Is the Knitting in Outlander Historically Accurate?

Outlander - is the hand knitting historically accurate?

If you love the Starz adaption of Diana Gabaldon's Outlander series (especially all the beautiful clothes) you'll want to watch this video. Learn about some of the historical details of the time period - and what people were actually knitting in the mid-18th century when the events in Outlander take place.

Check out this playlist for more tv & movie inspired knitting conversations: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLszpIEfMuA&list=PLCEArmW89Y215yYWiMbQS4OKRFDhhpuGQ&index=2&t=37s

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Highland Knits from Interweave Press
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Outlander Knitting edited by Kate Atherley
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📝 Photo, image & quotation credits & links
Outlander
https://www.starz.com/us/en/series/outlander/21796
Knitting in the 18th century
https://www.marariley.net/knitting/knitting.htm
Portrait Miniature of Girl ca. 1730-1776 by James Ferguson
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O82189/portrait-miniature-of-a-girl-portrait-miniature-ferguson-james/
Knitting needles (pins)
http://historicstitcher.blogspot.com/2008/04/knitting-pins.html
Knitting belt
https://www.principlesofknitting.com/how-to-use-a-knitting-belt/
“Shetland Knitter”, from “Britta, A Shetland Story”, George Temple. ©Shetland Museum, Lerwick, Shetland, 01434
https://photos.shetlandmuseumandarchives.org.uk/index.php?WINID=1620918264846
Stocking frame https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lee%27s_knitting_frame.jpg
Stocking frame quote
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stocking_frame
Digging peat by hand
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Saterland_peat_digging_by_hand_1963.jpg
Gunnister Man - https://www.shetlandmuseumandarchives.org.uk/visit/galleries/home-and-land
https://www.interweave.com/fiber-nation/gunnister-man-mystery/
Gunnister Man Stockings
http://nms.scran.ac.uk/database/record.php?usi=000-100-001-399-C&searchdb=scran&scache=2ejzx50e2c
Gunnister man Gloves
http://nms.scran.ac.uk/database/record.php?usi=000-100-001-400-C
Gunnister Man Purse
http://nms.scran.ac.uk/database/record.php?usi=000-100-001-401-C&searchdb=scran&scache=2ejzx50e2c
Quotes about knitting https://blog.historicenvironment.scot/2020/05/stitch-time-knitting-archives/
Stockings
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O368524/stockings-pair-of-stockings/
Portrait of George Murray
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Georgemurray.jpg
Gloves
https://theglovecollection.uk/gloves/gct-23402/
Purse
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O75219/purse-unknown/
Women’s jacket
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O10384/jacket-unknown/
Child’s jacket
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O64074/jacket-unknown/
Sontag
https://kddandco.com/2013/06/28/sontag/

📌 TIMESTAMP LINKS:
00:00 Introduction
0:56 2 Reasons Historical Accuracy is Difficult
1:50 Historical Context #1 - Portraits & Drawings
2:20 Historical Context #2 - Knitting Artifacts
2:40 Historical Context #3 - Knitting Tools
3:50 Historical Context #4 - Stocking Machine
4:30 Historical Context #5 - Gunnister Man
6:35 Knitting Artifacts Overview
7:49 Knitting Artifact #1 - Stockings
8:58 Knitting Artifact #2 - Scots Bonnet
10:04 Knitting Artifact #3 - Mitts & Gloves
10:26 Knitting Artifact #4 - Purses
10:40 Knitting Artifact #5 - Jackets
11:20 Outlander Knitting
12:13 Cloaks, Fichus & Plaids
13:45 Outlander Knitting Books
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▶️ RELATED KNITTING VIDEOS:

All Creatures Great & Small
https://youtu.be/sLszpIEfMuA

EVEN MORE Outlander Knits
https://youtu.be/-h3swB0m53o

Sweater Inspiration from Don't Look Up
https://youtu.be/DSg_8RBwewg
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