Knitting and the Sea Illustrated Talk
Accees this recorded talk with Esther Rutter to learn how the fishing communities of Scotland's west coast influenced knitting traditions across the world.
Recorded on the Isle of Muck on the west coast of Scotland, this hour-long video talk explores how the unique geography, history and culture of the fishing and crofting communities of the Hebrides and the West Coast inspired the creation of iconic knitted garments, as well as a range of knitting techniques. The talk includes samples from museum collections and knitwear archives going back 200 years, along with stories from the communities that developed ganseys, Gairloch stockings, Argyll socks - and more.
Accees this recorded talk with Esther Rutter to learn how the fishing communities of Scotland's west coast influenced knitting traditions across the world.
Recorded on the Isle of Muck on the west coast of Scotland, this hour-long video talk explores how the unique geography, history and culture of the fishing and crofting communities of the Hebrides and the West Coast inspired the creation of iconic knitted garments, as well as a range of knitting techniques. The talk includes samples from museum collections and knitwear archives going back 200 years, along with stories from the communities that developed ganseys, Gairloch stockings, Argyll socks - and more.
Accees this recorded talk with Esther Rutter to learn how the fishing communities of Scotland's west coast influenced knitting traditions across the world.
Recorded on the Isle of Muck on the west coast of Scotland, this hour-long video talk explores how the unique geography, history and culture of the fishing and crofting communities of the Hebrides and the West Coast inspired the creation of iconic knitted garments, as well as a range of knitting techniques. The talk includes samples from museum collections and knitwear archives going back 200 years, along with stories from the communities that developed ganseys, Gairloch stockings, Argyll socks - and more.