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Contains photographs of NDS pieces by Ann Macbeth and Margaret Macdonald.

Contains transparencies of examples of needlework. Transparencies have been marked with NDS reference numbers. Some transparencies are also marked with Embroidery and Woven textiles (EW) references.

Contains transparencies showing examples of needlework. Transparencies have been marked with NDS reference numbers.

British. Worked on blue and white decked gingham, tucked on bodice and hem to give areas of blue. Smocking at the sides. Embroidery in white, navy and yellow cotton. By Mrs. Harrison, West Hartlepool.

Swedish. Coarse linen scrim with border decoration in linen embroidery. Design of squares of satin stitch with pulled thread fillings. By Svensk Hemslojd, Stockholm.

Catalogues of embroidery loan collections "E" and "K".Sep-60 catalogue with annotations by Kath Whyte.

Swiss. Natural linen with peacock design from the Grisons, in black cross stitch. Black hand made cord along the seam joining sides. Removable quilted lining decorated with black stars.

Correspondence between Glasgow School of Art and University of Dundee Museum Collections regarding Needlework Development Scheme 1994-1995; List of items/exhibits held by the four Scottish Art colleges/schools 1947; Catalogue of NDS items held by Glasgow School of Art [1962]; Correspondence and estimates of insurance for the Glasgow School of Art NDS holdings 1966; Distribution of Needlework Development Scheme Embroideries, n.d.

Photographs of embroidery worked by Jessie Newbery and Anne MacBeth, c1899-1900.

Proofs of examples of British needlework.There are two copies of each proof per sheet (except GB 42-44, of which there are only one copy) and proofs are inscribed with corresponding GB collection number.

Black and white proofs and photographs of examples of foreign (non-British) needlework.

British. Of white linen with central circular motif in black and orange embroidery in a wide variety of stitches, so mat could have been made as a sampler. Framed.

Cushion embroidered with "festival of Britain 1951".

British. 'Balkan' design worked on natural linen in red and blue cross-stitch. Cushion cover fastens with ties at the back. Worked by a sailor in Wormwood Scrubbs.

Black and white transparencies, proofs and photographs of examples of needlework. Includes images of NDS British and foreign pieces.

Photographs of examples of British needlework.Most photos are inscribed with corresponding GB collection number and some include a brief description of the item pictured.

Includes items from 16th-18th century.

Most photos are inscribed with corresponding F collection number and some are inscribed with country of origin.

Proofs of examples of foreign (non-British) needlework.There are 12 proofs (2 copies of each).

Black and white proofs and photographs of needlework. Possibly from the Embroidery & Woven Textile collection.

Proofs of examples of foreign (non-British) needlework.There are two copies of each proof per sheet and proofs are labelled with corresponding F collection number and country.

British. Showing drawn-thread work effects and knotted stitches. Framed.

British. Blue silk, hand stitched quilting.

Swedish. On greenish-yellow handwoven fabric. Birds and flower motif in a variety of threads. Foreningen Handarbetets Vanner, Stokholm.

German (Berlin). Apricot cotton with appliqued braids and cords and french knots.

Photographs are mounted and inscribed with name of work, person and location.

British. Copy of traditional design. Hand stitched.

By the time the Needlework in Scotland scheme was disbanded due to the war in 1939, the scheme had amassed a collection of some 900 items. In 1945, when the scheme was resurrected at the Needlework Development Scheme it continued to acquire textiles having over 5000 pieces by 1961 when the scheme was finally dissolved. Many of these were available as loan collections to schools and colleges.

German. Applique and simple stitchery on soft orange silk, showing apostles and dove. Designed at Schule fur Handwerk und Kunstgewerbe. Munster. Framed.

German. White lawn worked with white cotton shadow work and French knots. The quotation reads 'Dann sol ches ist ge schehen auf dass die schrifterfuellet wuerde' (then it came to pass, so that the word would be fulfilled). This work was inspired by the Hungertuch Lenten hangings which were a popular source at the Schule fur Handwerk and Kunstegewerbe. At a time when imagery was constrained such religious depictions were at odds with the political regime and that they are being used as oblique references to the artists' and students' political and social concerns.

Press cuttings relating to embroidery and the NDS donated by Sandra Heffernan who wrote a PhD on the NDS. Includes: 'When an Art Became an Industry' by Marie W Stuart; Scotland, 3, No. 4, 81-6; 1938 (photocopy); 'Revolution in Embroidery', Picture Post, 1951; The Life of Ann Macbeth of Patterdale by Marjory Ives, c. 1981 (photocopy); 'Eye of the Needle' by Janet Rae, The Scotsman Magazine, July 1983; 'Hannah and her Stitches' by Muriel Armstrong, Life & Work, January 1998; The Needlewoman, n.d. Revolution in Embroidery stored in separate file because it is fragile.

German. Circular table cover, embroidered in white thread on net in needle-run, darned, and cross-hatched stitches, design of fish and flowers. This is one of a set made for the first class saloon of the SS. Bremen and identical to one exhibited at the 'Modern Embroidery' exhibition, Victorian and Albert Museum 1932.

Swedish. Pale turquoise linen scrim decorated with squared design with drawn thread work, and embroidery in beige linen.

Possibly German. Circular mat with three couples. 'Art Deco' influence in the design.

Includes transparencies, proofs and photographs of needlework from the NDS British and 'Foreign' (non-British) collections.

British. Showing 'Midhurst - the town in the midst of the woods', with roads, buildings and figures. Very fine stitchery on natural cotton. Framed but unglazed.

German. On white silk with woven spot design. Embroidered with silk, black cotton and metal threads in cross, four-sided, running, back, fly, satin stitches, couching and French knots. Shades of brown and oragne with naive figures and sacred emblems. The stylised figures and text are similar to those on the Hungertuch (Hunger cloth) Lenten cloth also made by the Munster school in the late 1920s. This was inspired by the 1623 Hungertuch Lenten hangings in Telgte, near Munster.

Contains publications and press cuttings relating to embroidery, needlework and the NDS.

Includes:

• El Punto de Media IVa Serie, Biblioteca D.M.C. [Spanish], n.d.
• Crochet Work 7th Series, D.M.C. Library, n.d.
• Hardanger by Penelope: A Needlecraft Publication, n.d.
• Brief Guide to the Turkish Woven Fabrics, Victoria and Albert Museum: Department of Textiles, 1923
• ammentraekssyning: Nye Monstre, 1954 [not english]
• Contemporary Scottish Embroidery, Exhibition catalogue, 1956
• Coloured Hardanger motifs, Coats sewing group book no.614, 1962
• Snow Crystals in Embroidery, Coats sewing group book no. 1076, 1968.

Cypriot. A type of needlemade lace worked in varieties of buttonhole stitch which has been made since the Venetian occupation of Cyprus in the 15th and 16th centuries. This rather stiff lace, produced mainly for tourists, was derived from Italian reticella lace. Design of figures dancing to Pan's pipes.