We are delighted to announce speakers for our next Knitting History Forum Conference, taking place on Saturday 28th January 2023 as an online event. This...
The Bodleian Libraries consists of 27 libraries across Oxford and contains over 13 million items, of which over 1 million are categorized as ‘special collection’ items....
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...