Jane Gaugain (née Alison; born 26 March 1804) was a Scottish knitter and writer. She built up a successful business in Edinburgh, Scotland, and published 16 volumes on knitting that helped make it a popular pastime for ladies and a source of income for lower classes of women. Her unusually-written pattern books are important in the history of textiles in Scotland.[1][2]
Gaugain was born in 1804 in Dalkeith, Midlothian and was the daughter of a tailor, James Alison. After marrying English cloth importer John James Gaugain (known as James or J.J.),[3] she worked in her husband's shop at 63 George Street[4] and helped turn it into a thriving haberdashery. Gaugain wrote and disseminated knitting patterns throughout the 1830s from her shop and published her first pattern book in 1840. It was called "Lady's Assistant in Knitting, Netting and Crochet." She had a particular way of writing her patterns with full instructions at the beginning detailing the meanings of abbreviations. The book was very popular.[a] The book reached a massive audience in the UK and America and was the best-selling knitting book of the period. It ran to 22 editions. Throughout the 1840s and 50s, she published a great many titles. In response to readers' feedback, she began to produce charted paper and instructions that allowed knitters to create their own designs and began accepting mail orders at the Edinburgh shop.[5][6][7]
In 2012, knitter Franklin Habit adapted one of Jane Gaugain's patterns, a pineapple-shaped purse, for a modern audience in the summer 2012 issue of Knitty.[8] Knitters today continue to use and be inspired by Jane Gaugain's patterns, and she is beginning to be recognized as an 'unsung hero' of the history of women entrepreneurs and knitting.[9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]
Selected worksedit
Gaugain, Jane (1840). The Lady's Assistant for Executing Useful and Fancy Designs in Knitting, Netting, and Crochet Work(PDF). Edinburgh: I. J. Gaugain.
Gaugain, Jane (1842). The Lady's Assistant in Knitting, Netting, and Crochet Work (second volume). Edinburgh; I. J. Gaugain; London: Ackermann and Co.
Gaugain, Jane (1842). The Lady's Assistant for Executing Useful and Fancy Designs in Knitting, Netting, and Crochet Work(PDF) (5th ed.). Edinburgh: I. J. Gaugain; London: Ackermann and Co.
Gaugain, Jane (c. 1843). Mrs. Gaugain's Miniature Knitting, Netting, and Crochet Book (seventh thousand; some pages out of order)(PDF). Edinburgh: I. J. Gaugain; London: Ackermann and Co.
Gaugain, Jane (1845). The Lady's Assistant for Executing Useful and Fancy Designs in Knitting, Netting, and Crochet Work (eighth thousand). Edinburgh: I. J. Gaugain; London: Ackermann and Co.
Gaugain, Jane (1845). The Accompaniment to Second Volume of Mrs Gaugain's Work on Knitting, Netting and Crochet, Illustrating the Open Patterns and Stitches; To Which are Added Several Elegant and New Receipts (Third thousand). Edinburgh: I. J. Gaugain; London: Ackermann and Co.
Gaugain, Jane (1846). The Knitters' Friend: Being a Selection of Receipts for the Most Useful and Saleable Articles in Knitting, Netting and Crochet work (second thousand)(PDF). Edinburgh: J. Gaugain; London: Ackermann and Co.
Gaugain, Jane (1847). Mrs. Gaugain's Knit Polka Book(PDF). Edinburgh: I. J. Gaugain; London: Ackermann and Co.
Notesedit
^Online editions of the book exist. For the first edition of the book, see Gaugain 1840; for the 1842 fifth edition of the book, see Gaugain (5th ed.) 1842.
Referencesedit
^"Victorian Pioneer: The Story of 1840s knitting superstar Jane Gaugain". The Knitter. No. 129. 20 September 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
^"7 More Knitting Words to Keep You Warm". Merriam Webster. Retrieved 5 September 2019. The earliest written use we currently have for garter stitch comes from an 1840 book of knitting, netting, and crochet patterns by the Scottish knitter and businesswoman, Jane Gaugain.
^"Victorian Pioneer: The story of 1840s knitting superstar Jane Gaugain". The Knitter. 20 September 2018.
^ abDavies, Kate (11 March 2016). "In the Steps of Jane Gaugain". KDD & Co blog. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
^"...a book of fashionable amusement to the higher ranks of society..." (PDF). Shetland Museum and Archives. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
^Rudnick, Kara (February–April 2014). "The History of the Humble Pattern (Part 2)" (PDF). Cast On. TKGA. pp. 69–70. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
^Ohrenstein, Dora (26 April 2019). "History of Crochet: The Victorian Crochet Revolution". Interweave. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
^Habit, Franklin (2012). "Big D-mn Pineapple (Stitches in Time) : Knitty Spring+Summer 2012". knitty.com. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
^"International Women's Day - Unsung Heroines of Knitting". Get Crafty. 8 March 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
^Renton, Jennie. "Fashionable Reading". Textualities. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
^Habit, Franklin (22 February 2019). "Fridays with Franklin: Nineteenth Century Knit-Along, Part Three". We Are Makers. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
^Vining, Emma (2019). Knitter's Sketchbook: Design Inspiration for Twists and Cables. The Crowood Press Ltd. ISBN9781785005381. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
^Kingstone, Ann (20 June 2016). "Jane Gaugain's 'Lady's Knitting, Netting & Crochet'". annkingstone.com. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
^"Knit a Pineapple Purse". The Jane Austen Centre. 15 August 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
^Kirker, Alison (22 August 2017). "The Honest Truth: Fashions come and go but wool is cool again". The Sunday Post. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
^"mrs. jane gaugain". Moucherons Tricote. 23 November 2006. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
Further readingedit
Davies, Kate (Spring 2009). . Twist Collective. Archived from the original on 16 March 2018.
External linksedit
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Jane Gaugain nee Alison born 26 March 1804 was a Scottish knitter and writer She built up a successful business in Edinburgh Scotland and published 16 volumes on knitting that helped make it a popular pastime for ladies and a source of income for lower classes of women Her unusually written pattern books are important in the history of textiles in Scotland 1 2 Jane GaugainBornJane Alison26 March 1804Dalkeith ScotlandDied20 May 1860Leith ScotlandNationalityScottishKnown forTextilesSpouseJ J Gaugain Knitting motifs published by Jane Gaugain 1845 Contents 1 Biography 2 Legacy 3 Selected works 4 Notes 5 References 6 Further reading 7 External linksBiography editGaugain was born in 1804 in Dalkeith Midlothian and was the daughter of a tailor James Alison After marrying English cloth importer John James Gaugain known as James or J J 3 she worked in her husband s shop at 63 George Street 4 and helped turn it into a thriving haberdashery Gaugain wrote and disseminated knitting patterns throughout the 1830s from her shop and published her first pattern book in 1840 It was called Lady s Assistant in Knitting Netting and Crochet She had a particular way of writing her patterns with full instructions at the beginning detailing the meanings of abbreviations The book was very popular a The book reached a massive audience in the UK and America and was the best selling knitting book of the period It ran to 22 editions Throughout the 1840s and 50s she published a great many titles In response to readers feedback she began to produce charted paper and instructions that allowed knitters to create their own designs and began accepting mail orders at the Edinburgh shop 5 6 7 Gaugain died in 1860 from phthisis pulmonalis tuberculosis and is buried in Edinburgh s Dean Cemetery near the Water of Leith 4 Legacy editIn 2012 knitter Franklin Habit adapted one of Jane Gaugain s patterns a pineapple shaped purse for a modern audience in the summer 2012 issue of Knitty 8 Knitters today continue to use and be inspired by Jane Gaugain s patterns and she is beginning to be recognized as an unsung hero of the history of women entrepreneurs and knitting 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Selected works editGaugain Jane 1840 The Lady s Assistant for Executing Useful and Fancy Designs in Knitting Netting and Crochet Work PDF Edinburgh I J Gaugain Gaugain Jane 1842 The Lady s Assistant in Knitting Netting and Crochet Work second volume Edinburgh I J Gaugain London Ackermann and Co Gaugain Jane 1842 The Lady s Assistant for Executing Useful and Fancy Designs in Knitting Netting and Crochet Work PDF 5th ed Edinburgh I J Gaugain London Ackermann and Co Gaugain Jane c 1843 Mrs Gaugain s Miniature Knitting Netting and Crochet Book seventh thousand some pages out of order PDF Edinburgh I J Gaugain London Ackermann and Co Gaugain Jane 1845 The Lady s Assistant for Executing Useful and Fancy Designs in Knitting Netting and Crochet Work eighth thousand Edinburgh I J Gaugain London Ackermann and Co Gaugain Jane 1845 The Accompaniment to Second Volume of Mrs Gaugain s Work on Knitting Netting and Crochet Illustrating the Open Patterns and Stitches To Which are Added Several Elegant and New Receipts Third thousand Edinburgh I J Gaugain London Ackermann and Co Gaugain Jane 1846 The Knitters Friend Being a Selection of Receipts for the Most Useful and Saleable Articles in Knitting Netting and Crochet work second thousand PDF Edinburgh J Gaugain London Ackermann and Co Gaugain Jane 1847 Mrs Gaugain s Knit Polka Book PDF Edinburgh I J Gaugain London Ackermann and Co Notes edit Online editions of the book exist For the first edition of the book see Gaugain 1840 for the 1842 fifth edition of the book see Gaugain 5th ed 1842 References edit Victorian Pioneer The Story of 1840s knitting superstar Jane Gaugain The Knitter No 129 20 September 2018 Retrieved 5 September 2019 7 More Knitting Words to Keep You Warm Merriam Webster Retrieved 5 September 2019 The earliest written use we currently have for garter stitch comes from an 1840 book of knitting netting and crochet patterns by the Scottish knitter and businesswoman Jane Gaugain Victorian Pioneer The story of 1840s knitting superstar Jane Gaugain The Knitter 20 September 2018 a b Davies Kate 11 March 2016 In the Steps of Jane Gaugain KDD amp Co blog Retrieved 5 September 2019 a book of fashionable amusement to the higher ranks of society PDF Shetland Museum and Archives Retrieved 5 September 2019 Rudnick Kara February April 2014 The History of the Humble Pattern Part 2 PDF Cast On TKGA pp 69 70 Retrieved 5 September 2019 Ohrenstein Dora 26 April 2019 History of Crochet The Victorian Crochet Revolution Interweave Retrieved 5 September 2019 Habit Franklin 2012 Big D mn Pineapple Stitches in Time Knitty Spring Summer 2012 knitty com Retrieved 2 July 2019 International Women s Day Unsung Heroines of Knitting Get Crafty 8 March 2018 Retrieved 5 September 2019 Renton Jennie Fashionable Reading Textualities Retrieved 5 September 2019 Habit Franklin 22 February 2019 Fridays with Franklin Nineteenth Century Knit Along Part Three We Are Makers Retrieved 5 September 2019 Vining Emma 2019 Knitter s Sketchbook Design Inspiration for Twists and Cables The Crowood Press Ltd ISBN 9781785005381 Retrieved 5 September 2019 Kingstone Ann 20 June 2016 Jane Gaugain s Lady s Knitting Netting amp Crochet annkingstone com Retrieved 5 September 2019 Knit a Pineapple Purse The Jane Austen Centre 15 August 2012 Retrieved 5 September 2019 Kirker Alison 22 August 2017 The Honest Truth Fashions come and go but wool is cool again The Sunday Post Retrieved 5 September 2019 mrs jane gaugain Moucherons Tricote 23 November 2006 Retrieved 5 September 2019 Further reading editDavies Kate Spring 2009 In the Steps of Jane Gaugain Twist Collective Archived from the original on 16 March 2018 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jane Gaugain Patterns hosted on Ravelry Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w 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