Beyond the Embroidery Needle: A Short History of Quaker Knitting

10th June 2023 11.45am – 1pm

This is a blended fundraising event, take part online or in person at Quaker Tapestry Museum, Kendal.

For Zoom ticket holders – you will receive a link after the event, allowing you to watch it for up to 14 days afterwards. This is also perfect for those who have to miss all or part of the live event for any reason.

Join this illustrated fundraising talk on the history of Quaker knitting, followed by a session looking at some of the Quaker Tapestry’s own collection items in more detail.

Esther is a non-fiction author from Suffolk who is now based in Scotland. Before becoming a freelance writer, she worked in arts education at the Wordsworth Trust, the Robert Burns Birthplace Museum, and UNESCO City of Literature Trust in Edinburgh, and currently holds a Research Fellowship at the University of St Andrews. Her first book, This Golden Fleece (2019), traces the social and cultural history of knitting and won a Society of Authors’ Roger Deakin Award. Her second book, which examines the connection between people, places, poetry and identity in the Lake District, is due for publication by Granta in 2024.

Funds from ticket sales to this event will go towards the ongoing work of Quaker Tapestry Museum.

To book your ticket visit: https://www.quaker-tapestry.co.uk/events/join-us-for-an-illustrated-fundraising-talk-with-non-fiction-author-esther-rutter-on-the-history-of-quaker-knitting/