You are in: North Yorkshire > History > Local history > What's a gansey? Filey gansies circa 1907 By Carole Green If asked to imagine a fisherman, you'll probably conjure up someone in a sou'wester, ...
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THEY were once worn by Scots fishermen as protection against the salt water and sea spray. Now traditional gansey knitted sweaters are set to be taken up by the fashion set after they graced the ...
One Yorkshire company claims to be the only business in the world selling genuine Gansey jumpers, which take six weeks to make Genevieve Holl-Allen is a Political Correspondent for The Telegraph. She ...
Fingers flying, needles clicking, the fishermen’s best friends – their ganseys – took shape; warm, weatherproof pullovers with distinctive patterns that, should the worst happen, might well help bring ...
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