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Knitting in the round
• Sustainability• Authenticity• Creativity
• Partners• Di Gilpin Knitwear Design• Textile Conservation Centre, Glasgow
University• Shetland Museum & Archives• Glasgow Women’s Library• Karina Westerman, knitwear designer• Fiona Scott, MakeWorks
Authenticity
• Wool like whisky? Small scale, referencing heritage in materials, design, skills. Capitalising on Scottish heritage and craft traditions
Knitting in the Round events• Sept 14: Sanquhar Workshop in Sanquhar• Oct 2014: UK Wool Week - Knitter-in-Residence
at Glasgow University• Nov 2014: Community Engagement Event
(planned and inspired by knitter-in-residence) - 'Stitching the Community Together' (creativity)
• Jan 2014: Community Engagement Event 3: launch 'Pattern Drive' to document historic patterns in association with Glasgow Women's Library pattern collection (authenticity)
• March 2015: Public study day 2: Wartime Knitting and Community Engagement Event 4: 'The Kitchener Stitch: Knit in wartime' (sustainability and authenticity)
• Sept 2015: Public Study Day 3 - Shetland lace knitting in Lerwick, Shetland (with Shetland Museum) (authenticity)
• Oct 2015: UK Wool Week. Community Engagement Event 5 - Sustainability (knit a sustainable scarf) (sustainability)
• January 2016: Conference 'In the Loop 5' at University of Glasgow