The latest issue of Simply Knitting magazine has just hit the shops, and I have another column therein about how I do my textile history research. This time, I was finding out about the wartime knitting scheme run by London Transport. It was a fascinating area to look in to, and I always like writing […]
A week or two ago I had an email from a great online friend, Michele, asking me whether I would be interested in giving two of her husband’s aunt’s 1940s and ’50s knitting books a good home. Would I ever?! In the post they came, and look what wonderful treasures they are too. One is
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Now, I’m not much of a lace knitter, but Donna Druchunas’ latest book, Successful Lace Knitting caught my attention because more than just a pattern book, it is a work of knitting history. Druchunas investigates the work of Dorothy Reade, an American knitter and designer of the 1960s. Although she worked at the same time
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CALL FOR PAPERS IN THE LOOP 3 The voices of knitting A three day international conference Dedicated to the memory of Richard Rutt Discovery Centre, Winchester 5 – 7 September 2012 KEYNOTE SPEAKERS: Carol Christiansen Jonathan Faiers Jessica Hemmings Hazel Hughson Martin Polley In response to the success of both
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