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Victorian Lace Today Hardcover – November 1, 2006
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- Print length192 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherXRX Books
- Publication dateNovember 1, 2006
- Dimensions10 x 0.43 x 11 inches
- ISBN-101933064072
- ISBN-13978-1933064079
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- Publisher : XRX Books; First Edition (November 1, 2006)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 192 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1933064072
- ISBN-13 : 978-1933064079
- Item Weight : 2.81 pounds
- Dimensions : 10 x 0.43 x 11 inches
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Knitting was a more utilitarian pursuit until the Victorians, who are sometimes said to have invented the leisure class, took it up as a leisurely pastime. This gorgeous book from author Jane Sowerby traces the growth of creative hand knitting of lace from the 1830's to the end of the Victorian era. During these decades the codification of knitted lace designs began to appear in pamphlets and magazines. There was no standardization of directions and abbreviations, so some of these patterns are unknittable today; but they're a treasure trove, and Sowerby has now made them so much more accessible to modern knitters with this book.
Though Victorian Lace Today is much more than a pattern book, it does contain 38 patterns for shawls, scarves and stoles that are taken straight from the pages of The Ladies' Knitting and Netting Book, The Ladies' Assistant, and other publications of the era. Sowerby knitted them up, often in her own homespun yarn, and translated the designs to modern language for the modern knitter. In addition to the patterns (all of which are charted), this volume contains a wealth of general information on shawl construction, and deconstructs the patterns in a way that makes the reader feel it's all do-able. Yarn choices are discussed in a very helpful way.
Beyond the patterns and instructions, however, "Victorian Lace Today" is a big, beautiful book with glorious photography. The shoots were done in the English countryside, along the River Cam, in London and Brighton, and at the wonderful Belton House, where some filming was done for the BBC's "Pride and Prejudice." Photographer Alexis Xenakis captured the detailed shots of the knitted pieces, along with wonderful vistas of lawns, formal gardens, and half-timbered buildings. The photography and the social history would make this book an object of desire, and then there are the knitting patterns too.
I understand that the cautious knitter should look on the publisher's website for errata before picking up yarn and needles for one of these projects. That's a price I'm willing to pay for the pleasure of owning this book and, energized by Jane Sowerby's gift, I look forward to undertaking some of the projects in it. They are a living link to a rich creative history.
Linda Bulger, 2010
For those who love lace, Victorian things, and the historical side of knitting, this is probably a 5 out of 5. If you are not looking for only scarf, shawl, and collar patterns, another book, such as Lace Style: Traditional to Innovative, 21 Inspired Designs to Knit might be better.
The projects are primarily shawls and scarves and vary in degree of difficulty. I think that one should be an intermediate knitter to take on one of these projects. As an experienced knitter told me when I did my first lace project (which I called my 'Chaos blanket'), "Learn to Count". Counting is the key to lace knitting.
I recommend this book for every lace knitter and for anyone who has ever dreamed of knitting lace. This book is inspirational and one that you will look at over and over for its beauty and ideas.
Anyway, that said, I see myself making quite a few projects from this book. There are a few projects that are aimed at beginners, but a couple of intermediate designs look good to me too. Lots of really cool designs. Now all I need is time....
It's also worth it as a demystifier of lace knitting. She doesn't take anything for granted, which is great.
Probably one of my best buys for quite a while.
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Yo compre este libro por las foto y los paisajes y que da una explicacion de los lugares mostrados
Quede muy satisfecha con la compra
Und ich muss sagen: Ich wurde nicht enttäuscht.
+ sehr schöne Auswahl der Muster und insgesamt der gezeigten Strickstücke (wahrscheinlich werde ich jedes einzelne davon umsetzen)
+ wunderschön illustriert (Fotos der Tücher und Schals)
+ Einteilung in unterschiedliche Schwierigkeitsgrade von 'leicht' über 'fortgeschritten' bis 'erfahren'
+ leicht verständliche Anleitungen (ich hatte vorher keine Erfahrung mit Lace stricken und konnte problemlos auch die mit 'erfahren' gekennzeichneten Anleitungen umsetzen)
+ schematische Zeichnungen, um z. B. die Strickreihenfolge zu verdeutlichen oder an welcher Stelle des Gesamtstrickstücks man gerade arbeitet
+ sämtliche Abkürzungen sind im hinteren Teil bebildert beschrieben (sowohl für die Maschen wie z. B. SSK, K3tog usw., als auch Varianten für Maschensanschlag und Abketten)
+ Anleitungen, wie die Tücher und Schals nach dem Stricken richtig gespannt werden, um das perfekte Ergebnis zu erhalten
+ Anleitung, um ein eigenes Tuch zu planen und umzusetzen (mit eigenem Muster oder Mustern aus dem Buch, mit/ohne Border usw.)
+ ein wenig historischer Hintergrund zum Stricken in der viktorianischen Zeit
Alles in Allem: ein wunderbares Buch, das ich wirklich sehr empfehlen kann!
-I disegni degli scialli sono praticamente tutti come quello di copertina, lo stesso punto ripetuto per tutto lo scialle con un bordo simile.
-I punti impiegati, se siete un po' esperte di maglia, li conoscerete gia'. Potete trovare praticamente tutti quelli impiegati e molti altri in 'A treasury of knitting patterns' (che pero', ha foto in bianco e nero ed e' tipograficamente piu' brutto).
-Non ho trovato un solo scialle che avrei voglia di fare.
Pro:
-molto carina la sezione finale con un tutorial su come applicare i bordi agli scialli.
-bella l'edizione per fare un regalo, grandi foto a colori e elegante formato quadrato
-interessanti le note storiche, se e' una cosa che vi interessa.
Questo libro fa per voi se non avete mai provato il lace knitting e se non sapreste creare il vostro scialle a partire da un punto per il corpo centrale e un punto per il bordo.
Questo libro potrebbe risultare poco utile se siete abbastanza esperte da scegliere un punto che vi piace e trasformarlo in uno scialle, o se vi piace il 'lavoro a maglia artistico' come ad esempio i disegni di Niebling.
Personalmente non lo ricomprerei, anzi sono tentata di rimandarlo indietro.







