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› Find signed collectible books: 'Alterknits: Imaginative Projects And Creativity Exercises'
Coloring inside the lines, thinking inside the box, knitting the same-old scarf--those days are over. For knitters looking for something new to spark their imaginations, AlterKnits is the answer. Featuring 27 imaginative projects, 10 creativity exercises, and thought-provoking quotes from Albert Einstein, Martha Graham, and many more, AlterKnits inspires knitters to expect the unexpected, to enjoy the rewards of experimentation, and to see the possibilities of knitting with broader vision.
Some projects call for unusual materials-plastic tubing (for a bag handle) or sterling silver wire (for a necklace). Others blend different craft techniques-a pullover with sewn-on velvet cuffs, a baby blanket with painted-on polka dots. Still others apply knitting in unexpected places, such as laptop cases and bulletin boards. The creativity exercises-called AlterExercises-challenge knitters to try out new ideas and to ask provocative, sometimes amusing questions. Tucked into a pocket on the inside front cover is the 32-page AlterKnits notebook, the perfect place for readers to work on their AlterKnits exercises and do their own creative doodling .
With AlterKnits, our concept of what we can knit will be forever altered! [via]
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Art of Painting on Silk'
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-- Individuality ranks high among reasons why sewers today sew.
-- Classes on these techniques are springing up in fabric and quilt shops across the country. [via]
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Complete Guide to Creative Embroidery: Designs, Textures, Stitches'
'A Complete Guide to Creative Embroidery' illustrates a wealth of ideas from two internationally renowned embroiderers. It is divided into two sections: the first, 'Design to Embroider' by Jean Littlejohn develops ideas showing that anyone can design as well as decorate fabric and paper for embroidery. The second, 'Stitched Images' by Jan Beaney, illustrates how to colour fabric and combine this with stitchery. She then looks at ways of interpreting designs using applique, patchwork, quilting, and hand and machine embroidery. The final section gives guidance on selecting a theme. With the combined talents of two innovative embroiderers, this highly illustrated book is an inspiring source of colour, pattern, design, stitch and texture which will encourage embroiderers to create their own exciting and rewarding pieces. [via]
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Complex Cloth: A Comprehensive Guide to Surface Design'
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Contemporary Quilting: Exciting Techniques And Quilts From Award-Winning Quilters'
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Crafter's Recipe Book : Ideas, Patterns, and Inspiration'
Go beyond marbling and sponge painting. This at-a-glance directory offers step-by-step instruction and more than 200 new ideas for crafters working in paper, fabric, ceramic, and wood. This volume provides recipes for such unusual embellishments as bubble-marbling and crayon-batiking for paper, printing fabrics with living plants, and etching patterns on glass and ceramic. [via]
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From pillows and throws to memory book covers and lampshades, Crazy Patchwork takes the theme of traditional crazy quilts and applies its principles to a whole range of ideas for gifts and for the home. Includes all the information a crafter needs to make exciting crazy quilt projects...in no time! All 20 projects can be easily machine-pieced or machine-embroidered and all use a range of brilliant colors, Many of the projects can be completed in just hours! [via]
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New in paperback, this bestselling book from a popular author is a practical but inspirational book on fabric manipulation techniques. These simple, quick techniques are great for quilters, giving a range of fascinating textural effects, many of them pioneered by the author, Jennie Rayment, who teaches extensively in the UK and the USA. A book for all those interested in quilts, it also includes techniques that can be used by embroiderers. The author's work is noted for the use of monochrome calico, although flashes of inspirational colour make this a must for all textilers. [via]
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Almost every piece of embroidery, including quilting or soft furnishings, needs finishing or edging - maybe just a simple hem or binding but more often a truly decorative finishing that enhances the textile. So often these finishing techniques are an afterthought, but they should be designed when the textile is designed, should use the same style of stitching and, often, the same threads of fabrics. This book - from one of the UK's leading machine embroiderers - gives a library of possibilities, which can be used creatively, developed further and made more individual by the reader. It is ideal for the less-experienced machine embroiderer but a great sourcebook for the more advanced. Each edging and finishing method is covered in a double-page spread with instructive text, diagrams and colour photography placed together for clarity. The methods given include designs for wall hangings, panels, book covers, bags, vessels, bowls, cushions, belts, tassels and other accessories. Any modern sewing machine will do all the stitching suggested here. [via]
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Fabric Collage Quilts: Using Creative Applique and Embellishments'
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Knitting for Two: 20 Simple Designs for Expectant (and New) Mommies and Babies'
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Create artistic cards using everything from fabrics to mica chips, foil, feathers, wax, mail tags, and more! [via]
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Making Vintage Bags: 20 Original Sewing Patterns for Vintage Bags And Purses'
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Passionate Patchwork: Over 20 Original Quilt Designs'
The riot of color that defines Kaffe Fassett's renowned work in needlepoint and knitting also energizes his remarkable quilts. Passionate Patchwork features 20 projects of Fassett's designs, complete with materials lists, pattern templates, cutting directions, assembly instructions and diagrams, and gorgeous photos. Fassett draws on traditional quilt-block forms, lending his unique design and color sensibilities to squares and rectangles, triangles and diamonds, circles and ovals. An old favorite like Courthouse Steps takes on new vitality when pieced in countless shades of red. The chevrons of brilliant stripes comprising Fassett's Handkerchief Corners quilt hint at optical illusion, belying the quilt's simple assembly. Appliqué enlivens designs like Hat Boxes, wherein basic window blocks take on the appearance of cubbyholes, each sporting a multipatterned hat-box form. A solidly written section on basic quilt making appends the book, though these innovative designs are probably best attempted by quilters with a bit of previous experience. The resource page lists suppliers for purchasing Fassett's own fabric designs, but these beautiful quilts can of course be made with any appropriate fabrics. --Amy Handy [via]
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Quick & Easy Machine Quilts: 25 Modern Heirlooms for the Home'
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Shibori: The Inventive Art of Japanese Shaped Resist Dyeing Tradition Techniques Innovation'
This text examines the art of Japanese shaped resist-dyeing. [via]
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Silk Painting: The Artist's Guide to Gutta and Wax Resist Techniques'
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Simple Crochet'
Simple Crochet brings a modern twist to a traditional craft. Using a stunning range of natural materialssome unexpectedErika Knight shows how to produce 20 elegant pieces for the home, ranging from cushions, throws and slippers, to boxes and baskets. What is more, you need no previous experience! Simple Crochet uses only a couple of basic stitches and step-by-step instructions give you all the know-how you need to master them. The appealing and original designs are worked in a contemporary color palette based on neutrals with touches of vibrant color, and will fit easily into modern interiors as well as more traditional ones. Simple Crochet is a must for anyone who wants to use their creativity to make simple but beautiful textiles for their home. [via]
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Simple Upholstery & Slipcovers: Great New Looks for Every Room'
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Stitch Magic is an animated celebration of the magic of hand stitching by two internationally renowned embroiderers. Using the wide range of fabrics, threads and materials now available, Jan Beaney and Jean Littlejohn give aspiring and knowledgeable embroiderers alike the inspiration to experiment with the basic hand stitches to create infinite stitch interpretations. Over 100 sumptuous photographs of stitched pieces introduce a breathtaking range of new work by the authors as well as stitching from different cultures and a selection of other contemporary work. These examples are accompanied by detailed captions explaining the working methods. Complete with stitch diagrams showing the different design applications of the stitches and a comprehensive glossary, this is a colourful sourcebook of ideas for embroiderers wanting to exploit the compelling texture of stitch. [via]
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Surface Designer's Art: Contemporary, Fabric, Printers, Painters and Dyers'
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Threadplay With Libby Lehman: Mastering Machine Embroidery Techniques'
Learn from internationally renowned quilt artist Libby Lehman how to create beautiful thread-embellished quilts on your sewing machine! In Threadplay, Libby shows you how to create fascinating ribbon illusions and how to do sheer stitching, thread painting, bobbin drawing, and couching.
" Learn how to keep pesky metallic thread from breaking, use appliqué in exciting new ways, baste on a wall to save your back, and much more
" Find a detailed guide to all the materials and equipment you need to begin your own threadplay
" Includes finishing tips and dozens of photos (including closeups) of Libbys spectacular quilts [via]
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Transforming Fabric: 30 Creative Ways to Paint, Dye, and Pattern Cloth'
Early textile dyers signed oaths that they would not reveal any of the process. Fortunately, author Carolyn Dahl openly shares the secrets of dyeing, painting, and patterning beautiful cloth she has gleaned in art schools. This guide is the next best thing to having a master artist in the studio. Entertaining stories awaken memories of childhood colouring books, leaf prints, ironon designs and the tie-dyed T-shirts most of us experienced at some point in our lives. Readers will be inspired as they follow step-by-step photographs and instructions full of hints and secrets for using luminous colour to transform white cloth into artistic masterpieces. Connoisseurs of the decorative arts and those who are merely curious about the fabrics they wear and use in everyday life will find much to interest them. [via]
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Yarn Harlot: The Secret Life of a Knitter'
Stephanie Pearl-McPhee's deepest wish is that everyone understand that knitting is at least as fun as baseball and way cooler than the evil looped path of crochet. Every project, from a misshapen hat to the most magnificent sweater, holds a story. Yarn Harlot tells all those stories with humor, insight, and sympathy for the obsessed.
Over 50 million people in America knit. The average knitter spends between $500 and $1,700 a year on yarn, patterns, needles, and books. No longer just a fad or a hobby, knitting has advanced to a lifestyle.
Yarn Harlot: The Secret Life of a Knitter moves beyond instructions and patterns into the purest elements of knitting: obsession, frustration, reflection, and fun. Stephanie Pearl-McPhee's humorous and poignant essays find humor in knitting an enormous afghan that requires a whopping 30 balls of wool, having a husband with size 13 feet who loves to wear hand-knit socks, and earns her "yarn harlot" title with her love of any new yarn--she'll quickly drop an old project for the fresh saucy look of a new interesting yarn.
Since the upsurge in knitting began in the early '90s, the number of women under 45 who knit has doubled. Knitting is no longer a hobby for just grandmothers--women and men of all ages are embracing this art. Describing its allure is best left to Stephanie who explains: "It is a well-known fact that knitting is a sparkling form of entertainment, as spiritual as yoga, as relaxing as a massage, and as funny as Erma Bombeck trapped in a PTA meeting." [via]
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