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Knitted Lace of Estonia: Techniques, Patterns, and Traditions | 
 enlarge | Author: Nancy Bush
Publisher: Interweave Press
Category: Book
List Price: $24.95
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Rating:  14 reviews
Sales Rank: 2060
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 160
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 8.4 x 0.5
ISBN: 1596680539
Dewey Decimal Number: 746.226028094798
EAN: 9781596680531
ASIN: 1596680539
Publication Date: December 1, 2008
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Product Description
Combining some of the oldest knitted artifacts in Northern Europe with authentic tips and expert advice, this distinctive guidebook demonstrates a wide range of knitting knowledge. Featuring 14 heirloom-quality projects, this savvy reference includes traditional lace-knitting techniques such as the starburst, twig, peacock, and lily of the valley patterns. Modern variations on classic methods and adding lace edges are also explored, and photographs from several Estonian museums beautifully illustrate various completed designs. With accessible graphed and written instructions, the projects include Estonian-style shawls, stoles, and scarves.
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 More lace knitting December 26, 2008
This is a good addition to the knit library. It is clear and has inspiring project possibilities. It give a little history and relates the difference in knitting lace between modern and traditional as well as among regions and age groups of knitters. I expect to make a couple of the items.
Knitted Lace of Estonia December 17, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Beautiful lace, patterns and pictures, I would highly recommend this book to anyone interested in lace scarves and shawls.
Knitted Lace of Estonia December 16, 2008
Knitted Lace of Estonia came to me in beautiful condition and in a timely manner. Great Service. jb
Well done! December 10, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is a gorgeous book. It is so well done with beautiful pictures, and really excellent close-ups, so you can actually see the project in detail. I own many knitting pattern and technique books, and some of the more highly-rated of those are lacking in photography and organization, are printed on cheap paper, and have many errors (grammatical and technical) in them; this one only has minor errors in 4 charts, and they have been corrected in subsequent printings. I love the stories and the old photos, and the mini-stitch dictionary.
One book is never going to satisfy everyone. If you like looking at breathtakingly beautiful knitted items beautifully photographed, and want to knit any of them without having to have pages of corrections nearby, then this quality book will provide that.
 How About a Sequel for the More Advanced Knitter? December 4, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I agree with other reviewers in that this is a really well done book with lovely patterns, and I am glad to have it in my extensive lace knitting library. That said, I was still a little disappointed. I have taken Nancy's Estonian Lace Knitting class (wonderful), and have knitted two of her designs (Madli's Shawl and Ene's Scarf). I have also purchased the book of Estonian lace (Pitsilised Koerkirjad) (in Estonian, but it has good graphs). My dream is to understand how to design a larger, lacier version of Ene's Scarf--with the motifs double-decreasing and disappearing in the middle as that one does. I was SO hoping that there would be guidance on this kind of design in this book! Anyway, that should not discourage anyone from buying and enjoying this fine effort from the estimable Ms. Bush.
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