Browse Exhibits (2 total)
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About the Coats-Patons Donation
The Knitting & Crochet Guild Collection received a significant donation in 2014 from Coats plc. This was their knitwear archive of around 60 pieces and their pattern archive, consisting of around 10,000 leaflets and their scans.
The knitwear was the archive of the knitting yarn firm, Patons or Patons & Baldwins, which merged with Coats in 1960, hence the name Coats-Patons donation. The knitwear archive forms this online ‘exhibit’ along with a small sample of associated patterns, needles and shade cards, most of which were already in the KCG Collection.
The garments are a varied collection. There are vintage pieces, those bought for design inspiration, historical reproductions and some made for showing at trade events. All are hand knitted and all are wool. Documentation is limited to labels attached to the garments which are shown.
If you would like more information about a particular item please contact the collection team. collection@kcguild.org.uk
This exhibit is a pilot project, a step towards making the Knitting & Crochet Guild collection more accessible to the public.
Index to this selection
- About the Coats-Patons Donation
- Pictorial Index
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- Jackets, Cardigans, Capes & Coats in the Coats-Patons Donation
- Sweaters in the Coats-Patons donation
- Accessories in the Coats-Patons Donation
- Day Wear in the Coats-Patons Donation
- Evening Wear in the Coats-Patons Donation
- Historic Replicas in the Coats-Patons Donation
- Ancillary Items in the Coats-Patons Donation
- Bohus in the Coats-Patons Donation
- Shetland and Fair Isle in the Coats-Patons Donation
- Underwear in the Coats-Patons Donation
- Overview of items in the Patons archive
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Our Collection in 100 Objects
Sample the variety of objects in our Collection through the eyes of our Collections Team.
Index to this selection
- Our Collection in 100 Objects
- Introduction to our Collection (Videos)
- Our Collection in 100 objects - days 1 to 10
- Our Collection in 100 Objects - days 11 to 20
- Our Collection in 100 objects - days 21 to 30
- Our Collection in 100 Objects - days 31 to 40
- Our Collection in 100 Objects - days 41 to 50
- Out Collection in 100 Objects - days 51 to 60
- Our Collections in 100 Objects - Days 61 to 70
- Our Collections in 100 objects - days 71-80
- Out Collection in 100 objects - days 81 - 90
- Our Collection in 100 objects - days 91 - 100
- Pictorial index