A History of Hand Knitting

Rutt, Richard

ISBN 10: 0934026351 / ISBN 13: 9780934026352

Published by Interweave Press, Loveland, Colorado, 1989

About this Item

3rd printing. Full green cloth hard cover with dust jacket. Tight and unmarked with just a slight bit of pale foxing to endpapers. Unclipped dust jacket offered now in new mylar cover. 248pp., index, bibliography, appendices, over 180 illustrations, drawings and photographs. The definitive work on the subject, Rutt traces the history, development and refinement of the craft, drawing on literary sources and evidence, with particular emphasis on the social aspects of knitting. Size: 4to - over 9" - 12" Tall.

Seller Inventory # 071925

Bibliographic Details

• Title: A History of Hand Knitting
• Publisher: Interweave Press, Loveland, Colorado
• Publication Date: 1989
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0934026351
• ISBN 13: 9780934026352
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Needlework

About this title

Synopsis

Traces the development and refinement of hand knitting, legends, tools, techniques, and local traditions from around the world

About the Author

Richard Rutt is the former bishop of Leicester, a town that played an important role in the British knitting industry.