People Knitting is a charming tribute in vintage photographs and printed ephemera to the ever-popular, often all-consuming, craft of knitting. When women posed with their knitting in the earliest nineteenth-century photographs, it demonstrated their virtue and skill as homemakers. Later, knitting became fashionable among the wealthy as a sign of culture and artistic ability. During the two world wars, images of nurses, soldiers, prisoners, and even knitting clubs composed of very serious small boys--all with heads bent ...
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People Knitting is a charming tribute in vintage photographs and printed ephemera to the ever-popular, often all-consuming, craft of knitting. When women posed with their knitting in the earliest nineteenth-century photographs, it demonstrated their virtue and skill as homemakers. Later, knitting became fashionable among the wealthy as a sign of culture and artistic ability. During the two world wars, images of nurses, soldiers, prisoners, and even knitting clubs composed of very serious small boys--all with heads bent down, intent on knitting items (especially socks) for the troops--abounded. In the 1950s and 1960s, as snapshots became ubiquitous, knitters took on a jauntier air, posing with handiwork held proudly aloft. People Knitting is a quirky and fascinating gift for the knitter in your life.
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Add this copy of People Knitting: a Century of Photographs to cart. $17.23, fair condition, Sold by ClickGoodwill rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Indianapolis, IN, UNITED STATES, published 2016 by Princeton Architectural Press.
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Near Fine. No Jacket (as issued) 7.8 x 5.2 x 0.6. Hardcover. Book Condition: Near Fine. Jacket Condition: No Jacket (as issued). Princeton Architectural Press, 2016. 144 pages. Nice Firm Clean copy! Size: 7.8 x 5.2 x 0.6. Art: Photography by Artist Crafts Hobbies: Sew Knit Crochet Etc. 0422.
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Good. Size: 5x0x7; Ships quickly. Almost very good. Mild shelf/reading wear. Some light stains to cover. Some mild bumping. Orphans Treasure Box sells books to raise money for orphans and vulnerable kids.
