Knitting and sewing; how to make seventy useful articles for men in the army and navy
A 1918 knitting and sewing manual by Maud Churchill Nicoll, published in New York by George H. Doran, teaching readers to make seventy useful items for soldiers and sailors. Its photographs show knitted wool garments photographed plainly against pale grey backgrounds, including a fingerless mitten, a textured cushion, a high-collared pullover and a mitten with a thumb. A designer might take from them the close, dense texture of knit stitches and the simple, utilitarian forms of wartime handwork.
