The Art of Knitting
The feature was inspired by the launch of a book charting their work – In the Loop: Knitting Now by Jessica Hemmings who is currently Associate Director of the Centre for Visual and Cultural Studies at the Edinburgh College of Art, Scotland.
In the Loop unveils the cultural impact of knitting investigating issues such as protest knitting, international knitting traditions, the oral history of knitting and knitting technology. Knitting was originally a way to make a living – but over the years this distinct craft turned into a dreary and unfashionable skill associated with a dying generation. But in recent years, knitting has made a huge comeback spawning knit clubs, shops, books, activities and even knitting conferences. Knitting has clearly gone a long way from the dull image of ill-fitting jumpers, clumpy socks or overly long and wonky scarves. What’s more, what was a lonely hobby for ‘old maids’ has become a social trend for twenty-somethings as well as a mainstream craft.
Some of the contemporary knitters in Hemmings’ book include Freddie Robins who strives for perfection in her craft, knitting a series of knitted people such as the aptly named ‘The Perfect Body’. Mark Newport is a knitter who knits superhero outfits not for fancy dress but to raise deep questions on masculinity, heroism and alter egos. Another big designer featured in the book is Deirdre Nelson who is known for her humour and ability to master traditional techniques. The book shows bizarre mixes of materials such as traditional sirdar yarn mixed with human hair or ethernet cables. It isn’t just the materials you use but where you use them – yarn storming or guerrilla knitting is a phenomenon where knitters leave remnants of their work in public, usually as a protest. Designers such as Sophie Horton are investigating the idea that knitting, a gentle pursuit, can be seen as a threat. But one of the weirdest and most unique artworks the book features has to be a deep fried knitted jumper wrapped in fish and chip paper – the jumper was deep fried at a chippy in Whitby, North Yorkshire by textile designer Annie Shaw.
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Ann Chadwick
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