Month: February 2015

“Playing With A Piece Of String” – The Story of a Dentdale Knitter in ‘The Retreat’ Asylum, York

Post author By PLH
Post date February 13, 2015
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Knitting stick at work. Grasmere, 2012

First published in ‘Knit Edge’, No 3, May, 2013. Putting a name and finding the life story to one of one Dent knitter. Margaret Thwaite: A Knitter of Dent in the York Retreat Asylum “…remains without material change. July 28 .. She still knits away with a piece of string and pieces of wool and […]

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antique textiles handspinning History

Talks And Living History, Spring/Summer 2015

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Post date February 4, 2015
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Here’s some events coming up in the next few months. I’ll add in new ones as they’re finalised. 24th February, 2 – 3 PM. An Afternoon in Dove Cottage: For the Love of Dorothy Wordsworth’s Journal. Sold out! My partner in crime, Caro Heyworth and I will be doing a fireside chat, at Dove Cottage […]

Tags dorothy wordsworth, dorothy wordworth's journal, lonsdale spinning wheel, luddites, the murmuring wheel, wordsworth