Knitting Traditions, Fall 2015 features stores and projects that
reflect how an original design or technique transitioned into something
else. Sometimes it happened slowly over the years through multiple
makers, other times, we see necessity cause dramatic shifts in
knitting: in wartime, craft can take on a new meaning in urgency. This
issue credits the knitters who appreciate the value of quality
craftsmanship and low history – people who enjoy knitting traditions.
The beautifully recreated pieces using techniques and patterns that
have traveled across time and space. Inna Voltchkova’s Simple in
Russian Scarf is a classic Orenburg project while Katrina King’s stole
shows how the same traditions can adapt to new colors, shapes, and
techniques. Vintage Fashions and Victorian patterns still inspire us
today: our projects include a Spencer jacket, shawls, hats, and bags
reminiscent of English traditions, plus and array of swatches and
edgings from nineteenth-century magazines.
Stories and Projects included in this issue:
- The Knitter that Never Was by Christopher John Brooke Phillips
- Knit, Purl, Heal by Mary Polityka Bush
- Muffatees for a Man by Mary Polityka Bush
- Patriotic Knitting Bags and Tools for World Wars by Karen C.K. Ballard
- Zouave Sleeveless Jacket from Weldon’s Practical Needlework
- Going in Circles: A History of Knitting in the Round by Eileen Lee
- Going in Circles Socks by Eileen Lee
- Fair Isle Knitting Across Space and Time by Elizabeth Lovick
- Orkney Fair Isle Tam by Elizabeth Lovick
- Simple in Russian Lace Scarf by Inna Voltchkova
- And so much more!
- Language
- English
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- Magazine
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- Interweave Press
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