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Brontë Knits

For all you Brontë and knit lovers around:

Literary Knits: 30 Patterns Inspired by Favorite Books
Nikol Lohr
ISBN: 978-1-1182-1606-4
John Wiley
November 2012

More than 30 projects inspired by classic literature
Literary Knits features 30 knitting patterns inspired by beloved characters from classic books; from Pride and Prejudice to Moby Dick, The Catcher in the Rye to The Chronicles of Narnia—and many more in between.

Inspired by some of the most beloved characters from favorite books, including an elegant Daisy Cloche inspired by The Great Gatsby and a late '50s-inspired Holly Golightly Dress imagined from Breakfast at Tiffany's, the more than 30 knitting projects in this unique collection will inspire knitters and book lovers alike.

Each knitting pattern includes precise instruction and robust information on yarn selection and substitution
Beautiful photography throughout offers ideas and inspiration for all ages and skill levels, including supporting photos for tricky or less commonly-known techniques
Diagrams, assembly instructions, and schematic illustrations ease completion of each project
A generous mix of knitting patterns for women, men, and kids
If you're a book lover who knits, or a knitter with an appreciation for vintage patterns, Literary Knits is a timeless collection of one-of-a-kind knitting projects.

Includes two Brontë projects: Catherine Bed Socks and Jane Eyre Shawl.
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On this day in 1846 Emily Bronte wrote the poem, "No coward soul is mine No trembler in the world's storm-troubled sphere...".

 

New colours

 

Barry from Bagnall's, specialist decorator, puts up the dining room paper.

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The new green/blue colour in Charlotte's room after forensic analysis & refurbishment

 

 

The new green-and-white paper in Mr Bronte's room

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Bronte waterfall

 

"I intended to have written a line yesterday, but just as I was sitting down for that purpose, Arthur called to me to take a walk. We set off, not intending to go far; but though wild and cloudy it was fine in the morning; when we got about half-a-mile on the moors, Arthur suggested the idea of the waterfall; after the melted snow, he said it would be fine. I had often wished to see it in its winter power, so we walked on. It was fine indeed; a perfect torrent racing over the rocks, white and beautiful!" 

Charlotte Bronte, November 29th 1854

 

Bronte county in the snow.

The Brontë Waterfall is a small waterfall located about a mile south west of Stanbury, near Haworth, West Yorkshire, England. The area surrounding the waterfall is mainly moorland and farmland but is part of Brontë Country. It is an area of outstanding beauty and famous for its association with the Brontë sisters. Below the falls can be found an old stone bridge named Brontë Bridge across South Dean Beck.

Parsonage redecorated.

It makes me a little nervous all this news.

What do you think of it?

Do you like it, or do you wish they do not change anything?

Parsonage Press Release from Jenna Holmes:

January 2013 will see the first major redecoration scheme in 25 years for Haworth Parsonage, once home to the world’s most famous literary family, the Brontës, and now one of the UK’s top tourist attractions.
 

Using historical and scientific analysis produced by academics at the University of Lincoln, and referencing contemporary sources including watercolours and letters by the Brontës, the Parsonage will undergo a major interior visual transformation led by historic interior design consultant Allyson McDermott of the McDermott Studio, Forest of Dean. The house will be restored to looking much as it did during the main period of the Brontë family’s occupation in the 1830s and 40s but will also include features introduced by Charlotte as part of her facelift for the house during the early 1850s when she began to spend some of the income she had earned from her novels Jane Eyre, Shirley and Villette in making the Parsonage more comfortable.
 

“This is one of the most exciting projects to take place at the Parsonage in many years and is the culmination of a two year research project. There have been attempts in the past to present the Parsonage as the Brontës’ home, but no serious archaeological work has ever been carried out before. The new rigorous historical research and scientific analysis resulting from this project has informed bespoke wallpapers, new curtains and painstakingly woven rugs. Objects from the Brontë Society collections will be displayed for the first time in this new context and familiar works will be reinterpreted. The rooms of the house are going to be transformed and may well surprise our visitors”. Quote from Ann Dinsdale, Collections Manager, Brontë Parsonage Museum.
 

Quote from new Executive Director, Professor Ann Sumner: “I am delighted to be taking up my new role at this exciting time and see the re-decoration taking shape. We now know so much more about how the Parsonage was presented when the Brontë family lived here and are pleased to be working with Allyson McDermott, benefitting from her wealth of experience restoring historic interiors. The newly refurbished rooms will enormously enhance the visitor experience at the Parsonage Museum and have inspired a wealth of learning events and an exhibition in 2013”.
 

Quote from Sally McDonald, Chairman, The Brontë Society Council: “When the Trustees of the Brontë Society agreed this landmark re-decoration it set in motion a singular opportunity to learn more about the Brontës and their home. We are delighted that when the Parsonage reopens its door on February 9^th we will be sharing more of that wonderful story with our members and our visitors”.
 

The newly refurbished Parsonage will reopen on Saturday 9^th February featuring some exciting new displays.

The project has cost in the region of £60,000.

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Contacts & Further Information:

               Ann Dinsdale (Collections Manager) 01535 640198 – a.dinsdale@bronte.org.uk

See:  bronteparsonage/parsonage-redecorated.

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The Bronte Weather Project has officially finished now.

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 The Bronte Weather Project has officially finished now, however there are still a couple of loose threads to tie up, so i had to go over to the Bronte Parsonage Museum yesterday. I was meant to go on Tuesday, but because of the snowy freezing weather it got delayed a couple of days.

The trip over the moors was really spectacular - the snow covering everything and the colour of the sky mingling in with the hills. Thankfully the roads were clear, so the bus journey was not too fraught.

 

The Museum is closed to the public at the moment as they spend time redecorating the whole house. It was interesting to be in the Museum in a state of change - and the work carried out so far is absolutely beautiful - gorgeous paints and wall papers that have been especially chosen and researched to fit in with how the Bronte family would have had it. It's going to look stunning when it's finished.

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Writing slope from the Taylor family

 

Stuff (New Zealand) reports that an antiques roadshow taking place in March will include a Taylor family item.
A Marlborough family's 19th-century writing slope, with links to one of the world's literary greats, will be among items an antiques expert will view during an antiques roadshow in Blenheim.
The Curios and Collectables Roadshow, a Marlborough Girls' College fundraiser, takes place on the weekend of March 8 and 9, at the school grounds.
The writing slope, made in Liverpool, has been handed down through the family of Mary Taylor, a lifelong friend of Charlotte Bronte, whose family inspired Bronte's novel Shirley.
Miss Taylor and her brother William Waring Taylor were among Port Nicholson's earliest settlers and the family name lives on in a central Wellington street. (Sonia Beal)

7 January - 23 February 2013

This exhibition highlights rarely seen manuscript material written by Branwell Brontë from the Brotherton Library Special Collections. The rich and complex world of landscapes, characters and events written whilst Branwell was still a teenager, has been 'brought to life' by illustration students from Leeds College of Art's Visual Communications course.
Herbert Read and Artists' Books
4 March - 27 April 2013   library.leeds

Buriel place of Martha Taylor

 

On 22 November a memorable event took place. For the first time a ‘Brontë’ delegation paid homage to Martha Taylor and Julia Wheelwright, the two Yorkshire friends of Charlotte and Emily who died in Brussels in 1842.

Martha’s death especially was a big loss for Charlotte. She quite often visited her grave in her second year in Brussels. That cemetery has long gone, and it was only recently that the reburial place was located. 

The remains of those buried of the old Protestant cemetery (those without a ‘concession’) were anonymously, without gravestones, reburied along a 150 meter stretch of the boundary wall on the east side of the cemetery. Certainly a nice place to lie buried. Somewhere in the middle the flowers were laid by Helen and Renate, for the girls who died 170 years ago. Charlotte would have been pleased no doubt.

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On this day in 1819

Arthur Bell Nicholls was born at Killhead, County Antrim, Ireland.

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I wonder:

What year, concerning the Brontes, is your favorite?

Suppose you could meet them in what year would you do?

I have several times I wishes I could go back and see and meet them

I love the times when:

 

They were children and playing on the moors, almost free as a bird. I wished I could be there, playing with them.

 

 

In the evening, when the sisters were creating their books, walking around the table, telling each other what they did write.

When Charlotte left alone, when she was visiting London, meeting all these new people, learning all those new habits. I wished I could be there, looking around a corner and wispering some confidence in her ear. Because we know that she could do it, we know how it will ends, how succesfull she would be. But she…… she had to do it and I admire her for it.

So, what is your favorite time and year?

I wish my readers a Happy New Year.

 

The New Year card pictured here is typical of the expanding range of greetings cards that appeared after 1840 when Rowland Hill invented the idea of postage stamps. At first there was just one stamp and this was called the Penny Black. It cost a penny and with this a letter could be sent anywhere in the country. Before the stamp was invented, it was far more costly to send a letter because the person who received the letter paid for the postage and the amount depended on how far a letter had travelled.

So with the cheaper postage, many more people started sending letters as well as greetings cards. The first Christmas card was sent in 1843 and it soon became a popular custom. Letters and cards were the only way of keeping in touch because telephones were not invented until 1876 and even then were not common in Victorian homes.

With the arrival of the penny post, streets had to be given name plates and houses numbers so that the postmen knew where to deliver letters. Post boxes (the first ones were green) appeared on street corners and people began to fit post boxes in their front doors so that letters could be delivered.

Celebrate the 200th Wedding Anniversary of Maria and Patrick Brontë

 

 

Today, December 29th, at the Brontë Parsonage Museum:

December 29, 2012 is the 200th anniversary of the day that Patrick Brontë and Maria Branwell - parents of Charlotte, Branwell, Emily and Anne - married at Guiseley Church, West Yorkshire.

To mark the occasion the Brontë Parsonage Museum is offering a day of free activities – and a piece of wedding cake! – to all visitors.

• Meet ‘Mrs Brontë’ as she tours the Museum in her wedding dress

• Listen to a short talk about Maria and Patrick’s courtship and wedding at intervals throughout the day

• Handle real period costume items

• Enjoy children’s activities in the foyer

• And partake of a free slice of commemorative wedding cake!

Mrs Brontë will be at the Museum between 11am and 4pm, and is available for pictures outside the church, in the Museum and in the Museum garden.

Mrs Brontë herself discuss what she will wear for the occasion on Hathaways of Haworth.

Picture Source: Hathaways of Haworth. More information in Keighley News.
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A double wedding anniversary celebration

 

A double wedding anniversary celebration will be held at Haworth Parish Church tomorrow.
It will be 200 years since the Reverend Patrick Brontë, father of the famous sisters, married his wife Maria. He was vicar at Haworth from 1820 to 1861. It will also be 39 years since the current Priest-in-Charge, the Reverend Peter Mayo-Smith and his wife Eileen, were married.
To mark Patrick Brontë’s double-centenary the bell-ringers at the parish church will carry out a two-and-three-quarter- hour full peal.
Simon Burnett, the Haworth Church bell captain, said: “A full peal of bell involves 5,040 changes in various methods.”
Earlier in the day, the bell-ringers at Guiseley Parish Church, where Patrick and Maria were married, will also be attempting a full peal.The moors, my mistress
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When her parents died, Maria had to look for a job. In 1812 her aunt Jane Fennell, who was housekeeper at the Woodhouse Grove School at Rawdon in Yorkshire, invited Maria to assist her. Maria accepted and left Penzance to start a new life. John Fennell, Jane's husband and Maria's uncle, was a methodist minister and the headmaster of the school. In 1812 he invited his former colleague Patrick Bronte to visit the school. Here, he met Maria and after a short courtship the couple were married on 29th December 1812. It was a double ceremony as John and Jane's daughter, Jane Branwell Fennell, also got married to the Reverend William Morgan. On that same day, but in Penzance, Joseph and Charlotte Branwell, two cousins of the brides, got married as well.
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