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product_id: 20034723
title: "No Idle Hands: The Social History of American Knitting"
brand: "anne l. macdonald"
price: "460 kr"
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reviews_count: 11
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# No Idle Hands: The Social History of American Knitting

**Brand:** anne l. macdonald
**Price:** 460 kr
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

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- **What is this?** No Idle Hands: The Social History of American Knitting by anne l. macdonald
- **How much does it cost?** 460 kr with free shipping
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No Idle Hands: The Social History of American Knitting

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## Customer Reviews

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    Everything you wanted to know
  

*by A***D on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 20, 2021*

About fiber and the role it has played in the history of this country. Well researched and written.

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    Knitting, A History!
  

*by H***N on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 5, 2015*

I got this for ideas on what to knit for the 400th commemoration of the Pilgrim's Landing at Plymouth.  This is social history seen from your knitting needles.  The narrative opens on the decks of the Mayflower and the knitting done there.  Little of knitting is actually recorded as it was a common daily activity.  About as common as pouring beer or kneading bread.  You find it in asides.  Thus you might find a mention in Ben Franklin's Autobiography!"To obviate idleness, the unforgivable sin, and to assure the young lookouts performed constructively while keeping their eyes peeled for errant sheep,the Township of Andover, Massachusetts, adjudged knitting a productive substitute for 'larking about' " and so decreed in 1642.  Knitting was part of the three Rs, so if you could read you could knit!  Knitting also took place on sailing ships!There are many Illustrations and sources and thus knitting from any period may be attempted.A perfect gift for the knitter of your life!!

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    Women-Unsung Heroes with their Needles
  

*by M***Y on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 2, 2003*

I originally borrowed the above book from my knitting teacher and thought to myself I would love to have this in my collection of craft books etc.That was about five years ago before I even dreamed about a pc computer no less used Amazon[.com] books. So I have been living my fantasy buying all my dream books.About the book. Many references to people, places and things.I was fascinated by a knitted baby blanked called a Remsen Quilt originated with the World Church Services. To make a long story short I tracked down the woman they wrote about in a nursing home in Conn. and she wrote me a lovely letter. She had no idea where the name came from but they knitted themselves into oblivion for charity.So if after all that time I am still thinking about that book It must be a good one. Happy to say I ordered it used today.Mary Young, New Hampshire

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