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Luxury Knitting: The Ultimate Guide to Exquisite Yarns: Cashmere*Merino*Silk |
by: Linda Morse
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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 746.432041
EAN: 9781931543866
ISBN: 1931543860
Label: Sixth&Spring Books
Manufacturer: Sixth&Spring Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 128
Publication Date: October 28, 2005
Publisher: Sixth&Spring Books
Studio: Sixth&Spring Books
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Product Description:
The owner of New York City's premier knitting boutique--String--takes knitters on a tour of the world where superior fibers are found and woven into luxury yarns.
The softest cashmeres, sensuous silks, fine merino wools...Knitters are inevitably drawn to the look and feel of gold-standard yarns found in a Gucci sweater or a Zegna suit. Now they're invited on a superbly photographed journey with knitting aficionado and entrepreneur, Linda Morse, to the regions of the world where luxury yarns were born. Meet the shearers and spinners of Ireland, Asia, and Italy. Go back in time to when Spain's king wore Merino underwear in testament to its wonderful feel--and breeding secrets were national treasures. Find out how prized textiles are manufactured, from raw fiber to finished product, and why one fiber is more precious than another. Detailed fabric characteristics and valuable tips on care and handling included.
The softest cashmeres, sensuous silks, fine merino wools...Knitters are inevitably drawn to the look and feel of gold-standard yarns found in a Gucci sweater or a Zegna suit. Now they're invited on a superbly photographed journey with knitting aficionado and entrepreneur, Linda Morse, to the regions of the world where luxury yarns were born. Meet the shearers and spinners of Ireland, Asia, and Italy. Go back in time to when Spain's king wore Merino underwear in testament to its wonderful feel--and breeding secrets were national treasures. Find out how prized textiles are manufactured, from raw fiber to finished product, and why one fiber is more precious than another. Detailed fabric characteristics and valuable tips on care and handling included.
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- Great fiber background, terrible patternsI give this book three stars for the information it gives on the history of the fiber's use, and its processing, properties, and care. The patterns (2 or 3 per fiber type) aren't anything special and they are not photographed well. I had fun reading it but I wouldn't knit any of these things and I don't think it's worth owning unless you use a lot of cashmere, silk, and fine merino.
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- Extravagantly disappointingThere is some info in this book I haven't seen elsewhere about the sources for these luxury fibers, their history and care, etc. This part of the book reads like a travelog, with nice pictures of goats on the steppes and silkworms. The author has strong opinions about what brands of yarn you should buy, and coindentally, they are all sold at her shop.
But people don't buy books like this for the history lesson. They want good patterns. These patterns are a joke. At least, I think ... Read More
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- One of the BEST!This is a FABULOUS book. Elegant and informative....definately on my top ten knitting book list. You will not be disappointed!
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- SO SOFT!!!I HAVE BEEN KNITTING FOR ABOUT 3 YRS NOW & GET TO EVERY KNIT STORE I CAN. I JUST HAPPENED TO BE IN NYC LAST SATURDAY & STOPPED IN THE AUTHOR'S STORE FOR SOME CASHMERE. I WALKED OUT WITH A LOT OF CASHMERE & A FULL PRICE COPY OF THIS GORGEOUS BOOK! THE DESIGNS ARE BEAUTIFUL, ESPECIALLY THE PLEATED DRESS. I BOUGHT THE BOOK FOR THAT PATTERN ALONE. YOU WON'T BE SORRY UNLESS YOU PASS UP THIS BEAUTIFUL BOOK.
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- A great resourceThe three chapters in this book talk about everything from where the raw fiber comes from and how it's processed to how to knit with it and how to buy the best quality yarns. The pictures in each chapter are incredible, like a National Geographic. And each chapter has patterns for that particular type of fiber, designed with each fibers' characteristics in mind. The cashmere cape with mink trim is stunning, and the baby items are so cute.
This book is more than just a pattern book because ... Read More
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