Estelle Hughes of Midwinter Yarns will be speaking on ‘Hönsestrik: Radical Knitting’ at the Perth Festival of Yarn in Scotland on 10th September 2022. Hönsestrik, or Hønsestrik, sometimes...
Good news! We are pleased to announce the next Knitting History Forum conference is confirmed for Saturday 28th January 2023. Once again the Knitting History...
When Richard Rutt wrote A history of hand knitting he hoped his work would ‘be useful in stimulating others to write in greater details and with greater...
In Autumn 2022, ‘KNITWEAR Chanel to Westwood’ comes to Dovecot Studios, the tapestry studio and contemporary arts venue in Edinburgh. This important exhibition draws insight on...
In view of a more hopeful start to 2022, the Knitting History Forum has organised a tour of the Framework Knitters Museum at Ruddington near Nottingham on...
This year’s Knitting History Forum Conference was a fascinating and informative journey through knitting history and traditions featuring a roster of informative speakers presenting papers on a...
The current edition of the Journal for Weavers, Spinners & Dyers includes a short piece by Carol Christiansen, Curator at the Shetland Museum and Archives and a previous...
An exciting prospect for knitting scholars for next year has been announced with the Call for Papers issued by the AHRC Fleece to Fashion project at the University...