The Sheringham Museum's fishermen's gansey project has helped save the traditional craft from the Heritage Crafts Association’s endangered list.

Charts were made of these patterns (previously, these would have been passed on by word of mouth only), and Lesley recruited experienced knitters who fancied the challenge of knitting the ganseys ...

“As well as gathering information from days gone by, our project officers have been working with communities, in particular schools and colleges, to pass on knowledge and skills to keep the tradition ...

The stitch patterns, such as anchors, diamonds, cables, lightning, ropes and ladders, symbolised the everyday things in the fisherfolk's lives. Telling of their tools, harvest and the weather.

Of all the Norfolk fishing ports, Sheringham is particularly noted for its ganseys. They are extremely fine, knitted on size 16 or even 17 needles with three-ply worstead wool. The result is a ...