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Lunchtime Heritage Talk: Tudor Knitting

HULL MINSTER, South Church Side, Parish Centre, Hull, HU1 1RR

15 Sep 2023

FREE

Adult

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Tudor Hats – fashion, form and function.

Local Historian, Helen Good, talks about fashion and constructions of Tudor headpieces. She looks at the variations in style and construction, highlighting how the patterns changed to reflect status and occupation of the wearer.

In the 1570s in Hull the corporation hired knitting teachers from Doncaster to teach the poor of Hull to knit. The plan was to give them a skill that they could use to earn a living and the teaching took place in Trinity Church (now called Hull Minster). We don’t know what they were learning to knit, but the most common knitted garments were hats and stockings, and this talk will also include discussion of how Elizabethan knitted hats were made.

*Publicity photograph: ‘Portrait of a Man in a Red Cap’, 1532–35, by Hans Holbein the Younger. (Courtesy: The Metropolitan Museum of Art/Public domain)

Venue Details

HULL MINSTER,
South Church Side,
Parish Centre,
Hull,
HU1 1RR

01482 224460

office@hullminster.org

http://www.hullminster.org

At Hull Minster we have strong artistic roots with 700 years of cultural and artistic tradition. We encourage artists and performers as well as cultivating participation in the arts for city centre communities.

Facilities

Accessible Toilets

Assistance Dogs

Baby Changing

Blue-Badge Parking

Level Access

Onsite Cafe

Wheelchair Access

Opening Times

Monday
Closed
Tuesday
10am-4pm
Wednesday
10am-4pm
Thursday
10am-4pm
Friday
10am-4pm
Saturday
10am-4pm
Sunday
9am-12noon