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"Always choose the right thread! This amazing reference guide features a handy thread use key (organized by thread manufacturer) that shows the most common uses for the wide variety of threads commonly used by quilters and sewists. This valuable information will help you determine which one is right for your project. Plus, get the inside scoop on thread types and fibers, thread weight, choosing the correct sewing machine needle, and how thread is...
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"Create your dream yarn! Discover the pleasures of designing and building custom-made yarn by spinning it yourself, choosing everything from color to feel and gauge. Jillian Moreno leads you through every step of yarn construction, with detailed instructions and step-by-step photos showing you how to select the fiber you want (wool, cotton, silk, synthetic), establish a foundation, and spin a beautiful yarn with the structure, texture, and color pattern...
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"For spinners and weavers alike! Get in-depth information on fiber properties and color choices, as well as beautifully photographed samples. Spin to Weave is not simply a how-to-spin book, but a how-to-spin-exactly-what-you-want book. Weavers who spin their own yarns have the ability to choose fiber type, method of twist insertion (woolen, worsted), twist amount and/or direction, finishing methods, and grist. Author Sara Lamb focuses on the process...
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Clara Parkes presents a fast-paced account of the year she spent transforming a 676-pound bale of wool into commercial yarn, and the people and vanishing industry she discovered along the way.
Join Parkes on a cross-country adventure as she meets 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,...
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All textiles begin with a twist. From colourful 30,000-year old threads found on the floor of a Georgian cave to what the linen wrappings of Tutankhamun's mummy actually meant; from the Silk Roads to the woolen sails that helped the Vikings reach America 700 years before Columbus; from the lace ruffs that infuriated the puritans to the Indian calicoes and chintzes that powered the Industrial Revolution, our continuing reinvention of cloth tells fascinating...
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"Knitting Green features 20 contemporary and green projects for garments, accessories, gifts, and home furnishings, from top designers such as Pam Allen, Mags Kandis, Deborah Newton, and Vicki Square. Leading designers, from Kristeen Griffin-Grimes and Kristin Nicholas to Amy R. Singer and Clara Parkes, also share how they integrate green principles with their work and lives. Inspirational and encouraging, these essays and projects suggest great ways...
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Contains projects from hats and mittens to scarves, wraps, and even sweaters and afghans.
"Knitters who think lace-weight yarn is difficult to work with or only for old-fashioned shawls are in for a big surprise! These 25 patterns--created by Carol J. Sulcoski and a group of talented designers--break beautifully free from the flowery, heirloom mold. The fresh, contemporary ideas range from an asymmetric tank top and beaded skirt to opera-length gloves...
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Inspire and unleash a passion for hand-crafted color! Unapologetic is how Felicia Lo always describes her obsession with color and craft. This book provides clear and accessible guidance for creating gorgeous hand-dyed fibers and understanding how dyeing affects knitted yarn and knitted handspun. Fiber artists will learn the fundamentals of how color works, what to expect when working with color, and how to control the results when dyeing wool and...
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"Just a bit of winding, tying, trimming and fluffing is all it takes to make anyone feel creative! Pom poms are suddenly showing up again everywhere--as fashion accessories, home decor items, and toys. Adorable Pom Pom Animals shows you how to use materials including yarn, mohair, and alpaca wool to sculpt cuddly pom pom animals in different shapes and sizes. In this charming little book, you will learn how to: select the right yarns to create the...
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Visits different locations around the world where artists are using yarn in new ways, incorporating it into graffiti, structural design, and circus decoration.
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Are you a knitter, crocheter, crafter, or none of the above? This book gives yarn lovers -- both knitters and non-knitters alike -- 50 ways to use their stashes without taking out their knitting needles. The projects are simple, but with a modern aesthetic. Get your hot glue gun fired up, adhere some pompoms to an old office chair, and make the most ho-hum seat in your house into a cozy piece of pop art furniture. Or treat your neck to a stylish infinity...
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