Hand-knitted Textiles & Economies of Craft in Scotland
University of Glasgow
10 episodes
3 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.
Roslyn Chapman speaks about her research into Shetland lace and the letters of Mrs Leonard Lyle, as part of the Economies & Culture of Knitting workshop, April 2012.
Ainsley Gough discusses the New Lanark model industrial community and its textile legacy, as part of the Economies & Culture of Wool workshop, April 2012.
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.
Rosemary Eribé of Eribé Knitwear Design talks about her experiences in the Scottish hand-knitted textile business, as part of the Economies & Culture of Knitting workshop, April 2012.
Di Gilpin, an experienced hand-knitter and historian talks about her work with the Gansey Project, as part of the Economies & Culture of Knitting workshop, April 2012.
Edith Rattray of Moray-Firth Gansey Project, which is preserving the patterns of traditional hand-knitted fishermen's jerseys; part of the Economies & Culture of Knitting workshop, April 2012.
Edith Rattray of Moray-Firth Gansey Project, which is preserving the patterns of traditional hand-knitted fishermen's jerseys; part of the Economies & Culture of Knitting workshop, April 2012.
Professor Lynn Abrams, of the Centre for Gender History, introduces the workshop topic of Hand-knit Textiles & Economies of Craft in Scotland, April 2012.
John Holland of the Scottish Agricultural College talks about sheep farming in the Highlands, 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.
