Knitting : fashion, industry, craft / Sandy Black.
Charts the development of knitting, from domestic handcraft to one of the most sophisticated computer controlled textile production processes used in high fashion, drawing on the V&A collection of knitted fashions and artefacts--ranging from commonplace articles of everyday use to virtuoso examples...
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Language: | English |
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London :
V&A Pub.,
2012.
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Physical Description: | 240 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm |
Format: | Book |
Summary: |
Charts the development of knitting, from domestic handcraft to one of the most sophisticated computer controlled textile production processes used in high fashion, drawing on the V&A collection of knitted fashions and artefacts--ranging from commonplace articles of everyday use to virtuoso examples of the knitters craft, including finely knit and embroidered silk stockings, intricate lacewear, Victorian beaded bags and knitted dresses from designers such as Jean Paul Gaultier and Julien Macdonald. |
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Call Number: | TT820 .B64185 2012 |
Bibliography Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 224-231) and index. |
ISBN: | 9781851775590 1851775595 |