"When I was five years old, if I took goods I was to get one and nine and if I took money I was to get one and three. So I thought I had better take goods.

When I was twenty I would have to make a pair of gloves a night and bring in five pairs of gloves to sell to pay my digs and my bus. Can you imagine any teacher nowadays knitting to pay for the pleasure of teaching?"

Nan Irvine
"A neighbour of ours used to sit up all night knitting hats and gloves and things to sell so that she could put her sister to university. I think that was quite common. How many jumpers could they knit? How many could they sell? How much money could they get to scrape a living?"
Elizabeth White

All Quotes:
Tristam, S. 2003, The Fabric of Society, M.Des.thesis Heriot Watt University

 

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