The Culture of Knitting
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Product details:
- Publisher Berg Publishers
- Date of Publication 1 August 2009
- Number of Volumes Hardback
- ISBN 9781845205911
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages288 pages
- Size 244x172x19 mm
- Weight 570 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 40 b&w illustrations, bibliography, index 0
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Long description:
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.
The Culture of Knitting investigates not merely why knitting is so popular now but also the reasons why knitting has such longevity. By assessing the literature of knitting, manuals, patterns, social and regional histories, alongside testimonial discussions with artists, designers, craftspeople and amateurs, the book offers new ways of seeing and new methods of critiquing knitting - without the constraints of disciplinary boundaries - in the hope of creating an environment in which knitting can be valued, recognized and discussed.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Chapter One: Knitting: a gendered pursuit?
Chapter Two: Knitting the Past:: Revivalism, Romanticism and Ruralism in Contemporary Knitting
Chapter Three: Twisted Yarns: Post-modern Knitting
Chapter Four: Unravelling the Surface - Unhomely Knitting
Chapter Five: In the Loop? Knitting Narratives, Biographies and Identities
Chapter Six: Knit Power - The Politics of Knitting
Conclusion: The World is Full of Ugly Jumpers
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