Overview of items in the Patons archive

  • Hat with chin strap (2014.005.0001)

    Baby hat, with button up chin strap

  • Hat with satin lining and ribbon bows (2014.005.0002)

    The hat is pink with blue lining and blue satin ribbon ties. There are rosettes of ribbon where the ties are attached.

  • Knitted cap with long white feather (2014.005.0003)

    Adult hat, hand knitted flat in white wool.

  • Tam knitted in four pieces with tassel (2014.005.0004)

    Hat knitted in four triangle shaped brown and yellow wool sections, which were then sewn together.

  • Fair Isle tam with 7 point star (2014.005.0005)

    Multi-coloured knitted wool tam, adult size.

  • Fair Isle tam with 5 point star (2014.005.0006)

    Multi-coloured knitted wool tam, adult size.

  • Fair Isle tam with 6 point star (2014.005.0007)

    Multi-coloured knitted wool tam, adult size

  • Fair Isle tam featuring a yellow centre and 7 point star (2014.005.0008)

    Multi-coloured knitted wool tam, adult size.

  • Fascinator with ribbons (2014.005.0009)

    Knitted flat in 2 types of fine wool in stripes of openwork alternating with garter stitch.

  • Childs hat (2014.005.0010 A) (with matching mittens)

    Dark brown wool with star patterns on crown of bonnet and round brim using 6 contrast colours.

  • Childs mittens (2014.005.0010 B&C) (with matching hat)

    Dark brown mitts with star pattern and peasant thumb construction.

  • Adult mittens with Fair Isle star patterns. (2014.005.0011 A&B)

    Wool mittens hand knitted in Shetland.

  • Mittens with Fair Isle star patterns, adult size (2014.005.0012 A&B)

    Wool mittens hand knitted in Shetland.

  • Latvian mittens (2014.005.0013 A&B)

    Wool mittens hand knitted in Latvia.

  • Fingered gloves with a Fair Isle band and ribbed cuffs (2014.005.0014 A&B)

    Wool gloves for a child, hand knitted in Shetland/Fair Isle?

  • Bootees with tasselled drawstring (2014.005.0015 A&B)

    A pair of hand knitted bootees for a baby, in white wool.

  • Gaiters with colourwork cuffs (2014.005.0016 A&B)

    A pair of knitted gaiters in white wool with a patterned band in 2 colours around the top.

  • Knee length Socks/Stockings with ribbing (2014.005.0017 A&B)

    A pair of hand knitted knee length man’s stockings in light brown wool.

  • Ladies stockings with lace patterning in light brown (2014.005.0018 A&B)

    A pair of hand knitted woman’s stockings in light brown wool.

  • Ladies stockings with lace patterning in red (2014.005.0019 A&B)

    A pair of hand knitted woman’s stockings in red wool.

  • Shawl with deep border featuring "tree of life" motif (2014.005.0020)

    Extremely fine hand knitted cream wool shawl, square with centre, deep borders and edging. From Shetland. 

  • Christening shawl (2014.005.0021)

    Cream wool hand knitted shawl.

  • Traditional Shetland lace shawl (2014.005.0022)

    Shetland shawl, square. Fine wool.

  • Shawl with narrow border (2014.005.0023)

    Hand knitted lace shawl in light brown wool.

  • Shetland Lace Stole (2014.005.0024)

    Cream wool extremely fine Shetland stole, knitted in hand spun 2ply wool, undyed.

  • Traditional Gansey (2014.005.0025)

    Traditional fisherman’s guernsey (sweater), in dark navy blue wool, hand knitted in the round at a fine gauge.

  • Traditional Fair Isle Sweater (2014.005.0026)

    Hand knitted sweater in eight colours of wool on a white ground.

  • Shetland pullover (2014.005.0027)

    Colour patterned pullover hand knitted in Shetland using ten colours of wool.

  • Shetland handknit pullover (2014.005.0028)

    Hand knitted in the round pullover, V neck in four shades of natural Shetland wool.

  • Hand knitted Aran sweater (2014.005.0029)

    Wool sweater in cream, all over patterned with cables and travelling stitches.

  • Aran sweater with An Currach label (2014.005.0030)

    Wool sweater in cream, Aran style.

  • Sweater with diamond motifs (2014.005.0031)

    Heavy weight hand knitted pure wool sweater in black, dark green and cream yarn, uneven, possibly hand spun.

  • Zipper jacket (2014.005.0032)

    Heavy weight jacket hand knitted with zip front, no side seams.

  • Zipper Jacket with reindeer motif (2014.005.0033)

    Heavy weight jacket hand knitted with zip front, no side seams and shawl collar.

  • Colourwork jacket with buttons (2014.005.0034)

    Wool jacket knitted in red, light grey and dark grey on cream background.

  • Bohus cardigan (2014.005.0035)

    A Bohus product cardigan, finely knitted in light natural wool, patterned fronts, plain back and sleeves and deep rib to body.

  • Bohus Sweater - " Red Edge" design (2014.005.0036)

    A Bohus product sweater, round neck, finely knitted in light natural wool and seven colours.

  • Bohus Hat - " The New Red Edge" design (2014.005.0037)

    A Bohus product hat, finely knitted in light natural wool and six colours.

  • Bohus Scarf - "Red Edge" design (2014.005.0038)

    A Bohus product scarf, finely knitted in light natural wool and five colours.

  • Bohus Gloves - "The New Red Edge" design (2014.005.0039 A&B)

    A Bohus product pair of gloves, finely knitted in the round in light natural wool and five colours.

  • Embroidered Cardigan (2014.005.0040)

    Cream wool cardigan with 7 buttons to the neck. The all over textured pattern is formed of a trellis of small raised bobbles.

  • Florentine Jacket (2014.005.0041)

    Jacket, hand knitted flat and seamed, the fronts are lined and hand embroidered in floral patterns.

  • Embroidered Cape (2014.005.0042)

    A hand knitted wool cape with motifs in brown, blue and gold.

  • Sweater with v-neck & corded belt (2014.005.0043)

    Yellow wool top with drawstring at waist.

  • Sweater with square neck & corded belt (2014.005.0044)

    Green wool top with lace panelling and dolman sleeves.

  • Ladies long sleeved underbodice (2014.005.0045)

    Described on its Patons archive hand written swing tag as a ‘Jacket (pink with ribbons)'

  • Lace sweater with short sleeves (2014.005.0046)

    Delicate Shetland lace sweater, with a three button closure at the back neck.

  • Textured coat with matching hat (2014.005.0047 A&B)

    Hand knitted coat and matching hat, probably reconstructed from a 1920s pattern.

  • Shaped jacket with buttons (2014.005.0048)

    A "golfing" jacket in green and white wool, reconstructed from a late 19th or early 20th century patten.

  • Sweater with striped sleeves (2014.005.0049 A)

    The sweater combines a textured front with sleeves in narrow stripes of green, black and white.

  • Skirt with inverse pleats (2014.005.0049 B)

    Skirt in green wool with box pleats formed by lines of slip stitches and panels of stocking stitch and reverse stocking stitch.

  • Hat with peak (2014.005.0049 C)

    Peaked hat with textured pattern band and stripes across the crown.

  • Stockings with cable patterning (2014.005.0049 D&E)

    Stockings or over the knee socks, knitted in green wool in a narrow cable rib.

  • Two piece - waistcoat and skirt (2014.005.0050 A&B)

    A two piece outfit consisting of matching waistcoat and skirt knitted in 2 shades of grey wool.

  • Jacket with mock front (2014.005.0051 A)

    Part of a two-piece outfit knitted in blue and green wool.

  • Skirt with garter ridge pleats (2014.005.0051 B)

    Part of a two-piece outfit knitted in blue and green wool

  • Afternoon dress with tassle belt (2014.005.0052 A&B)

    A dress and matching belt hand knitted in blue wool.

  • Ladies afternoon dress with ribbed skirt (2014.005.0053 A&B)

    Blue Knitted dress for afternoon wear. Features a belt round the waist.

  • Sequinned top with belt (2014.005.0054 A&C)

    A finely knitted sleeveless top in light blue wool with sequinned and beaded trim around neck and armholes.

  • Floor length evening skirt with lace patterning (2014.005.0054 B)

    A full length hand knitted evening skirt with a deep border of lace in chevron panels and leaf motifs.

  • Evening dress, underskirt and belt (2014.005.0055 A, C & D)

    Floor length dress, cap sleeves. V neck front and back, decorated with diamante buttons, with stiffened underskirt and fabric belt with diamante clasp.

  • Shawl with knitted lining (2014.005.0055 B)

    Fabric (figured damask) rectangular stole lined with plain knitted fabric.

  • Ladies underwear in black & green (2014.005.0056)

    Hand knitted breeches in green and black wool knitted together.

  • Underwear with lace edging (2014.005.0057)

    White knickers with deep lace edge around bottom edge of legs.

  • Knickerbockers (2014.005.0058)

    Red wool knickers, knitted in a textured stitch.

  • Plastic Beehive knitting needles

    Plastic needles in various sizes and lengths under the Beehive brand

  • Shade card

    A shade card for Patons yarns dated September 1962.

  • Knitting needle gauge and stitch holder

    The two tools are shown against their illustrations in the Patons & Baldwins Red Book, 1935.

  • Patons & Baldwin promotional material

    These display boards were for use in shops that stocked Patons & Baldwins yarns.

  • Shade cards - Samples of Patons Yarns

    These shade cards are for yarns that are specified in the Coats-Patons donation. They date from the 1960s.

  • Purple Heather yarn

    This was a pure wool 4-ply yarn produced over a long period of time, as shown by the changing style of ball bands.

  • Metal Queen Bee knitting needles

    Straight aluminium knitting needles in pairs, in imperial (old UK) sizes with original paper wrappers.

  • Beehive Wool Holder

    Intended to hold yarn in balls, protecting from dirt and damage, these yarn holders in the shape of old fashioned beehives were available in several colours.

  • Shawl Pattern

    Patons published the same shawl pattern multiple times. The colour version is from the 1980s.

  • Jacket Pattern

    A Cowichan Indian Sweater design from Canada.

  • Shetland Bonnet and Mitts, for 3 to 6 year olds

    Colourwork Hat and mittens for a child.

  • Hand knitted skating outfit (2014.005.0049 A-E)

    A hand knitted skating outfit consisting of sweater, skirt, hat and stockings in green, black and white wool.

  • Sequinned top with belt, knitted evening skirt with a net underskirt (2014.005.0054 A,B &C)

    A hand knitted evening outfit consisting of a knitted top and skirt with fabric belt.

  • Universal Knitting Book

    This is the Universal Knitting Book which features two patterns from the Coats Patons Donation. 

  • Beehive Booklet 23

    One of the tams from the Coats Patons donation inspired a pattern in this booklet.

  • Fair Isle Tams Patterns

    The Coats Patons Donation has 4 Fair Isle tams which inspired these patterns.

  • Childs Hat and Mitten Set (2014.005.0010 A&B)

    Child’s bonnet and mitts set hand knitted in Shetland.

  • Mock Fronted Jacket with Pleated Skirt (2014.005.0051 A&B)

    A two-piece outfit knitted in blue and green wool.

  • Blue Evening Outfit (2014.005.0055 (A,B,C &D)

    An evening outfit consisting of dress, belt, underskirt and shawl, in Patons Cameo Crepe, knitted with lurex, designed in 1951 for the Festival of Britain.

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