Contemporary Knitting for textile artists By Ruth Lee Publisher     Batsford Size (h x w)     276x216mm Binding     Hardback with jacket Pages     128 Innovative hand-knitting techniques in rows and rounds for the adventurous fibre artist and craft maker, worked in diverse and unusual materials, such as wire, paper yarn, plant materials and plastics, found and recycled materials, rope and elastics. Samples are backed up with in-depth information relating to technique, fibres and materials and their unique properties. Wonderfully illustrated with the best contemporary knitted textiles and knitted jewellery available today, the book covers: 1. Equipment, materials and their properties 2. All about yarns and fibres and working with off the shelf yarns and hand made cordage 3: Big Knitting with conventional and unconventional materials: Ridged, slitted and rippled surfaces 4: Edgings and borders (including wire knitted jewellery 5: Beaded surfaces 6: Knitting in rounds 7: Advanced shaping techniques in two and three dimensions, knitted in the round using sets of double-pointed needles 8: Pattern with emphasis on colour and repeat patterns 9: Knitting combined with off-loom textile chniques such as wrapping, coiling and twining 10. White on White and combining all the techniques together About the Author Ruth Lee is a textile artist and knit designer. She has taught knit-based techniques for over 20 years. She writes regularly for the Knitting magazine and her work is on show at the V & A, London and the Crafts Council in the UK. Ruth Lee lives in Cumbria. The Textile Directory Bookstore postal charges: UK 1 book = £2.50 2 books = £4.50 3 books = £7.00 4 books or more = £9.00 Overseas 1 book = £6.00 2 books = £10.00 3 books = £14.00 4 books or more = £18.00 Price: £18.99   (Sale Price: £13.29)