Heriot Watt University Archive

Hi just started third year and its very hectic! we have two industry projects that we are designing for. I have visited the universities vast archive - full of lots of different textiles. I'm not sure how old it dates back to. Here are some of the textiles I found there:

Knitted heart lace by Johnstone's cashmere

knit sample  by Johnstone's cashmere

knit sample  by Johnstone's cashmere

knit sample  by Johnstone's cashmere

Turkish embroidery

Turkish embroidery

Turkish embroidery

Turkish embroidery

Turkish embroidery

Turkish embroidery

Turkish embroidery

Turkish embroidery

Turkish embroidery

 These next images of crochet and lace were made by a woman from the Borders who taught the craft and died, her daughter then gave the creations to the university.

hand crochet sample 

hand lace sample

hand lace sample

hand lace sample

lace collar

hand crochet sample

hand crochet sample

hand lace sample

Sorry for not talking more too busy with uni work! =[

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