Ep040 about the history of knitting in Canada, and knitting in Newfoundland.
Shirley, or “Shirl the Purl”, is a handknitter with a special love for history. A librarian by profession, Shirl wrote a book about the history of knitting in Canada called Canada Knits: Craft and Comfort in a Northern Land. Originally from New Brunswick, Shirl has made her home in Newfoundland for...
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ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:ich_oral/682 2023-12-31T10:12:04+01:00 Ep040 about the history of knitting in Canada, and knitting in Newfoundland. Jarvis, Dale Scott, Shirley Canada Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador-St. John's 2016-03-03 audio/mp3 30:00 minutes; 54.9 MB http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ich_oral/id/682 eng eng Intangible Cultural Heritage - Oral Traditions and Expressions http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ich_oral/id/682 CC BY-NC 4.0 Intangible Cultural Heritage Inventory Knitting Knitting needles Mittens Knitting patterns Scott Shirley Sound Audio 2016 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:35Z Shirley, or “Shirl the Purl”, is a handknitter with a special love for history. A librarian by profession, Shirl wrote a book about the history of knitting in Canada called Canada Knits: Craft and Comfort in a Northern Land. Originally from New Brunswick, Shirl has made her home in Newfoundland for the past ten years. Why did she move here? A taste for penitential exile is one possible explanation. Her love of history, hand knitting, and North Atlantic culture is perhaps a better one. In Newfoundland she has found shared interests, deep friendships, and much food for the soul. Shirley talks about how she learned to knit, the history of knitting in Canada, her time researching for her book, and Newfoundland trigger mitts. Audio Newfoundland North Atlantic Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI) |
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Shirley, or “Shirl the Purl”, is a handknitter with a special love for history. A librarian by profession, Shirl wrote a book about the history of knitting in Canada called Canada Knits: Craft and Comfort in a Northern Land. Originally from New Brunswick, Shirl has made her home in Newfoundland for the past ten years. Why did she move here? A taste for penitential exile is one possible explanation. Her love of history, hand knitting, and North Atlantic culture is perhaps a better one. In Newfoundland she has found shared interests, deep friendships, and much food for the soul. Shirley talks about how she learned to knit, the history of knitting in Canada, her time researching for her book, and Newfoundland trigger mitts. |
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Ep040 about the history of knitting in Canada, and knitting in Newfoundland. |
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Ep040 about the history of knitting in Canada, and knitting in Newfoundland. |
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