Name/TitleKnitwear: Woman's Woolly
About this objectNavy blue, long-sleeved, V-neck jumper with front pockets and a brown/white Venus-symbol pattern around the bust and sleeve tops. Hand knitted by a GWL volunteer from an exclusive LUKNITICS pattern designed specially for second-wave feminist magazine Spare Rib. The pattern appeared in Issue 114, January 1982.
MakerMale, Becky
Date Made2023-24
Period1980s-2020s
Place MadeScotland, Glasgow
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, wool
MeasurementsH: 630 x W: 440 mm (width measured across bust)
Subject and Association KeywordsKnitting - women's clothing
Subject and Association KeywordsWomen's magazines
Subject and Association KeywordsFeminism, feminist movement
Subject and Association Descriptionhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spare_Rib:
Spare Rib was a second-wave feminist magazine, founded in 1972 in the United Kingdom, that emerged from the counter culture of the late 1960s as a consequence of meetings involving, among others, Rosie Boycott and Marsha Rowe. Spare Rib is now recognised as an iconic magazine, which shaped debate about feminism in the UK, and as such it was digitised by the British Library in 2015. The magazine contained new writing and creative contributions that challenged stereotypes and supported collective solutions. It was published between 1972 and 1993. The title derives from the Biblical reference to Eve, the first woman, created from Adam's rib.
Four-part blog post series by Becky Male:
https://womenslibrary.org.uk/2024/01/19/knitting-the-womans-woolly-part-1-purls-of-feminist-history/
https://womenslibrary.org.uk/2024/01/26/knitting-the-womans-woolly-part-2-p1r1-progress-1-regress-1/
https://womenslibrary.org.uk/2024/02/05/knitting-the-womans-woolly-part-3-ribbed-for-my-pleasure/
https://womenslibrary.org.uk/2024/02/21/knitting-the-womans-woolly-part-4-reknitting-the-womans-woolly/
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypeKnitwear
Object numberGWL-2024-51
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved