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8 August 2022

Knitting History Forum
Save the date! ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐Š๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‡๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐…๐จ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž will be held online on ๐’๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ–๐ญ๐ก ๐‰๐š๐ง๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘. Further info available at the KHF website in due course. KHF welcomes delegates and submissions from around the world. We look forward to seeing you on 28th January 2023! knittinghistory.co.uk/save-the-date-knitting-history-forum-conference-2023/ #knittinghistory #knitting #textilehistory #crochethistory #crochet #materialculture #dresshistory #fashionhistory #costumehistory ... See MoreSee Less

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21 February 2022

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11 February 2022

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In view of a more hopeful start to 2022, Knitting History Forum has organised a tour of the Framework Knitters Museum near Nottingham on ๐’๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ— ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ.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. ๐๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ž ๐ž๐ฆ๐š๐ข๐ฅ ๐“๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐ข๐š ๐›๐ฒ ๐…๐ซ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ–๐ญ๐ก ๐…๐ž๐›๐ซ๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ 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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13 December 2021

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'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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14 November 2021

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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 โ€“ 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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7 Aug

Influence of missionaries (foreign/Indian) on domestic craft practices, an important part of everyday life of Indian women, remains largely invisible. Yesterday at TCRC's seminar, sharing findings from the 19th cen #textilesofpunjab #needleworkindia #knittinginindia

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15 Jul

For #knitters and history buffs. Join me on August 18 to learn about first ladies and needlework.

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5 Aug

OPEN CALL: LANCASHIRE TEXTILE GALLERY โ€“ACADEMIC RESEARCH COMMISSIONS

Full brief available on our website under the news tab ๐Ÿ”— http://superslowway.org.uk/news/open-call-lancashire-textile-gallery-academic-research-commissions/

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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 fishermanโ€™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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Robert Williams, boatswain's mate, HMS Venerable, by by Philip James de Loutherbourg, circa 1805

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Readers of Knitting History News may not have seen this brief history of guernseys / ganseys from the USS Constitution Museum.

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Posted on 15 December, 2015Author Knitting HistoryCategories Miscellaneous

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