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Knitting for Tommy

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automatic-update
balaclavas
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first world war
jumpers
kit out tommies
knitter
knitting craze
knitting for tommies
knitwear
Language_English
Lucinda
mittens
original knitting patterns
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Price_€10 to €20
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socks
softlaunch
the home front
trench foot
vests
war effort
women in history
women's history
world war 1
world war i
world war one
ww1|Keeping the Great War Soldier Warm
wwi

Product details

  • ISBN 9780750955966
  • Dimensions: 170 x 190mm
  • Publication Date: 04 Aug 2014
  • Publisher: The History Press Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Paperback
  • Language: English
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Description

During the First World War a knitting craze swept across Britain, as women everywhere wanted to ‘kit out’ their Tommies with socks, mittens, balaclavas, vests, jumpers and all manner of knitwear - some more graciously received than others! Millions of socks were sent from the home front to the fighting fronts in a bid to wage war on the dreaded ‘trench foot’ and thoughtful knitters would often tuck a love note or simple message into parcels to offer extra cheer to the soldier far from home. Knitting for Tommy explores the knitting craze through magazine adverts, postcards, cartoons and photographs of the day, as well as offering a guide to kitting out your own First World War Tommy using original knitting patterns.