Dyeing to Knit: How to Use--and Create Your Own--Beautiful Hand-Dyed Yarns by Elaine Eskesen
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- Pub. Date: October 2005
- 128pp
- Sales Rank: 307,042
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Product Details
- Pub. Date: October 2005
- Publisher: National Book Network
- Format: Hardcover, 128pp
- Sales Rank: 307,042
- ISBN-13: 9780892726677
- ISBN: 0892726679
Synopsis
Hand-dyed yarns are so sensuous, with their custom hues and rich blends of colors, that every knitter longs to work with them. But once we've brought home some of those precious skeins, what next? In Dyeing to Knit, designer and dyer Elaine Eskesen demystifies hand-dyed yarns by providing straightforward how-to information both for using the yarns and dyeing your own, and encouraging you to trust your own creative instincts. Includes instructions for 21 patterns, from scarves to sweaters and hats to mittens.
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Many knitters, fascinated with the gorgeous hand-painted and space- and rainbow-dyed yarns available today and yet awed by their prices, consider dyeing their own yarns. Knitwear designer and yarn shop/dye studio owner Eskensen shows just how. She covers such topics as textural dyeing, overdyeing, and experimental yarn dyeing and even illustrates the amazing variety of knitted pieces that can be achieved with hand-dyed yarns. Whether they dye their own yarn or purchase it hand-dyed, knitters will appreciate the colorful projects that make up the second half of the book. Recommended for all public libraries. Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.
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June 28, 2006: When I buy a gourmet cookbook I know I may never cook a recipe that has multiple steps and takes hours but I still enjoy reading the recipe and taking away the inspiration to create a fabulous meal for my family and friends. Like a gourmet cookbook, Elaine Eskesen's Dyeing to Knit is thoroughly enjoyable even if you are not sure you are ready to dye your own yarn. The book is filled with beautiful photos, wonderful color combinations, design ideas and fun techniques that you can pour over for hours. In the opening chapter Elaine shares her love of color and the sources of her inspiration for the colors she chooses. She then takes her readers through an easy to follow understanding of color, their relationships and provides knitted samples to show the interaction between colors when knitted together. Elaine's style is so charming that she may lure even the most reluctant knitter to try creating their own color scheme. If you do decide to try your hand at dyeing you will be pleased to find clear instructions, recommended tools and dyes that are easily accessible and fun ideas for mixing colors to produce unique effects. In the chapter on design Elaine tells us how she thinks about designing the pieces she knits and reveals that she doesn't 'do complicated knitting' but rather projects that she can 'pick up at any moment'. In addition six knitting designers share their inspiration and Elaine talks about specific artist and how they have influenced some of her designs. Patterns for items that easily incorporate color and texture are included but by the time you reach the last chapter you may already be putting together an idea for your own design.
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