Knitting History Forum

Meet a panel of speakers: The undelivered sweater

A highlight of the event is an update on The undelivered sweater: a 200-year-old knitting time capsule. The sweater was part of a ship’s cargo sailing from the Faroe Islands to mainland Denmark in 1807. The ship was seized by the British Navy and its contents became part of a vast archive of captured correspondence and goods at The National Archives. A panel of speakers from there and the Faroe Islands National Museum will report on the research so far including microscopic analysis of the fibres in the Faroese sweater The full programme and tickets are available here. The undelivered...

January 23, 2026

Knitting History Forum conference 2026

Join the Knitting History Forum annual online conference for an interesting range of presentations on knitting techniques and traditions.

The Knitting History Forum would like YOU to present at next year’s conference – or in the future!

The Knitting History Forum welcomes proposals for 20-minute talks on all sorts of topics – academic, personal, emotional. What would you like to share with the KHF community?