Knitting Historic Book Collection on CD

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The Knitting Historic book collection is a great resource for people interested in the art and technique of knitting as it was practiced from the mid-1800s to the early 20th century. The 18 books in this collection are a fascinating look at the beautiful creations made by home knitters along with a wide array of patterns and instructions to let you make these wonderful works for yourself. This heavily illustrated collection will be an excellent addition to your reference collection and provides numerous examples of of high quality knitting work that you can use for study or as guides for your own projects.

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The Knitting Historic book collection is a great resource for people interested in the art and technique of knitting as it was practiced from the mid-1800s to the early 20th century. The 18 books in this collection are a fascinating look at the beautiful creations made by home knitters along with a wide array of patterns and instructions to let you make these wonderful works for yourself. This heavily illustrated collection will be an excellent addition to your reference collection and provides numerous examples of of high quality knitting work that you can use for study or as guides for your own projects.

All the titles contained on this CD are listed below.

  1. Spool knitting (1909) - McCormack, Mary A - 88 pages
  2. The Art of knitting (1892) - 172 pages
  3. Cro-knitting; (1914) - 54 pages
  4. Khaki knitting book (1917) - Whiting, Olive - 60 pages
  5. Knitting and crocheting (1885) - 20 pages
  6. Knitting And Sewing (1918) - Maud Churchill Nicoll - 216 pages
  7. Woolco knitting & crocheting manual (1916) - 83 pages
  8. The Priscilla knitting book.. (1912) - Keys, Gwen - 52 pages
  9. My knitting book (1843) - Frances Lambert, A . Lambert - 122 pages
  10. How to use Florence knitting silk (1880) - 32 pages
  11. The Mary Frances knitting and crocheting book; (1918) - Fryer, Jane (Eayre) - 312 pages
  12. The Sunlight book of knitting and crocheting (1915) - Gray, Adelaide J. - 168 pages
  13. The ladies' knitting and netting book (1840) - 154 pages
  14. The new guide to knitting and crochet (1847) - Marie Jane Cooper - 74 pages
  15. Knitting without "specimens"; the modern book of school knitting and crochet (1915) - Claydon, Ellen P; Claydon, C. A. - 217 pages
  16. Sig-Knit-Ring Yarn Knitting and Crochet patterns (1923) - 8 pages
  17. Knitting : how to knit and what to knit... (1884) - Kerzman, Marie Louise - 84 pages
  18. Lace-making with crochet hook and knitting needles - 55 pages

Here are some images from a few of the books:

This CD runs on all Windows and Macintosh computers. You must have a web browser and Adobe Acrobat Reader - (available for free download if you do not have it installed on your computer.) The book index is organized in an HTML menu that is compatible with all browsers and the books themselves are in PDF format to allow them to be universally accessed. Many books on this CD are searchable and printable.