Placements and Volunteers Blog
Beverly McFarlane and her journey with activism
I was brought up with a strong sense of right and wrong, but ironically, some of those who taught me failed to abide by their own teaching. Bullying, physical and […]
New fiction
Forbidden notebook by Alba de Cespedes Out running an errand Valeria Cossati gives in to a sudden impulse-she buys a shiny black notebook. She starts keeping a diary in secret, […]
Open The Door – Our reading list
‘Small revelations create ripples‘ Recommendations from people around me: Olivia Plender – the visual artist who has helped redesign our community room in the upstairs gallery and has been hosting ‘Our […]
Knitting the Woman’s Woolly: Part 4 – ReKnitting the Woman’s Woolly
In the last of the series, how changes in the culture of knitting influenced the economics of knitting and how Becky’s jumper was made.
Knitting the Woman’s Woolly: Part 3 – Ribbed for My Pleasure
After making a jumper for the GWL archive, this next jumper explores modern ideas in feminism and knitting.
Knitting the Woman’s Woolly: Part 2 – P1R1 (Progress 1, Regress 1)
Details of how the Spare Rib jumper was made and exploring where it pushes boundaries and where it conforms.
Knitting the Woman’s Woolly: Part 1 – Purls of Feminist History
Feminist magazine Spare Rib published a pattern for a handknitted jumper in 1982. As volunteer Becky knitted one up for our collection, the more there was to learn about the jumper and its position in the history of knitting and feminism.
New Books
Yellowface – Rebecca F. Kuang Athena Liu is a literary darling and June Hayward is literally nobody. When Athena dies in a freak accident, June steals her manuscript and publishes […]
December Book Picnic Recommendations
On the first Wednesday of every month, GWL team members and volunteers share what we’ve read recently at our Book Picnic: Last Seen in Lhasa by Claire Scobie In this […]
Book Picnic- What we read last Summer (Part 2)
Our regular Book Picnic note taker and blogger Jenna was away this summer, so I took some notes which our volunteer Aileen has kindly typed up. So, better late than […]