Sticks, stones, fingers and bones: nurturing knitting and the other neglected non-wovens: Guest editorial

TY - JOUR

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

SN - 0169-7331

VL - 60

SP - 3

EP - 9

JO - Archaeological Textiles Review

JF - Archaeological Textiles Review

ER -