Author: Stephen West
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781733375122
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Painting Shawls is a collection of thirteen knitted shawl patterns designed by Stephen West. Each pattern features Westknits' signature architectural style and bold graphic color combinations. The instructions are easy to follow and appropriate for adventurous beginners and advanced knitters alike. This hardcover book is filled with inspirational photos, showing multiple samples of each design to inspire your own color interpretations. In addition to patterns, this book includes several technique chapters like how to substitute yarns and customize the size of each shawl along with how to swatch and weave in your ends. There are also several cast on photo tutorials and video links throughout the book to teach and guide you through the artistic shawl knitting process. Each book includes a free download code, so you can access individual PDFs of all thirteen shawl patterns. Dive into the woolly world of Westknits and use these playful shawl designs as landscapes to paint with yarn. If you're going to make it by hand, make it grand!
Painting Shawls
Author: Stephen West
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781733375122
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Painting Shawls is a collection of thirteen knitted shawl patterns designed by Stephen West. Each pattern features Westknits' signature architectural style and bold graphic color combinations. The instructions are easy to follow and appropriate for adventurous beginners and advanced knitters alike. This hardcover book is filled with inspirational photos, showing multiple samples of each design to inspire your own color interpretations. In addition to patterns, this book includes several technique chapters like how to substitute yarns and customize the size of each shawl along with how to swatch and weave in your ends. There are also several cast on photo tutorials and video links throughout the book to teach and guide you through the artistic shawl knitting process. Each book includes a free download code, so you can access individual PDFs of all thirteen shawl patterns. Dive into the woolly world of Westknits and use these playful shawl designs as landscapes to paint with yarn. If you're going to make it by hand, make it grand!
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781733375122
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Painting Shawls is a collection of thirteen knitted shawl patterns designed by Stephen West. Each pattern features Westknits' signature architectural style and bold graphic color combinations. The instructions are easy to follow and appropriate for adventurous beginners and advanced knitters alike. This hardcover book is filled with inspirational photos, showing multiple samples of each design to inspire your own color interpretations. In addition to patterns, this book includes several technique chapters like how to substitute yarns and customize the size of each shawl along with how to swatch and weave in your ends. There are also several cast on photo tutorials and video links throughout the book to teach and guide you through the artistic shawl knitting process. Each book includes a free download code, so you can access individual PDFs of all thirteen shawl patterns. Dive into the woolly world of Westknits and use these playful shawl designs as landscapes to paint with yarn. If you're going to make it by hand, make it grand!
A Woven Life
Author: Jenny Housego
Publisher: Roli Books Private Limited
ISBN: 8194295998
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 169
Book Description
Richly layered and remarkably candid, this is anything but an ordinary memoir. Life-writing at its truthful and unapologetic best, here is a story of a textile historian, entrepreneur and collector with an eventful and adventurous life story. As a child in countryside England, Jenny had thought she would grow up to be a spy, but life had other plans. Brought to the world of Asian textiles, art and museums, she has over the last five decades travelled across Asia with a passion to document traditional, local, and nomadic weaves and handcrafted textiles. She lays bare her idyllic childhood in the aftermath of the Second World War; her aspirations of being in the arts and then as a researcher at the Victoria and Albert museum in London; the struggles of falling in and out of love and a broken marriage; of parenting; and her passion for Indian textiles, having established herself as one of the most successful British entrepreneurs working in India who co-founded the luxury brands shades of India and kashmir loom.
Publisher: Roli Books Private Limited
ISBN: 8194295998
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 169
Book Description
Richly layered and remarkably candid, this is anything but an ordinary memoir. Life-writing at its truthful and unapologetic best, here is a story of a textile historian, entrepreneur and collector with an eventful and adventurous life story. As a child in countryside England, Jenny had thought she would grow up to be a spy, but life had other plans. Brought to the world of Asian textiles, art and museums, she has over the last five decades travelled across Asia with a passion to document traditional, local, and nomadic weaves and handcrafted textiles. She lays bare her idyllic childhood in the aftermath of the Second World War; her aspirations of being in the arts and then as a researcher at the Victoria and Albert museum in London; the struggles of falling in and out of love and a broken marriage; of parenting; and her passion for Indian textiles, having established herself as one of the most successful British entrepreneurs working in India who co-founded the luxury brands shades of India and kashmir loom.
Fabric Surface Design
Author: Cheryl Rezendes
Publisher: Storey Publishing
ISBN: 1603428119
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
Presents step-by-step instructions for creating surface designs on fabric using textile paints and printing ink, and includes tips on such techniques as stamping, silkscreen, image transfer, marbling, and Japanese shibori.
Publisher: Storey Publishing
ISBN: 1603428119
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
Presents step-by-step instructions for creating surface designs on fabric using textile paints and printing ink, and includes tips on such techniques as stamping, silkscreen, image transfer, marbling, and Japanese shibori.
Westknits Bestknits EU Version
Author: Stephen West
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780985131760
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780985131760
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
Westknits Bestknits 3
Author: Stephen West
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781733375108
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781733375108
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Hiberknitting 2
Author: Stephen West
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781733375139
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 94
Book Description
Hiberknitting 2 contains seven hand-knitting patterns designed by Stephen West including unique shawls, hats, a colorwork sweater, and a large circular blanket. The patterns feature multiple samples shown in different colors to inspire your next cozy winter knitting project. Each design is accompanied by detailed instructions to knit your own wearable work of art. The pages are filled with beautiful photography by Marc Haers together with artistic collages by Stefan Gunnesch. The collaborative contents of this knitwear collection are sure to keep you busy and inspired as you knit through the deep winter months.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781733375139
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 94
Book Description
Hiberknitting 2 contains seven hand-knitting patterns designed by Stephen West including unique shawls, hats, a colorwork sweater, and a large circular blanket. The patterns feature multiple samples shown in different colors to inspire your next cozy winter knitting project. Each design is accompanied by detailed instructions to knit your own wearable work of art. The pages are filled with beautiful photography by Marc Haers together with artistic collages by Stefan Gunnesch. The collaborative contents of this knitwear collection are sure to keep you busy and inspired as you knit through the deep winter months.
Heirloom Knitting
Author: Sharon Miller
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781898852759
Category : Lace and lace making
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Heirlooms are a family's link from its past to the present and a legacy for the future. They are special things that have personal meaning. Knitting at its best can produce lovely articles that are used today and will readily become heirlooms.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781898852759
Category : Lace and lace making
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Heirlooms are a family's link from its past to the present and a legacy for the future. They are special things that have personal meaning. Knitting at its best can produce lovely articles that are used today and will readily become heirlooms.
Kashmir Shawls
Author: Steven Cohen (Textile historian)
Publisher:
ISBN: 9788190472050
Category : Shawls
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9788190472050
Category : Shawls
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
Knitted Prayer Shawls
Author: Jeanne Stauffer
Publisher: Annie's
ISBN: 9781592172290
Category : Crocheting
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
There are times when something special is required to fill a need, provide comfort or give someone a blessing. For that reason, we present this collection of shawls and throws along with a selection of prayers and blessings. Knitters of all ages and all skill levels will love this book! 16 pages
Publisher: Annie's
ISBN: 9781592172290
Category : Crocheting
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
There are times when something special is required to fill a need, provide comfort or give someone a blessing. For that reason, we present this collection of shawls and throws along with a selection of prayers and blessings. Knitters of all ages and all skill levels will love this book! 16 pages
The Art of Silk Painting
Author: Christine Mariotti
Publisher: Walter Foster Publishing
ISBN: 9780929261409
Category : Silk painting
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The instructions here show the basics of painting on silk, using a variety of techniques including gutta resists, dye washes and salt and alcohol effects. There are tips on working with silk and presentation of the finished work.
Publisher: Walter Foster Publishing
ISBN: 9780929261409
Category : Silk painting
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The instructions here show the basics of painting on silk, using a variety of techniques including gutta resists, dye washes and salt and alcohol effects. There are tips on working with silk and presentation of the finished work.