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Sanquhar Knitting Workshop Programme

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Knitting-in-the Round: Sanquhar Knitting Workshop Saturday 1 November, 11am-3pm, A’The Airts, Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire All-day Programme Small group tours of the Sanquhar Tolbooth Museum focusing on the Sanquhar knitting collection will take place throughout the day Local knitters will be present throughout the day to demonstrate the tradition of Sanquhar patterns and designs The Sanquhar knitting project… Continue reading →

Sanquhar

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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 →