Wrapped In Lace: Knitted Heirloom Designs From Around The World
Wrapped in Lace: Knitted Heirloom Designs from Around the World
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The spectacular knitted lace designs of New Zealand designer Margaret Stove are truly the pinnacle of the craft. InWrapped in Lace, dive into Margaret's love fo learning and creating knitted lace, then begin your own journey to master lace knitting with 12 original patterns.To appreciate the history of knitted lace, follow Margaret's quest to design and knit the legendary “wedding ring shawl”—a large lace shawl so fine and delicate that it can be drawn through a wedding ring.Wrapped in Laceshares the art of designing patterns and the characteristics of lace traditions from around the world.Framed by an engaging narrative of learning to create knitted lace from scratch,Wrapped in Lacedescribes each set of lace techniques, patterns, and traditions in depth and offers Margaret's spectacular patterns for lace shawls, stoles, and scarves. These projects illustrate knitted lace from the Faroe Islands, Shetland Islands, Orenburg, Estonia, and lace motifs of New Zealand, as well as more contemporary European work. As an added bonus,Wrapped in Laceincludes Margaret's tips for preserving, restoring, and remaking knitted lace heirlooms.
Click on photo for more info about this book. Wrapped in Lace: Knitted Heirloom Designs from Around the World
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