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12th October 2011, 14:04	#1
raymac FHUK Junior Member Country: Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Chester Posts: 7 Thanks: 2 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Does any one know what a Framework Knitter did? Does any one know what a Framework Knitter did and what sort of machine they used? We beleive it is something to do with hosery manufacturing. The job title is one of our distant relatives from Leicestershire. <----- www.familyhistory.uk.com FHUK member researching ancestor names: -----> McClure, Osborne, Diggle, Clarke ________________________________________________

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davelambert271 FHUK Super Moderator Country: Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Leeds, born Hull Posts: 5,647 Thanks: 85 Thanked 894 Times in 786 Posts	Re: Does any one know what a Framework Knitter did? Have a look at this web site http://www.le.ac.uk/emoha/community/...framework.html dave <----- www.familyhistory.uk.com FHUK member researching ancestor names: -----> Lambert Norfolk & Hull, Davis, Foster, Heritage of Ramsgate, Rose ________________________________________________ __________________ Census and BMD information Crown Copyright and is in the care of www.nationalarchives.gov.uk"

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duckweed FHUK Senior Member Country: Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Sheffield Posts: 2,845 Thanks: 82 Thanked 272 Times in 182 Posts	Re: Does any one know what a Framework Knitter did? I believe it was invented by a clergyman. Before that men used to lean on street corners with knitting and knit them in their spare time. <----- www.familyhistory.uk.com FHUK member researching ancestor names: -----> Bullivant, Thompson, Storer, Prescott, Teasdale, Walker, Martin, Goodacre, Jarvis, Startup, Wickens ________________________________________________ __________________ FHUK addict from Sheffield

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Re: Does any one know what a Framework Knitter did?

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I believe it was invented by a clergyman. Before that men used to lean on street corners with knitting and knit them in their spare time.

Probably where the saying....look at that bunch of Knits over there...came from

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