Gwen Matthewman
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Gwen Matthewman (1927
Before
Guinness World record
Matthewman set the world record with a speed of 111 stitches per minute in a test at Phildar's Wool Shop in Central Street, Leeds on Monday 29 September 1980. Gwen Matthewman's world record was broken in 2005 by Miriam Tegals of the Netherlands who stitched 118 stitches in one minute. There is currently a dispute between the Matthewman family and Guinness about the format in which Tegals's record was obtained. World knitting records are recorded over three minutes and not the one minute that Tegals recorded. Matthewman knitted 333 stitches in three minutes with an average of 111 stitches per minute, and the closest to date is 268 stitches in three minutes, which is 65 stitches short of Matthewman's record.[citation needed]
Television appearances
She also appeared on Blue Peter, with Roy Castle, Norris McWhirter, and Ross McWhirter on Record Breakers in 1973, with David Frost on Breakfast with Frost, and Game for a Laugh. Gwen appeared with David Letterman on Late Night with David Letterman alongside; Dana Delany, Lonnie Mack, and Sam Kinison, on Friday 13 April 1990. [citation needed]
Personal life
Gwen Matthewman (née Jones) married Gordon Matthewman in 1948 in Pontefract district. They had four children.
References
- ^ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ^ "Countdown to the Moon Landing". ohiohistory.wordpress.com. 31 December 2013. Archived from the original on 16 September 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ^ "Knitting Nova ~ Gwen Matthewman". atexasgirlknits.wordpress.com. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ^ "Knitting star was fastest in world". pontefractandcastlefordexpress.co.uk. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.