Susan McComb, our knitter in residence will be in Glasgow University library from 10.30 until 4 on Thursday. This is a good chance to catch her if you havn’t already picked up a knit kit. If you already have a kit, pop along with your sample or just for some advice.
On Day 3 of Wool Week @ Glasgow University our Knitter in Residence will be joining the University Knitting Group in the Round Reading Room (next to the Library) between 1 and 2pm. Do go along if you want to pick up a knit kit, brush up your skills or just join other knitters. To… Continue reading →
Today our knitter in residence will be working with material culture students in Archaeology, some of whom have not knitted before but are learning about the qualities of craft as a practice as well as a theory. We hope to publish some pictures of their encounter on this blog. Many people collected knit kits yesterday.… Continue reading →
We are delighted to announce ‘Knitting in the Round: Hand-Knitted Textiles and the Economies of Craft in Scotland’, a University of Glasgow network supported by the Royal Society of Edinburgh. The network will develop collaborations between a range of sectors: business, heritage, education, tourism and culture and arts; and will explore how historical understandings of… Continue reading →
Wool Week @ Glasgow University came to a close on Friday with a celebration in the University Archives surrounded by items related to knit and to textiles. As the culmination of Susan McComb’s residence with us she brought along all her project materials so we could see the journey from idea to realisation, using the… Continue reading →
Come and visit our Knitter-in-Residence Susan McComb on the University campus during Wool Week. She will be kicking off her residency on Monday 6th in the Fraser Building (level 3) – opposite the University Library – from 2.30-5pm. Collect a knit kit, find out about Susan’s project and learn some new skills. For details of… Continue reading →
