Skip to content
Logo of the Fleece to Fashion research project

Fleece To Fashion

Economies and Cultures of Knitting in Modern Scotland

  • Home
  • About
    • Our Project
    • Our Team
    • Our Partners
    • University Inspired Design
  • Themes
    • People
    • Places
    • Things
  • Blog
  • Resources
    • Our Publications
    • Glasgow University Knits – Pattern Book
    • Bibliography
    • Museums and Collections
    • Cochno Wool
  • Knitmap
  • Events
    • Fleece to Fashion at Hawick Textiles Week
    • Conference 2022 – Registration and Programme
      • Conference 2022 – Advice for Staying in Glasgow
      • Conference 2022 – Call for Papers
    • RSE Curious
    • Knit a Margaret Klein
    • Talk and Knitting Roadshow Drop In at Gairloch Museum
    • Round the World in Knitted Objects Online Colloquium, October 2021
    • Curators’ Colloquium 2020
  • Contact Us

Blog

Posted on September 4, 2022September 7, 2022

Exploring Craft Through Practice-Based Research

By Grace Cochran Keenan and Leah Parker Loar One of the most difficult aspects of studying the history of any fibre art is that because many pieces are made …

Continue reading “Exploring Craft Through Practice-Based Research”

Posted on September 4, 2022September 7, 2022

Knitting the Uncanny

By Rosina Godwin Often viewed as a ‘nice old granny pastime’, knitting is entwined with women’s history – it can be homely and reassuring, or ironic and subversive. My …

Continue reading “Knitting the Uncanny”

Posted on May 30, 2022September 4, 2022

Peter Scott and Company during the Second World War

By Helen Kempton If I ask you to picture the Second World War, you will no doubt picture a soldier, or perhaps a nurse or Land Army girl. Instinctively, …

Continue reading “Peter Scott and Company during the Second World War”

Posted on February 22, 2022February 22, 2022

Wool Reclamation during WWII – A lesson for us all

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 …

Continue reading “Wool Reclamation during WWII – A lesson for us all”

Posted on January 18, 2022January 18, 2022

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 …

Continue reading “Campaigning for Wool”

Posts navigation

Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Next page

Categories

Recent Posts

  • Exploring Craft Through Practice-Based Research
  • Knitting the Uncanny
  • Peter Scott and Company during the Second World War
  • Wool Reclamation during WWII – A lesson for us all
  • Campaigning for Wool

Archives

  • Credits
  • Terms of Use
  • Privacy Policy
Logo of the University of Glasgow
Logo of the UKRI Arts and Humanities Research Council
Logo of the University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Email
Proudly powered by WordPress