Sticks, stones, fingers and bones: nurturing knitting and the other neglected non-wovens: Guest editorial
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Sticks, stones, fingers and bones: nurturing knitting and the other neglected non-wovens : Guest editorial. / Malcolm-Davies, Jane Anne.
In: Archaeological Textiles Review, Vol. 60, 2018, p. 3-9.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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T1 - Sticks, stones, fingers and bones: nurturing knitting and the other neglected non-wovens
T2 - Guest editorial
AU - Malcolm-Davies, Jane Anne
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - Textile analysis is dominated by woven fabrics across all time periods. A variety of other textile production methods are attested by the archaeological and historical evidence, including knotting, lacemaking and sprang, and all are worthy of serious study. It is surprising to find knitted artefacts among these under-investigated textiles. The serious scientific study of evidence for early knitting is long overdue. Few knitted artefacts have been comprehensively reported leaving a large gap in the recorded history of textiles. This article sets out the argument for a new protocol to study knitted fabric and an agreed terminology for debating it.
AB - Textile analysis is dominated by woven fabrics across all time periods. A variety of other textile production methods are attested by the archaeological and historical evidence, including knotting, lacemaking and sprang, and all are worthy of serious study. It is surprising to find knitted artefacts among these under-investigated textiles. The serious scientific study of evidence for early knitting is long overdue. Few knitted artefacts have been comprehensively reported leaving a large gap in the recorded history of textiles. This article sets out the argument for a new protocol to study knitted fabric and an agreed terminology for debating it.
M3 - Journal article
VL - 60
SP - 3
EP - 9
JO - Archaeological Textiles Newsletter
JF - Archaeological Textiles Newsletter
SN - 0169-7331
ER -
ID: 213170798