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020			_z9781869401887
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050		4	_aTT819 .N45 N53 1998
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100	1		_aNicholson, Heather.
245	1	4	_aThe Loving Stitch : _bA History of Knitting and Spinning in New Zealand.
264		1	_a : _bAuckland University Press, _c2013.
264		4	_c�1998.
300			_a1 online resource (650 pages)
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
505	0		_aIntro -- THE LOVING STITCH -- THE LOVING STITCH -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: The Status of Knitting -- The Historical Background -- Missionaries and Settlers -- Reading the Recipes -- Soldiers, Sailors and Sportsmen -- Cardigans and Corsets -- Warm Socks from Warm Hearts -- Knitting Between the Wars -- Another War and More Khaki Socks -- Shortages, Rations and Greasy Jerseys -- Fashion, Business and Money -- Making and Selling Yarn -- Pattern Books and Leaflets -- The Good Life -- Learning and Teaching -- Knitting for Love and Glory -- Protest and Politics -- Real Men Do Knit -- a last word -- glossary -- selected bibliography -- notes -- index -- Copyright.
520			_aThe Loving Stitch is an engaging history of a subject never before explored but familiar to many New Zealanders. Heather Nicholson's knowledge of knitting and spinning is formidable but she also knows how to tell a good story and has a keen sense of humor. The Loving Stitch presents a chronological account of antipodean knitting, which is also a history of the domestic lives of women, of their resourcefulness, their talent and sociability. She follows the growth of pattern books, the role of knitting for troops in the two world wars, knitting in the Depression and the recent interest in art knitting. She also explores the different items produced by the skilled knitter, from jerseys and guernseys to counterpanes, socks and stockings, and a scarf that stretched right round Parliament Buildings. The book also includes material on spinning and on local wool mills, as well as general good advice drawn from the personal experience of hundreds of knitters and spinners. The Loving Stitch is impeccably researched, it is full of characters, memories and advice, and it is superbly illustrated.
588			_aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
590			_aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2023. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
650		0	_aKnitting -- New Zealand -- History.
650		0	_aSpinning -- New Zealand -- History.
655		4	_aElectronic books.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _aNicholson, Heather _tThe Loving Stitch _d : Auckland University Press,c2013 _z9781869401887
797	2		_aProQuest (Firm)
856	4	0	_uhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/bacm-ebooks/detail.action?docID=1557322 _zClick to View
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