Merchant & Mills Indispensable Sewing Notions
$60.00
"The Ohio Knitting Mills" by Steven Tatar
$17.95
Cleveland. For decades, this Midwestern city of grit and steel remained at the forefront of American fashion. Cleveland was home to the Ohio Knitting Mills, which created knitwear designs for major department stores and fashion labels. "The Ohio Knitting Mills" highlights the ingenuity and excitement of an important American fashion era.
Author Steven Tatar acquired a treasure trove of mint-condition knitwear patterns he has painstakingly adapted for the home knitter. Vintage-inspired projects culled from the archives of the legendary knitwear maker.
The majority of the patterns are for classic mid-twentieth-century women's sweaters, but there are also men's sweaters like 1954's "Father Knows Best," as well as dresses, shoulder bags, ponchos, and scarves. Clear directions, schematic charts and color guides make the patterns easy to follow, for beginners to more advanced knitters. The patterns are shown in their original colors (teal and tangerine, ocher and avocado) alongside newer palettes geared to more contemporary tastes.
Create your own versions of mid-century standbys, and enjoy vintage photographs; fashion lore, and a visual tour of original labels from national brands, to regional department stores, and small-town shops,
Paperback, 158 pages
Author Steven Tatar acquired a treasure trove of mint-condition knitwear patterns he has painstakingly adapted for the home knitter. Vintage-inspired projects culled from the archives of the legendary knitwear maker.
The majority of the patterns are for classic mid-twentieth-century women's sweaters, but there are also men's sweaters like 1954's "Father Knows Best," as well as dresses, shoulder bags, ponchos, and scarves. Clear directions, schematic charts and color guides make the patterns easy to follow, for beginners to more advanced knitters. The patterns are shown in their original colors (teal and tangerine, ocher and avocado) alongside newer palettes geared to more contemporary tastes.
Create your own versions of mid-century standbys, and enjoy vintage photographs; fashion lore, and a visual tour of original labels from national brands, to regional department stores, and small-town shops,
Paperback, 158 pages
