A couple of years ago, I made a post on my old blog about sharing old vintage patterns, and some copyright intricacies that I discovered. I was wanting to share patterns from a cool crochet book of vintage patterns edited by Jane Waller. I had learned that since the famous Disney ruling, copyright has more strict and essentially, some feel it is making works hard to find, share, and enjoy.
and this insight came from ookpik:
“see how useless this extended copyright term is to anyone except giant disney types? most of the pirated stuff on these boards has not been in print (i.e., profitable) for decades, and copyright protection does nothing except relegate it to obscurity.”
The book I was enquiring about was: Jane Waller, (ed), A Stitch in Time, knitting and crochet patterns of the 20s, 30s & 40s, G. Duckworth, London, 1972
Examples from the book online, but without patterns. The photo is NOT from her book, I just want to add a pic, it’s from Designing Britain website
Apparently, a fan found my mention of her on my old site, and wrote in to tell me that Jane is still writing books, and has a new vintage crochet book coming out in the autumn!
“Hi, I found your web site while doing a Google search for Jane Waller and I note that you posted back in 2004 about sharing some old patterns from one of her books. I expect you sorted out the copyright legalities by now but did you know that Jane is still around and publishing? She has a new pattern book due out this autumn: The 1940s Knitting Pattern Bookand a whole personal website.
http://www.janewaller.org.uk/
I own a few of her books and am a great fan as I enjoy the old patterns.”
This is great to know. Of course I could not knit my way out of a slipknot, but I think others might enjoy this news. Thank you, Judith!
great informative post Heather!! copyright laws have left me to often wonder about whether or not to share vintage pattern books.
Thanks for the mention. My new book, due out at the end of November, is called ‘Knitting Fashions of the 1940s: styles, patterns and history’. It’s published by Crowood Press (www.crowood.com) and costs 19.95.
There was enoromous interest in it at the recent Stitching & Knitting Show (Alexandra Palace, London) even though the book wasn’t available, and all I could show were a number of garments from the book specially knitted up. There are 50 in all (you can even knit your own royal corgi). Hope you all enjoy knitting the old patterns again (Modern needle and yarn eqivalents are given)
love
Jane Waller
Thanks for the mention. My new book, due out at the end of November, is called ‘Knitting Fashions of the 1940s: styles, patterns and history’. It’s published by Crowood Press (www.crowood.com) and costs 19.95.
There was enoromous interest in it at the recent Stitching & Knitting Show (Alexandra Palace, London) even though the book wasn’t available, and all I could show were a number of garments from the book specially knitted up. There are 50 in all (you can even knit your own royal corgi). Hope you all enjoy knitting the old patterns again (Modern needle and yarn eqivalents are given)
love
Jane Waller
Is your site based in the USA? I put the cost of my new book at 19.95. That’s pounds, not US dollars.
It is likely to come out some time in the USA, probably published by Trafalgar Square publishing
Jane Waller
Hallo ! Met you at knitting & stitching exhib. i Alex. Palace in London in oct. Do you still want me to look for a translater and publicher in Sweden ?
As you maybe know, both danish and norwegians can understand swedish. So it might be a good idea to choose swedish for your book.
I myself is very interested in your book, since I have been collecting swedish knitting books from the 40s because I am interested. I was born 1942 and started to knit when I was about 7 years old.
Yours sincerally
Mrs Inger Holmlund
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Jane Waller is my mom’s favorite author
she loves knitting. Looking forward to buy her this new book.
Thank you so much for your interest in my new book:‘Knitting Fashions Of The 1940’s’ It makes all the hard work getting worth it. I wanted everyone to be able to knit up all these wonderful garments from the period as well as including an engaging account of why the knitting was the way it was because of what was going on in the world.
I am signing my new book and talking about it at ‘Olympia’, in Kensington, London, this week from Thursday 22- Sunday 25th …though this won’t be of much interest to those abroad … but if anyone in England would like to come along and meet me and talk about 1940’s knitting, now is your chance.
By the way, if anyone needs to aquire a book in America, ‘Trafalgar Square Publishing’ is where to get one from. Their address is 814, North Franklin st. Chicago Il 60610 ( Tel: 001-312-337-0747)
My website is janewaller.co.uk and my e-mail janewaller@metronet.co.uk