The History of Knitting in Art: A collection of paintings, drawings, and prints from Western art in the 19th century, Paperback

NEW EDITION: A collection of paintings, drawings, and prints from Western art illustrating the occupation and hobby of knitting during the 1800s. Includes a brief history of knitting and a description about the art work. The images are digitally enhanced to improve their color quality and clarity. This is an ideal reference and/or gift for handspinners, knitters, and fiber artists.

Tulasi Zimmer is an award winning handspinner, professional artist, fiber artist, and educator. She art career expands into the fields of painting and drawing, graphic design, web design, multimedia production, and fiber arts. In 1999, Tulasi created the award winning website The Joy of Handspinning (JOH). JOH provides useful information, free video demonstrations, and publishes instructional materials that will enable anyone to learn how to handspin natural fibers into yarn with a drop spindle and/or spinning wheel. The JOH web site continues to be a popular resource on the topic of handspinning. Visit www.joyofhandspinning.com