Centenary Stitches: Telling the story of one WW1 family through vintage knitting and crochet

by Elizabeth Lovick (Editor)

The story of the Crowder family of Lincolnshire, England is told in the film 'Tell Them of Us'. This book tells the story of the film, and how more than 100 knitters from the UK and USA were involved with creating the costumes. The book has over 70 patterns for all the family translated from, and inspired by, the clothes worn during WW1, along with facsimile patterns from the time. It is beautifully photographed in full colour throughout.

Genres: Nonfiction, History, Crafts, Knitting

160 pages, Paperback

First published November 8, 2014

Reviews

[Alex Bright · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars, rounded down

Wonderfully translated patterns and I enjoyed the little stories and advertisements throughout. There was a bit of history near the beginning, but I was hoping for much more. History of the war, knitting, the home front... everything seemed a bit cursory. It was still enjoyable and I'll definitely try out some of the patterns, but there could have been so much more added to this. Maybe I went in hoping for too much.

[Aust · Rating 4 out of 5]

First skim read through. Look forward to getting into it for real soon. The garment construction and pattern writing style is new to me and had my brain in knots at times, but I look forward to learning so much new as I get to knit them for myself.

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not tried knitting anything this is a review as a book to read. The patterns looked nice. The sections on how vintage patterns differ from modern ones were fascinating.