Author

Contributions

  • Victoria and Albert Museum - Contributor

Publication

2012 - V&A Pub., London, England

Language

English

Word Count

60,000 words, Guess

Page Count

240 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-101851775595
  • ISBN-139781851775590
  • Library of Congress Control Number2011923011
  • OCLC Control Number765988183
  • Better World Books9781851775590
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Classifications

  • DDC746.43209
  • LCCTT820
  • LCCTT820 .B64185 2012

Description

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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