Heritage Open Days: Framework Knitters Museum

Nottingham's 'Award Winning' working textile museum. Britain's only Luddite Exhibition. Discover how the Knitters lived and worked in the preserved houses and workshops. See a Framework Knitter in action. Create your own souvenir on a circular knitting machine. Explore the garden, the wash house and other period buildings. View our historic collection of hosiery including Queen Victoria's stockings. Experience the poor living and working conditions, which gave rise to the Luddite revolt. Discover the craft, which gave birth to the Nottingham Lace Industry.

Suitable for
Any age


Website
www.heritageopendays.org.uk/directory/framework-knitters-museum2

Source: http://www.culture24.org.uk/em000056?id=EVENT535729