[NFB-Krafters-Korner] mor craft books on bookshare

Mon Nov 19 21:08:10 UTC 2018

Hi Jan,

Thank you so much for researching then posting these books for us.

I really appreciate all the leg work you do for these posts!

Dixie

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Mary Thomas's Knitting Book

by 

Mary Thomas

There is a knitting book as dependable as your own private instructor, as
complete, as explicit, and equally as helpful . . . Mary Thomas's Knitting
Book.

It's a veritable encyclopedia of knitting, clearly and definitively
explaining and illustrating every method, operation and stitch, and a good
number of

the patterns you are ever likely to need or use. After an engaging history
of the craft and its implements, Miss Thomas carefully lays the foundation
of

knitting in the opening chapters ― how to hold needles, wind yarn, gauge
stitches, control tension, etc. ― and builds gradually upon it in the
following

sections. These explain in lucid progression every operation in common
knitting, from basic knit stitch and purl, casting on and casting off,
shaping by

decreases and increases to turning, triangular shapes and mitres, and
knitting on the diagonal or bias. For the reader who has mastered these
fundamental

procedures, Miss Thomas devotes the remainder of the book to fancy knitting
stitches and techniques, including color knitting by stranding and weaving;

pattern weaving; knitting woven, by frame with its complement of stitches
(plain, raised, rib, etc.), looped, beaded, embroidered by chart, using
cross

stitch, honeycomb, etc.; and making patterns for garments and working out
their details (armholes, belts, buttonholes, collars, hems, necklines,
pockets

et al). To put what the reader learns into practice, she offers instructions
and patterns for making various Shetland shawls, gloves, and socks. More
than

250 technique diagrams clearly illustrate every operation and pattern as to
position of hands, yarn, and needle, so the knitter will have no trouble in

following along. For all knitters, whether beginner or adept, a chapter of
helpful knitting hints on blocking, picking up dropped stitches,
lengthening,

knitting up, mending, taking-back (correcting), etc. completes these
invaluable and personalized lessons.Unabridged republication of original
(1938) edition.

Mary Thomas's Book of Knitting Patterns (Dover Knitting, Crochet, Tatting,
Lace)

by 

Mary Thomas

This book contains the fruits of centuries of experience and invention in
knitting and is quite possibly the best single manual of knitting patterns
ever

written. Turning its pages, you will see the patterns grow from simple to
more elaborate. You will find this to be the best arrangement for
instructional

purposes as well as a demonstrations of the orderly and scientific methods
on which knitting patterns are based. You will be astonished at the great
beauty

and variety of these patterns, and you will come to realize the potential of
knitting, in practiced hands, as one of the finest of crafts.The author
begins

with basics, with the distinction between knit and purl sides of the fabric
and the use of simple black-and-white charts to present patterns. She then

introduces a new motif or design in each chapter. Charts, diagrams, and
photographs are used liberally along with the text to illustrate each
pattern and

steps in the creation of each, with special symbols to indicate critical
points, so that you can guard against going astray. The patterns range from
cross

and cross-over motifs through slip-stitch patterns, eyelet patterns, faggot
and lace faggot stitch, bias fabrics, lace knitting, embossed motifs and
patterns,

medallion knitting, picot point knitting, and filet lace. Concluding
chapters are devoted to seamless garments and accessories, modern garments,
and ornamental

uses of increasing and decreasing. There are lists of French and German
knitting terms and an index of textures.Special attention is given
throughout to

explaining the how and why of each pattern, and the properties of each in
terms of horizontal and vertical stretching so that selection of patterns
can

be made practically as well as aesthetically. The beginner will find this
book an excellent guide and instruction manual, and the experienced knitter
will

find it an almost inexhaustible encyclopedia of patterns, methods, and
suggestions. 

Copyright: 2012 ISBN: 9780486317397

Copyright: 2012 ISBN: 9780486317380

Making Birdhouses: Easy and Advanced Projects

by 

Gladstone Califf

. Leon H. Baxter

This practical guide for building birdhouses contains plans for more than
fifty attractive and useful structures - from a one-room house for bluebirds

to a forty-two-room structure for purple martins. In addition to
instructions and diagrams for constructing houses for such avian varieties
as robins,

wrens and chickadees, the easy-to-follow text also provides suggestions for
feeding devices, bird house materials, methods of finishing exteriors, and

winter care for birds. An authoritative, how-to book that will appeal to
beginning and veteran woodcrafters alike, Making Birdhouses also features a
supplement

with easy projects for novices - among them simple structures for
woodpeckers, a box for robins, and an "A-frame" for nuthatches. Plans for
houses made

from such common objects as gourds, a flower pot, tin cans, and an old
lantern are also included.Detailed instructions and diagrams assure
successful completion

of projects that will satisfy builders as well as their feathered friends. 

Copyright: 2005 ISBN: 9780486154206

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