{"product_id":"alice-starmores-book-of-fair-isle-knitting-paperback","title":"Alice Starmore's Book of Fair Isle Knitting - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlice Starmore\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eScotland's Fair Isle is celebrated the world over for its distinctive, stranded-color knitting, and Alice Starmore is famous for her expertise in designing and instructing knitters in this appealing regional tradition. Starmore's richly illustrated guide offers both beginning and advanced knitters a complete workshop in the Fair Isle style. It not only explores the art's history, patterns, and traditional techniques but also encourages knitters to develop their own creativity.\u003cbr\u003eStarmore explains the traditional Fair Isle techniques of circular knitting and presents detailed tutorials on incorporating classic motifs, exploring color schemes, and creating unique patterns and designs. She shares fourteen of her own original designs, including patterns for cardigans, vests, fishermen's sweaters, hats, gloves, and mittens. More than 250 photographs, drawings, and easy-to-follow charts illustrate sources of inspiration, simple instructions, and spectacular results. Knitting devotees agree: If you have only one book of Fair Isle patterns, this is the one to have\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn acclaimed textile designer, author, artist, and photographer, Alice Starmore is a native of Scotland's Isle of Lewis. Starmore has taught and lectured extensively throughout Britain, Europe, and the United States. She has written 16 books and countless magazine articles, and her classic \u003ci\u003eBook of\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eFair Isle Knitting\u003c\/i\u003e is the work that introduced Americans to the popular traditional technique.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Questions with Alice Starmore: An Exclusive Dover Interview \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eAlice Starmore has a fascinating tale to tell. We spoke to the author of the #1 crafts bestseller Alice Starmore's \u003ci\u003eBook of Fair Isle Knitting\u003c\/i\u003e about her knitting background, professional start, and more. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClearly, knitting is a deeply ingrained facet of the culture of Scotland's Outer Hebrides. Did your mother teach you to knit? \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMy mother taught me to knit when I was very young. She was a dressmaker as well as a knitter and our house was a place of constant creativity. I was also born at a time when most women knitted as a matter of course, and I had three aunts who had been fisher girls in their youth and were experts at making traditional fishermen's gansies. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eI understand that your first language is Gaelic -- do you still speak it?\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eYes I still speak Gaelic. The Isle of Lewis, where I live, is in the Outer Hebrides \u003c\/i\u003e-- \u003ci\u003ethe heartland of Gaelic and the only place where you will hear the language in everyday use. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHow did you get your start professionally?\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eI designed a small collection of knitwear in 1975 and successfully sold it in London boutiques. It was featured in a national newspaper and from that small beginning my knitting career evolved in ways that were quite unimaginable to me when I began. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYour books are known and loved around the world, and you've adapted design elements from the textile arts of many countries into your repertoire. Are you still discovering new aspects of knitting and fabric arts from other cultures?\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eI am interested in everything. I find inspiration in all aspects of the world around me. There is enough inspiration in the natural world on my doorstep to last many lifetimes. I am also inspired by art, culture, history, science and music. My own culture features widely in my design work but I have always been interested in other cultures and in other places. My main problem is that I cannot possibly live long enough to produce work from the amount of ideas that come into my head.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 10.8 x 8.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 21, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51756241256736,"sku":"9780486472188","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/6327559b59c7111fc64999806034a418.webp?v=1780077332","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/alice-starmores-book-of-fair-isle-knitting-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}