Making Stitches Podcast
Making Stitches Podcast
Lindsay Weston
Stitching History: Inside the Knitting and Crochet Guild Collection
31 minutes Posted May 22, 2026 at 3:00 am.
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Upstairs in an historic industrial building in the centre of the West Yorkshire town of Slaithwaite is a vast collection of handmade items, tools and publications charting the history of knitting and crochet in the UK. The Knitting and Crochet Guild Collection was started in 1991 and is cared for by a team of dedicated volunteers. Hidden away in this fascinating archive is an extraordinary collection of handmade garments, patterns, yarns, tools, publications and shade cards, all connected to ...