Knitting in the Round has plans to knit the Commonwealth Games which are coming to Glasgow in July (watch this space for details) but in the meantime, the seaside knitters of Saltburn on Sea have beaten us to it with their homage to the World Cup http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/saltburn-pier-yarnbombers-strike-again-7168778
This picture of a tiny (thimble size) knitted bag containing a relic (a stone) was found inside a re-used piece of a 14th-century ecclesiastical container which had been drastically cut down, and backed with a piece of cardboard with early modern handwriting on it. It was passed to me by my colleague Julia Smith… Continue reading →
We are seeking to appoint a knitter in residence at the University of Glasgow as part of the ‘Knitting in the Round Project’ located in the School of Humanities (History), College of Arts and supported by the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Duration: Fixed term appointment – flexible hours in October 2014 (to include Wool Week,… Continue reading →
The Dalgarven Mill Museum of Country Life and Costume (in Ayrshire) has currently got an exhibition on Victorian costumes (inc some knitted items)… well worth the visit – see review by a recent visitor! The Costume Collection of over two thousand pieces may be most accurately described as Dress and Textiles. As well as women’s, men’s and… Continue reading →
Our very own Lynn Abrams and Roslyn Chapman have contributed to this fascinating book: Shetland Textiles: 800 BC to the Present traces the history of textiles in Shetland through fabrics and garments together with the fibres and tools used to craft them, and the people who made and wore them. It brings together in-depth research… Continue reading →
AHRC PhD Studentship Announcement: Making and Selling Singer Sewing Machines: A Local History of a Global Commodity The University of Glasgow’s School of Humanities, in partnership with West Dunbartonshire Council Libraries and Cultural Services, are pleased to announce TWO three-year PhD Studentships under the Arts and Humanities Research Council’s Collaborative Doctoral Award (CDA) Scheme,… Continue reading →
One of the outcomes of our series of RSE Workshops in 2011-12 was the commissioning of a small research project on Sanquhar knit by Fiona Scott of MakeWorks Fiona visited Sanquhar and its knitters, collected patterns, photographs and made recordings of interviews with those who maintain the tradition. We plan to hold a community workshop… Continue reading →
A research opportunity bound to appeal to all those interested in craft: Talking Quilts is recruiting a part-time Project Manager (Part-time 22.5 hours per week. Salary £23,000 p.a. pro-rata) Talking Quilts: Saving Quilters’ Stories is an exciting oral history project of The Quilters’ Guild of the British Isles, the national membership organisation for people involved… Continue reading →
