Status
Available
Description
Crafts. History. Nonfiction. Richard Rutt traces the mysterious history of this craft from ancient times to the present, examining museum collections, literary evidence and popular legends.
Publication
Interweave Pr (1989), Edition: 2nd prt., 248 pages
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ISBN
0934026351 / 9780934026352
User reviews
LibraryThing member Jinjifore
Although Rutt himself admits that his work is not complete, and in fact expresses his hopes that some later scholar might improve upon it, his History of Hand Knitting remains one of the most thorough histories of knitting to date. There are certainly pieces of his work that have been disputed and
Despite its occasional flaws and inaccuracies, this is still a good read, and still one of the touchstone works of knitting history.
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even disproven, but that was, I feel, part of the reason he published in the first place: to set the facts out as he found them, and invite others to continue his research.Despite its occasional flaws and inaccuracies, this is still a good read, and still one of the touchstone works of knitting history.
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LibraryThing member lilinah
THE ESSENTIAL book on the history of knitting. Not perfect, but excellent
LibraryThing member BunnysBla
It is lovingly written and just pleasure to keep one company while actually knitting (although the size of the book was a bid clumsy in my book stand)
LibraryThing member jimocracy
This was well-written but a little too technical for me. I was thinking the book would focus on a brief history of knitting and then give examples of historical turning points with respect to knitting and textiles. What I got was a very detailed history of knitting and a lot of descriptions of many
All in all this would be a very good book if you had a keen interest in or a developed skillset in the art of knitting. I have neither but I still enjoyed this book.
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different stitches and their origins and what other stitches were influenced by them.All in all this would be a very good book if you had a keen interest in or a developed skillset in the art of knitting. I have neither but I still enjoyed this book.
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LibraryThing member RochesterKnittingGui
This reference provides a full history of hand knitting by tracing the development and refinement of the craft. With special attention to the social aspects of knitting, it examines the changes in tools and techniques within different regions. Examined in detail are the history of European knitting
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before 1500, knitting in Britain from Henry VIII to the Commonwealth, from the Restoration to 1835, during the 19th century, and during World War I and after. Further explorations consider local traditions in the British Isles, knitting as practiced east of the Adriatic, and developments in the Americas. Absorbing reading for knitters and nonknitters alike, this book also defines knitting in relation to other yarn crafts such as crochet and nalbinding and offers a historical glossary and a transcription of the earliest known English knitting pattern. Show Less
Original language
English