tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805580631057957340.post7343340524054576445..comments2024-03-27T08:38:55.922+00:00Comments on Knitting Now and Then: Herring LassiesBarbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16481362252017232022noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805580631057957340.post-43097719082048794612024-01-31T11:55:53.595+00:002024-01-31T11:55:53.595+00:00Sorry for the late reply - if you haven't alre...Sorry for the late reply - if you haven't already given the talk, then it would be OK to use the image. email me at barbaraknitsagain @ gmail.com if you need to discuss itBarbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16481362252017232022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805580631057957340.post-40072851735323859622023-12-04T17:10:59.681+00:002023-12-04T17:10:59.681+00:00Hi. I've tried contacting you on Twitter and a...Hi. I've tried contacting you on Twitter and am seeking permission to download the first postcard on this page. I am giving a talk that includes mention of the Lassies and have been unable to obtain a suitable image. Please let me know if you are unable to give permission. Thank you.Helen Baggott https://www.blogger.com/profile/03672002857462638219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805580631057957340.post-23598632497424578462019-08-05T09:54:49.152+01:002019-08-05T09:54:49.152+01:00You're right of course that for many people, k...You're right of course that for many people, knitting was done to earn money. And for many women, even up to the 1950s, knitting for themselves and their families was an economic necessity. But I meant that knitting was a leisure activity in the sense that they weren't gutting herrings. Knitting must surely have felt like leisure by comparison. Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16481362252017232022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805580631057957340.post-5614297170085703842019-08-04T12:37:42.776+01:002019-08-04T12:37:42.776+01:00Thank you for posting the article and photos--alth...Thank you for posting the article and photos--although I would point out that knitting back then, especially for the working poor, wasn't a leisure activity. It was a necessary and important skill to make items of clothing needed to survive the cold and harsh living conditions AND also a way to earn extra income, by selling pieces they made. LisKanoreply@blogger.com