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.

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.

Black ring binder containing 11 samples of canvas work showing different stitches and patterns:

1. Sample with bright pink, red, brown and blue wool

2. Sample with pale pink, dark brown and mint green wool

3. Sample with pink, beige and brown wool

4. Sample with red, brown and pale green wool

5. Sample with gray, yellow and brown wool

6. Sample with yellow, mauve, brown and dark green

7. Sample with bright green, olive green, brown and gray wool

8. Sample with pale pink, gray, and very dark green wool

9. Sample with pink, dark green and yellow wool

10. Sample with red, green, white and brown wool

11. Sample with bright pink, pale yellow, white and black wool

Cream, green and purple embroidery sampler from 1st year embroidery course at GSA

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.

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.

Three linked A3 sized embroidery samplers from 3rd year embroidery course at GSA, one with a red background, one yellow, and one grey.

Yellow linen square tablecloth with white embroidery detail from 1958 GSA Diploma Show

Book showing design for wall hanging (NMC/1571A). Labelled 'NDS' and on reverse 'Design: E.Lounsbach'.
Design by Scottish artist Eric Lounsbach, worked by primary and secondary school children.

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 Drawn Thread Work containing a handwritten explanation of the technique and the materials and a sample with a central square and a border.

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 .