Jackie Graham
Jackie belongs to: Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade
Jackie is married to Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade volunteer Dave Graham. She researched and made a gansey using traditional methods for her husband.
Jackie was interviewed by Carl Greenwood on 15 December 2005. The interview took place at the Interviewee's kitchen and lasted 12 minutes and 41 seconds.
Photograph of Jackie Graham
Making ganseys for her husband Dave
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"I’ve made two- two in total"
I’ve made two- two in total. One, as I say, with the true pattern for the Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade, and the second one is the Cullercoats Number Two Rocket one, which I got the pattern for that from the library.
Jackie has 9 memories in the memorynet:
Jackie's memories with a Women theme:
Making ganseys for her husband Dave
- The needles
- Difficulty in making a gansey
- Learning to knit
- The gansey patterns
- Finishing the gansey with lettering
Jackie's other memories:
Dave wearing the ganseyThis memory has these themes:
Clothing | Traditions | Women
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