Margaret Hastie
Margaret belongs to: Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade
Margaret is involved with the Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade and the North Shields Fishermen's Mission. She researched and knitted a traditional gansey for her husband Alex Hastie.
Margaret was interviewed by Carl Greenwood on 17 January 2006. The interview took place at the Interviewee's living room and lasted 10 minutes and 2 seconds.
Knitting the gansey
"Well, they knit in the round on very fine needles with very fine wool"
Well, they knit in the round on very fine needles with very fine wool, and then you knit the, up to the arm holes and then you divide it and leave a gap for the arm holes and then get to the shoulders, graft the shoulders together, so there’s no sewing in them whatsoever. And then you pick the stitches up around the arm holes and knit down towards the cuff and when the cuff wears, if you want to, you can pull it out and renew it again.
Margaret has 10 memories in the memorynet:
Margaret's memories with a Skills theme:
Knitting a traditional gansey- Knitting the gansey
- The wossit wool
- The needles
- Finishing the gansey
Margaret's other memories:
The Queen's visit to the Tynemouth Volunteer Life BrigadeThis memory has these themes:
Clothing | Equipment | Skills | Traditions
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