Thread, Bobbin & Pins
In an age of man made fibres the necessary equipment for darning socks and woollen stockings has become almost redundant. The heel of the sock would be stretched over the bobbin, usually made out of wood. Then the hole would be darned using thread of an appropriate type to the sock or stocking. It was a skill which the children sent to Canada would need to acquire at an early age.
Among the warm dresses packed in the trunk for girls were ‘Lindsey frocks’. Lindsey was a warm fabric made out of linen and wool and would be very welcome in the harshness of the Canadian winter. Many of the clothes sent with the children were made by the Women’s Guilds of the Churches and so a plentiful supply of pins for any new garments was essential.