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Knitting began in the 12th century in the Arab world but spread quickly. Nargi (Astounding Knits!) takes knitters on an around-the-world tour of traditional knitting. The history is the heart of the book, but there's so much more here, including interviews with well-known knitting experts, descriptions of unique yarns and techniques, and projects focused on each region's styles and traditions. This excellent--and very readable--reference to global knitting traditions belongs on the bookshelf of any knitter interested in the history and development of knitting. - "Library Journal XPress"
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Here is the history of knitting around the globe, examining styles, techniques, and particular styles countries and regions-including England, Ireland, Scotland, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Iceland, Japan, Australia, Canada, United States, Peru, Bolivia, and more. Highlighted are 20 profiles of historically significant knitters who are using particular techniques today-plus 20 patterns that exemplify knitting traditions from around the world.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
A rather flippant style of writing from the very first sentence, and zipping about all over the place. It is mostly a compilation of all the books I have already got. Lots of typos in such things as book titles (eg Richard Rutt, right once, wrong once). Bits missing out of patterns - what is the use of quoting multi colours in a shoe insert pattern then not giving instructions or a chart for them? And calling them mittens halfway along?
The pix of the earliest socks is wonderful though - I can work out the pattern from that.
The pix of the earliest socks is wonderful though - I can work out the pattern from that.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I was so excited to see this book for sale on Amazon as I'm fascinated with knitting history around the world. The book is beautiful,but - and this is a big but- I'm afraid it is poorly researched and could have seriously benefitted from an academic expert looking it over.
Alarm bells started ringing when the author stated that a town in Scotland was in England. Then, and there is absolutely no evidence of this, that stocking knitting started in the 14th century in England. The final thing that stopped me reading it was that the author incorrectly referenced Richard Rutt's A History of Handknitting as A History of World Knitting and when discussing ganseys she did not mention Gladys Thompson once and ended up discussing other countries in a section clearly marked 'England', without discussing other English knitting traditions of which there is academic material available.
I'm afraid I lost interest in the text then, which is a real shame as the book is visually stunning. One other thing that I didn't understand why the author presented other people's contemporary work (e.g. the beautiful Sanquhar style socks) without giving a pattern in the book or stating where the pattern can be purchased.
Alarm bells started ringing when the author stated that a town in Scotland was in England. Then, and there is absolutely no evidence of this, that stocking knitting started in the 14th century in England. The final thing that stopped me reading it was that the author incorrectly referenced Richard Rutt's A History of Handknitting as A History of World Knitting and when discussing ganseys she did not mention Gladys Thompson once and ended up discussing other countries in a section clearly marked 'England', without discussing other English knitting traditions of which there is academic material available.
I'm afraid I lost interest in the text then, which is a real shame as the book is visually stunning. One other thing that I didn't understand why the author presented other people's contemporary work (e.g. the beautiful Sanquhar style socks) without giving a pattern in the book or stating where the pattern can be purchased.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is a beautifully made book, made for keeping. Subtitled 'A Multi-stranded History of a Time-Honored Tradition', this book looks at knitting in several countries. From the earliest surviving pieces of knitwear to well-known designers, this book traces the fabric of knitting. There are plenty of examples of knitwear and the photographs are very good. It shows the development of knitting and the patterns and styles that belong to each country that has interpreted this ancient craft in its own way. The book did fascinate and leave me wanting patterns and designs to knit up. This review first appeared on Karen Platt's yarns and fabric blog.
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