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Wool for Ewe – Aberdeen
No discounts offered to members.
Location: 83-85 Rosemount Place, Aberdeen. AB25 2YE
Telephone: 01224 643738
Website: www.woolforewe.com
Email: info@woolforewe.com
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Purrfect Crafting – Leigh
No discounts offered to members.
Location: 32, Lord Street, Stephenson’s Square, Leigh. Lancashire. WN7 1AB
Telephone: 07718 770174
Website: www.purrfectcrafting.co.uk
Email: info@purrfectcrafting.co.uk
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Folklore Yarns – Belfast
No discounts offered to members.
Location: Unit 5, 39-53 Bloomfield Avenue. Belfast. BT5 5AA. Northern Ireland.
Telephone: 07939 439138
Website: www.folkloreyarns.com
Email: hello@folkloreyarns.com
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Shetland Museum and Archives
Shetland Museum & Archives has a substantial collection of lace and Fair Isle garments. It also holds an extensive photograph library providing information on the history and life on the…
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Sheringham Museum
Sheringham Museum has a large collection of ganseys and knitting tools. In 2020 it acquired the knitting collection of the late Michael Harvey, which includes both artefacts and research papers.
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Scottish Fisheries Museum
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Museum of London
The Museum of London has some modern pieces as well as a host of historic items, tudor caps, mittens etc.
(more…)The Museum of London has some modern pieces as well as a host of historic items, tudor caps, mittens etc.
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Knitting Reference Library
The Knitting Reference Library (KRL) is on the Winchester campus of the University of Southampton. It includes the published works collected by Montse Stanley, Richard Rutt and Jane Waller. These comprise books, exhibition catalogues, knitting patterns, journals and magazines.
(more…)The Knitting Reference Library (KRL) is on the Winchester campus of the University of Southampton. It includes the published works collected by Montse Stanley, Richard Rutt and Jane Waller. These comprise books, exhibition catalogues, knitting patterns, journals and magazines.
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Harris Museum & Art Gallery, Preston
The Harris Museum & Art Gallery, Preston has important collections and exhibitions of costume and textiles. Note January 2023: the Harris is temporarily closed for major construction work.
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Glove Collection Trust
The Glove Collection Trust was established as a charity to advance knowledge of the historical, social and artistic value of gloves. In 2003 The Worshipful Company of Glovers of London…
