It is with deep sadness that we announce that our Honorary President and co-founder, Kirstie Buckland, passed away peacefully at home in December 2025.
Kirstie was a well-known figure in textile history, whose impact on our community cannot be overstated. Her thoroughly researched and beautifully made knitting was much sought after by reenactors, museums and performers. Many productions on stage and screen were graced by her knitting.
Above all, perhaps her greatest knitting history legacy is her ability to inspire creativity in making and scholarship and to foster connections between people. Knitting History Forum, our shared interest, our conferences and the networks of knitters, makers and scholars we continue to build, are the fruit of her labour and the labour of many others, both sung and unsung.
Some years ago Sandy Black wrote a profile of Kirstie which may be of interest.
