Tulip-bud pattern

Knitted Textile

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BLUE: The TATTER Textile Library

Name/Title

Tulip-bud pattern

Entry/Object ID

2020.1.392

Description

From the book: "Two versions of this grand old pattern are given, Version I being an earlier and Version II a later development. Version II is clearly more sophisticated, yet Version I has a certain primitive charm which is lacking in the later pattern. In Version I the stiffness and angularity of the openwork “leaves" show a simpler approach to a problem that is much more gracefully solved in Version II. The garter stitch ground of Version I is characteristic of earlier methods, but in this pattern it is necessary to support the embossed bud, which could not stand so well upon a ground of stockinette stitch. Version Il's bud, therefore, is lost along with the garter stitch ground, and becomes a flat diamond outlined by openwork. Version I is particularly well suited to bedspreads, fancy baby blankets, and the like. Version II is better for dresses, stoles, lace, mats, and other articles requiring a flatter fabric."

Collection

Barbara Walker Swatch Project

Category

Chapter 10 : Lace

Acquisition

Accession

2020.1

Made/Created

Artist

Edie Scher

Time Period

circa 2020

Place

City

Scotch Plains

State/Province

New Jersey

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Notes

Edie learned to knit later in life from Barbara Walker’s book Learn to Knit, which she was able to have signed by Barbara Walker herself! She is a teacher and writer, and submitted the story of her first afghan to Chicken Soup for the /soul. Her mother and grandmother were expert knitters, and she feels their presence whenever she knits.

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

knitters, knitting (needlework), knitting (process)

Parts

Count

2

Parts

Swatch, typed letter.

Color

Blue

Location

Box

Barbara Walker Swatch Collection

Room

Library