Tag Archives: knitting

Archives Appeal – Visit from Helen Dunn

Posted on 25/02/2019 by Katharine Short

As part of our appeal for former staff and students of DMU and predecessors to share their memories with us, we’ve recently hosted former lecturer in knitwear Helen Dunn. Helen studied at Leicester Polytechnic and returned a few years later … Continue reading →

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First new collection of 2018

Posted on 22/01/2018 by Katharine Short

Our collections relating to textile and clothing manufacture are growing with the addition today of two boxes of knitted fabric samples from the Stibbe company, a Leicester company involved in the manufacture of industrial knitting machines. The samples were donated … Continue reading →

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