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Articles and Presentations

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Articles

A History of Knitting Tools (2008)

Luxury Knitting Tools and their Social Context (2014)

Knitting Needles

Early Knitting Needle Packaging (2010)

Cases and Holders

Development of the Knitting Needle

Point protectors – knitters chatelaines

Knitting Sheaths

The Fabric Knitting Sheath – Uniquely American? (2011)

Knitting Sheaths and Why We Used Them (2008)

Yarn Holders

Skein Winders – from Leonardo to Plastics (2013)

Winding Reels for Thread and Floss (2014)

Spool Knaves (2015) – list of my collection

Yarn Holders Worn on the Person (2016)

Yarn Tubs and Caskets (2017)

Knitting Needle Gauges and Other Measures

Early North American Knitting Needle Gauges Part 1 – Early Days and the Sizing Challenge (2013)

Early North American Knitting Needle Gauges Part 2 – The Big Firms in the USA (2013)

Early North American Knitting Needle Gauges Part 3 – World War II and Canadian Gauges (2013)

More North American Knitting Needle Gauges (2014)

Knitting Needle Gauges – New Finds in the UK (2017)

Op Shop Surprise (2017)

Other Research and Articles

Collecting Treen in the 21st Century (2017)

Knitting and the Military – They also Serve Who Sit and Knit (2016)

Knitting and the Military – The Knitting Serviceman (2010)

Tortoiseshell Knitting Needles

Patons and Baldwin

Long-distance information – auctions in the internet age

A History of Knitting

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