Emily Cunningham will talk about the history of knitting in Cornwall. This will include the practical everyday side of knitting (e.g., types of garments made, how they are constructed). The latter half of the session will teach some basic stitches and invite attendees to produce a small square of knitting that can be used collaboratively to produce a Rescorla heritage blanket.

Emily Cunningham is a MPhil/PhD student at the University of Exeter’s Institute of Cornish Studies with a BA in History and English. She is currently researching Everyday Cornish relationships to the landscape in the 19^th century. Emily’s workshop will draw on her personal passion for historical homemaking and textiles.

Find out more about the Cornish Study Days here.

The cost of each session is £6. For further details and to register for the course at Rescorla please email G.H.Tregidga@exeter.ac.uk