knitting for scotland lynn abrams history lynn.abrams@glasgow.ac.uk

Knitting for Scotland

Lynn AbramsHistory

Lynn.Abrams@Glasgow.ac.uk

http://knithistory.academicblogs.co.uk/

Shetland knit

Wool

Knit tradition & heritage

Business

Textile Tourism

Gansey project

Shetland lace project

Sanquhar

Knitting in the round

• Sustainability• Authenticity• Creativity

• Partners• Di Gilpin Knitwear Design• Textile Conservation Centre, Glasgow

University• Shetland Museum & Archives• Glasgow Women’s Library• Karina Westerman, knitwear designer• Fiona Scott, MakeWorks

Sustainability

• Local, ecological, recycled, re-used, provenance, training, skills

Authenticity

• Wool like whisky? Small scale, referencing heritage in materials, design, skills. Capitalising on Scottish heritage and craft traditions

Creativity

• Pleasure of making, art, craft and therapeutic practice

Knitting in the Round events• Sept 14: Sanquhar Workshop in Sanquhar• Oct 2014: UK Wool Week - Knitter-in-Residence

at Glasgow University• Nov 2014: Community Engagement Event

(planned and inspired by knitter-in-residence) - 'Stitching the Community Together' (creativity)

• Jan 2014: Community Engagement Event 3: launch 'Pattern Drive' to document historic patterns in association with Glasgow Women's Library pattern collection (authenticity)

• March 2015: Public study day 2: Wartime Knitting and Community Engagement Event 4: 'The Kitchener Stitch: Knit in wartime' (sustainability and authenticity)

• Sept 2015: Public Study Day 3 - Shetland lace knitting in Lerwick, Shetland (with Shetland Museum) (authenticity)

• Oct 2015: UK Wool Week. Community Engagement Event 5 - Sustainability (knit a sustainable scarf) (sustainability)

• January 2016: Conference 'In the Loop 5' at University of Glasgow

Thank You!