The Art of Knitting

图书标准信息

• 作者 Francoise Loumagne 著
• 出版社 Thames & Hudson
• 出版时间 2005-06
• ISBN 9780500285572
• 定价 320.00元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 320页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

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FrancoiseTellierLoumagnehastaughttextileandknitdesigninFranceformorethatthirtyyears.Drawingonherexperienceasteacherandpractitioner,shehasassembledacreativeandinventiveoverviewofstitchesandfabrics,bothhand-knittedandmachine-made,presentinghundredsofsumptuouswaysofworkingwithyarn,fromsilkthreadtoShetlandwool.Otherbooksproposepatternstocopy;thisbookusesbasicpatternsaspointsofdeparture,openingupendlesspossibilitiesforsophisticatedKnittingdesigns.Thebookisorganizedbyfabrictypes:simpleknitsjacquardsfinejerseyknits,interlock,open-work,andmanyothers.Itcovershandknitting,domesticmachineknitting,andindustrialknitting,explainingtherelevanttechniquesandnotationforeach.Theauthorencouragesthereadertobeinnovativeandtoexperimentwiththevarioustechniques,drawinginspirationformthenaturalworldandone'spersonalsurroundings:pebblesonthesand,autumnleaves,snowsparklinginthesun,weedsandgrassesbendinginthewind,Everytypeofstitchthatshedescribesisaccompaniedbyenlargedphotosofthetextiles,detaileddiagrams,andwritteninstructions.Theyarnsusedherearehighlytexturalandattractive,whichfurtherencouragesexperimentationwithvarncombinationandknittingtechniques.Thebookwillappealtodomesticknitters,professionalknitdesigners,textiledesignersandstudentandwillbeasourceofinspirationtoanyoneworkingwithorinterestedinknittedtextiles.