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Languages : en
Pages : 124
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The Lady's Book of Knitting and Crochet. Containing ... Patterns ... of Work. Compiled and Edited by a Lady Expert, Etc
The Lady's Book of Knitting and Crochet. Containing ... Patterns ... of Work. Compiled and Edited by a Lady Expert, Etc
Knitting America
Author: Susan M. Strawn, Melanie Falick
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ISBN: 9781610600835
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
The patterns and fabrics of American knitting are an intricate, and intimate, part of the nations history, reflecting the styles and the interests, the concerns and the comforts that touched every homebody, every newborn and newlywed, every homesick patriot in the field. This is the history that Knitting America celebrates. The first fully detailed, full-color, comprehensive history of knitting in America from colonial times to the present, the book conveys the social and historical realities that the craft embodied as well as the emotional narrative that unfolded at the hands of the nations knitters. With vintage patterns and designs typical of each era, Knitting America comprises a knitted history of American society. Here are the trends and the shortages, the historical happenings and the social movements, the advertising and economic developments that affected knitting and style. Also included are 20 historic knitting patterns for todays knitters. Beautifully illustrated with vintage pattern booklets, posters, postcards, black-and-white historical photographs, and contemporary color photographs of knitted pieces in private collections and in museums, this book is a treasure of history and craft, an exquisite view of America through the handiwork of its knitters.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781610600835
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
The patterns and fabrics of American knitting are an intricate, and intimate, part of the nations history, reflecting the styles and the interests, the concerns and the comforts that touched every homebody, every newborn and newlywed, every homesick patriot in the field. This is the history that Knitting America celebrates. The first fully detailed, full-color, comprehensive history of knitting in America from colonial times to the present, the book conveys the social and historical realities that the craft embodied as well as the emotional narrative that unfolded at the hands of the nations knitters. With vintage patterns and designs typical of each era, Knitting America comprises a knitted history of American society. Here are the trends and the shortages, the historical happenings and the social movements, the advertising and economic developments that affected knitting and style. Also included are 20 historic knitting patterns for todays knitters. Beautifully illustrated with vintage pattern booklets, posters, postcards, black-and-white historical photographs, and contemporary color photographs of knitted pieces in private collections and in museums, this book is a treasure of history and craft, an exquisite view of America through the handiwork of its knitters.
The Publishers Weekly
The Lady's Book of Knitting
Publishers' Weekly
The Lady's Book of Knitting and Crochet
The Lady's Book of Useful and Ornamental Knitting and Netting Work, Etc. [Illustrated.]
Author: Miss Ronaldson (Teacher of Needle-Work in the Edinburgh Ladies' Institution for the Southern Districts.)
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Category : Knitting
Languages : en
Pages : 200
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Publisher:
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Category : Knitting
Languages : en
Pages : 200
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The Lady's Book of Knitting and Crochet
Author: J. Henry Symonds (pub.)
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Category : Crocheting
Languages : en
Pages :
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Category : Crocheting
Languages : en
Pages :
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General Catalogue of Printed Books to 1955
Author: British Museum. Dept. of Printed Books
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Category : English imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 1290
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : English imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 1290
Book Description