The loving stitch : a history of knitting and spinning in New Zealand / Heather Nicholson.
Material type: TextPublisher: Auckland, N.Z. : Auckland University Press, 1998Description: viii, 308 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), facsimiles (some colour), portraits ; 26 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 1869401883
- 9781869401887
- 746.4320993
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 284-302) and index.
Acknowledgements -- Introduction: The Status of Knitting -- 1. The Historical Background -- 2. Missionaries and Settlers -- 3. Reading the Recipes -- 4. Soldiers, Sailors and Sportsmen -- 5. Cardigans and Corsets -- 6. Warm Socks from Warm Hearts -- 7. Knitting Between the Wars -- 8. Another War and More Khaki Socks -- 9. Shortages, Rations and Greasy Jerseys -- 10. Fashion, Business and Money -- 11. Making and Selling Yarn -- 12. Pattern Books and Leaflets -- 13. The Good Life -- 14. Learning and Teaching -- 15. Knitting for Love and Glory -- 16. Protest and Politics -- 17. Real Men Do Knit -- A Last Word -- Glossary -- Select bibliography -- Notes -- Index.
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