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Shetland Fine Lace Knitting

Shetland Fine Lace Knitting

Jamieson & Smith
(Code: BK-SHETLAND-FINE-LACE)
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Please note due to the Upcoming Shetland Wool Week and the slow delivery of this title we will not have it available online until October, it can be purchased as an Ebook or Harback directly from the publisher here

The craft of Shetland knitted lace-making involves fine openwork knitting, used to make shawls, stoles and scarves, among other garments. These were considered luxury items because of their fineness, complexity of design, and the length of time required to make them. This book reveals historical knitted lace pieces held in the Shetland Museum collection. It details individual lace motifs, together with instructions and charts for how to recreate them. Each lace pattern includes written knitting instructions, a photograph of the original sample, together with a photograph of a modern knitted swatch, together with the knitting chart. The book is a must for anyone with an interest in lace knitting, historical knitting, knitwear design and the Shetland Islands.

Carol Christiansen has been curator and community museums officer at the Shetland Amenity Museum since 2006 and manages the knitted collections. She has a doctorate in archaeology with a specialism in textiles from Manchester University, and has published research in Shetlandic, Scottish and Nordic archaeological and historical textiles.

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 5/5
Very instructive Book with beautiful patterns.
M. F.
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Magnificent book. Full of unbelievable works of art. Beyond our hopes and dreams.
Clark W.
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This book is gorgeous and a wonderful resource on different Shetland lace patterns! I look forward to reading the history of the beautiful stitches and creating my own pieces
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Amy F.
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Beautiful book and reference for Shetland lace knitting.
EILEEN S.
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So happy to receive this lovely, much anticipated volume. I had pre-ordered in January from Amazon--however, when they kept pushing the shipping date back and I saw I could order it directly from you, I cancelled the Amazon order--and, of course, I received my copy in no time at all! Thank You!
Lois R.
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Great read and lovely patterns.
Judith S.
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This is a must read book for anyone interested in shetland lace.
Sally H.
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Wonderful insightful book and I'm really enjoying it - thank you.
Susan T.
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Love this book. It provides the individual charts so you can mix and match patterns.
Amanda C.
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Gorgeous book full of inspiration with photos and history of some of the Shetland pieces held in the museum , photos from the original pieces and now re knitted motifs from lace pieces
The book has stitch charts and details written stitches are only for the motifs , no full patterns for garments are included in this book.
Bridget C.