Stitch by Stitch: Elizabeth Zimmermann's Knitting Camp : An Institution, An Experience, A Legacy

Knitting--United States--History;Knitters (Persons)--Social networks;Women--Social networks;Knitting--Social aspects;Zimmerman;Elizabeth;Camps--Wisconsin--Shell Lake

Parks, KathrynMcFarland, Colleen ;

University of Wisconsin

关键词: Knitting--United States--History;    Knitters (Persons)--Social networks;    Women--Social networks;    Knitting--Social aspects;    Zimmerman;    Elizabeth;    Camps--Wisconsin--Shell Lake;   

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瑞士|英语

来源: University of Wisconsin

【 摘 要 】

In 1974, Elizabeth Zimmermann taught the first knitting camp/retreat offered in the United States. Zimmermann began her mail-order yarn supply business and knitting newsletters in the mid-1950s. As her popularity among knitters and women grew, Zimmermann went on to write more newsletters, publish knitting books and was eventually asked to teach the UW-Extension Shell Lake knitting camp. At the time, many American women and knitters were isolated and were able to form connections with other knitters through Zimmermann. Evidence gathered from Zimmermann;;s unpublished scrapbooks, published books and oral history interviews conducted by the author suggest that women found a connection and friend in Zimmermann through the camp and through her writing. Though knitting may not seem an empowering craft; many American women found hope and strength in Zimmermann and the knitting camp as an institution for personal growth and feminism.