The Loving Stitch : A History of Knitting and Spinning in New Zealand / Heather Nicholson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nicholson, Heather, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Knitting.

Spinning.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (650 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Auckland, New Zealand : AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY PRESS, [1998]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 humour. 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

Contents:

THE LOVING STITCH; THE LOVING STITCH; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction: The Status of Knitting; The Historical Background; Missionaries and Settlers; Reading the Recipes; Soldiers, Sailors and Sportsmen; Cardigans and Corsets; Warm Socks from Warm Hearts; Knitting Between the Wars; Another War and More Khaki Socks; Shortages, Rations and Greasy Jerseys; Fashion, Business and Money; Making and Selling Yarn; Pattern Books and Leaflets; The Good Life; Learning and Teaching; Knitting for Love and Glory; Protest and Politics; Real Men Do Knit; a last word; glossary; selected bibliography

notesindex; Copyright

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-86940-548-X

1-77558-193-4

OCLC:

863823820