Netting tools

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This selection of sewing tools were used to make netting, a fine meshed cloth rather like lace. Netting was used for veils, hat shapes, dresses, curtains and trimmings.

The threads and yarns used in netting were crossed so that their intersections were knotted or looped, forming a geometrically shaped mesh.

Work in the textile and garment trades was a major employer of poor girls and women. It could be done at home, with little equipment, alongside other duties such as childcare.

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• Online ID: 000-100-001-975-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.RHE 30
• Date: 18th or 19th century
  
• Material: Box / tools, netting
  
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• What: Box / tools, netting
  
• Subject: Containers for implements used in knitting, needlework, lace mak (NMAS Classification)
  
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• Description: Box of tools for netting, including three bobbins
  
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