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from Nomad |  Curious
about knitting techniques from around the world?
Want
to expand your knowledge of traditional knitting designs? Intrigued
by Knitting in the Old Way, but not ready to jump in with both feet? Check
out Donna Druchunas’ latest books, Ethnic Knitting Discovery: The Netherlands,
Denmark, Norway, and The Andes and Ethnic Knitting Exploration: Lithuania,
Iceland, and Ireland! Ethnic Knitting Discovery is available
now, and Ethnic Knitting Exploration will be released in Fall 2008. Check
back soon for more information! |
| Exciting
news! |  | Arctic
Lace: Knitted projects and stories inspired by Alaska’s native knitters
by Donna Druchunas won the Bronze Medal in the Independent Publisher Award contest
at this year’s Book Expo America! Arctic Lace also received
a Silver Medal in its category in the ForeWord Book of the Year competition .
. . . and Spinning in the Old Way:
How (and why) to make your own yarn with a high-whorl handspindle (Priscilla
Gibson-Roberts) received a Bronze in the Foreword Book of the Year competition
in the same category. |  |
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Arctic Lace: Knitted projects and stories inspired
by Alaska’s native knitters
by Donna Druchunas The approximately
250 Native Alaskan members of the Oomingmak Musk Ox Producers’ Co-operative
harvest the ultra-fine, ultra-soft underdown of musk-oxen, known as qiviut,
and use the resulting yarn to knit lace garments whose designs are inspired by
traditional designs and culture. Author Donna Druchunas has traveled to Alaska
and brought back her experiences with these knitters and their wonderful textiles. Further
details |
| Available now! |
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Spinning in the Old Way: How (and why) to make your
own yarn with a high-whorl handspindle
by Priscilla Gibson-Roberts Spinning
in the Old Way is a wonderful introduction to the craft of spinning. It presents
a simple, easy-to-master skill-set that requires only four tools to create your
own yarn: a high-whorl (or other) spindle, a yard of commercial or other ready-made
yarn, fiber, and practice. Further details |
| Available now! |
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Knitting in the Old Way: Designs and techniques from
ethnic sweaters
by Priscilla Gibson-Roberts & Deborah Robson “Imagine
freeing yourself from the tyranny of line-by-line patterns written for somebody
else’s taste and body shape. I call it ‘off-road knitting,’ and
that’s exactly what Priscilla Gibson-Roberts and Deborah Robson teach in
this recently expanded classic.”
—Clara Parkes, in Knitter’s
Review Originally published in 1985 in a smaller edition, Knitting
in the Old Way presents a way of knitting rather than a finite set
of patterns. It empowers today’s knitters to produce both everyday and heirloom-quality
sweaters without relying on line-by-line patterns. It teaches us to read the fabric
on our needles instead of the fine print of detailed instructions. Further
details. |
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Simple Socks, Plain and Fancy
by Priscilla
Gibson-Roberts “I wonder if you should call these A-HA socks, because
once you get it, you want to say ‘A-ha!’ and knit a dozen pairs. I don’t
think I’ll ever knit a pair of socks with any other heel or toe!”
—Ann Budd, author of The
Knitter’s Handy Book of Sweater Patterns and The
Knitter’s Handy Book of Patterns, and managing editor of Interweave
Knits
This
guide demonstrates techniques for the construction and design of unique socks
that fit well. For those who already have the 2001 hardcover, the paperback edition
has been slightly revised. We tweaked the layout (page numbers don’t correlate
precisely), slightly adjusted the text, and added a more thorough index—not
enough to warrant repurchasing, but the new edition would make a great gift for
a friend! Sock freedom for all! Further details. |
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