Project investigating the place and significance of hand-knitted textiles to Scotland’s economy and culture -- past, present and future -- and using hand knitting as a case study of the role of craft in linking individual creativity to economic pursuits. The Workshops recorded on 27 April 2012 brought together an interdisciplinary network of scholars, practitioners, curators and heritage professionals, and economic and cultural policy professionals in order to assess the needs and opportunities for research on hand-knitting.

Latest episodes of the podcast Hand-knitted Textiles & Economies of Craft in Scotland

• Hand-knitted Textiles & Economies of Craft (video)
• The history of sheep farming in the Highlands
• History and experience of Shetland wool production
• The New Lanark Project and its textile journey
• Working in the hand-knitted textile business
• The Moray-Firth Gansey Project
• The Moray-Firth Gansey Project (video)
• A hand-knitter's experience with the Gansey Project
• Shetland lace and Mrs Leonard Lyle
• Hand-knit wool textile production