Selvedge Stories
CHANGING SEASONS, CHANGING LOCATIONS: NEW SLOW ...
Due to unforeseen circumstances, the location of the Slow TV, Linen Harvest has moved from the small-scale production of linen pioneered by The Linen Project in The Netherlands to Fife, Scotland at Silverburn Flax...
CHANGING SEASONS, CHANGING LOCATIONS: NEW SLOW ...
Due to unforeseen circumstances, the location of the Slow TV, Linen Harvest has moved from the small-scale production of linen pioneered by The Linen Project in The Netherlands to Fife, Scotland at Silverburn Flax...
HOLY HANDS: CEREMONIAL KNITTED GLOVES
Image: pair of liturgic gloves (1500-1599). Image courtesy of V&AThe Holy Hands project is the first systematic study of knitted liturgical gloves. These gloves are finely crafted ornamental symbols of...
HOLY HANDS: CEREMONIAL KNITTED GLOVES
Image: pair of liturgic gloves (1500-1599). Image courtesy of V&AThe Holy Hands project is the first systematic study of knitted liturgical gloves. These gloves are finely crafted ornamental symbols of...
THE IRISH ARAN KNIT
Image: Islands Eye knitwearAran grew up in the harsh environment of the Aran Islands where every-day wear consisted of home-spun fabrics and knits. Today it thrives as part of a...
THE IRISH ARAN KNIT
Image: Islands Eye knitwearAran grew up in the harsh environment of the Aran Islands where every-day wear consisted of home-spun fabrics and knits. Today it thrives as part of a...
KNIT FOR HEALTH AND WELLBEING
Image: The Anatomy of a Sweater in issue 104 (Keeping Warm) of Selvedge. Image courtesy of James BrownBetsan specialises in the therapeutic nature of knitting and has been researching the meditative, creative...
KNIT FOR HEALTH AND WELLBEING
Image: The Anatomy of a Sweater in issue 104 (Keeping Warm) of Selvedge. Image courtesy of James BrownBetsan specialises in the therapeutic nature of knitting and has been researching the meditative, creative...
FLEECE TO FASHION
Image courtesy of Fleece to Fashion: Economies and Cultures of Knitted Textiles in Scotland Our second speaker for the Knit event will be Lynn Abrams, Professor of Modern History at...
FLEECE TO FASHION
Image courtesy of Fleece to Fashion: Economies and Cultures of Knitted Textiles in Scotland Our second speaker for the Knit event will be Lynn Abrams, Professor of Modern History at...
GANSEY KNITTING
Image courtesy of Di GilpinJoining us for our next online talk, Knit, Di Gilpin and Sheila Greenwell, long collaborators, will introduce the little known history and craft of Gansey knitting. Gansey knitting is thought...
GANSEY KNITTING
Image courtesy of Di GilpinJoining us for our next online talk, Knit, Di Gilpin and Sheila Greenwell, long collaborators, will introduce the little known history and craft of Gansey knitting. Gansey knitting is thought...
