The culture of knitting / Joanne Turney.

By:

Turney, Joanne

Language: English Publication details: Oxford ; New York : Berg, 2009.Edition: English edDescription: xi, 274 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:

9781845205928

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LOC classification:

TT820 .T92 2009

Contents:

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?

Summary: 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.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Barcode
Books	Vitali Hakko Kreatif Endüstriler Kütüphanesi	TT820 .T92 2009	Not for loan	008301

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.

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