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

Master Global Techniques While Creating Authentic Patterns from Ireland, Scandinavia, Peru, Japan, and Beyond

Wesley Prescott (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

156 Seiten

2025
epubli (Verlag)
978-3-565-13875-3 (ISBN)

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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.

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.

Erscheinungsdatum	23.12.2025
Sprache	englisch
Maße	210 x 297 mm
Gewicht	487 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Kreatives Gestalten
Schlagworte	Aran cable patterns • cultural knitting patterns • ethnic knitting patterns • Fair Isle knitting beginners • global knitting traditions • heritage knitting projects • traditional knitting techniques
ISBN-10	3-565-13875-0 / 3565138750
ISBN-13	978-3-565-13875-3 / 9783565138753
Zustand	Neuware