Embroider my World Grass Green
When it was my birthday a few months ago, a very dear friend who enjoys photography as much as I do, and knows that I collect beautiful and vintage pieces, gave me a wonderful selection of antique ribbons, buttons, buckles, lace and other fine notions. She also gave me three follow up tins of similar delightful gifts for Christmas.
Amongst the gifts were some pretty hand dyed lace pieces from Estonia and some green ribbon embroidered with gold thread and sequins from India, which I have set up on the back terrace against one of my antique embroidered Art Deco doilies from the 1930s, and accessorised with an 1890s bobbin of Lister and Company (Lister Mills) and a Dewhurst Sylko sage green coloured cotton bobbin, which dates from between 1954 and 1958.
Lister Mills (otherwise known as Manningham Mills) was the largest silk factory in the world.[1] It is located in the Manningham district of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England and was built by Samuel Cunliffe Lister to replace the original Manningham Mills which had been destroyed by fire in 1871. The mill is built in the Italianate style of Victorian architecture. On completion in 1873, Lister's was the largest textile mill in the north of England. Floor space in the mill amounts to 27 acres, and its imposing shape remains a dominant feature of the Bradford skyline. The chimney of the mill is 249 feet (76 metres) high, and can be seen from most areas of Bradford. It cost about £10,000.00 to build, and its total weight has been estimated at 8,000 long tons. Samuel Lister called it "Lister's Pride". Until the arrival of electric power in 1934, the mill was driven by steam engines. Every week the boilers consumed 1,000 tons of coal brought in on company rail wagons from the company collieries near Pontefract. Water was also vital in the process and the company had its own supply network including a large covered reservoir on-site At its height, Lister's employed 11,000 men, women and children – manufacturing high-quality textiles such as velvet and silk. It supplied 1,000 yards (910 metres) of velvet for King George V's coronation. During the Second World War Lister's produced 1,330 miles (2,140 kilometres) of real parachute silk, 284 miles (457 kilometres) of flame-proof wool, 50 miles (80 kilometres) of khaki battledress and 4,430 miles (7,130 kilometres) of parachute cord. The Listers' business decreased considerably during the 1980s. Stiff foreign competition and changing textile trends such as increased use of artificial fibres were the reasons. In 1999, the mills were closed.
Belle Vue Mill, commonly known as Dewhurst’s, was built by Thomas Dewhurst in 1828. It opened in 1829 as John Dewhurst & Sons and was one of Skipton’s largest spinning and weaving mills. The mill’s position next to the Leeds Liverpool Canal meant that raw cotton could be shipped in by boats from Liverpool. Finished goods would then be sent back the same way ready for distribution. Coal to power the machine’s steam engines was also delivered by barge. In 1897 Dewhurst’s was bought by the English Sewing Cotton Co. It continued to produce Sylko, one of the mill’s most famous products. It was produced in over 500 colours and sold throughout the world. Sylko cottons are still available at haberdashers today.
Embroider my World Grass Green
When it was my birthday a few months ago, a very dear friend who enjoys photography as much as I do, and knows that I collect beautiful and vintage pieces, gave me a wonderful selection of antique ribbons, buttons, buckles, lace and other fine notions. She also gave me three follow up tins of similar delightful gifts for Christmas.
Amongst the gifts were some pretty hand dyed lace pieces from Estonia and some green ribbon embroidered with gold thread and sequins from India, which I have set up on the back terrace against one of my antique embroidered Art Deco doilies from the 1930s, and accessorised with an 1890s bobbin of Lister and Company (Lister Mills) and a Dewhurst Sylko sage green coloured cotton bobbin, which dates from between 1954 and 1958.
Lister Mills (otherwise known as Manningham Mills) was the largest silk factory in the world.[1] It is located in the Manningham district of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England and was built by Samuel Cunliffe Lister to replace the original Manningham Mills which had been destroyed by fire in 1871. The mill is built in the Italianate style of Victorian architecture. On completion in 1873, Lister's was the largest textile mill in the north of England. Floor space in the mill amounts to 27 acres, and its imposing shape remains a dominant feature of the Bradford skyline. The chimney of the mill is 249 feet (76 metres) high, and can be seen from most areas of Bradford. It cost about £10,000.00 to build, and its total weight has been estimated at 8,000 long tons. Samuel Lister called it "Lister's Pride". Until the arrival of electric power in 1934, the mill was driven by steam engines. Every week the boilers consumed 1,000 tons of coal brought in on company rail wagons from the company collieries near Pontefract. Water was also vital in the process and the company had its own supply network including a large covered reservoir on-site At its height, Lister's employed 11,000 men, women and children – manufacturing high-quality textiles such as velvet and silk. It supplied 1,000 yards (910 metres) of velvet for King George V's coronation. During the Second World War Lister's produced 1,330 miles (2,140 kilometres) of real parachute silk, 284 miles (457 kilometres) of flame-proof wool, 50 miles (80 kilometres) of khaki battledress and 4,430 miles (7,130 kilometres) of parachute cord. The Listers' business decreased considerably during the 1980s. Stiff foreign competition and changing textile trends such as increased use of artificial fibres were the reasons. In 1999, the mills were closed.
Belle Vue Mill, commonly known as Dewhurst’s, was built by Thomas Dewhurst in 1828. It opened in 1829 as John Dewhurst & Sons and was one of Skipton’s largest spinning and weaving mills. The mill’s position next to the Leeds Liverpool Canal meant that raw cotton could be shipped in by boats from Liverpool. Finished goods would then be sent back the same way ready for distribution. Coal to power the machine’s steam engines was also delivered by barge. In 1897 Dewhurst’s was bought by the English Sewing Cotton Co. It continued to produce Sylko, one of the mill’s most famous products. It was produced in over 500 colours and sold throughout the world. Sylko cottons are still available at haberdashers today.