Dabble Day 10th August 2024

Workshops

28 members joined us for our warm August dabble day. Everyone had a superb time, making knot gardens, art pictures and boxes and learning some new stitches.

Some photos of the beautiful work produced are below, along with some canvas work from one of our members, based on the four seasons.

May 2024 : Helen Good – Tudor Knitting

Meetings

Unfortunately the scheduled speaker, was unable to attend, so Helen Good kindly stepped in as a substitute to talk to us about about Tudor knitting.

Helen began her talk with an overview of the history of knitting which had originally derived from knots, and could be traced back to 240 BC. It was developed by the elite in a variety of countries and arrived n Doncaster in the 1570s.

Knitting began with socks and hats, and was originally without patterns. It was believed that cardigans and balaclavas were developed as a results of the Crimean War. Helen described the process for producing knitted hats, which were felted to ensure that they were warm and waterproof.

A variety of knitted hats were circulated amongst the members.