The culture of knitting /
Turney, Joanne.
The culture of knitting / Joanne Turney. - English ed. - Oxford ; New York : Berg, 2009. - xi, 274 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Knitting: a gendered pursuit? -- Knitting the past: revivalism, romanticism and ruralism in contemporary knitting -- Twisted yarns: postmodern knitting -- Unravelling the surface: unhomely knitting -- In the loop? Knitting narratives, biographies and identities -- Knit power: the politics of knitting -- Conclusion: Is the world full of ugly jumpers?
From booties and scarves to art and fashion, this work addresses knitting as art, craft, design, fashion and performance, and as an aspect of the everyday. It investigates not merely why knitting is so popular now but also the reasons why knitting has such longevity.
9781845205928
Knitting.
Knitting -- Miscellanea.
TT820 .T92 2009
The culture of knitting / Joanne Turney. - English ed. - Oxford ; New York : Berg, 2009. - xi, 274 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Knitting: a gendered pursuit? -- Knitting the past: revivalism, romanticism and ruralism in contemporary knitting -- Twisted yarns: postmodern knitting -- Unravelling the surface: unhomely knitting -- In the loop? Knitting narratives, biographies and identities -- Knit power: the politics of knitting -- Conclusion: Is the world full of ugly jumpers?
From booties and scarves to art and fashion, this work addresses knitting as art, craft, design, fashion and performance, and as an aspect of the everyday. It investigates not merely why knitting is so popular now but also the reasons why knitting has such longevity.
9781845205928
Knitting.
Knitting -- Miscellanea.
TT820 .T92 2009