tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748990.post6003346076418898090..comments2023-04-13T03:00:12.033-06:00Comments on rita's g-string: A history of Handknitting by Richard RuttAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00419321135768223295noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748990.post-84758590707808588482011-03-02T17:53:02.843-07:002011-03-02T17:53:02.843-07:00this is all absolutely true. and yes, i'm awa...this is all absolutely true. and yes, i'm aware (sadly) that there is nothing better. <br /><br />my problem and the reason that i chose to do this "review" is that too many people simply say "but rutt says" and leave it at that. in order for me, or others to suggest he might be wrong in certain situations, someone needs to look critically at the book and discuss what conclusions are legit and which maybe are not. (and which people have ascribed to rutt for no apparent reason :P )Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00419321135768223295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748990.post-10240711571083915222011-03-02T17:30:41.238-07:002011-03-02T17:30:41.238-07:00I don't think it's quite fair to hold Rutt...I don't think it's quite fair to hold Rutt responsible for the uses others have made of his book ;) We comb the book for every tidbit of information because there is *still* nothing better out there.<br /><br />It's not the book many of us would like to have. I'm not the person to write a better book either. It would take someone who was a full-time scholar and able to spend a couple of decades researching to produce the definitive book we would like to see. <br /><br />In the meantime, Rutt has inspired a lot of people to take an interest in knitting history, and in some cases, to take bits of his research further.Chris Laninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07574568785133002628noreply@blogger.com