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KNITTING TOGETHER THE HERITAGE OF THE EAST MIDLANDS KNITTING INDUSTRY
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    • Collections Catalogue
      • Origins of the Industry 1589 - 1750
        • Blue Silk Stocking
        • Saxony Frame
      • Enterprise and Innovation 1750-1810
      • In the Doldrums 1810 - 1850
      • The Advent of Factories 1820 - 1900
      • Boom Time and Heyday 1860 - 1960
      • Mergers and Takeovers 1960 - Present
      • The Marks & Spencer Effect 1900 - Present
      • Globalisation and a Changing Industry 1970 - Present
    • The Processes
    • Film Archive
    • Historical Framework Knitters
  • Virtual Museum
    • Collections Catalogue
      • Origins of the Industry 1589 - 1750
        • Blue Silk Stocking
        • Saxony Frame
      • Enterprise and Innovation 1750-1810
      • In the Doldrums 1810 - 1850
      • The Advent of Factories 1820 - 1900
      • Boom Time and Heyday 1860 - 1960
      • Mergers and Takeovers 1960 - Present
      • The Marks & Spencer Effect 1900 - Present
      • Globalisation and a Changing Industry 1970 - Present
    • The Processes
    • Film Archive
    • Historical Framework Knitters
Knitting Together Virtual Museum Collections Catalogue Origins of the Industry 1589 - 1750

Origins of the Industry 1589 - 1750

Objects from this early period of the knitwear industry.

Where it all started, covering the woollen industry the origins of knitting across the East Midlands.

Read about the history of this period.

Blue Silk Stocking

Stocking

Man's or woman's stocking knitted in blue silk on the stocking frame.

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Saxony Frame

Saxony Frame

A presentation frame with some metal parts replaced by wood.

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