Search Results for: Textile working Tools & Equipment

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	Sewing Machine 1860-1870 1958.11 This small sewing machine may have been produced locally by one of the many small area sewing machine companies in the 19th century.
	Hand Stamp 1825-1850 1890.19.01 These stamps were used to print patterns on cloth for embroidery or braidwork.
	Hatchel/Hackle 2000.20.516 This fearsome-looking tool is simply a comb for aligning flax fibers prior to spinning them into linen thread.
	Great Wheel c. 1780 DR.130 Great wheels were only for spinning wool.
	New Home Sewing Machine with attachments distributed by Priscilla Needlework Company c. 1920 M.70 "Priscilla" was a private brand manufactured by the New Home Sewing Machine Company of Orange, Massachusetts.
	Niagara Falls pin cushion c. 1889 1998.09.02 A Tuscarora made this beaded pin cushion "From Niagara Falls" for a flourishing tourist trade.
	Niagara Falls needle case c. 1889 1998.09.03 Buying Native made crafts at Niagara provided turn-of-the-century tourists the opportunity to connect with nature and Native culture.
	Spinning Jenny c. 1800 1895.20 This is a rare, smaller domestic version of the water-powered spinning jenny, invented in England.
	Niddy-Noddy c. 1800 1914.07.27 Women used niddy-noddys to measure homespun yarn for length and to keep it from tangling.
	Flax Wheel c. 1775 1914.07.28 Although some women used foot or flax wheels, transforming flax into linen was a laborious and complex process generally less common in America than spinning more easily processed sheep's wool into yarn.

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