Fair Isle Style: 20 Fresh Designs for a Classic Technique - Couverture souple

Mucklestone, Mary Jane

 
9781596688995: Fair Isle Style: 20 Fresh Designs for a Classic Technique
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1596688998 ISBN 13 : 9781596688995
Editeur : Interweave Press Inc, 2013

Synopsis

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 colorscapes--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 for a traditional technique with Fair Isle Style.

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À propos de l?auteur

Mary Jane Mucklestone is a hand knitting designer who loves folk and ethnic knitting. Her book 200 Fair Isle Designs provied to be an instant classic. She is a popular teacher specialising in lively, fun and informative classes, giving her students the courage to try something new. Mary Jane has a varied background in art and textiles, earning a BFA in Printmaking from Pratt Institute, studying fashion at Parsons School for Design, and Textiles and Historic Costume at the University of Washington. She was photostylist for Interweave Knits Magazine, has taught handwork to the early grades in a Waldorf School, as well as working for years int he fashion industry in New York City, and the related fields of advertising and interior design. Mary Jane lives and works in rural Maine, where she needs to wear a sweater year-round! Follow her adventures on her website MaryJaneMucklestone.com

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Éditeur
Interweave Press Inc
Date d'édition
2013
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1596688998
ISBN 13 
9781596688995
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
160
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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