Hand-knitted Textiles & Economies of Craft in Scotland
University of Glasgow
10 episodes
4 months ago
Project investigating the place and significance of hand-knitted textiles to Scotland’s economy and culture -- past, present and future -- and using hand knitting as a case study of the role of craft in linking individual creativity to economic pursuits. The Workshops recorded on 27 April 2012 brought together an interdisciplinary network of scholars, practitioners, curators and heritage professionals, and economic and cultural policy professionals in order to assess the needs and opportunities for research on hand-knitting.
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Project investigating the place and significance of hand-knitted textiles to Scotland’s economy and culture -- past, present and future -- and using hand knitting as a case study of the role of craft in linking individual creativity to economic pursuits. The Workshops recorded on 27 April 2012 brought together an interdisciplinary network of scholars, practitioners, curators and heritage professionals, and economic and cultural policy professionals in order to assess the needs and opportunities for research on hand-knitting.
History and experience of Shetland wool production
Hand-knitted Textiles & Economies of Craft in Scotland
28 minutes 6 seconds
13 years ago
History and experience of Shetland wool production
Oliver Henry of Jamieson & Smith wool exporters, talks about crofting and wool production in Shetland, as part of the Economies & Culture of Wool workshop, April 2012.
Hand-knitted Textiles & Economies of Craft in Scotland
Project investigating the place and significance of hand-knitted textiles to Scotland’s economy and culture -- past, present and future -- and using hand knitting as a case study of the role of craft in linking individual creativity to economic pursuits. The Workshops recorded on 27 April 2012 brought together an interdisciplinary network of scholars, practitioners, curators and heritage professionals, and economic and cultural policy professionals in order to assess the needs and opportunities for research on hand-knitting.
