Mending Yarn

Object/Artifact

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Windham Textile and History Museum

Name/Title

Mending Yarn

Entry/Object ID

2023.22.1

Description

Sixteen packets of mending yarn by several manufacturers. Anonymous donation. (1) Dawn (American Thread Company) mending wool; beige; 24 yards. (2) Dawn (American Thread Company) darning and mending nylon; black. (3) Chadwick's mending wool; brown. (4) Chadwick's mending wool; grey. (5) Chadwick's mending wool; grey. (6) Chadwick's mending wool; black. (7) Chadwick's mending wool; black. (8) Chadwick's mending wool; beige. (9) Republic mending wool; cream. (10) Republic mending wool; yellow. (11) Republic mending wool; blue. (12) Republic mending wool; maroon. (13) Red Heart (Coats and Clark) mending wool; brown. (14) Red Heart (Coats and Clark) mending wool; beige. (15) Spinnerin's Touchdown mending nylon yarn; green. (16) Spinnerin's Touchdown mending nylon yarn; brown.

Use

Thin wool or nylon yarn used to darn or mend knitted clothing, especially socks and sweaters.

Collection

General Collection

Made/Created

Manufacturer

American Thread Company, Coats and Clark, Spinnerin, Republic

Time Period

20th Century

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Yarn

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Textile Manufacturing Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Textileworking T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Location

Location

Room

Archives

* Untyped Location

Main Museum Building

Category

Storage

Date

September 17, 2023

Created By

historian@millmuseum.org

Create Date

September 17, 2023

Updated By

historian@millmuseum.org

Update Date

September 17, 2023