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Still Image Upload at least one image that shows the object in its entirety along with detail views as desired. • Jpeg format • At least 3 MP in size • 300 ppi • Images produced with digital camera to highest quality setting (e.g. superfine, best) are usually acceptable. • Users who want to contribute video or audio files please contact info@centerforknitandcrochet.org for more information. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Hanks of Woolen Hosiery Yarn from England Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource British hosiery yarn manufacturer Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Mid 20th Century, est. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Stretched out hanks, 30 inches long About 30 wraps per inch Description An account of the resource The Hallamshire & District Guild of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers met monthly in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. I was a member from the late 1990s through 2003. One Saturday, I found several hanks of very fine, variegated yarn on the Guild’s giveaway table. The yarn was dyed in three distinct colorways featuring cream, yellow, orange, red, and brown. The colorways had hand-written round paper labels as follows: 977 Hosiery, 979 (on the back of the label, 845 scribbled out in pencil), and TG1 Hosiery. I took the yarn home with me. Sheffield is about 50 miles south of Bradford, a mill town. Before my time in the Hallamshire Guild, the group occasionally chartered a bus to take them to shop at clearance sales at the mills in Bradford. Participants told about how they strategically claimed seats on the bus, so they would have room to transport the bags and bags of yarn they came home with. The hosiery yarn I took from the giveaway table may have been acquired during one of these trips. At about 30 wraps per inch, the hosiery yarn was at the border between “super fine” and “lace” weight. Source: https://www.craftyarncouncil.com/standards/how-measure-wraps-inch-wpi Yarn number 977 Hosiery weighed in at 189 grams, and number 979 weighed 279 grams. When stretched out, the hanks of TG1 Hosiery measured about 30 inches long. Many years later in 2021, I wound the yarn into cakes. The cake in the photo is colorway number 977. I spent a lot of time untangling the hanks, and gently pulling strands apart that were felting themselves together. The felting strands led me to believe the yarn was wool or a wool blend. Even more years later, in 2025, I still hadn’t used the yarn, but I imagined it would make nice doilies. The Hallamshire Guild was online in 2025 at https://hallamshirewsd.org.uk Provenance A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation. The statement may include a description of any changes successive custodians made to the resource. Suzann Thompson Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2025.014 Giveaway table guild Hallamshire hosiery Sheffield yarn