Brand new blog; and I am brand new to blogging. The quest to collect, preserve document and share our knitting and crochet heritage is near and dear to my heart. So important to me, that I am willing to tackle this whole social media thing to get the job done [ well not twitter - unless some makes a really compelling case]. I look forward to lots of feedback, and growth, and I hope progress in establishing a Knitting Heritage Museum. Let me know how i am doing.
Karen
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October 24, 2011 at 11:16 am
I am sure you know of Shirley Scott who wrote Canada Knits and Janet Shantz who had a Knitting Museum for a few years around St. George ON.
They will have a lot of memorabilia related to knitting. Pls contact me at Infiknit for links.
July 10, 2011 at 9:30 am
Thanks for commenting. Outreach to celebrity is part of the plan, or maybe through magic of Blogging and social media, they will find us
I think lack of knowledge and resources is at the root of my concerns with the treatment of Knitted objects at many institutions. I have a lot to learn about how museums work, especially if i want to start one.
The reason i have called this a Work in Progress is that i we have not set the boundaries yet. I am clear about Knitting and its intertwined partner Crochet (not to mention that my sister and dear departed grandmother as well as several friends insist on its inclusion].
I laugh that you should mention tatting: whatever handwork i carried to amuse myself on long car trips: knitting, crochet, lanyard braiding, my crusty English grandfather always growled: “So you brought your tatting with you again.”
I got a friend of my mother’s to teach me the basics of tatting, just so i knew what he meant.
Long way around, I don’t know if Tatting will be a cornerstone of the Museum. There will be a formal symposium next Spring, co-hosted with the Wisconsin Historic Society to explore the Knitting Museum concept farther. Perhaps the topic will come up there.
July 10, 2011 at 7:10 am
Karen – I applaud your efforts to get this off the ground and hope you can get some of the well-known knitters and crocheters behind it too. Should tatting be included? or is that considered a lace step-child?
I have visited many wonderful museums in Shetland and Yorkshire that really care about their fiber collections. I will try to find some links and see if they could be helpful for your project. Cheers, Shelagh Smith.
July 9, 2011 at 5:07 pm