Yarns to Dye For

Creating Self-Patterning Yarns for Knitting

Autori

• Kathleen E. Kathleen Eleanor Taylor

Parametri

• 96 pagine
• 4 ore di lettura

• Artigianato
• Hobby
• Lavori manuali & tessile
• Lavoro a Maglia
• Saggistica

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Beginning and veteran knitters alike can learn how to produce homemade self-patterning yarns with this easy, step-by-step guide. Instructions are provided for choosing materials and equipment, skeining and preparing yarn, and painting and dyeing the yarn--all with materials that are found in most grocery and craft stores. Twenty-five quick projects, each presented with dyeing and knitting instructions, will help develop the reader's technique and produce exciting, colorful garments, including gloves, mittens, scarves, and even a summer shell. Guidelines for modifying projects, tips on embellishing, and ideas for leftover yarn are also included.

Lingua: Inglese

Pubblicato: 2005

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