Uploaded February 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
An introduction to historical knitting patterns with selections from the ROAAr collections at the McGill Library. Learn how knitting patterns have changed since the Victorian Era with McGill librarians April Colosimo and Jacquelyn Sundberg, and historian Kristen Howard. Discover new skills using old tools and explore the ROAAr collections along the way.
Note, only some portions of the session were recorded.
03:15 - Presentation - Victorian Era Patterns and Manuals
12:55 -WWI era Knitting
16:51 - Interwar Knitting
18:17 - WWII Knitting
22:23 - Knitting resources online today
27:01 - Tour through Fibre content in the ROAAr Collections, including early patterns, manuals, sample books, and more.
51:05 - Open discussion and question period.
Jacquelyn Sundberg, ROAAr McGill Library
Kristen Howard, MIst Candidate, McGill University
April Colosimo, McGill Library
An introduction to historical knitting patterns with selections from the ROAAr collections at the McGill Library. Learn how knitting patterns have changed since the Victorian Era with McGill librarians April Colosimo and Jacquelyn Sundberg, and historian Kristen Howard. Discover new skills using old tools and explore the ROAAr collections along the way.
Note, only some portions of the session were recorded.
03:15 - Presentation - Victorian Era Patterns and Manuals
12:55 -WWI era Knitting
16:51 - Interwar Knitting
18:17 - WWII Knitting
22:23 - Knitting resources online today
27:01 - Tour through Fibre content in the ROAAr Collections, including early patterns, manuals, sample books, and more.
51:05 - Open discussion and question period.
Jacquelyn Sundberg, ROAAr McGill Library
Kristen Howard, MIst Candidate, McGill University
April Colosimo, McGill Library
