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Shibori Knits: The Art of Exquisite Felted Knits | 
 enlarge | Author: Gina Wilde
Publisher: Potter Craft
Category: Book
List Price: $27.50
Buy New: $15.84
You Save: $11.66 (42%)
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 128871
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 128
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.9
Dimensions (in): 11 x 8.7 x 0.8
ISBN: 0307393542
Dewey Decimal Number: 746.0463
EAN: 9780307393548
ASIN: 0307393542
Publication Date: August 26, 2008
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
An ancient Japanese art dating to at least the eighth century CE, shibori has many interpretations. Though there is no direct translation of the word to English, shibori essentially denotes a shaped-resist textile, and is commonly associated with weaving and dyeing fiber. The world of shibori knitting is vast and relatively unexplored.
Shibori Knits highlights the intersection between shibori and knitting, offering 20 patterns that utilize this transformative technique. Internationally acclaimed knitwear designer Gina Wilde guides knitters through three dynamic ways to add shibori to knitting. The first method uses physical resists (marbles or corks) that prevent specific areas of knitting from felting; where there are no resists, the garment does felt, creating unique fabric with bobbles and dimensionality. Another method uses nonfelting fibers as resists—for instance, a silk yarn knit with a wool yarn—to create windowpane effects or even mimic woven strips of fabric when felted. The third method creates ruffles and spirals when the fibers are worked in more than one direction; when felted, the work will shrink differently in the alternate directions. The textures created from each method offer a unique way to redefine felting and bring the beautiful and unexpected world of shibori to the knitter.
Knitters of every skill can explore this exciting method of creating art out of knitting. With detailed information on fibers and their shibori potential, a primer on technical felting concepts, and a thorough resource guide, Shibori Knits shows knitters how to create colorful, sculptural, and delicate projects, transforming knitting into something new.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Disappointed. Still debating... September 30, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I just purchased this book because I love felting and I love the concepts of shibori art. There is a fair bit of information about the techniques (in fact, the book is noticeably text-heavy), and that is interesting and informative, but ultimately I was disappointed in what this book offers in terms of projects. I feel the patterns are a bit clumsy and the colours are mostly garish. There aren't nearly enough photographs of fibers and no step-by-step images of the techniques she uses. The book itself is quite large to handle and the font used throughout the book is delicate and small, making it hard to read when you're working on complicated patterns.
I appreciate that the author is a fiber artist and I can see where the techniques lend themselves to creativity and expression. But the application of them here into more everyday or practical uses is generally a disappointment and I'm still debating whether to keep the book or return it. Having purchased the more expensive hard cover version, I can't help feeling I would have rather spent the money on some exquisite yarn. The only thing holding me back is that I can't seem to find a really good book on shibori techniques and practical patterns... perhaps I should hold onto this one until the right one comes along.
 A fiber lover's book! September 20, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I admire both fiber artist Gina Wilde and Potter books - and a combination of these two make for a wonderful book on shibori technique. I gained a wonderful insight into the shibori process from this book, along w. design ideas. There are very good examples of what yarns to use and the how's to do it. There's a range of projects presented - not all to my liking but they are wonderful for the techniques you can learn! This book definitely has given me another dimension to my fibery pursuits.
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