The Culture of Knitting [larger image]
Product Information Author: Joanne Turney Binding: Paperback Number of Pages: 274
The Culture of Knitting
From booties and scarves to art and fashion. The Culture of Knitting addresses knitting as art, craft, design, fashion and performance, and as an aspect of the everyday. Drawing on a variety of sources, including interviews with knitters from different disciplines as well as amateurs, the text breaks down hierarchical boundaries and stereotypical assumptions that have previously negated the academic study of knitting. The book also highlights the diversity and complexity of knitting in all its guises.