For practitioners of hand knitting, machine knitting and crochet there is much to learn about the history of these crafts. The history gives us insights into the development of these special skills and inspires us to new levels of creativity and innovation.

We include here information from Guild members about:

Origins of hand knitting

Future topics will include:

• A history of the domestic knitting machine - the hand frame
• A history of the domestic knitting machine - 19th to 21st centuries

 

For more detailed study, the Knitting History Forum has a bibliography of knitting research.