The Work Behind the Yoke: Emma Jacobsson and Bohus Knitting
Explore Emma Jacobsson and Bohus Stickning through its designs, paid home knitting and the women whose labour sustained the Swedish project.
Can Marfà: How Mataró Turned Knitted Loops into an Industry
Five machines at Mataró’s Can Marfà museum reveal how fibres became knitted cloth, finished surfaces and garments—and whose work made that process possible.
Two Sea Mittens a Week: Children’s Work in Iceland’s Knitting History
Two sea mittens a week: read the records and objects that reveal how child knitters contributed to Iceland maritime work.
Mending, Memory and the Tikkuröijy Sweaters of Hailuoto
Three Finnish museum records trace Hailuoto’s tikkuröijy from a mended 1940s sweater to later makers, reconstruction and living practice.
Annichen Sibbern Bøhn and the 1929 Book That Made Regional Knitting Legible as Norwegian
Explore how Annichen Sibbern Bøhn documented regional Norwegian knitting in 1929, while keeping the original makers and later chart designers in view.
Unn Søiland Dale: Marius and Norway’s Home Knitters
Meet Unn Søiland Dale, the Marius sweater, and the home knitters whose skilled labor helped build Norway’s hand-knitting industry.
No Single British Knitting Tradition: Shetland Lace, Fair Isle, Ganseys and the Written Pattern
Shetland lace, Fair Isle colourwork, coastal ganseys and printed patterns each tell a different British knitting story. Explore their makers and histories.
From Guild Needles to Fishing Sweaters: A Dutch Knitting History in Five Objects
Explore Dutch knitting through guild work, a rare cotton baby jacket, coastal sweaters and detachable sleeves—five objects that reveal changing uses and makers.
A Rose, a Ledger and a Sweater Pattern: How Knitting Became Norwegian
Follow Norwegian knitting through Selbu motifs, printed patterns, named designers and the home knitters whose work sustained an industry.
One Sweater, Two Techniques: Reading the Korsnäs Sweater
A museum object, an 1880 painting and Finland’s living-heritage record reveal how knitting and crochet meet in the Korsnäs sweater.