Knitting Guild research
The first documented knitting guild in medieval Europe is the Knitting Guild of Saint Fiacre in Paris, France 1527. Other countries adopted the practice with guilds in Catalonia, Venice and Nuremberg. Prior to the creation of knitting guilds, there were workshops with similar practices. These would consist of apprentices, journeymen and master craftsmen. Apprenticeship would begin from age 7 to 12 and the child would live with the master craftsman to learn the trade. An apprentice would learn the techniques for prepping the wool, spinning and basic knitting skills. The journeyman would literally journey and travel extensively to both extend his skills with various masters and gain experience in the world. The journey could last three to four years. At the end of his travels, he would need to create a body of work to gain his master’s certification. This would typically consist of several small objects such as a pain of socks/hose, gloves, pouches and ...