Knitting Counterpanes (Dover Knitting, Crochet, Tatting, Lace) - Softcover

Phillips, Phillips

 
9780486473086: Knitting Counterpanes (Dover Knitting, Crochet, Tatting, Lace)

Synopsis

Mary Walker Phillips nearly single-handedly brought 19th-century American counterpanes ― bed coverings ― to the attention of modern knitters. Expanded with dozens of brand-new charts, this revised edition features 46 counterpane patterns as well as 32 lace edgings and borders that Phillips discovered in museums, private collections, and magazines. "A terrific book." ― Knitter''s Magazine.Revised and expanded reprint of the Taunton Press, Newtown, Connecticut, 1989 edition.

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About the Author

American artist, author, and teacher Mary Walker Phillips (1923&;2007) elevated knitting to an art form. Her creations are in the permanent collections of the Smithsonian Institution, the Art Institute of Chicago, and New York's Museum of Modern Art.

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