The Loving Stitch: A History of Knitting and Spinning in New Zealand – FULL INSTANT DOWNLOAD | PDF DOCX EPUB

Ebook Name: The Loving Stitch: A History of Knitting and Spinning in New Zealand
ISBN-13: 9781869401887
ISBN-10: 1869401883
Addition ISBN: 9781775584414, 1775581934, 9781775581932
Author(s): Heather Nicholson, Publisher: Auckland University Press

The Loving Stitch is an engaging history of a subject never before explored but familiar to many New Zealanders. Heather Nicholson’s knowledge of knitting and spinning is formidable but she also knows how to tell a good story and has a keen sense of humor. The Loving Stitch presents a chronological account of antipodean knitting, which is also a history of the domestic lives of women, of their resourcefulness, their talent and sociability. She follows the growth of pattern books, the role of knitting for troops in the two world wars, knitting in the Depression and the recent interest in art knitting. She also explores the different items produced by the skilled knitter, from jerseys and guernseys to counterpanes, socks and stockings, and a scarf that stretched right round Parliament Buildings. The book also includes material on spinning and on local wool mills, as well as general good advice drawn from the personal experience of hundreds of knitters and spinners. The Loving Stitch is impeccably researched, it is full of characters, memories and advice, and it is superbly illustrated.