Tam knitted in four pieces with tassel

Tam knitted in four pieces with tassel

Hat knitted in four triangle shaped brown and yellow wool sections, which were then sewn together. The 3-striped brim is reinforced with petersham ribbon. The tassel is attached with a crocheted wool cord from the centre of the hat. Patons archive hand written swing tag label says “Brown-Yellow Hat Tassal”. The pattern is from Beehive Booklet No 23, Hats, Caps and Tams. (Picture of booklet cover, illustrations and charts available.)

Fascinator with ribbons

Fascinator with ribbons

Patons archive hand written swing tag label states ‘Knitted Fascinator Early 20^th Century’. Knitted flat in 2 types of fine wool. Stripes are openwork alternating with closer garter stitch. One end gathered into rosette held with blue satin ribbon bow. Opposite end fringed.

Bootees with tasselled drawstring

Bootees with tasselled drawstring

A pair of hand knitted bootees for a baby, in white wool. Knitted in the round in one piece, the leg and top of the foot have a small textured stitch pattern, while the heel and sole are in moss stitch. A twisted cord tie with small tassels is threaded through eyelet holes around the ankle. Their Patons archive label states ‘Special garment. No leaflet’ and also ‘Patons Beehive Baby Wool (Patonised). They appear to be a sample to show Patons yarn in use.

Gaiters with colourwork cuffs

Gaiters with colourwork cuffs

A pair of knitted gaiters in white wool with a patterned band in 2 colours around the top. This turns over a band of ribbing. Shaped for the leg and knitted flat, they have a seam up the back leg. Knitted from the top they flare out to fall over the foot or shoe. A length of elastic goes under the foot. Unworn. Patons archive hand written swing tag label says “Gaiters”

Embroidered Jacket

Embroidered Jacket

Jacket, the label states "replica of Florentine knitted coat 17th C". Hand knitted flat and seamed, the fronts are lined and hand embroidered in floral patterns worked in Swiss darning/duplicate stitch. The plain yellow sleeves are knitted flat and seamed with a shaped cuff. Hook and eye fasteners up the front edges. Short vent in centre back.

Embroidered Cape

Embroidered Cape

A hand knitted wool cape, the label states ‘Historical collection – knitted cape with motifs brown/blue and gold’. The deep border is dark blue moss stitch. The motifs on the sides are knitted into the fabric with additional embroidery and conceal inside pockets.

Patons archive hand written swing tag label says “Historical Collection, Knitted Cloak with Motifs, Brown, Blue and Gold”. Patons own “handknitted model” label contains the same information.

Sweater with v-neck & corded belt

Sweater with v-neck & corded belt

Yellow wool top with drawstring at waist. This garment is constructed from knitting and crochet; front and back being knitted in stocking stich broken by vertical lines of open stitches. There is a deep border of filet crochet around the waist and sleeves with an insertion of filet crochet across the shoulder line from the neck to the dolman sleeves. The twisted cord tie belt is finished with crochet bobbles. The bobbles are crochet egg shapes.  Patons archive hand written swing tag label says “Ladies V Neck Lace Jumper with Corded Belt with Bobbles (Gold)”. 

Sweater with square neck & corded belt

Sweater with square neck & corded belt

Green wool top with lace panelling. The sleeves are dolman, being made in the same piece as the front and back, which is knitted in one piece from the bottom of the front over the shoulders and down the back. The bottom edge, sleeves and neck are trimmed with knitted borders worked in moss stitch. The twisted cord belt is finished with four pom-poms. Patons archive hand written swing tag label says “Ladies Square Necked Lace Panel Jumper with Corded Belt and Bobbles (Green)”

Textured coat with matching hat

Matching Hat

Textured coat with matching hat

Coat

A knitted coat, in pink wool, probably reconstructed from a pattern published in the 1920s, the Patons archive hand written swing tag label says ‘Knitted coat 1920s’. Knitted in pieces and seamed.

Hat

A hat knitted in pink wool to match the coat 2014.005.0047A. The construction is a simple rectangle with the points held down with a button at either side. Patons archive hand written swing tag says “Knitted Hat 1920s”

Shaped jacket with buttons

Shaped jacket with buttons

A golfing jacket, Patons archive hand written swing tag says ‘Published 1896 but knitted in 1960s - golfing jacket’ knitted in green and white wool. This garment was knitted to a pattern in the Universal Knitting Book, published by John Paton Son & Co.  It appears in the 4^th edition, which is in the Guild collection. The 4th edition of the Universal Knitting Book is dated 1913.  The golf blouse may have been in earlier editions. It is thought that the Universal Knitting Book was first published in 1899; the British Library catalogue only lists the 2^nd edition, with a date of 1903, which fits a 1^st edition date of 1899, too.

The fronts and back are knitted in a textured fabric consisting of a fine cable separated by narrow panels of textured stitches. These are edged with green cuffs, rib and wide button bands. The sewn on front bands have decorative buttons, the fastenings being concealed poppers down the fronts and hooks and eyes on the welt. Most edges have a picot hem. 

Mock Fronted Jacket with Pleated Skirt

Jacket with mock front

Skirt with garter ridge pleats

Mock Fronted Jacket with Pleated Skirt 

A two-piece outfit knitted in blue and green wool the Patons archive label says ’Ladys’ (sic) Suit with Mock Front. Old Fashioned Garments. Early 1930’.

Jacket

The jacket is knitted flat in garter stitch in pieces with a turned back striped band. The mock front is knitted sideways and sewn in place on one side with popper fastenings down the other. A broad belt in garter stitch is fastened with a purchased clasp in dark green mottled plastic and is held in place being passed through openings in the jacket front. Label "Ladies suit with mock front early 1930s"

Skirt

The skirt is knitted sideways in stripes of both colours with pleats formed with alternate stocking stitch and garter stitch. The waist band is petersham fastened with hook and eyes and a side opening is done up with poppers. Fabric label sewn into waist band states ‘Display garment. Patons & Baldwins wools with beehive logo’. Waist 62cms, length 80cms.

Pattern

The Beehive Series of Knitting & Crochet Recipes Card No 31 Price 2d - Lady's Knitted Costume - The "Pauline" Design - says that the outfit is "suitable for sports wear". The British Library copy of the card has the accessioning stamp for 1921 so we can assume that this was the date of publication.