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Cornish Guernseys & Knit-frocks
Cornish Guernseys Knitfrocks
Author: Mary Wright
In late nineteenth-century Cornwall, hand-knitting was an important cottage industry, and coastal villages developed their own distinctive patterns and names for the traditional navy blue guernsey. By the 1920s, contract knitting had died out and was almost forgotten until Mary Wright started asking old people about it. There are many delightful...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780905788074
ISBN-10: 0905788079
Pages: 72
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Publisher: Ethnographica Books
Book Type: Paperback
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