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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 …

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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 …

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Posted on November 24, 2021February 16, 2022

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 …

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Posted on October 21, 2021February 16, 2022

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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Posted on September 22, 2021May 19, 2022

‘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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