Yarn sample

Description

Yarn sample, pink and purple space-dyed mohair on black card with shallow notches on each side and tab at bottom, part of a colour board designed and used by Bernat Klein in his textile design business: British, Galashiels, Bernat Klein, 1960 - 1980

Museum reference

K.2010.95.493.3

Collection

Fashion and Textiles

Object name

Yarn sample, Sample card

Production information

Klein, Bernat, 1922 - 2014, Designer and maker
Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland, Northern Europe

Date

1960 - 1980

Materials

Cardboard, Mohair

Physical description

Yarn sample of pink and purple space-dyed mohair wrapped around black card with shallow notches on each side and tab at bottom for slotting into the colour board (K.2010.95.493.1) made from hardboard, front of black card with one hundred and forty oval holes cut into the black card, forty-two holes occupied by black card tabs tied with mohair yarn samples of different colours (K.2010.95.493.2 - K.2010.493.43). For location of yarn samples on board see object photograph. Each card tab labelled with handwritten pencil. Board was designed and made by Bernat Klein, used by him in his textile design business.

Associations

Klein, Bernat, 1922 - 2014

Exhibitions

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

On display

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