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This Golden Fleece - A Journey Through Britain's Knitted History (Paperback)
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This Golden Fleece - A Journey Through Britain's Knitted History (Paperback)
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Loot Price R276
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Over the course of a year, Esther Rutter - who grew up on a sheep
farm in Suffolk, and learned to spin, weave and knit as a child -
travels the length of the British Isles, to tell the story of
wool's long history here. She unearths fascinating histories of
communities whose lives were shaped by wool, from the mill workers
of the Border countries, to the English market towns built on
profits of the wool trade, and the Highland communities cleared for
sheep farming; and finds tradition and innovation intermingling in
today's knitwear industries. Along the way, she explores wool's
rich culture by knitting and crafting culturally significant
garments from our history - among them gloves, a scarf, a baby
blanket, socks and a fisherman's jumper - reminding us of the value
of craft and our intimate relationship with wool. This Golden
Fleece is at once a meditation on the craft and history of
knitting, and a fascinating exploration of wool's influence on our
landscape, history and culture.
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