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TABLE OF CONTENTS
- A Message From Annie and Special Acknowledgments
- The Unsolved Mystery of Crochet
- Needles, Hooks, Frames, Techniques: Where They Came From, How They Spread, Why Crochet Grew
- Lace: A Rich Man's Symbol of Wealth and Status
- Lace: Its Bizarre Role In the Growth of Europe
- Lace: Starts Modern Industry and Becomes a Tradition
- English Crochet Sets a Style For a Queen's Empire and Gives Birth to an Industry
- Crochet Saves Ireland: A Nation Survives By Creating the World's Most Coveted Vestments and Garments
- Irish Crochet: How It Became the Pride of a Nation Worldwide
- Crochet Spreads Across America and Surges into the 21st Century!
- Annie's Pictorial of Contemporary Crochet
- Bibliography and Index
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Title: A Living Mystery: the International Art & History of Crochet
Author/Designer: Annie Louise Potter
Format/Publication Date: HC:1990
Publisher: A.J. Publishing International, USA
Language: English
Page Count: 160
Book Dimensions(ht. x w.): 12" x 9"
ISBN: 1879409003
SUMMARY- I picked this book up when I was looking for more information on Mddle. Riego. I knew she was also considered the creator of Irish crochet, so I had an "Aha!" moment, and started looking for crochet histories. I also knew that Annie Louise Potter was the founder of Annie's Attic - a very successful publisher of needle art books and magazines. The information on Riego was about a paragraph and a half, with another brief mention in the Chapter on Irish Lace - so that particular line of inquiry was a bust. Nevertheless, this was a fun read, with lavish photography throughout. It was well researched and engaging to read. I highly recommend this book if you have a particular interest in the cultural past.
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