Tag: crafts
member name: Janelle Martin
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October 05, 2007 01:04 AM EDT --
Stephanie Pearl-McPhee is the Jon Stewart of the knitting world. She skewers us with our own needles, unravels our obsession for the uninitiated and helps us learn to laugh at ourselves. Her fresh, tongue-in-cheek . . . more
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October 10, 2006 11:07 AM EDT --
Inspired by the organic yarns encountered on a visit to America, Louisa Harding decided to design a collection reflecting her "philosophy of new life and new babies: keeping them wrapped in as natural . . . more
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October 10, 2006 12:18 PM EDT --
Most people are familiar with actress Tracey Ullman for her zany sense of humour and the eccentric characters she created over many years. What most people won't know is that she is an avid knitter . . . more
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June 10, 2007 11:20 PM EDT --
In the introduction to Lacy Little Knits: Clingy, Soft & a Little Risqué, Iris Schreier begins with two questions: “How can something as beautiful as knitted lace be so frustrating? And . . . more
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May 21, 2008 05:41 PM EDT --
When knitters contemplate pulling out their needles to knit for an expectant mom, most are eyeing cute booties or miniature size cardigans for the baby. Few consider knitting for the mom-to-be; however, . . . more
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August 15, 2006 11:02 AM EDT --
After leaving her high profile job as VP of Specials and Documentaries at CBS to become a stay-at-home Mom, Suzan Mischer dreamed of opening "a place with great yarn, coffee and tea, music and books, . . . more
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August 17, 2006 10:58 PM EDT --
Helen Hamann presents her first book of knitwear designs, Andean Inspired Knits: Designs in Luxurious Alpaca, a collection of patterns inspired by the pre-Columbian textiles of her native Peru and South . . . more
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October 07, 2006 03:05 PM EDT --
When knitters enter a yarn store today, they have an endless selection of fibers from which to choose. Increasingly, some of those choices are high end, luxury fibers with equally high price tags. Most . . . more
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March 03, 2007 03:51 PM EST --
In the previous two volumes in this series, Nicky Epstein looked at decorative finishes “On” and “Over” the edge of garments. The new volume Knitting Beyond the Edge: the Essential . . . more
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March 14, 2007 09:19 PM EDT --
Wenlan Chia launched her fashion design label Twinkle by Wenlan in 2000 and made her runway debut in 2002. Famous for turning chunky yarn into feminine designs, Wenlan creates shapes such as tuxedo jackets, . . . more
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March 25, 2007 11:52 PM EDT --
As Vickie Howell says on her website, "Craft This!" She is on a personal quest to eliminate the negative social stigma attached to knitting and crafting by bringing more recognition to the hip, . . . more
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May 26, 2008 02:20 PM EDT --
The rise in popularity of knitting has led to a plethora of knitting books being published. Along with the books featuring beautiful designs or reflections on knitting, an important subset is the books . . . more
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March 01, 2007 11:26 PM EST --
“Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
A knitted flower
Can be any hue.”
Nicky Epstein is one of the luminaries of the knitting world. Known for her innovative use of embellishments, Nicky Epstein’s . . . more
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May 18, 2007 09:58 PM EDT --
Joan McGowan-Michael came of age in the seventies, an era when underthings were basic and functional; but she was always drawn to the intriguing lingerie of her mother and grandmother. After finishing . . . more
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May 20, 2007 01:59 PM EDT --
Following in the footsteps of her bestselling series on edge treatments, Nicky Epstein now lends her signature style to felting. In Knitting Never Felt Better: the definitive guide to fabulous felting, . . . more
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September 24, 2007 05:53 AM EDT --
Harkening back to Hollywood’s golden era, Romantic Hand Knits: 26 flirtatious designs that flatter your figure evokes images of a time when sexy didn’t mean skimpy clothing. Figure-hugging . . . more
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October 30, 2007 06:52 AM EDT --
When most knitters hear the name Kaffe Fassett, they immediately think colour. Now known for his bold, graphic designs and innovative use of colour, when Fassett burst on the knitting scene in the early . . . more
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May 26, 2008 03:43 PM EDT --
Jane and Patrick Gottelier, founders of the Artwork knitwear line, are renown for their fashion lines using indigo yarn. In Indigo Knits: The Quintessential Guide to Denim Yarn from the Founders of Artwork . . . more
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October 23, 2006 10:54 PM EDT --
For as long as people have been knitting, they have been knitting for other people. Often called "charity knitting," "community knitting" or "knitting for others," knitters . . . more
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November 29, 2006 01:07 AM EST --
Collecting together more than 200 color knitting patterns from the pages of Vogue® Knitting magazine, Color Knitting is the third volume in the Vogue® Knitting Stitchionary series. Calling these . . . more
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