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Dyeing to knit

how to use and create your own beautiful hand-dyed yarns

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An edition of Dyeing to knit (2005)

Dyeing to knit

how to use and create your own beautiful hand-dyed yarns

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Publisher
Down East Books
Language
English

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Table of Contents

The magic of color: why dye your own yarn?
Understanding color and color relationships
The all-important color wheel
Harmonies and contrasts
Dyeing procedures
A primer on washfast acid dyes
Working with natural fibers
Safety first!
Setting up a dye studio
Dyeing equipment
Preparing yarn for dyeing
Dye mixing and preparation
How to dye solid colors
How to space-dye yarn
How to hand-paint yarn
Dyeing different fibers together
Overdyeing yarn
Experimental dyeing techniques
The design phase: knitting
The all-important gauge
Designing with hand-dyed yarns
Sources of inspiration
The patterns: projects for your hand-dyed yarn
Solid color yarns
Emily's baby sweater
Rib and garter stitch scarf
Rothko pullover
Triangles child's sweater
Bulky vest
Cuff-to-cuff pullover
Space-dyed yarns
Child's woven pullover and hat
Woven pullover and hat
Basic beret
Textured scarf
Tee shirt
Hand-painted yarns
Gathered vest
Zigzag pillow
Fleece-lined mittens
Slip stitch vest
Maine bounty sweater
Top down raglan pullover
Textured yarns
Winter shawl
Sampler vest
Kid's ribbed pullover.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Published in
Camden, Me
Genre
Patterns.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
746.43/2
Library of Congress
TT853 .E85 2005, TT853.E85 2005

The Physical Object

Pagination
p. cm.

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL3392648M
Internet Archive
dyeingtoknithowt0000eske
ISBN 10
0892726679
LCCN
2005002115
OCLC/WorldCat
57557448
Library Thing
1516100
Goodreads
1181151

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