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What a 13th-Century Knitting Mistake Reveals About Medieval Technique
One wrong stitch in a 13th-century Votic mitten, and why it tells us more than all the correct ones
Jun 16
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Jonathan
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Why Sweaters Need Myths
The Aran sweater, Fair Isle, the gansey: each comes with an origin story attached. Most of those stories are later inventions. But why does this keep…
Jun 10
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Jonathan
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Why Knitting Survived the Industrial Revolution
Before the Industrial Revolution, almost every household spun yarn and knitted. Within a generation, domestic spinning had practically vanished. So why…
May 12
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Jonathan
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A Second Craft
A hand-knitter gets a machine, discovers a second craft, and can’t stop thinking about the Luddites.
Apr 14
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Jonathan
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