Camouflage netting shuttle
Overview
Kate Hilda Ford used this wooden shuttle for camouflage netting. Its two ends have deep U-shaped openings; two small thread holes pierce one end. The maker is unknown.
Ford and her daughter joined Brisbane’s volunteer camouflage-net makers. Army-supplied green twine was knotted into squares and assembled into nets. When illness prevented her travelling, Ford worked at home; a measuring paddle kept the squares consistent.
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Australia
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- Collection recordCamouflage netting shuttle : Mrs K H Ford, Queensland Voluntary Net Camouflage MakersResearch access: 2026-10-23
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AI-generated interpretive illustrationCamouflage netting shuttle