Author : Lisa Lloyd
Publisher : Random House Digital, Inc.
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 14,83 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Hand spinning
ISBN : 0307346838
A guide to using handspun yarns--including such fibers as alpaca, merino, cormo, and more--features detailed instructions for twenty-six innovative projects that demonstrate how the materials' unique properties, fiber, and texture can transform a piece.
Author : Carol Ekarius
Publisher : Storey Publishing
Page : 449 pages
File Size : 29,63 MB
Release : 2011-06-01
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 1603427112
This one-of-a-kind encyclopedia shines a spotlight on more than 200 animals and their wondrous fleece. Profiling a worldwide array of fiber-producers that includes northern Africa’s dromedary camel, the Navajo churro, and the Tasmanian merino, Carol Ekarius and Deborah Robson include photographs of each animal’s fleece at every stage of the handcrafting process, from raw to cleaned, spun, and woven. The Fleece & Fiber Sourcebook is an artist’s handbook, travel guide, and spinning enthusiast’s ultimate reference source all in one.
Author : Carol Ekarius
Publisher : Storey Publishing
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 11,44 MB
Release : 2013-08-27
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 1612121780
With this compact portable reference in hand, crafters can quickly and easily look up any of 100 different sheep breeds, the characteristics of their fleece, and the kinds of projects for which their fleece is best suited. Each breed profile includes a photograph of the animal and information about its origin and conservation status, as well as the weight, staple length, fiber diameter, and natural colors of its fleece. This is a great primer for beginners, and a handy guide for anyone who loves working with fleece.
Author : Beth Smith
Publisher : Storey Publishing
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 50,12 MB
Release : 2014-01-01
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 1612120393
Explains the crucial factors that spinners, knitters and weavers need to know in order to create yarn, describing 21 different breeds of sheep, their characteristics and history and the structure, grease content and fiber diameter of each one's fleece.
Author : Alice Starmore
Publisher : Courier Dover Publications
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 15,96 MB
Release : 2017-02-15
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 0486817180
This volume of Tudor Roses presents new and reimagined garments based on the original Tudor Roses published in 1998. Alice Starmore looks to historical female figures of the Tudor Dynasty as inspiration for her stunning knitwear, and her modernization of traditional Fair Isle and Aran patterns has created a sensation in the knitting world. Through garment design, Starmore and her daughter Jade tell the stories of fourteen women connected with the Tudor dynasty. They weave a narrative around the known facts of their subjects' lives using photography, art, and the only medium through which the Tudor women could leave a lasting physical record in their world — needlework. Tudor Roses includes fourteen patterns for sweaters and other wearables that follow the chronological order of the Tudor dynasty. A different model portrays each of the Tudor women, from Elizabeth Woodville, grandmother of Henry VIII, through Mary, Queen of Scots. The stunning design and photography appeals to knitters seeking designs that offer an attractive balance of historic and modern elements.
Author : Amy Herzog
Publisher : Abrams
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 26,56 MB
Release : 2018-10-16
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 1683353323
A comprehensive guide to knitting sweaters and designing and modifying sweater patterns, by the author of You Can Knit and Knit to Flatter. Yarn and fiber enthusiasts everywhere will celebrate the latest addition to Amy Herzog’s beloved knitting series (which includes You Can Knit That, Knit to Flatter, and Knit Wear Love). This essential guide details every aspect of sweater knitting, starting with instructions for four basic sweater types: yoke, raglan, drop shoulder, and set-in sleeve. Patterns are offered in multiple sizes and yarn gauges for broad appeal. Following the basics for each of the four sweater types are a diverse range of customizing options, including how to add a hood, cowl neck, turtleneck, pockets, and zip or cardigan front, just to name a few. Amy’s clear instruction and expert tips expand the many knitting possibilities, creating the essential knitting resource for knitters everywhere.
Author : Clara Parkes
Publisher : Abrams
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 24,32 MB
Release : 2019-10-01
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 1683356829
The renowned knitter shares her year-long adventure through America’s colorful, fascinating—and slowly disappearing—wool industry. Join Clara Parkes as she ventures across the country to meet the shepherds, dyers, and countless workers without whom our knitting needles would be empty, our mills idle, and our feet woefully cold. Along the way, she encounters a flock of Saxon Merino sheep in upstate New York, tours a scouring plant in Texas, visits a steamy Maine dyehouse, helps sort freshly shorn wool on a working farm, and learns how wool fleece is measured, baled, shipped, and turned into skeins. In pursuit of the perfect yarn, Parkes describes a brush with the dangers of opening a bale (they can explode), and her adventures from Maine to Wisconsin (“the most knitterly state”) and back again. By the end of the book, you’ll be ready to set aside the backyard chickens and add a flock of sheep instead.
Author : Beth Smith
Publisher : Storey Publishing, LLC
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 20,15 MB
Release : 2014-08-23
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 1603428755
The characteristics of fleece — its structure, grease content, and fiber diameter — vary widely depending on the breed of sheep the fleece comes from. In this comprehensive guide, Beth Smith profiles 21 types of fleece, from bouncy and pliant to lacy and lightweight. A sheep-by-sheep reference describes the best way to wash and spin each fleece into rich, soft yarn. You’ll soon be confidently choosing the right fleece, spinning it to perfection, and enjoying the perfect yarn for your next fiber creation.
Author : Esther Rutter
Publisher : Granta Books
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 22,5 MB
Release : 2020-06
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9781783784363
A history of Britain's long love affair with wool, told through a year of knitting garments from around the British Isles.
Author : Felicity Ford
Publisher :
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 27,33 MB
Release : 2015
Category :
ISBN : 9780993041501
