Girls knitting, 1918. Image courtesy of UA Archives. Hand knitting was brought formally into the British school syllabus with the 1870 Education Act. It had been taught in many schools, and especially to girls for long before that, but was not formalised until the late 19th century. By the time of the First World War, […]
Teaching Knitting a Century Ago Read More »
When I first found this great piece of film (whilst actually looking for something about making your own banjo, but thats another story), I decided to share it with the world on the knitonthenet blog, but really it is so good, that you all need to see it too. Picture the scene, It’s 1952: Britian
'…a chair where she can always find her needles' Read More »
The first email arrived on a chilly February morning. Subject: To my Arch Nemesis Coded clues are within { } The Clues recommended colours – { country singer formerly married to Julia Roberts: Lyle __ } & {A one legged EX? __ Mills} 4 double pointed needles, sizes {__ days of christmas} or {Psalm __
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I first met one of the owners of Historic Crafts, Eddie, a couple of years ago when I started attending a local knitting group. We didn’t speak much at first, and I really don’t know why, because she turned out to be a very friendly Danish archaeologist who crochets the most amazing gloves. (and knits,
I have come across a few really interesting links this past week or so. The BBC Racio 4 programme, Open Country had a very good programme investigating Fair Isle knitting. It is especially worth listening to on the iplayer to hear them discuss the value and worth of knitting both in reference to Shetland’s economy
