Knitting Around the World - Softcover

Threads; Threads Magazine

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1561580260 ISBN 13: 9781561580262

Publisher: Taunton Press, 1993

Synopsis

A book which describes different methods of knitting - Aran knitting, Fair Isle knitting, knitting with more than one colour and Japanese techniques. There are complete patterns for an Aran jumper, a winter coat, a Shetland lace shawl and Fair Isle socks. Show more Show less

About this title

About the Author:

Located in Newtown, Connecticut, THREADS is the leading source for garment sewing. Designed to help sewers of all skill levels, the pages of Threads provide the right tools to create functional and fashionable clothing to last a lifetime. Must-have patterns, essential techniques, and expert advice are available at www.threads.com

From Library Journal:

Over the years, Threads magazine writers have explored hand-knitting techniques from many countries, describing now-endangered folk traditions. As a companion to Hand-Knitting Techniques from "Threads" Magazine (Taunton, 1991), this volume brings together some of those articles, covering such diverse traditions as Catalan knit-lace, Swedish Tvaandsstickning (double-ended knitting), Japanese "knit paintings," and the gorgeous Bohus knitting--a technique that appears as a riot of color but actually never uses more than two colors in any one row of knitting. However, this collection is not only a historical treatment of ethnic knitting but also a step-by-step guide, offering encouragement for today's knitters to expand their horizons by experimenting with techniques from around the world. Superb photographs combine with authoritative text and a fetching layout to create a book that is recommended for any library with knitting or folk craft collections.
- Janice Zlendich, California State Univ. Lib., Fullerton
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Taunton Press
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 1561580260
• ISBN 13: 9781561580262
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 96
• Editor: Threads