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Anne’s new ribs

April 6, 2020 by Amy Twigger Holroyd

This reknit project was created by Anne, one of the participants in my PhD research project in 2012-13. This is one of my daughter's favourite jumpers. The ribbing on the welt and cuffs had lots of holes and there were holes in one of the sleeves. The jumper itself had felted slightly which made it … Continue reading Anne’s new ribs

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Julia’s cardiganisation

March 30, 2020April 1, 2020 by Amy Twigger Holroyd

This reknit project was created by Julia, one of the participants in my PhD research project in 2012-13. My choice of project was to ‘cardiganise’ a jumper I had in my wardrobe. It was knitted in lambswool and was bought from the Edinburgh Woollen Mill shop. It had not been worn for some time but … Continue reading Julia’s cardiganisation

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Margaret’s cardigan

March 20, 2020March 20, 2020 by Amy Twigger Holroyd

Today's addition to the reknitting project gallery is a project created by Margaret, one of the participants in my PhD research project in 2012-13. My favourite cardigan was full of holes – especially the sleeves. So I hadn’t worn it for a long time, but I couldn’t throw it out – it had lots of … Continue reading Margaret’s cardigan

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This film, created in collaboration with filmmaker Jonathan Hamilton, captures three reknit treatments: CARDIGANISE, STITCH HACK and REPLACE CUFF.

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