Comprised of hundreds of patterns – some with historical references – Walker’s A Treasury of Knitting Patterns remains one of the most comprehensive and pioneering how-to bibles of knitting. In the late 1960’s Barbara Walker, a journalist and author of many non-knitting related books, compiled and published one of the first knitting stitch dictionaries. I thought of the Barbara Walker Treasuries. Late last spring I was dreaming of a way to come together as a community and highlight the importance of these books. Each volume, periodical, or exhibition catalog is a unique contribution to the continually developing conversation of fabric – and the evolving roles it plays in our lives. At BLUE, we feel that each book in our collection is a gift. Part of the mission of TATTER and its corresponding library, BLUE, is to celebrate the unique relationship we have to cloth.
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