Museum of London
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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.
(more…)Knitting Reference Library
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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.
(more…)Knitting in early modern Europe
Knitting in early modern Europe [kemeresearch.com] is an online collection that results from a project that began as a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship at the Centre for Textile Research at the University of Copenhagen.
(more…)Knitting in early modern Europe [kemeresearch.com] is an online collection that results from a project that began as a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship at the Centre for Textile Research at the University of Copenhagen.
(more…)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.
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…
Gallery of Costume, Manchester
Gallery of Costume, Platt Hall Manchester has examples of knitwear in its collection and in 2013 hosted an exhibition - Knitted Elegance: Creative Fashion since the 1950s.
Future Museum, South West Scotland
The Future Museum, South West Scotland a collaboration between the local council and independent museums in SW Scotland and provides free access to the collections via its website. Plenty of…
Framework Knitters Museum, Nottingham
The Framework Knitters Museum, Nottingham lets you step back into another era, visit this Victorian time-capsule and see how the framework knitters lived and worked.
Fashion Museum, Bath
The Fashion Museum, Bath is one of the world's great museum collections of historic and fashionable dress. The museum also holds an extensive archive of knitting and crochet magazines and…