The Mindlessness in Knitting : Mediations for Professional Crafters

Notes

This paper was written for ‘In the Loop 10’, an academic knitting conference at Winchester School of Art in July 2018.

Artist / Author Rachael Matthews
Reference P4213
Date 2023
Type Publication

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