The Framework Knitters of the East Midlands, by Jane Whitaker

The Framework Knitters of the East Midlands, by Jane Whitaker. Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire were the centre for framework knitting in the 18th and early 19th centuries, the talk traces the years of plenty, to the downturn in prosperity in the face of new machines, and the Luddite struggle for improvement in working conditions and better pay.