The Knitting History Forum is pleased to announce that the next annual conference is on Saturday 1 February 2025, with presentations on the history of knitting and crochet.
We have an exciting programme of speakers lined up for the online event:
- Elizabeth Baer – A green sweater worn by a young Jewish girl hiding from the Nazis
- Eleanor Gilchrist – The technology of the crochet pattern in the 1840s
- Isa Holmgren – The creative process at Bohus Stickning, a Swedish textile association founded in 1939
- Ryan Koenig – A reconstruction of the 16th century knitted cap from Ballybunion
- Emily Rickard – A knitter’s vocabulary in capturing their emotional state
- Trista Yeung – The historical development of knitting in China in the late 19th century and early 20th century
Tickets (at £27) will be on sale soon.
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The Knitting History Forum is an international network for the history of knitting and crochet. KHF advances and promotes the history of knitting through research, exchange of ideas and information, and by historical reconstruction. Bookmark the KHF website!