~SHAKER MUSEUM & EMILY ADAMS BODE AUJLA / SHAKER KNITS / OPENS FRI JUNE 16
‘THE COMMERCIALIZATION of SHAKER KNITS’
an exhibition . . EMILY ADAMS BODE AJULA organized with SHAKER MUSEUM
OPENS . . FRI JUNE 16, 2023 / 5 – 7 PM
AND RUNS THRU . . . SEPT 10, 2023
KINDERHOOK KNITTING MILL, 8 HUDSON STREET, KINDERHOOK, UPSTATE NY
HRS:
THURS-SAT / 10AM-6PM
SUN / 11AM-4PM
image via Instagram @shakermuseum /story reel
@BODE: “We are pleased to announce the opening of ‘The Commercialization of Shaker Knits’, an exhibition I organized with @shakermuseum which explores the evolution of Skaker knitting from ninteenth-century craft to profitable commercial practice & its distinct and long lasting impact on American athletic wear & fashion.”
image via Instagram @shakermuseum / story reel
@BODE: “The show features dozens of items from Shaker Museum including a dark blue wool machine knit sweater by the sisters at Canterbury Shaker Village, a white wool knit sweater coat produced by the Shakers at Enfield, a Lamb knitting machine used by the Shakers, knit mittens, clothing labels, and more.”
image via Instagram @shakermuseum / story reel
@BODE: “Over twenty Shaker knit sweaters, dating between 1920 – 1981, and various archival photographs from my personal collection will be on display, along with several BODE development samples which utilize and interpret the traditional Shaker knit.”