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Please note that more
detailed information of the range of
Ganseys, Guernseys, Knitting Kits, 5-ply
wool and Armor Lux Breton shirts can be
found at either of Flamborough Marine's
separate, dedicated web-sites, together with
current prices and full ordering
information. To go to either of these sites
(the content is the same on both sites),
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Your source for authentic
hand-knitted Ganseys
plus a range of quality, traditional
knitwear
and Armor Lux pure cotton Breton shirts
Flamborough Marine :
Flamborough Marine commenced trading in
1981. Initially the stock consisted of
readily available machine-knitted sweaters
of a traditional design (for example,
Guernseys, Alderneys and Bretons). As an
antique shop was also run from the same
premises we began to receive inquiries for
‘antique sweaters’, that is, the
hand-knitted ganseys which were once so much
a feature of the fishing communities, but
which had become generally unavailable. We
contacted a long-time resident of
Flamborough, Nora Woodhouse, who knitted our
first ganseys (from memory) in several
different North-East Coast patterns. She had
originally been taught to knit ganseys
before the war by her fisherman father after
her mother had been drowned at Robin Hood’s
Bay. From Nora’s ganseys we were able to
make charts of the patterns which,
beforehand, had never normally been written
down but, rather, were passed on by word of
mouth.
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outlet for the sale of ganseys once we had
recruited knitters; and second, to package a
kit containing the wool, needles, and our
own charts so that the art of gansey
knitting could be spread even more widely
and not limited to those within our
immediate vicinity. As the first step in
this plan we advertised for experienced
knitters who might be interested in knitting
with five steel needles and showed them what
we wanted. Of the hundred initial replies
only ten decided to persevere. We supplied
these first ten with needles, wool, charts
and instructions and began to build up a
stock of ganseys. During the succeeding
years some knitters have dropped out and
others have taken their places. One thing
however has remained constant and that is
the premises in Flamborough where the
various ganseys are displayed. We believe
that we offer the only outlet for the
authentic finished product. Without this
outlet the knitters would have nowhere to
sell their wares and the art of gansey
knitting (for, although a craft, the work
itself is so intricate as to be rightly
called an art form) would again be in danger
of disappearing.
Prices for our complete range,
together with ordering information and an order
form, can be found on either of the separate
Flamborough Marine web-sites:
www.flamboroughmarine.co.uk
www.ganseys.co.uk
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The Links Page :
As the range of our activities is so diverse,
we have a number of different websites. The main
Flamborough Manor site, which is where you are
now, focuses primarily on accommodation but has
brief details of all our other activities. To
allow for more information to be presented on
these other activities, there are other
self-contained web-sites and some of the links
you will encounter while browsing these pages
will take you to these separate sites.
All our web-sites have a
LINKS page in common, which allows for easy
navigation between the various sites. To
find out where you are, or to return to the main
site, simply go to the LINKS
page.
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