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Book Synopsis Cornish Guernseys & Knitfrocks by : Mary Wright
Download or read book Cornish Guernseys & Knitfrocks written by Mary Wright and published by Polperro Heritage Press. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes many delightful contemporary photographs, and detailed instructions and charts show how to knit a Cornish guernsey incorporating one of 30 local patterns
Book Synopsis Cornish Guernseys & Knit-frocks by : Mary Wright
Download or read book Cornish Guernseys & Knit-frocks written by Mary Wright and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In late 19th century Cornwall hand-knitting was a vital cottage industry and coastal villages developed their own distinctive patterns and names for the traditional navy blue guernsey or knit-frock. Contract-knitting - the occupation of many Cornish women - had died out by the 1920s and was almost forgotten until Mary Wright started asking old people what they remembered of it. Her research has resulted in a remarkable picture of social history. Cornish Guernseys & Knit-frocks includes many delightful contemporary photographs, and detailed instructions and charts show how to knit a Cornish guernsey incorporating one of thirty local patterns. Author Mary Wright is a specialist knitting instructor. Her work has been exhibited extensively throughout the United Kingdom, and in Japan.
Book Synopsis Patterns for Guernseys, Jerseys & Arans by : Gladys Thompson
Download or read book Patterns for Guernseys, Jerseys & Arans written by Gladys Thompson and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2013-07-24 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fully illustrated guide features 82 patterns for traditional fishermen's sweaters. Collected from sources throughout the British Isles, these sweaters and cardigans for men and women range from lightweight jerseys to heavier guernseys.
Book Synopsis Knitting Ganseys by : Beth Brown-Reinsel
Download or read book Knitting Ganseys written by Beth Brown-Reinsel and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2018-07-31 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally released in 1993, Beth Brown-Reinsel's bestseller, Knitting Ganseys, is a classic in the hearts of traditional and modern knitters alike, bringing this historic tradition to your needles for 25 years! This completely revised and update version of the perennial bestseller includes 100% new photography, new patterns, and more! This special edition celebrates with new patterns for sweaters in the traditional gansey style as well as new explorations of modern gansey-inspired patterns. Full-color, step-by-step photography walks you through a variety of traditional gansey techniques and construction methods, plus contemporary sources for traditional gansey yarns are shared, making this as vital to your knitting library as the original.
Book Synopsis The Gansey Knitting Sourcebook by : Di Gilpin
Download or read book The Gansey Knitting Sourcebook written by Di Gilpin and published by David and Charles. This book was released on 2021-09-14 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ganseys are hardwearing sweaters traditionally knitted for fishermen in and around the British Isles. Today, the styling and history of ganseys is as popular as ever and this collection of stitch patterns and projects brings the history of ganseys to a new audience. Learn all about the techniques used for knitting ganseys with this comprehensive sourcebook from experts in the subject, Di Gilpin and Sheila Greenwell. Di and Sheila are knitwear designers and makers based in Scotland where they teach regular workshops on traditional gansey techniques. Discover all the techniques you need to make an authentic gansey sweater with their special features which were developed for warmth and comfort in what were often, harsh conditions out at sea. Ganseys were designed with a special under arm gusset and a shoulder seam which prevented chaffing and improved movement for the wearer even when the jumper got wet and heavy. The authors explain these techniques with step-by-step instructions and artworks so you can replicate these details in your own work. Another key element to the gansey is the stitch pattern which was specific to the local area and often had a symbolism beyond the pattern itself and, some hoped, would act as a charm to keep the fishermen safe while they were out at sea. This collection features a comprehensive directory of 150 gansey stitch patterns so you can choose your favourite designs and motifs and learn which patterns were important to the fishermen in different areas. There are also 10 patterns for garments and accessories so you can practise your skills. The projects include a child's traditional gansey sweater so you can try out your skills on a traditional sweater but on a small scale. There are also some contemporary takes on the traditional gansey using lighter weight yarn and design details: these include a beautiful sweater with a gansey yoke; a contemporary take on the fisherman's kep; a gansey stitch cowl; a pair of mittens and socks; and light linen tank top. The smaller projects such as the mittens and hats are great for practising your skills before you attempt one of the larger projects.
Book Synopsis Old Hand-Knitters of the Dales by : Marie Hartley
Download or read book Old Hand-Knitters of the Dales written by Marie Hartley and published by . This book was released on 2013-07-31 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new, expanded edition of the 1951 classic.
Book Synopsis Creative Crochet Projects by : Stephanie Pokorny
Download or read book Creative Crochet Projects written by Stephanie Pokorny and published by Fox Chapel Publishing. This book was released on 2021-02-02 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether you want to learn how to crochet or you’re looking for new projects to try, Creative Play with Crochet is for you! Featuring 12 projects that start easy and introduce a new technique one design at a time, this exciting guide contains crochet patterns you won’t find anywhere else! Filled with personality and color, follow step-by-step instructions and skill-building tutorials to create a collection of charming crochet projects, from a beehive mobile and a kitchen play mat to toys, beanies, scarves, and more!
Book Synopsis Michael Pearson's Traditional Knitting by : Michael Pearson
Download or read book Michael Pearson's Traditional Knitting written by Michael Pearson and published by Courier Dover Publications. This book was released on 2015-03-18 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A new and expanded edition of the work originally published by William Collins Sons & Co Ltd, London, and Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, New York, in 1984"--T.p. verso.
Book Synopsis Smugglers' Banker by : Jeremy Rowett Johns
Download or read book Smugglers' Banker written by Jeremy Rowett Johns and published by Polperro Heritage Press. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of Zephaniah Job, the remarkable Cornishman who not only masterminded the flourishing contraband trade in Polperro
Book Synopsis Dutch Traditional Ganseys by : Stella Ruhe
Download or read book Dutch Traditional Ganseys written by Stella Ruhe and published by Search Press. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the period between 1875 and 1950, Dutch fishermen wore sweaters with distinctive knit and purl stitch patterns and sometimes cables. The sweaters were knit out of sturdy blue, natural, grey or black wool. The women from the fishing villages along the Dutch coast would use their own patterns, and because of the close-knit character of many fishing communities, these patterns could be linked to specific towns. A fisherman could be identified by his gansey: the motif could for instance be traced back to Urk or Katwijk. Stella Ruhe collected many patterns and motifs and had the ganseys reknit using modern yarns. This book contains historical and new photographs, sketches and charts for all the ganseys, which you can use to knit a gansey from your favorite fishing village. Of course, the historical context of these ganseys is as important as the objects themselves. That is why the book is also full of stories and interesting facts about the daily life of fishermen - with a few fishy stories as well! The combination of history and modern patterns make Dutch Traditional Ganseys a unique book for knitters, and a great read for everyone interested in craft, culture and heritage.
Book Synopsis Cables, Diamonds, & Herringbone by : Sabine Domnick
Download or read book Cables, Diamonds, & Herringbone written by Sabine Domnick and published by Down East Books. This book was released on 2007-10-30 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A translation of a book published in Germany in 2004, this book includes knitting patterns for traditional-style Guernsey, Jersey, and Filey fishermen's sweaters, as well as how to adapt the textural motifs from these sweaters to modern garments.
Download or read book Twin Troubles written by Mary Wright and published by Simon Spotlight. This book was released on 1994 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stephanie's in charge of planning the sixth graders' carnival, but she has to baby-sit the twins at the same time. She thinks she can handle it -- until she almost loses one of the twins while baby-sitting. Then the day of the carnival is nearly a disaster.
Book Synopsis Knitting Ganseys, Revised and Updated by : Beth Brown-Reinsel
Download or read book Knitting Ganseys, Revised and Updated written by Beth Brown-Reinsel and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2018-07-31 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally released in 1993, Beth Brown-Reinsel's bestseller, Knitting Ganseys, is a classic in the hearts of traditional and modern knitters alike, bringing this historic tradition to your needles for 25 years! This completely revised and update version of the perennial bestseller includes 100% new photography, new patterns, and more! This special edition celebrates with new patterns for sweaters in the traditional gansey style as well as new explorations of modern gansey-inspired patterns. Full-color, step-by-step photography walks you through a variety of traditional gansey techniques and construction methods, plus contemporary sources for traditional gansey yarns are shared, making this as vital to your knitting library as the original.
Book Synopsis River Ganseys by : Penelope Lister Hemingway
Download or read book River Ganseys written by Penelope Lister Hemingway and published by . This book was released on 2015-09-28 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What do these things have in common: the oldest surviving knitting needles in England; the first written evidence of a professional knitter; the earliest known knitting sheath? They were all found in Yorkshire. Yorkshire has been described as the "centre of the wool universe" for the eighteenth and nineteenth century. To know about the history of Yorkshire knitting is to know about the history of knitting. After a painstaking search through the archives in search of original documents and images, the "Knitting Genealogist" Penelope Lister Hemingway brings you the fascinating stories behind that iconic nineteenth-century knitted garment, the gansey (or guernsey) sweater. Hemingway shows us that much of what we thought we knew about these sweaters is actually myth. Luckily, the real stories are even more interesting!
Book Synopsis This Golden Fleece by : Esther Rutter
Download or read book This Golden Fleece written by Esther Rutter and published by Granta Books. This book was released on 2020-06 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A history of Britain's long love affair with wool, told through a year of knitting garments from around the British Isles.
Book Synopsis The Knitting Brigades of World War I by : Holly Korda
Download or read book The Knitting Brigades of World War I written by Holly Korda and published by . This book was released on 2019-08 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the summer of 1917, following the U.S. entry into the Great War that erupted in Europe in 1914, volunteers from every state, led by the Red Cross, stepped up to knit more than 15 million pounds of wool into socks, sweaters, hats, and bandages for our soldiers and allies overseas. In less than two years, women, men, and the nation's school children knit and purled more than 24 million articles and prepared more than 300 million surgical dressings for U.S. soldiers and allies overseas. The Navy League Comforts Committee added to these unprecedented efforts, along with other voluntary organizations and individuals. These are the Knitting Brigades of World War 1, volunteer knitters in cities and towns across the U.S., who helped Americans understand who we could be together to unify the nation and support the war effort abroad. This is their story, a proud heritage shared through vintage photographs.
Book Synopsis Knitting the Threads of Time by : Nora Murphy
Download or read book Knitting the Threads of Time written by Nora Murphy and published by New World Library. This book was released on 2010-09-07 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In an era of global warming, war, escalating expenses, declining income, and drugs and violence in schools, many mothers feel they have little control over their families or their worlds. Nora Murphy eloquently demonstrates that many women do control one tiny thing: their next stitch. While tracing the frustrations and joys of knitting a sweater for her son through the course of one cold, dark Minnesota winter, Murphy eloquently brings to life the traditions and cultures of women from many backgrounds, including Hmong, American Indian, Mexican, African, and Irish. Murphy’s personal stories — about her struggles to understand esoteric knitting patterns, her help from the shaman of the knit shop, and her challenges sticking with an often vexing project — will appeal to knitters as well as everyone else who has labored to create something from scratch.
