I Love this Book
I am really enjoying using this book to learn about the history of knitting. If you like to know where some of the things you knit were derived, this is the book for you!
He draws no conclusions ...
It is, alas, the reprinting which means the plates are black and white, not in color. I'll keep my eyes open for the original printing, but don't plan on mortgaging the house to get it. This is the bible for knitting historians. I can see why. He draws no conclusions, but presents an exhaustive review of knitting through the ages. He takes extant pieces, dates and analyzes them, he delves into other people's work and analyzes it, too. I've skimmed it a couple of times, and looked at the pictures several more times. But, like most of us I think, I have never read it cover to cover. Until now. I'm impressed. I'm educated. I'm inspired. Can't really ask for more than that, now can I?
One of my favorites -- now the rest of you can read it
I've lost count of how many times I've read this wonderful book. Along with Anne McDonald's "A Social History of American Knitting," it occupies a place of honor on my knitting bookshelf. If you are a history nut and a knitting nut, as I am, this is the book for you.
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