Written by Lin Gardner Due to the shortages caused by World War II, the UK was forced to expand its collection and reclamation of materials like rags, bone and …
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Campaigning for Wool
Written by Lynn Abrams In 2010, the Prince of Wales launched a major wool campaign with the aim of: ‘raising awareness amongst consumers about the unique, natural, renewable and …
Learning to Knit All Over Again
Written by Cassandra Milani I learned to knit for the first time as an undergrad while studying abroad at the London College of Fashion. Perhaps unsurprisingly for a hand-knitting …
Round the World in Knitted Objects, Online Colloquium 15 October 2021
Helen Kempton, MLitt Student Dress and Textile Histories When Dr Adelheid Rasche reappeared with an interior photo of a seventeenth-century knitted silk jacket, the excitement was palpable – even …
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‘Scotch Knitwear’: Reading a Twomax Dress
Written by Isabella Wagner As a student who has spent some time studying the history of dress, I have been continually surprised and amazed by the incredible storytelling potential …
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