Got a parcel, this morning. Getting parcels is always brilliant, but this was a particularly brilliant parcel. Some print copies of ‘The Old Hand-Knitters of the Dales’.
These will be distributed around the shops of museums in the North of England who helped us during our period of research. I will put up details soon.
On October 4th, I will be at Armley Mills Industrial Museum in Leeds for the launch of Leeds Wool Week, being a Luddite (in costume) and will do workshops on great wheel spinning and ‘Knitting the Old Days Way’. (Details to be posted, soon!) Would love you to come along and learn about spinning and knitting the old Dales way. Will have a few copies for sale with us on the day, so if you want to buy one – ask a Luddite!
If you are in the US, or – wherever you are – it’s an e-version of the book you’re after, check this out:
Join us on Saturday the 4th of October 2014 to help launch Wool Week here in Leeds. Armley Mills Wool Festival is going to be a really exciting combination of shopping and a celebration of our woolly heritage, with workshops, demonstrations of now rare skills and machinery, talks from well known knitwear designers and performances of rare knitting music from WWI and WWII. Held within a historic woollen mill which now houses an amazing collection based upon Leeds’ industrial heritage. This event is going to be very special. The festival is open from 11am to 5pm, normal museum admission price applies, some sessions may be charged separately. More details to follow soon……
Armley Mills Industrial Museum
Canal Road
Armley
Leeds
LS12 2QF Museum Website
2 replies on “How To Be A Luddite – Leeds Wool Week”
The costume of the “leader of the Luddites” would be a lot of fun to re-create! But to be fully authentic the wearer would have to be a man with a beard. 😉
Got a parcel, this morning. Getting parcels is always brilliant, but this was a particularly brilliant parcel. Some print copies of ‘The Old Hand-Knitters of the Dales’.
PENELOPE HEMINGWAY 
2 replies on “How To Be A Luddite – Leeds Wool Week”
The costume of the “leader of the Luddites” would be a lot of fun to re-create! But to be fully authentic the wearer would have to be a man with a beard. 😉
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Chris, you’re not kidding. My husband has a beard and I have a similar blue flowery 1800-ish dress… wonder if he could be persuaded…
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