Download or read book How to Select Color Palettes for Knitting and Other Fiber Arts written by Nancy Shroyer and published by . This book was released on 2003-09 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Inventive Weaving on a Little Loom written by Syne Mitchell and published by Storey Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2015-11-14 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rigid-heddle weaving is simple to learn, is easy to master, and offers a lifetime of possibilities to discover! Inventive Weaving on a Little Loom covers everything rigid-heddle weavers need to know about the craft, from the basics — how to select a loom, set it up, and get started — to a wide variety of fun techniques that yield beautiful results. Begin by exploring a variety of weave structures, including finger-manipulated laces, tapestry, and color play with stripes, plaids, and multicolor yarns. Then move on to more complex designs and irresistible projects, from pillows and curtains to bags, shawls, and even jewelry. Explore warp-face patterning, weft-pile weaving, weaving with fine threads, woven shibori, shadow weave, and the textural effects you can create with different yarns and with wire and conductive thread. Everything you need to know is here, with fully illustrated step-by-step instructions to ensure success.
Download or read book Beginner s Guide to Colorwork Knitting written by Ella Austin and published by David & Charles. This book was released on 2019-02-06 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The knitting pattern writer and founder of BomBella shares her love of bold colors with these colorwork techniques for sweaters, socks, blankets and more. In Beginner’s Guide to Colorwork Knitting, knit designer Ella Austin teaches all the techniques necessary to start knitting rich, vibrant and colorful patterns. Choose from brightly colored stripy socks and work your way up to a patterned beanie hat and even a stunning fair isle sweater. This easy to follow guide pairs projects with each new technique, building from Stripes to Slipped Stitches, Stranded Colorwork, Intarsia, Double Knitting, Modular Knitting, and Entrelac. Projects include blankets, scarves, shawls, bags, mitts, cushions, and more. Even if you can only knit and purl, this book will have you making gorgeous colorwork knits before you know it!
Download or read book Colour Confident Stitching written by Karen Barbé and published by . This book was released on 2017-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Choosing colours for a crafting project can be daunting and creating colour palettes is a design task in itself but textile designer Karen Barbé's explanations makes it a fun and enjoyable part of the process
Download or read book Fair Isle Style written by Mary Jane Mucklestone and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-08-09 with total page 407 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hailing from a tiny island in the northern most island group of the British Isles, Fair Isle knitting has been produced for nearly 200 years and is still seen on runways today. Discover true Fair Isle knitting and build fantastic colorscapesâ€"from elegant subtle shadings inspired by the natural landscape to exuberant riots of color for its own sake. Fair Isle Style is a book of projects to knit as well as a book about knitting the Fair Isle technique. This book offers a collection of patterns from a variety of established, rising, and new knitwear designers and focuses on fresh, modern uses of color for today's knitters. A Design Notebook rounds out the book, giving readers further ideas to use Fair Isle knitting. Delight in a modern look from a traditional technique with Fair Isle Style.
Download or read book Mastering Color Knitting written by Melissa Leapman and published by Potter Craft. This book was released on 2011-07-13 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the reasons knitting and colorwork master Melissa Leapman first learned to knit was her wish to make one special project—a sweater using Fair Isle technique. Now, for the first time, she brings her passion for advanced color knitting to knitters who want to knit with any and every color of yarn they can wrap around their needles. Conquer classic stranded knitting, “draw” images in yarn using intarsia, and make two projects in one with reversible double knitting. Leapman’s clear instruction proves that knitting with multiple colors may appear more complex, but it doesn’t have to be difficult. She includes the quickest, easiest, and most intuitive methods for each technique, using knowledge honed over years of color knitting workshops with knitters from across the country. Once you’ve learned the basics, practice your new skills by creating projects for yourself, your friends, and everyone on your gift list. Each chapter includes a handful of sample projects to get you started, a Designer Workshop that teaches you important concepts in every designer’s toolbox, and a pattern treasury of unique patterns to apply to projects of your own creation—more than 50 patterns and 12 projects in all. Throughout, Leapman’s helpful collection of how-tos, diagrams, tips, and hints (including a refresher course in color theory to help you choose the perfect color combinations) makes Mastering Color Knitting the book you’ll turn to for information and inspiration time and time again.
Download or read book Color in Spinning written by Deb Menz and published by Interweave. This book was released on 2005-04-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written expressly for the hand spinner seeking new adventures in color, this manual presents in-depth discussions and step-by-step photographed demonstrations of immersion dyeing, painting rovings, blending colors and fibers, and spinning and plying multicolored preparations. A chapter on understanding color principles offers novice spinners the skills needed to easily work with color while providing advanced spinning techniques for the expert dyer. A gallery of finished pieces as well as appendixes on dye workshops and metric conversions are included.
Download or read book The Colorwork Bible written by Jesie Ostermiller and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2020-10-06 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Master beginner and advanced colorwork knitting techniques in this comprehensive colorwork guide With chapters outlining more than a half dozen colorwork knitting techniques, The Colorwork Bible is your updated exploration of both beginner- and advanced-level skills with a vibrant, modern palette and inspired projects. Join knitwear designer Jesie Ostermiller as you learn: • A variety of small-scale swatch lessons that help you master a technique before diving into a full size project. • Stripes, stranding, Fair Isle, brioche, slip-stitch, mosaic, intarsia, and more! Each technique is featured must-make projects you'll want to cast-on today. • Valuable tips and tricks, plus essential information on successfully combining colors for the best possible results. Dig deep into the most colorful techniques in knitting with The Colorwork Bible!
Download or read book The Essential Guide to Color Knitting Techniques written by Margaret Radcliffe and published by Storey Publishing. This book was released on 2008-12-01 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Imagine a softly striped crib blanket knit in the comforting colors of the nursery. Or a sophisticated cashmere wrap featuring rich jewel tones that set off a favorite black dress. Knitting teacher and author Margaret Radcliffe presents a world of color techniques in a single comprehensive reference that you'll consult every time two or more yarn colors are in play. Stitchers of every ability level will love the color-combining methods and professional secrets revealed in The Essential Guide to Color Knitting Techniques. Multicolor knitting techniques are explained with step-by-step illustrations and photographs accompanied by instructive text. Complete chapters on stripes, stitch effects, knitting with multicolor yarns, stranded knitting, and intarsia cover the theory and how-to behind each method as well as offering creative solutions for handling tangled yarn, estimating yarn quantities of each color, tips on how to handle all those ends, and stunning finishing techniques. An additional chapter describes more unusual techniques, such as helix, shadow, mosaic, and modular knitting.
Download or read book Prepared to Dye written by Gene Shepherd and published by Ampry Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2013 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dye wool without chemicals How to dye wool with acid dyes Gene's tips and techniques for dyeing yarn and wool yardage Essential for all wool fiber artists, especially those working in rug hooking, wool appliqu�, or quilting with wool Learn how to marbleize, spot dye, marry colors, and casserole dye to make exquisite wool
Download or read book Krokbragd written by Debby Greenlaw and published by . This book was released on 2019-03-02 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Weavers around the world have been searching for a book that explores the delightful motifs of the Scandinavian weaving technique known as krokbragd. Krokbragd: How to Design & Weave fills that niche and provides a comprehensive look at this beautiful weaving technique. In this book, Debby Greenlaw brings together the traditional aspects of krokbragd with a fresh, contemporary approach to creating stunning textiles. You will explore the structure and design of krokbragd for the floor, table, and rigid-heddle looms. In addition to traditional single krokbragd, exciting variations such as double point krokbragd and turned krokbragd are also covered. Each topic is supplemented with a project that allows the weaver to gain hands-on experience with the technique.Krokbragd: How to Design & Weave is filled with weaving tips, detailed illustrations, and step-by-step photography. Debby provides guidance on yarn and color selection, design, and finishing techniques to create and weave uniquely personal krokbragd pieces.Whether you're a weaver or a lover of Scandinavian textiles, you'll enjoy Krokbragd: How to Design and Weave. Add it to your library; you'll be delighted!
Download or read book Beaded Colorways written by Beverly Gilbert and published by North Light Books. This book was released on 2009-12-30 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mix Glowing Color Palettes to Create Stunning Jewelry Learn to approach color as a painter does, only your palette will be rainbow-hued beads, and your paintings will be spectacular jewelry you can wear! Beaded Colorways shows you how to mix beads and gems to create custom color blends called Bead Soups. These soups are then woven together into dazzling pieces that are more like works of art than simple jewelry. You'll even learn how to seamlessly stitch from one color to another, helping you create stunning multicolor jewelry. Beverly Gilbert teaches you to create your own stunning beaded works of art through: In-depth discussions about color theory—accompanied by color wheels—allowing you to turn beads into your medium and make jewelry your canvas Clear photos and step-by-step instructions guide you through beadweaving techniques—including netting, peyote and freeform stitches—letting you create truly unique jewelry 18 projects that include a mix of materials to add even more texture: gems, beach glass, ribbon and metal all make their way into stunning creations Let Beaded Colorways start your artistic beading journey.
Download or read book Gradient Style written by Kerry Bogert and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2018-12-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gradient yarns and colorful color-shifting patterns are everywhere in knitting today! Knowing what and how to knit with color-shifting yarns, and how to combine colors for successful color-fade projects, can be a challenge. Let the Editors at Interweave be your guide to the colorful world of knitting gradients with Gradient Style. Inside this comprehensive guide to putting gradients yarns to work you'll find: • Detailed information on selecting, combining, and knitting colored yarns into unique gradient effects. • Tips to help avoid common color-shifting mistakes such as color pooling and uneven striping when working with gradient skeins. • 20 beautiful gradient knitted patterns to explore gradient techniques in inspiring, wearable designs including both garments and accessories! Shift your knitting to another colorful level with Gradient Style!
Download or read book Knit This Doll written by Nicki Moulton and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2011-02-11 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the most adventurous way to knit dolls Amigurumi is the Japanese hobby of creating dolls and anthropomorphic stuffed animals with an anime aesthetic. Long popular in Asia, amigurumi are on an upward trajectory in the U.S. as more crafters discover this unique form of artwork. Now, two great hobbies-amigurumi and knitting-come together brilliantly in Knit This Doll! Adventurous knitters of all skill levels can test their own creativity as they work their way through menus of options to create truly one-of-a-kind dolls. Each step of the way knitters by selecting skin tones, hair styles, various attributes and even making removable shoes, sweaters, hats, skirts, jeans, and more. Combines knitting with the Japanese hobby amigurumi Basic pattern for a large, 15-inch doll, with a range of detail options and accessories to make countless combinations of original dolls. No two will be alike! Illustrated, step-by-step instructions included throughout Can you think of a more original way to knit? Grab your knitting needles, unleash your imagination, and get ready to Knit This Doll!
Download or read book Alice Starmore s Book of Fair Isle Knitting written by Alice Starmore and published by Dover Knitting, Crochet, Tatting, Lace. This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scotland's Fair Isle is celebrated the world over for its distinctive, stranded-color knitting, and Alice Starmore is famous for her expertise in designing and instructing knitters in this appealing regional tradition. This volume is profusely illustrated with color photographs, plus drawings and charts that illustrate the art's history, patterns, and techniques.
Download or read book 200 Fair Isle Motifs written by Mary Jane Mucklestone and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2011-11-29 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The comprehensive guide to Fair Isle knitting motifs! The mysteries of Fair Isle are revealed! 200 Fair Isle Motifs offers simple solutions to the seemingly complex technique of stranded colorwork. From simple single row patterns to complex all-over motifs, you'll find colorways that will thrill and inspire your knitting, whether you're a beginner or experienced knitter. By using the easy-to-read charts, columns to illustrate color changes, and clear photographs of each sample swatch, you'll find yourself creating beautiful Fair Isle designs in no time. Organized by row count and stitch count, 200 Fair Isle Motifs makes it easy for you to find the perfect motif for your projects. Confidently infuse colorwork into your knitting with 200 Fair Isle Motifs.
Download or read book Unleashing Creativity written by Barrett Williams and published by Barrett Williams. This book was released on 2024-08-27 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unleashing Creativity Dive into the World of Innovative Knitting and Crochet Materials Unlock the doors to endless creative possibilities with "Unleashing Creativity," your ultimate guide to exploring the rich and diverse world of knitting and crochet materials. Whether you're a seasoned craftsperson or new to the yarn game, this eBook is designed to inspire and educate with a wealth of knowledge on traditional, synthetic, and groundbreaking materials that will take your projects to the next level. Start by grounding your craft in the familiar, with comprehensive sections detailing the benefits of traditional materials like wool and cotton, and learn how the choice of material can transform the feel and function of your creations. Then, journey through the advantages of synthetic fibers such as acrylics, nylon, and polyester, to discover options that offer strength, versatility, and ease of care. For those passionate about sustainability, delve into natural alternatives beyond wool, like eco-friendly bamboo, hearty hemp, crisp linen, and luxurious silk. Venture further with innovative plant-based fibers, including renewable corn fiber, lustrous soy fiber, and uniquely textured pineapple and banana fibers. Embrace the eco-conscious ethos by integrating recycled materials into your work, from upcycled fabrics to reclaimed yarn, turning waste into wearable art. Experiment with unexpected textiles such as leather, denim, and neoprene to craft pieces that are as bold as they are beautiful. Spark your imagination with metallic threads, wire knitting, and foil yarns, perfect for adding a touch of shimmer and glamour to your projects. Explore the realm of unique animal fibers, blending cashmere, alpaca, and angora for creations that are luxuriously soft and warm. Custom textures come to life by mixing and blending a variety of materials, while novelty yarns like bouclé, eyelash, and chenille provide intriguing textures and effects. Learn to enhance your work with beads, sequins, and a range of small embellishments for that extra sparkle. Color your world with yarn dyeing techniques, from natural and synthetic dyes to self-striping and variegated effects, ensuring your projects are as vibrant as your imagination. Understand the sustainability of your materials, reduce waste, and choose long-lasting, biodegradable options for a greener craft. With sections on textured and thick-and-thin yarns, threads, cords, ribbons, and mixed media projects, you’ll find techniques to incorporate a variety of materials into cohesive, stunning pieces. Troubleshoot common issues and maintain the integrity of complex textures with ease. Join a community of like-minded crafters, explore a wealth of online and offline resources, and keep your creativity thriving with continuous learning. "Unleashing Creativity" is not just a book; it’s an invitation to think outside the box and redefine what's possible in the world of knitting and crochet. Unleash your creativity today and see where your imagination can take you!
