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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
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Fiona O'Hara

New University of Glasgow knitting book aims to pass on a love of craft

HISTORIANS at Scottish and American universities have come together to produce a knitting patterns book inspired by University of Glasgow’s architecture – collaborating with Scottish knitwear designers.

Knitting The University Of Glasgow book was compiled by Professor Lynn Abrams and Professor Marina Moskowitz – both historians of Scottish knitted textiles – and Christelle Le Riguer, research co-ordinator at the university’s School of Humanities.

The book is part of the Fleece to Fashion project, which is researching the history of knitted textiles in Scotland from around 1780 to the present day.

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