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DFA Book Recommendations:
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Book Recommendations
This page is a summary of book
recommendations by DFA members. During our meetings books were introduced by
our members, or the subject of a class was based on a particular publication.
This page is NOT a listing of the latest publications.
You will find material listed in
alphabetical order of the title within each subject area, and publications
added in the last two months
are
marked with  .
DFA members send recommendations here. Happy Reading!!!!
Spinning
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The Intentional
Spinner 
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The Intentional Spinner: A Holistic
Approach to Making Yarn by Judith MacKenzie McCuin (Dec 2008).
Offering a blend of technical knowledge, history, and easy-to-use
tips, this inspiring collection of spinning wisdom deftly explores the
three fundamental areas of yarn production: understanding fibers, managing
yarn structure, and making yarns that precisely meet the spinner's needs.
The rich, historic traditions of plant and animal fibers are fascinatingly
juxtaposed with recent advances in synthesized fiber and mankind’s use of
fibers in the past, present, and future, while detailed, image-laden instructions
for four intermediate projects demonstrate the range of possibilities, from
sturdy, plied yarns to playful, novelty yarns. Spinners are also offered
guidance on planning a project from start to finish, as well as how to care
for and store completed projects.
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Knitting
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Knitting in the
Old Way
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Knitting in the Old Way: Designs and Techniques from
Ethnic Sweaters by
Priscilla Gibson-Roberts ( Nov, 2005)
Knitting
in the Old Way
is a clear and comprehensive guide to traditional and ethnic knitting
skills. It begins by presenting fifteen timeless sweater shapes and then
teaches color and texture techniques.
Here is where
you can learn all about the traditional method of Norwegian knitting, where
you knit a multicolor tube and essentially cut and sew, and then knit in
sleeves and neck finishing. Traditional Scandinavian patterns and Eastern
European techniques are featured but there is a lot more. If you like the
craft of knitting mixed with ethnic history and lore, this is unparalleled.
Fun to read, and yet useful as a guide to designing and knitting your own
garments.
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Norwegian Handknits
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Norwegian Handknits:
Heirloom Designs from Vesterheim Museum by
Janine Kosel, Sue Flanders, and Laurann Gilbertson (Hardcover - Sep 6, 2009)
This book
collects thirty patterns for handknits from Vesterheim Museum in Decorah,
Iowa—folk mittens, socks,
scarves, hats, wristers, handbags, knapsacks, and
sweaters—all inspired by traditional knits housed in the museum. With an
introduction reflecting on the history of Norwegian-style knitting and the
stories behind the handknits that inspired the
patterns, the book is at once a practical guide, a repository of cultural
history(it also includes cooking receipes), and a
lovely look at one of the rich traditions knit into the American fabric.
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