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Background imageYarn Collection: People of Alsace, 1871. Creator: Unknown

People of Alsace, 1871. Creator: Unknown
People of Alsace, 1871. An...Illustration of this war history...representing the interior of a house, and costume of the women, in the more primitive districts of Alsace

Background imageYarn Collection: Old Man Threading Yarn. Creator: Allan Österlind

Old Man Threading Yarn. Creator: Allan Österlind
Old Man Threading Yarn

Background imageYarn Collection: A winter evening in the Bavarian Tyrol, 1871. Creator: Joseph Swain

A winter evening in the Bavarian Tyrol, 1871. Creator: Joseph Swain
A winter evening in the Bavarian Tyrol, 1871. Engraving of a drawing. 'The peasantry of the mountain districts...are not yet accustomed to all the luxuries of modern civilisation

Background imageYarn Collection: 'Shepherd Seated at a Fountain, ' facsimile of an etching by Berghem, 1870. Creator: Unknown

"Shepherd Seated at a Fountain, " facsimile of an etching by Berghem, 1870. Creator: Unknown
"Shepherd Seated at a Fountain, " facsimile of an etching by Berghem, 1870. 'To those admirers of Nicholas Berghem's landscapes, &c

Background imageYarn Collection: Spinning the cotton into yarn: a great spinning-mule in use, 1909. Creator: Unknown

Spinning the cotton into yarn: a great spinning-mule in use, 1909. Creator: Unknown
Spinning the cotton into yarn: a great spinning-mule in use, 1909. Messrs. Barlow and Jones of Manchester was '...one of the oldest firms in the Cotton Industry...which

Background imageYarn Collection: The device that winds the yarn off bobbins to form the warp of the web: warping-frames, 1909

The device that winds the yarn off bobbins to form the warp of the web: warping-frames, 1909. Creator: Unknown
The device that winds the yarn off bobbins to form the warp of the web: warping-frames, 1909. 'The Romance of Cotton: Cottage to Great Factory'

Background imageYarn Collection: Elizabeth Wheeler and William Wheeler, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

Elizabeth Wheeler and William Wheeler, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Elizabeth Wheeler and William Wheeler, between c1915 and c1920. Shows tenor opera singer William Wheeler (d. 1967) and his wife soprano opera singer Elizabeth Wheeler (1875-1971)

Background imageYarn Collection: Woman on Veranda, Spinning... 18th century. Creator: Shunsho

Woman on Veranda, Spinning... 18th century. Creator: Shunsho
Woman on Veranda, Spinning; another Pounding Cloth on Rock in Foreground, 18th century

Background imageYarn Collection: Lucretia and her handmaids spinning, 1537-45. Creator: Antonio Fantuzzi

Lucretia and her handmaids spinning, 1537-45. Creator: Antonio Fantuzzi
Lucretia and her handmaids spinning, 1537-45. [...Lucretia, before whose bed were baskets full of soft wool. By a dim light the handmaids were spinning their allotted stints of yarn

Background imageYarn Collection: Keriva woman, c1750-1816. Creator: Per Hillestrom

Keriva woman, c1750-1816. Creator: Per Hillestrom
Keriva woman, c1750-1816. Textiles worker (from Kerava in Finland?)

Background imageYarn Collection: Purring eukko, 1830-1899. Creator: Johan Knutson

Purring eukko, 1830-1899. Creator: Johan Knutson
Purring eukko, 1830-1899

Background imageYarn Collection: My Mother-in-Law, 1911. Creator: Vilho Sjöström

My Mother-in-Law, 1911. Creator: Vilho Sjöström
My Mother-in-Law, 1911

Background imageYarn Collection: Portrait of a Lady spinning, 1531. Creator: Maerten van Heemskerck

Portrait of a Lady spinning, 1531. Creator: Maerten van Heemskerck
Portrait of a Lady spinning, 1531

Background imageYarn Collection: Hercules at the Court of Omphale, 1537. Creators: Hans Cranach, Lucas Cranach the Elder

Hercules at the Court of Omphale, 1537. Creators: Hans Cranach, Lucas Cranach the Elder
Hercules at the Court of Omphale, 1537. In Greek legend, Hercules murdered his friend Iphitus in a struggle for power and who was thus punished by Hermes

Background imageYarn Collection: 'La Culla' - painted by Williams - one of the prize pictures of the Glasgow Art Union, 1858

"La Culla" - painted by Williams - one of the prize pictures of the Glasgow Art Union, 1858. We have here a pleasing domestic picture, probably sketched from nature

Background imageYarn Collection: 'A Cheap Entertainment' by J. Clark, in the Royal Academy Exhibition, 1876. Creator: Unknown

"A Cheap Entertainment" by J. Clark, in the Royal Academy Exhibition, 1876. Creator: Unknown
"A Cheap Entertainment" by J. Clark, in the Royal Academy Exhibition, 1876. Engraving of a painting. Is there anything in the world more graceful and comical

Background imageYarn Collection: The Diligent Mother, mid-late 18th century. Creator: Workshop of Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin

The Diligent Mother, mid-late 18th century. Creator: Workshop of Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin
The Diligent Mother, mid-late 18th century

Background imageYarn Collection: Costumes de Différents Pays, Fille de l'Isle de Santorin, c1797

Costumes de Différents Pays, Fille de l'Isle de Santorin, c1797. Creators: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur
Costumes de Differents Pays, Fille de l'Isle de Santorin, c1797

Background imageYarn Collection: Spinning young woman, 1832-1880. Creator: Jan Weissenbruch

Spinning young woman, 1832-1880. Creator: Jan Weissenbruch
Spinning young woman, 1832-1880

Background imageYarn Collection: Interior with a spinning woman with a child, 1796. Creator: W. Barthautz

Interior with a spinning woman with a child, 1796. Creator: W. Barthautz
Interior with a spinning woman with a child, 1796

Background imageYarn Collection: Fisher couple from Schokland, 1803-c.1899. Creator: J. Enklaar

Fisher couple from Schokland, 1803-c.1899. Creator: J. Enklaar
Fisher couple from Schokland, 1803-c.1899. The woman is spinning yarn with which her husband mends his net

Background imageYarn Collection: Silk Culture in China: preparing raw silk, 1857. Creator: Unknown

Silk Culture in China: preparing raw silk, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Silk Culture in China: preparing raw silk, 1857. When the worms have cast their several skins...they are removed...preparatory to their spinning

Background imageYarn Collection: Woman spinning, 1652-1662. Creator: Nicolaes Maes

Woman spinning, 1652-1662. Creator: Nicolaes Maes
Woman spinning, 1652-1662. Alternative title: woman spinning, a reel on the wall

Background imageYarn Collection: A Jutland Shepherd on the Moors, 1855. Creator: Frederik Vermehren

A Jutland Shepherd on the Moors, 1855. Creator: Frederik Vermehren
A Jutland Shepherd on the Moors, 1855. [Note knitting needles and wool.]

Background imageYarn Collection: In the red dye house, 1868-1892. Creator: Anthon van Rappard

In the red dye house, 1868-1892. Creator: Anthon van Rappard
In the red dye house, 1868-1892. Dyeing of yarn

Background imageYarn Collection: The spinner, 1741-1820. Creator: Abraham Delfos

The spinner, 1741-1820. Creator: Abraham Delfos
The spinner, 1741-1820

Background imageYarn Collection: Interior of a Cobbler's Shop, c.1650. Creator: David Ryckaert III

Interior of a Cobbler's Shop, c.1650. Creator: David Ryckaert III
Interior of a Cobbler's Shop, c.1650

Background imageYarn Collection: Traditional costumes of the island of Gozo, 1778. Creator: Louis Ducros

Traditional costumes of the island of Gozo, 1778. Creator: Louis Ducros
Traditional costumes of the island of Gozo, 1778. Drawing from the album Voyage to Italy, Sicily and Malta

Background imageYarn Collection: Peasant Family in their Cottage, 1817. Creator: Cornelis Kruseman

Peasant Family in their Cottage, 1817. Creator: Cornelis Kruseman
Peasant Family in their Cottage, 1817. Mother spinning yarn as she minds her child, while her husband fills his clay pipe with tobacco

Background imageYarn Collection: Interior with Fisherman and Man beside a Bobbin and Spool, 1663

Interior with Fisherman and Man beside a Bobbin and Spool, 1663. Creator: Gerritsz Quiringh van Brekelenkam
Interior with Fisherman and Man beside a Bobbin and Spool, 1663

Background imageYarn Collection: Peasant Woman Spinning, 1640-1677. Creator: Thomas Wijck

Peasant Woman Spinning, 1640-1677. Creator: Thomas Wijck
Peasant Woman Spinning, 1640-1677. Mother at the spinning wheel, her child sits in a chair designed as a toilet, with a built-in chamber pot, and plays with the family dog

Background imageYarn Collection: Interior with Woman at the Spinning Wheel, 1661. Creator: Esaias Boursse

Interior with Woman at the Spinning Wheel, 1661. Creator: Esaias Boursse
Interior with Woman at the Spinning Wheel, 1661

Background imageYarn Collection: Old Woman Spinning, 1650-1660. Creator: Nicolaes Maes

Old Woman Spinning, 1650-1660. Creator: Nicolaes Maes
Old Woman Spinning, 1650-1660

Background imageYarn Collection: Woman from the Island of Kithnos (Thermia), 1700-1737. Creator: Workshop of Jean Baptiste Vanmour

Woman from the Island of Kithnos (Thermia), 1700-1737. Creator: Workshop of Jean Baptiste Vanmour
Woman from the Island of Kithnos (Thermia), 1700-1737

Background imageYarn Collection: Visiting Grandfather, 1853. Creator: Julius Exner

Visiting Grandfather, 1853. Creator: Julius Exner
Visiting Grandfather, 1853

Background imageYarn Collection: A telegram, 1893. Creator: Julius Exner

A telegram, 1893. Creator: Julius Exner
A telegram, 1893. A distraught young woman holds a message bearing bad news. On the table are balls of yarn she has spun with her spinning wheel

Background imageYarn Collection: Mountaineers - Mountain Women, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Mountaineers - Mountain Women, 1913

Mountaineers - Mountain Women, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Mountaineers - Mountain Women, 1913
Mountaineers - Mountain Women, 1913. Woman with spinning wheel

Background imageYarn Collection: P.O. Dept. between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. P.O. Dept. between 1910 and 1920

P.O. Dept. between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. P.O. Dept. between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing
P.O. Dept. between 1910 and 1920. USA. Women operating Union Special sewing machines

Background imageYarn Collection: Comforts Committee of Navy League, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Comforts Committee of Navy League, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Comforts Committee of Navy League, between 1910 and 1920. USA. First World War: women using circular knitting machines to produce socks for sailors

Background imageYarn Collection: Esquisse pour l'église Sainte-Elisabeth : L'Education de la Vierge, 1872

Esquisse pour l'église Sainte-Elisabeth : L'Education de la Vierge, 1872
Esquisse pour l'eglise Sainte-Elisabeth : L'Education de la Vierge, 1872. The education of the Virgin

Background imageYarn Collection: Elderly woman sitting on porch spinning, c1894. Creator: Charles Richards Dodge

Elderly woman sitting on porch spinning, c1894. Creator: Charles Richards Dodge
Elderly woman sitting on porch spinning, c1894

Background imageYarn Collection: La tapisserie (les cinq tisseuses), 1924. Creator: Paul Serusier

La tapisserie (les cinq tisseuses), 1924. Creator: Paul Serusier
La tapisserie (les cinq tisseuses), 1924. Weaving (the five weavers). Women around a loom

Background imageYarn Collection: Le Fil d'Ariane, c.1889. Creator: Henry Cros

Le Fil d'Ariane, c.1889. Creator: Henry Cros
Le Fil d'Ariane, c.1889. Ariadne's Thread. Greek mythology: the daughter of King Minos of Crete gives Theseus a ball of yarn to lay a trail as he sets out to kill the Minotaur

Background imageYarn Collection: Spindle-Spinning Wool Gathered from the Hedges, 1943. Creator: Unknown

Spindle-Spinning Wool Gathered from the Hedges, 1943. Creator: Unknown
Spindle-Spinning Wool Gathered from the Hedges, 1943. British women contribute to the war effort. From "Women's Institutes, by Cicely McCall. [Collins, London, 1943]

Background imageYarn Collection: Apron. Creator: Unknown

Apron. Creator: Unknown
Apron

Background imageYarn Collection: Top. Creator: Unknown

Top. Creator: Unknown
Top. Additional Info: Upper part of white linen fabric

Background imageYarn Collection: Apron. Creator: Unknown

Apron. Creator: Unknown
Apron

Background imageYarn Collection: Shift. Creator: Unknown

Shift. Creator: Unknown
Shift

Background imageYarn Collection: The blanket maker - Navaho, c1904. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

The blanket maker - Navaho, c1904. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
The blanket maker - Navaho, c1904. Navajo woman, half-length portrait, seated, facing front, holding yarn, facing slightly right

Background imageYarn Collection: The Actor Yamashita Kinsaku II as Moshio, Wife of Ito Sukekiyo, in the Play Izu-goyomi... c. 1772

The Actor Yamashita Kinsaku II as Moshio, Wife of Ito Sukekiyo, in the Play Izu-goyomi... c. 1772
The Actor Yamashita Kinsaku II as Moshio, Wife of Ito Sukekiyo, in the Play Izu-goyomi Shibai no Ganjitsu, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1772, c. 1772

Background imageYarn Collection: Fragment (Furnishing Fabric), France, c. 1800. Creator: Unknown

Fragment (Furnishing Fabric), France, c. 1800. Creator: Unknown
Fragment (Furnishing Fabric), France, c. 1800

Background imageYarn Collection: Wooden Spindles with Ceramic Whorls, Peru, 1000 / 1476. Creator: Unknown

Wooden Spindles with Ceramic Whorls, Peru, 1000 / 1476. Creator: Unknown
Wooden Spindles with Ceramic Whorls, Peru, 1000/1476

Background imageYarn Collection: Wooden Spindle with Ceramic Whorls, Peru, 1000 / 1476. Creator: Unknown

Wooden Spindle with Ceramic Whorls, Peru, 1000 / 1476. Creator: Unknown
Wooden Spindle with Ceramic Whorls, Peru, 1000/1476

Background imageYarn Collection: The Filatrice (The Spinner), 1850. Creator: Henry Kirke Brown

The Filatrice (The Spinner), 1850. Creator: Henry Kirke Brown
The Filatrice (The Spinner), 1850. Cast by the artists foundry

Background imageYarn Collection: February from The Medallion Months, Flanders, before 1528. Creator: Unknown

February from The Medallion Months, Flanders, before 1528. Creator: Unknown
February from The Medallion Months, Flanders, before 1528. Circle of Bernard Van Orley

Background imageYarn Collection: Spinning, c. 1898. Creator: Emilie V. Clarkson

Spinning, c. 1898. Creator: Emilie V. Clarkson
Spinning, c. 1898. Photogravure, no. 18 from the portfolio " American Pictorial Photography, series ii" (1901); edition 34/150

Background imageYarn Collection: Scene from the Drama 'Yuki-motsu-take Furisode Genji', December 1785

Scene from the Drama "Yuki-motsu-take Furisode Genji", December 1785
Scene from the Drama " Yuki-motsu-take Furisode Genji", December 1785

Background imageYarn Collection: Spools, 1814. Creator: Kubo Shunman

Spools, 1814. Creator: Kubo Shunman
Spools, 1814

Background imageYarn Collection: A country woman sitting in landscape with two boys at her side, 1729-40

A country woman sitting in landscape with two boys at her side, 1729-40. La Vie champestre

Background imageYarn Collection: Rosaspinas drawing academy, 1811. Creator: Giulio Tomba

Rosaspinas drawing academy, 1811. Creator: Giulio Tomba
Rosaspinas drawing academy, 1811. Class of male students sketching seated around a table with Italian artist Francesco Rosaspina at the head, with women merely permitted to watch

Background imageYarn Collection: A Woman Spinning, Plate 4 from Five Feminine Occupations, ca. 1640-57

A Woman Spinning, Plate 4 from Five Feminine Occupations, ca. 1640-57

Background imageYarn Collection: La Bergere Laborieuse, 18th century. Creator: Jean Michel Liotard

La Bergere Laborieuse, 18th century. Creator: Jean Michel Liotard
La Bergere Laborieuse, 18th century. [The shepherdess at work]

Background imageYarn Collection: Madame Arlon Spinning Silk, 1739. Creator: Jean Joseph Balechou

Madame Arlon Spinning Silk, 1739. Creator: Jean Joseph Balechou
Madame Arlon Spinning Silk, 1739

Background imageYarn Collection: At the Spinning Wheel, c. 1884. Creator: Otto Henry Bacher

At the Spinning Wheel, c. 1884. Creator: Otto Henry Bacher
At the Spinning Wheel, c. 1884. A Wheel of Three Generations in 1884

Background imageYarn Collection: The Dissolute Household. Creator: Pieter Balten

The Dissolute Household. Creator: Pieter Balten
The Dissolute Household

Background imageYarn Collection: Coat of Arms with Tumbling Boy, c. 1480 / 1490. Creator: Israhel van Meckenem

Coat of Arms with Tumbling Boy, c. 1480 / 1490. Creator: Israhel van Meckenem
Coat of Arms with Tumbling Boy, c. 1480/1490

Background imageYarn Collection: The Visit to the Spinner, c. 1495 / 1503. Creator: Israhel van Meckenem

The Visit to the Spinner, c. 1495 / 1503. Creator: Israhel van Meckenem
The Visit to the Spinner, c. 1495/1503

Background imageYarn Collection: Italian Scene, 1860. Creator: William Tolman Carlton

Italian Scene, 1860. Creator: William Tolman Carlton
Italian Scene, 1860

Background imageYarn Collection: Cat and Kittens, c. 1872 / 1883. Creator: Unknown

Cat and Kittens, c. 1872 / 1883. Creator: Unknown
Cat and Kittens, c. 1872/1883

Background imageYarn Collection: Spinner from the Auvergne, 1830-99. Creator: Unknown

Spinner from the Auvergne, 1830-99. Creator: Unknown
Spinner from the Auvergne, 1830-99

Background imageYarn Collection: The Spinner, 1853. Creator: Jacques-Adrien Lavieille

The Spinner, 1853. Creator: Jacques-Adrien Lavieille
The Spinner, 1853

Background imageYarn Collection: The Winder, 1610-85. Creator: Adriaen van Ostade

The Winder, 1610-85. Creator: Adriaen van Ostade
The Winder, 1610-85

Background imageYarn Collection: The Artists Mother Crocheting, 1907. Creator: Umberto Boccioni

The Artists Mother Crocheting, 1907. Creator: Umberto Boccioni
The Artists Mother Crocheting, 1907

Background imageYarn Collection: The Old Working Woman, ca. 1757-1804. Creator: Pietro Jacopo Palmieri

The Old Working Woman, ca. 1757-1804. Creator: Pietro Jacopo Palmieri
The Old Working Woman, ca. 1757-1804

Background imageYarn Collection: The Daughters of Minyas, 1545. Creator: Antonio Fantuzzi

The Daughters of Minyas, 1545. Creator: Antonio Fantuzzi
The Daughters of Minyas, 1545

Background imageYarn Collection: Rolls of Cloth, Cotton and Yarn, 19th century. 19th century. Creator: Shinsai

Rolls of Cloth, Cotton and Yarn, 19th century. 19th century. Creator: Shinsai
Rolls of Cloth, Cotton and Yarn, 19th century

Background imageYarn Collection: Cats Cradle, ca. 1765. ca. 1765. Creator: Suzuki Harunobu

Cats Cradle, ca. 1765. ca. 1765. Creator: Suzuki Harunobu
Cats Cradle, ca. 1765

Background imageYarn Collection: Spinning Wheel and Spools, 19th century. 19th century. Creator: Shinsai

Spinning Wheel and Spools, 19th century. 19th century. Creator: Shinsai
Spinning Wheel and Spools, 19th century

Background imageYarn Collection: Nuns at Work. Creator: Unknown

Nuns at Work. Creator: Unknown
Nuns at Work. (Italian, Milanese, first half 18th century)

Background imageYarn Collection: February - spinning, late 15th century, (1939). Creator: Robinet Testard

February - spinning, late 15th century, (1939). Creator: Robinet Testard
February - spinning, late 15th century, (1939). A man takes off his boots to warm his feet by the fire as a woman uses a wheel to spin thread

Background imageYarn Collection: Female Spinning, Jaipur. Creator: Unknown

Female Spinning, Jaipur. Creator: Unknown
Female Spinning, Jaipur. Woman using a spinning wheel in Rajasthan, India. Postcard

Background imageYarn Collection: Fisherwomen winding yarn for nets, Malta, c1928. Creator: Unknown

Fisherwomen winding yarn for nets, Malta, c1928. Creator: Unknown
Fisherwomen winding yarn for nets, Malta, c1928. Women using a traditional yarn winder. From " Die Welt in Bildern", (The World in Pictures), cigarette card album, c1928

Background imageYarn Collection: Grandmother with her grandson, 1875. Creator: Kristian Zahrtmann

Grandmother with her grandson, 1875. Creator: Kristian Zahrtmann
Grandmother with her grandson, 1875

Background imageYarn Collection: A housewife at her loom, with her two children, 1859. Creator: Constantin Hansen

A housewife at her loom, with her two children, 1859. Creator: Constantin Hansen
A housewife at her loom, with her two children, 1859



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