Knitting virtual tribes together: new audiences for cultural objects

Malcolm-Davies, Jane

doi:10.1088/1757-899x/364/1/012031

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“…There were 339 visitors to the database of whom 91 were lurkers (people who check in regularly but do not interact online with the material). A hard core of 10 engagers took the time to examine caps in detail and comment on them [26][27].…”

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“…The second largest group of KEME Team volunteers (20 per cent) identified themselves as reenactors, who were interested in knitting reconstructions [27]. The database includes a feature called "Knit this cap" which quickly retrieves the most necessary information for reconstructing it -the gauge and yarn diameter.…”

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“…The largest numbers of KEME Team volunteers are in the United States (48 per cent) and the United Kingdom (27 per cent), where imperial measurements are used more readily than metric measurements. The database offers a feature which allows users to toggle between these two systems, thereby making the material more accessible and comprehensible [27].…”

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Knitting comes of age: the development of a scientific approach to the study of knitwork

Malcolm-Davies

2019

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Knitting has received scant attention in the scientific study of textiles despite its continued popularity as a handicraft. As a result, relatively little is published about the evidence for early knitting. It is frequently the victim of mistaken identity: items made by needle binding are often described as knitted; and many more items which are knitted remain unidentified as such. A draft protocol inspired by the Centre International d'Étude des Textiles Anciens' system for the analysis of woven textiles has been developed as part of a project to investigate Knitting in Early Modern Europe (KEME). A lack of unambiguous terminology was also identified as a challenge to the scholarly scrutiny of knitting's origins. The evolution of a protocol and terminology and their application to a collection of knitted caps from the sixteenth century (now published online) is reported here.O tempo do tricot: desenvolvimento de uma abordagem científica para o estudo de malhas Keywords Textile analysis Knit Cap Early Modern Terminology DatabaseResumo O trabalho em tricot tem recebido reduzida atenção no que toca ao seu estudo como objecto têxtil, apesar da sua popularidade como trabalho artesanal. Por conseguinte, relativamente pouco tem sido publicado sobre os testemunhos antigos do tricot. O tecido de malha é frequentemente vítima de equívocos: objectos produzidos em binding needle são, por vezes, descritos como malha; outros objectos em malha continuam por ser identificados como tal. Um projecto de protocolo para a análise de tecidos, inspirado no sistema do Centre International d'Étude des Textiles Anciens, foi desenvolvido no contexto do projecto Knitting in Early Modern Europe (KEME). A necessidade de terminologia inequívoca foi identificada neste projecto como um desafio no que toca à análise académica das origens do tricot. O desenvolvimento de um protocolo e de uma terminologia e a sua aplicação no estudo de uma colecção de gorros tricotados do século XVI (disponível online) é apresentado aqui.

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2019

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Structuring reconstructions: recognising the advantages of interdisciplinary data in methodical research

Malcolm-Davies

2023

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A theoretical framework for reconstruction as an integrated scholarly research method across a range of disciplines is long overdue. This paper discusses the usefulness of reconstructed textiles and dress as a template for it. It also argues that there is a need to integrate methods from the arts and humanities with analytical techniques from the natural sciences. The aim is to show how interdisciplinary research not only enriches a reconstruction but provides the mechanism through which cross-disciplinary collaboration takes place. Experimental remaking of historical textiles and dress has tended to be undertaken on an ad hoc basis. For reconstruction to be scientific, it must systematically employ soundly researched evidence from a variety of sources. The triangulation of data—well established in natural and social science—rigorously cross references primary evidence using a range of investigative methods. It produces a firm fix on the material under scrutiny and more credible results than those reliant on only one or two sources. The challenge is that different types of evidence demand specialist approaches, including quantitative and qualitative methods, which are not the traditional tools of dress history. Accurate reconstruction also demands interdisciplinary collaboration: the interrogation of fibres at the molecular level; the collection of observational data at the micro level; and the study of how garments were made and worn at the macro level. This calls for new ways of working with integrated methodologies in pragmatic multidisciplinary teams, which include experts from the humanities, sciences and craft.

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Knitting virtual tribes together: new audiences for cultural objects

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Knitting comes of age: the development of a scientific approach to the study of knitwork

Knitting comes of age: the development of a scientific approach to the study of knitwork

Structuring reconstructions: recognising the advantages of interdisciplinary data in methodical research

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