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'Butterflies' waistcoat, 1978. From the first collection of Southernwood Woollens. Machine-knitted with an overall butterfly motif. Made from wool naturally dyed with weld, madder and logwood. The waistcoat closes by means of seven handmade wooden buttons, all decorated with a hand-drawn flower motif. Small hip pocket on either side. Pattern carried out in green, red and brown on a background of yellow. Edging done in brown. See knitting samples F2019.22.34-37 for this design in alternative colourways.