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21 February 2022

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11 February 2022

In view of a more hopeful start to 2022, Knitting History Forum has organised a tour of the Framework Knitters Museum near Nottingham on 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟗 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐.We will meet in the cafe at 11am ready for our tour at 11.30am. After the tour we will adjourn to the village for a late lunch at a venue yet to be confirmed.We still have spaces available, an opportunity to tour this gem of a museum with like-minded company. Our Membership Secretary and Treasurer, Tricia Basham, will need advance notice to inform the museum of numbers and make lunch arrangements. 𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚 𝐛𝐲 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟖𝐭𝐡 𝐅𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐 if you wish to join us for the tour and for lunch afterwards (membership@knittinghistory.co.uk or use the contact form on the website).knittinghistory.co.uk/events/framework-knitters-museum-tour-19-march-2022/We hope to arrange other events for later in the year, so if you can't come this time, please look out for more announcements here or on the Knitting History Forum website. #knittinghistory #knitting #textilehistory ... See MoreSee Less

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Knitting History Forum

13 December 2021

'The Typical Tudor' book will include instructions for sixteenth century knitted caps, developed by Sally Pointer and based on research for the 'Knitting in Early Modern Europe' project, led by Jane Malcolm-Davies. More news about KEME is available on the Strickersvej - Knitters Way Facebook page #knittinghistory #knitting #textilehistory #dresshistory #fashionhistory #materialculture #earlymodern #knittingpattern ... See MoreSee Less

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Knitting History Forum

14 November 2021

Good news if you missed tickets for the Knitting History Forum 2021 conference yesterday : extended abstracts of the presentations are now available on the Knitting History website knittinghistory.co.uk/events/knitting-history-forum-conference-2021-abstracts/#knittinghistory #knitting #textilehistory #dresshistory #khfconference2021 #khfconference #materialculture #making #earlymodern #16thcentury #17thcentury #18thcentury #19thcentury #asianknitting #knittinginindia #bluestockings #knittedgloves #knittedhats #knittedstockings #tudorknitting #elizabethanknitting #stuartknitting #georgianknitting #fashionhistory #costumehistory ... See MoreSee Less

Knitting History Forum Conference 13th November 2021 – Abstracts - Knitting History Forum

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Extended abstracts of papers presented at the Knitting History Forum Conference on 13th November 202...

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Knitting History Forum

13 November 2021

This afternoon we surveyed hand-knitting in South Asia, examined and reconstructed medieval to C17th liturgical gloves and C16th Dutch stockings, discussed C18th Bluestockings and literary salons as well as reappraising the evidence of early knitting in Europe. Knitting really is global and our delegates, speakers and the very different but equally absorbing papers we heard today truly reflect this. Knitting History Forum would like to thank all of our speakers, KHF members, conference delegates, London College of Fashion and everyone who worked hard to make this event possible and accessible. It's been a wonderful day #knittinghistory #knitting #textilehistory #dresshistory #khfconference2021 #khfconference #making #earlymodern #asianknitting #knittinginindia #bluestockings #knittedgloves #knittedstockings #knittedhats #knittedcaps #sixteenthcentury #seventeenthcentury #eighteenthcentury #nineteenthcentury #fashionhistory #costumehistory #historyofknitting #tudorknitting #elizabethanknitting ... See MoreSee Less

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8 Jun

A Lister's Knitting Adviser at work, filmed in the 1950s by C.H. Wood of Bradford. Footage from Yorkshire/North East Film Archive @YFAandNEFA https://www.yfanefa.com/record/9103 #knittinghistory #knitting #textilehistory

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20 May

Celebrating #FairIsleFriday with this 1920s #FairIsle fisherman’s kep, knit by E.B. Jamieson. This kep is item #STM003 in the historic knitting collection of the #Shetland Textile Museum, where I work.

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7 Jun

Machine knitting or munitions? That was a choice Scottish women in the hosiery industry faced in WWII. Read our latest blog about how WWII affected female employees of Hawick knitwear firm, Peter Scott by UofG MLitt student @helen_catriona Kempton - https://fleecetofashion.gla.ac.uk/peter-scott-and-company-during-the-second-world-war-1840/📷IWM

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5 May

Estonian knitting in the Netherlands and the knitting seamen https://estonianworld.com/culture/estonian-knitting-in-netherlands-and-the-knitting-seamen/ via @estonianworld #Estonia #Netherlands #knitting #history #traditions #seamen #mitten

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10 May

Interesting article on Shetland lace and the collection at the Shetland Museum
https://www.shetland.org/blog/exhibition-highlights-two-centuries-of-shetland-fine-knitted-lace

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