Threads Across Borders: Learn Traditional Knitting Through Stories of Culture and Heritage

ISBN-13: 9783565138753 / Angielski / Miękka / 156 str.

Wesley Prescott

Opis

Every knitting stitch carries a story. Every pattern preserves a culture.Behind Aran cables lies Irish coastal survival. Scandinavian colorwork patterns once identified fishermen lost at sea. Peruvian knitting techniques predate European contact by centuries. Japanese amigurumi reflects Buddhist philosophy. When you learn these patterns, you inherit generations of cultural wisdom.This immersive guide teaches fundamental knitting skills through 12 traditional patterns rooted in authentic cultural practices, complete with the fascinating histories that make each stitch meaningful.

That cable twist in your hands? Irish fishermen's wives knit it to help identify bodies washed ashore. Those colorwork diamonds? Scandinavian symbols of protection and prosperity.