Journal
Vogue’s 20th Knitting Book, page by page
This copy of Vogue’s 20th Knitting Book is the earliest of my Vogue knitting books: pink and white cover, over 40 coupon-value designs, price 2/6.
There is no date printed anywhere inside it, but working out where it sits in relation to issues with known dates - there were two knitting books published each year - puts it at 1942.
The book opens with an Editorial page headed “Vogue’s Eye-View of Wartime Knitting”, explaining to readers why the book had got smaller and dearer since the last one, and noting that all hand-knitting yarns had just been brought into coupon control.
I read that page out over the pages turning in the film.
This one’s part of an ongoing series where I sit down with old books and magazines and simply turn the pages, camera on, talking through what’s there. No plan beyond that. You can find the rest of them here: Vintage Books and Magazines, Page by Page
You may also enjoy …
A Maker’s Wardrobe: The Embroidered Waistcoat
Meta description: I bought this tweed waistcoat at 15 for less than a pound. Forty years later, I covered it in embroidery and started thinking hard about what handmade clothing really costs.
5 months ago
Elsa Schiaparelli at the V&A: The 1930s Couture Collection
A tour of the Schiaparelli exhibition at the V&A: the 1930s circus and zodiac collections, the Dalí and Cocteau collaborations, and a silk velvet waistcoat made as a tribute to wartime France.
3 months ago
Dyeing with Hopi sunflower seeds (Tceqa’ Qu’ Si)
dyeing with hopi sunflower seeds, natural dye
5 years ago
The herbarium project
inspiration vintage herbaceous on my eco printed textiles
2 years ago
RSS