2013: Conference Proceedings
Workshop Sessions

Why Do We Still Knit?

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  • Stephanie Wooster

Published 01-09-2013

Keywords

  • Knitting,
  • Knit,
  • Textile Processes,
  • Knitwear,
  • Materials,
  • Fabrics,
  • Haptic Knowledge,
  • Knitting Culture,
  • Crochet,
  • Object,
  • Weaving,
  • Woven Fabric,
  • Workshop 3: Transformative Practices in / through Textiles
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How to Cite

Wooster, S. (2013). Why Do We Still Knit?. Making Futures Journal. Retrieved from https://www.makingfutures-journal.org.uk/index.php/mfj/article/view/196

Abstract

I am a maker, academic and practice-led researcher. The paper I want to give is as a maker, because it is about my making that I research and it is with an understanding of making that I teach. My making is that I knit. As any knitter knows, you can buy knitwear cheaper and with less effort and thought than if you made it yourself. So why do we still knit? Why is knitting a popular and developing practice?

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