by Sharon Miller
$64.99 CDN
$64.95 US
296 pages, colour photos, charted lace, softcover
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Category: knitting books

In the Author's Words....
"This is the book I wanted when I started Shetland lace kntting, It is intended as a resource. It gives a brief history, useful help and a comprehensive collection of patterns - many for the first time. There is endless scope for variation and I explain how any of the patterns can be experimented with to produce something more valued because of its uniqueness." (pg ix)

From the back cover.....
Heirloom Knitting
"Heirlooms are a family's links from its past to the present and a legacy for the future. They are the special things that have personal meaning - we value them both for what they are and for the memories and feelings they give. Knitting, at its best, produces breathtakingly lovely articles that are used today and that will readily become heirlooms.

The lace knitting of the Shetland Isles, once described as "knitting's finest hour", has created much treasured family knitwear. This book is for the everyday and expert knitter, presenting this exquisite craft in a clearly understandable form. It is intended as an instructive guide, and in addition to an overview of Shetland lace, there are helpful explanations of technique together with useful information on design, including how to develop your own patterns; and there are practical tips too. To finish the comprehensive project section details typical shawls stoles, baby jackets, and rounds off with a masterpiece, an intricately patterned christening robe. Above all though, this book has a wide-ranging collection of charted patterns - classified for convenience into Centres, Borders, and Edgings. The patterns are carefully graded to suite the learner as well as the most experienced knitter interested in creating original yet traditional knitted lace. There ought to be a warning though - this type of lace knitting can be addictive!"

For more information about the book and the author please visit the author's personal web site at Heirloom Knitting

Heirloom Knitting Corrections page on Sharon Miller's site has updated listings of corrections. If you find any errors in your own copy, Sharon encourages you to contact her personally at sharon@heirloom-knitting.com

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