Swedish Handknits: A Collection of Heirloom Designs - Hardcover

Kosel, Janine; Flanders, Sue

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0760339643 ISBN 13: 9780760339640

Verlag: Voyageur Press, 2012

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Swedish Handknits is a collection of patterns for sweaters, hats, scarves, mittens, headbands, and bags, all inspired by the historic textiles housed at the American Swedish Institute in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Institute was the first to host the successful Bohus knitting exhibit in America, so it's fitting that their world-class textile collection provides the inspiration for these designs.

As in the authors' Norwegian Handknits, vintage photographs of Swedish immigrants, recipes, and photos of the artifacts that inspired the designs will be included, along with a short history of knitting in Sweden. Bohus, twined knitting, and Swedish mittens are some of the many techniques featured in the book.

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Sue Flanders is co-author of Norwegian Handknits. Her knitwear designs have been published in many magazines and books over the years, including Knitting In America and Kids Knitting. She lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Janine Kosel is co-author of Norwegian Handknits. She has been knitting since her mother taught her as a young girl. She lives in Minneapolis, MN.

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Swedish Handknits: A Collection of Heirloom Designs has as many layers as a warm bed on a cold winter s night. In this group of patterns, the follow-up to Norwegian Handknits: Heirloom Designs from Vesterheim Museum, you ll be impressed by the variety of knitting techniques and styles gathering numerous Swedish textile traditions under one cover. Featuring patterns inspired by these traditions and by the historic textiles housed at the American Swedish Institute in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this book also includes personal histories, recipes, and bits of Swedish folklore and culture. You can explore regional knitting traditions, such as the Swedish Mittens made on the Island of Gotland, twinned knitting from the Darlana area of Sweden, and the more famous Swedish knitting traditions of the Bohus knitting cooperative. Melding tradition and modern innovation, the projects in Swedish Handknits honor the handiwork of artists and artisans of years past while perpetuating their creativity and dedication.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Voyageur Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2012
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0760339643
• ISBN 13: 9780760339640
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 144
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
• Verantwortliche Person: Nicht verfügbar