A History of Hand Knitting [With Headphones] [Abridged] [Preloaded Digital Audio Player]

Richard Rutt (Author), Melissa Hughes (Narrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 2008

This is the only history of hand knitting. Richard Rutt traces the mysterious history of this craft from ancient times to the present, examining museum collections, literary evidence and popular legends.

--This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

Editorial Reviews

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"As a knitter by profession and passion, I feel that this book is an essential addition to my collection." -- Knitter’s Review --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Richard Rutt is the former Bishop of Leicester and has published many titles including Korea: A Historical and Cultural Dictionary and The Bamboo Grove: An Introduction to Sijo. --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

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Product Details

• Preloaded Digital Audio Player
• Publisher: Playaway; Abridged edition (June 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1605149802
• ISBN-13: 978-1605149806
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 6.2 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,246,568 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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54 of 55 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Great book, but not without the illustrations, August 24, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: A History of Hand Knitting (Hardcover)

I enjoyed this book but the new edition does not contain the color plates from the first edition. Why? The illustrations are wonderful and add so much to the text. Without them the book's value to a reader is seriously diminished.

60 of 63 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars new edition is missing the color plates, May 7, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: A History of Hand Knitting (Hardcover)

Although this book is dated, its republication has been eagerly anticipated. I am sad to report that the new edition does not contain the color plates that appeared in the original. This makes the text at times somewhat difficult to understand.

41 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Informative, but lack of original colour plates is irksome., June 7, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: A History of Hand Knitting (Hardcover)

Informative and interesting. Some early "knitting recipes" are reproduced.
My main complaints:
1) The dust jacket states that colour plates are included, but there are no colour plates in this book. I suspect that the plates were reprinted as black and white photos that are scattered throughout the text.
2) The text was not edited to accomodate the lack of colour plates. An example is when the author refers to "figure 7" for Charles I's light blue shirt. The figure number does not correspond to the image! The image *is* there however, but you have to look it up in the index to find it, and it is reproduced in black and white only.