Knitting America: A Glorious Heritage from Warm Socks to High Art

by Susan M. Strawn

Book Overview

"Susan has placed the history of knitting within the context of American history, so we can clearly see how knitting is intertwined with such subjects as geography, migration, politics, economics, female emancipation, and evolving social mores. She has traced how a melting pot of knitting traditions found their way into American culture via vast waves of immigration, expanded opportunity for travel, and technology." --Melanie Falick This is the history...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0760340110
• ISBN13: 9780760340110
• Release Date: May 2011
• Publisher: Voyageur Press (MN)
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 2.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 9.3" x 10.8"