Pattern book

Description

Pattern book containing samples of mohair knitting yarn attached to black pages and individually numbered, yarn samples are space-dyed in multiple colours, used as a reference in order to repeat certain colours and effects: British, Galashiels, by Bernat Klein Design Consultants Ltd, 1981

Museum reference

K.2010.94.26

Collection

Fashion and Textiles

Object name

Pattern book, Sample book

Production information

Bernat Klein Design Consultants Ltd, 1966 - 1973, Compiler and designer
Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland, Northern Europe

Date

1981

Materials

Cardboard, Paper, Metal, Mohair

Physical description

Pattern book connsisting of loose sheets of black paper within a green ring-bound folder, containing samples of mohair knitting yarn, space-dyed in multiple colours per yarn, plied with another unknown yarn. This dye book was used by Bernat Klein Design Consultants Ltd. as a reference in order to repeat certain colours and effects and demonstrates the process of space dyeing and the overalpping of colours: British, 02/02/1981

Associations

Klein, Bernat, 1922 - 2014

Exhibitions

• Fashion and Style (08 Jul 2016)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

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