Knitters will delight in these 25 traditional and innovative vest patterns collected from around the world and through the ages Both functional and decorative these wonderful projects for mens and womens vests are accompanied by folk stories and regional histories from the country of the designs origin including Tibet Scandinavia Guatemala Japan North America and many others More than a pattern book readers will feel connected to the cultures behind the projects as they bring these native crafts to life. Summary: Knitters will delight in these 25 traditional and innovative vest patterns collected from around the world and through the ages. To enable personalized advertising (like interest-based ads), we may share your data with our marketing and advertising partners using cookies and other technologies. The Prince of Wales' famous fairisle is also here, with a note that the colors of the vest in the portrait of the Prince were probably not those on the actual vest. little drawings which tell me how long and wide the body is, how tall and wide the armhole is, and the book would be perfect.

Nowadays a hand-woven fabric for the vest is more expensive and valuable than the commercially-made cotton for the apron. I've already started on the Many Buttons vest and I find the directions and charts clear and east to follow. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, no underlining or highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins.This sewing pattern includes a short vest for men or women from Greece, a mid-calf Greek vest, and two variations of a Polish woman's vest with petal-shaped tabs along the bottom edge. In addition to classic a British vest, the Sakiori vest from Japan, Irish Cardigan and the Kasai vest are already on my "to do" list. Ukrainian Hutsuls used to richly decorate their Keptars – something that is also reflected in the way we have done the embroidery on our Folk Keptar Vest but in a modern way. As in "Folk Shawls" there is a also a plain black model and notes on how to modify the various models. The only thing about the book that I would add to my wish list, is for the yarn *sizes* to be mentioned in addition to the recommended yarns.

three vests with wide vertical bands and a single button - done in African, Peruvian and Korean colorwork patterns. Keep in mind that anyone can view public collections - they may also appear in recommendations and other places. Both functional and decorative, these wonderful projects for men's and women's vests are accompanied by folk stories and . This book is a design library and Folk Vests are frequently seen being proudly worn at the big knitting shows.It is lovely to look at (wouldn't be out of place as a coffee table book for non-knitter perusal) as well as tempting one to pick up those knitting needles. It has a wide range of patterns ranging from easy enough for beginners to complex challenges for experienced knitters.

To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Knitters will delight in these 25 traditional and innovative vest patterns collected from around the world and through the ages. Minor errata have been corrected in the new printings and are also available from the publisher on the web.The random striped vest versions could also be knit in handpainted wool--a nice use for this popular technique of dyeing. I borrowed this book from the local library, and enjoyed the projects so much that I added it to my personal knitting collection. Several beautiful vests, but they seem to be only inspired by vests or garments from other cultures. Some of the technologies we use are necessary for critical functions like security and site integrity, account authentication, security and privacy preferences, internal site usage and maintenance data, and to make the site work correctly for browsing and transactions. A poor condition book can still make a good reading copy but is generally not collectible unless the item is very scarce.

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