Tag Archives for Historical
North and South
I have been listening to North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell through Craft Lit. Craft Lit is a weekly podcast featuring an audio book reading with commentary, hosted by Heather Ordover. The books are all out of copyright books in the public … Continue reading
Sheep, sheep everywhere but not a lot to knit
Now don’t freak out, this is a longish post, I’ve been a’readin’ and a’thinkin’…just get a cup of tea. People who are not from Australia, often assume that because we are renown for producing fine merino, we must be a … Continue reading
Knit like a Shetlander…kinda
Inspired by this photograph and the recent Knit in Public Day, I’ve been taking my knitting everywhere as an experiment. Let me first tell you a bit about the picture. I came across it whilst looking for images of Shetland … Continue reading
Edwardian Counterpane
Isn’t this a lot of knitted loveliness? I took this pic at Morwellham Quay, near Tavistock in Devon. The whole village is a World Heritage site of Victorian/Edwardian life. There is a working farm, copper mine, railway and dock as … Continue reading
A Needle
One thousand years ago, a soldier lost his ‘housewife’ at the Roman Fort Vindolanda in the North of England. The Fort guarded the Roman Road called the Stangate. It was positioned very close to Hadrian’s Wall as part of the … Continue reading
