Does anyone know what Tricot crochet is? Or a Perendale sheep? Or how to craft a Tricot quilt from this beautiful long lustrous wool?
An excellent example of this craft is presently on display in a shop window in Orbost, just next door to the Snowy River Mail office in Nicholson Street.
This quilt is on loan from the Orbost Museum.
As with most things from the museum, there is a story behind this quilt.
Elsa Williams was the person who not only raised the Perendale sheep on her property at Wombat Creek, but also shore the sheep, spun and dyed the wool and designed and made the quilt using a
multiple yard warp-knit
tricot method.
Add to this the many embroidered motifs of Australian plants and animals, and the result is an impressive quilt which is totally unique.
Several other items from the museum are also in this window display, including an antique doll sitting in a small rocking chair and an elegant example of a hand-beaded drawstring evening bag.
The Orbost Museum is co-located with the library within the East Gippsland Shire Council’s business centre in Ruskin Street.
Opening hours are 9am-5pm Monday to Friday.
