Study Opportunities
A number of universities and colleges in the UK offer courses relating to knitting fashions, knitting technologies and local history.
For information about the courses, please contact the institution.
Also available are the details of bodies offering grants for research work.
Textile/Fashion
De Montfort University, Leicester
Website: www.dmu.ac.uk
Courses: Fashion Knitwear, Clothing and Design, Fashion Technology
University of Derby
Website: www.derby.ac.uk
Courses: Fashion Studies, Textile Design
Leicester College
Website: www.leicestercollege.ac.uk
Course: Fashion Illustration and Design
Loughborough University
Website: www.lboro.ac.uk
Course: Textile Design (Woven Textiles)
New College Nottingham
Website: www.ncn.ac.uk
Course: Fashion Design
The Nottingham Trent University
Website: www.ntu.ac.uk
Courses: Fashion Knitwear Design and Knitted Textiles, Textile Design, Fashion Design
History
University of Leicester
Website: www.le.ac.uk
Courses: Urban History, Oral History, Economic & Social History, Local History
Loughborough University
Website: www.lboro.ac.uk
Course: History of Art & Design
Open University
Website: www.open.ac.uk
Courses: History, Social History, Family History
Research Funding
The Pasold Research Fund
Website: www.pasold.co.uk
The Worshipful Company of Framework Knitters
Website: www.frameworkknitters.co.uk