KnitHistForum: RT SCRAN: #ArchiveCraft on tenterhooks with a selection of Shetland Shawls Shawl dressing - when Shetland wool is washed, it shrinks & can become misshapen. To stop this from happening, shawls must be stretched while still wet, on fr…

KnitHistForum: RT Icon Textile Group: There's still time to get tickets for our talk next Monday (20 February) on 'Identifying loops and other ingredients in evidence for early modern knitting' with Dr Jane Malcolm-Davies (The Tudor Tailor). Free for Icon mem…

KnitHistForum: An exhibit on crochet history in Texas x.com/textilefusion/…

KnitHistForum: RT Prof Caitríona Beaumont: In 1975 ⁦Townswomen's Guilds⁩ magazine featured many serious issues re women’s equality & rights which in its April edition extended to knitting, although here there was scepticism about ‘husbands’ taking it up 🧶. Thought you…

KnitHistForum: Suzann Thompson You're welcome! It looks like a much-needed exhibit and it would be a shame if interested people missed out

KnitHistForum: RT Center for Knit and Crochet: These pale pink silk stockings were worn by M. Lavinia Warren, ca. 1863-1880s. We can deduce these dates because the stockings bear the initials LWS, and we know Lavinia married Charles S. Stratton in 1863. Theirs was …

KnitHistForum: RT Dr. Jennifer Daley: Celebrating #FairIsleFriday with this National Museums Scotland #FairIsle jumper, circa 1910. More info: tinyurl.com/ybmjy7w2 #dresshistory #fashionhistory #textilehistory #FairIsleKnitting #fairisleknittingdesign #strandedcol…

KnitHistForum: Angharad Thomas also led research for the Holy Hands: studies of knitted liturgical gloves project kemeresearch.com/gloves/about, is director & textile archivist for Knitting & Crochet Guild, and long-standing friend of Knitting History Forum. You really will be … x.com/crowoodpress/s…

KnitHistForum: Only a week left to catch this knitwear exhibition in Edinburgh. With pieces ranging from the domestic to designer, it's well worth seeing #knittinghistory #knitting #textilehistory #knittingtwitter #dresshistory #fashionhistory #vintagefa… x.com/DovecotStudios…

KnitHistForum: Knitting History conference 2023 : recordings are available AND ticket sales are still open. If you missed out, catch up now knittinghistory.co.uk/knitting-histo… #knittinghistory #knitting #textilehistory #dresshistory #knittingaroundtheworld #knittersoftwitter #knittingtwitt…

KnitHistForum: RT Dr. Jennifer Daley: Celebrating #FairIsleFriday with this #FairIsle vest in 100% #Shetland wool, by the Fair Isle #knitwear designer, Mati Ventrillon. More information about her #FairIsleKnitting here: mativentrillon.co.uk/shop/wardrobe #strandedcolou…

KnitHistForum: RT Fleece to Fashion: We are hosting a Drop-In at Hawick Heritage Hub on Thursday 30 March (9.30-3.30) and would love to meet anyone involved in the knitwear industry. Please come along and share your experiences of any occupation, past or pre…

KnitHistForum: Stunning knitted silk liturgical gloves embellished with metal thread embroidery and bobbin lace #knittinghistory #knitting #textilehistory #ecclesiasticaldress #liturgicaldress #dresshistory #fashionhistory #gloveknitting x.com/TheGloveCollec…

KnitHistForum: RT Lynn Abrams: Fleece to Fashion Special Issue for Textile Taylor & Francis Research Insights on Creativity in Knitted Textiles publishes @jadehalbert 's 'Knitwork: Creativity and the Manufacture of British Designer Knitwear in the 1980s' tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

KnittingIndustr: Cifra’s WKS sustainable tailoring is traceable and certified... New Fall Winter 2024 sportswear collection goes on show in Munich and Portland. Read more - ow.ly/sA0O50NjqSQ #textiles #apparel #seamless #wks #warpknitting #knittin…

KnitHistForum: Dr Ellie Reed gave a popular presentation on Post austerity consumerism and thrift – 1958 knitting patterns in Woman’s Weekly at the #khfconference in 2018. #knittinghistory #knitting #textilehistory x.com/ViolaChasm/sta…

KnitHistForum: RT @Textilesgold: A #Doily is a small, ornamental mat, it can be made of lace, linen, cotton or even paper. Typically round, they are used to decorate or protect furniture, especially table tops. They come in a range of styles and pattern… pic.x.com/8Vqc3uw7cM

KnitHistForum: A knitted jumper worn by a female political prisoner in the Hämeenlinna Central Prison in Finland. #knittinghistory #knitting #textilehistory x.com/AnnebellaPolle…

KnitHistForum: RT Cumbria Past: 🧶🧶These intricately carved, beautiful knitting sticks are the subject of this week’s #TransactionsTuesday from C.A Parker. We’re sure they are the envy of every knitter who follows us! 🧶🧶 #knittingtwitter #Yarn #W…

KnitHistForum: RT Fleece to Fashion: Exciting news - international conference hosted on Shetland -eventbrite.co.uk/e/woolly-think… Deadline for proposals 31 May 2023.