Private company
Women's Home Industries
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Women's Home Industries was a company founded in 1947 in London to earn export revenue for the UK in the post-war period by harnessing women's craft skills, such as knitting and needlework. Originally seen as part of the effort to rebuild the economy – and a way to give women practical work they could do from home – between the 1950s and 1970s its reputation as a retailer and supplier of hand-made knits and traditional crafts grew, with exports to match.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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Women's Home Industries was a company founded in 1947 in London to earn export revenue for the UK in the post-war period by harnessing women's craft skills, such as knitting and needlework. Originally seen as part of the effort to rebuild the economy – and a way to give women practical work they could do from home – between the 1950s and 1970s its reputation as a retailer and supplier of hand-made knits and traditional crafts grew, with exports to match.2
Timeline
- 1947Founded Founded1
Links
- WikipediaWomen's Home Industries
- WikidataQ21008576
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- 2WikipediaWomen's Home Industries on Wikipedia