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Contemporary Knitting : For Textile Artists by Ruth Lee (2008, Hardcover)

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An exciting guide to creative hand knitting for adventurous knitters, textile artists and jewelry artists who wish to explore the knitting genre and take their work to a new level. as well as lighting used for photos; that said we do our best!

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Product Identifiers

PublisherPavilion Books

ISBN-100713490462

ISBN-139780713490466

eBay Product ID (ePID)59162797

Product Key Features

Book TitleContemporary Knitting : for Textile Artists

Number of Pages128 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2008

TopicNeedlework / Knitting, Needlework / Crocheting, General

IllustratorYes

GenreCrafts & Hobbies

AuthorRuth Lee

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight28.5 Oz

Item Length11.2 in

Item Width8.8 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

Reviews' A long awaited look of how experimental knitting suits a modern context in the creation of outdoor installation work, gallery pieces, wearable art and body adornment'. Textile Fibre Forum

Dewey Edition22

Dewey Decimal746.432

Table Of ContentThe book covers : 1. Equipment, materials and their properties 2. All about yarns and fibres and working with off the shelf yarns and hand made cordage 3: Big Knitting with conventional and unconventional materials: Ridged, slitted and rippled surfaces 4: Edgings and borders (including wire knitted jewellery) 5: Beaded surfaces 6: Knitting in rounds 7: Advanced shaping techniques in two and three dimensions, knitted in the round using sets of double-pointed needles 8: Pattern with emphasis on colour and repeat patterns 9: Knitting combined with off-loom textile techniques such as wrapping, coiling and twining 10. White on White and combining all the techniques together

SynopsisInnovative hand-knitting techniques in rows and rounds for the adventurous fibre artist and craft maker, worked in diverse and unusual materials, such as wire, paper yarn, plant materials and plastics, found and recycled materials, rope and elastics. Samples are backed up with in-depth information relating to technique, fibres and materials and their unique properties. Wonderfully illustrated with the best contemporary knitted textiles and knitted jewellery available today. With the current revival in hand knitting still in full flow, this book explores traditional two- and three-dimensional knitting techniques in new and innovative ways., Innovative hand-knitting techniques in rows and rounds for the adventurous fibre artist and craft maker, worked in diverse and unusual materials, such as wire, paper yarn, plant materials and plastics, found and recycled materials, rope and elastics. Samples are backed up with in-depth information relating to technique, fibres and materials and their unique properties. Wonderfully illustrated with the best contemporary knitted textiles and knitted jewellery available today, the book covers:1. Equipment, materials and their properties2. All about yarns and fibres and working with off the shelf yarns and hand made cordage3: Big Knitting with conventional and unconventional materials: Ridged, slitted and rippled surfaces4: Edgings and borders (including wire knitted jewellery)5: Beaded surfaces6: Knitting in rounds7: Advanced shaping techniques in two and three dimensions, knitted in the round using sets of double-pointed needles8: Pattern with emphasis on colour and repeat patterns9: Knitting combined with off-loom textile techniques such as wrapping, coiling and twining10. White on White and combining all the techniques togetherWith the current revival in hand knitting still in full flow, this book explores traditional two- and three-dimensional knitting techniques in new and innovative ways. (word count 20,000), Innovative hand-knitting techniques in rows and rounds for the adventurous fibre artist and craft maker, worked in diverse and unusual materials, such as wire, paper yarn, plant materials and plastics, found and recycled materials, rope and elastics.

LC Classification NumberTT820