Exploring Colour in Knitting: Techniques, Swatches & Projects to Expand Your Knit Horizons Combining yarns to make coloured patterns is one of the most enjoyable aspects of knitting. Exploring Colour in Knitting is packed with all the guidance & advice you will need to confidently knit with colour. First the book looks at understanding colour from hue families to warm & cool colours, brights, pastels & neutrals, tints, tones & shades. Next, a section on proportion & stitchwork explores how to combine various colours & the effects different stitches have on a colour. A section on colour & decoration offers advice on using embellishments such as beads, sequins, buttons & edgings, as well as tips on adding motifs & embroidery to your work. Chapters on Fair Isle & intarsia investigate the ways that these techniques affect colour relations from traditional patterns through to modern interpretations. Eleven specially selected projects demonstrate the most effective ways to experiment with colour. Brimming with essential advice & ideas this invaluable book is the last word on colour knitting. About the Author Emma King is a talented knitwear designer who is set to inspire knitters across the world. She is a Design Consultant for Rowan Yarns & also has her own company, supplying her knitted bags & limited edition kits. She uses her passion for colour & texture to create designs that will inspire knitters everywhere to pick up their needles. Sarah Hazell is a qualified teacher whose passion for knitting led her to join Rowan Yarns in 2006. She continues to develop the workshop programme for Rowan, teaching knitting, crochet & h&-pieced patchwork. She has a particular interest in colour work & decorative techniques. ...

Exploring Colour in Knitting: Techniques, Swatches & Projects to Expand Your Knit Horizons Combining yarns to make coloured patterns is one of the most enjoyable aspects of knitting. Exploring Colour in Knitting is packed with all the guidance & advice you will need to confidently knit with colour. First the book looks at understanding colour from hue families to warm & cool colours, brights, pastels & neutrals, tints, tones & shades. Next, a section on proportion & stitchwork explores how to combine various colours & the effects different stitches have on a colour. A section on colour & decoration offers advice on using embellishments such as beads, sequins, buttons & edgings, as well as tips on adding motifs & embroidery to your work. Chapters on Fair Isle & intarsia investigate the ways that these techniques affect colour relations from traditional patterns through to modern interpretations. Eleven specially selected projects demonstrate the most effective ways to experiment with colour. Brimming with essential advice & ideas this invaluable book is the last word on colour knitting. About the Author Emma King is a talented knitwear designer who is set to inspire knitters across the world. She is a Design Consultant for Rowan Yarns & also has her own company, supplying her knitted bags & limited edition kits. She uses her passion for colour & texture to create designs that will inspire knitters everywhere to pick up their needles. Sarah Hazell is a qualified teacher whose passion for knitting led her to join Rowan Yarns in 2006. She continues to develop the workshop programme for Rowan, teaching knitting, crochet & h&-pieced patchwork. She has a particular interest in colour work & decorative techniques. ...

Follow along & paint a landscape in oil from start to finish. Learn about perspective, values, portraying mood & more. George shows you the process of painting from life as well as techniques to capture your unique vision to make your paintings more expressive & engaging. Running time: 104 minutes ...

Discover the amazing & unexpected world of clouds with this inspiring collection of images. Richard Hamblyn offers a selection of some of the most startling & unusual cloud formations, fromthe uniform streaks of cloud streets to the odd bulbous lenticularis that are commonly mistakenfor UFOs. Each amazing photograph will be accompanied by Hamblyns entertaining & informativeexplanation of how the cloud was formed & the conditions in which a similar one might occur. Theimages chosen use satellite photography of clouds from above as well as ground-based pictures andthe collection demonstrates the most unexpected & seemingly impossible patterns that can becreated by the natural cyles of the weather. ...

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Extreme Face Painting: 50 Friendly & Fiendish Demos Whether youre looking for fun & friendly costumes, or strikingly horrible masquerades, this easy to follow book shows readers how to paint super-cool face designs step by step, starting with materials & basic techniques; moving on to 50 projects of the most popular subjects from basic to advanced. Even if youve never done it before, you can create striking faces including animals, romantic themes, humorous characters, sports & Halloween themes. The author is a respected professional, the quality of whose work gives readers something to aspire to, but the instruction will be easy to follow, even for beginners. About the Author Brian Wolfe is known for his fast-paced face & body art techniques. He has worked with Universal Studios Florida, contributed to face-painting publications, taught classes & workshops. He conducts face-painting classes, including full-day workshops at conventions. He was named World Champion at the World Bodypainting Festival in July 2009. ...

Eyelet Greeting Cards Eyelets have always been a good way of attaching layers to cards, but nowadays they come in a huge range of sizes & colours, many with shaped inserts to add to their decorative appeal. Polly Pinder's shows how to attach eyelets using specialist piercing & setting tools & a hammer & cutting mat that most crafters will already own. The attaching process is then as simple as banging in a nail! Polly's wonderfullly creative designs show how to create six cards using eyelets in a variety of innovative ways: as flowers in a vase, seeds in a sunflower, autumn leaves or threaded with ribbon or chain to suspend a golden heart or a framed family portrait, or with gold thread to create the sun's rays. Templates are provided wherever necessary & there are many beautiful pictures to inspire all card makers, from beginners to experienced crafters. ...

Eyelet Greeting Cards Eyelets have always been a good way of attaching layers to cards, but nowadays they come in a huge range of sizes & colours, many with shaped inserts to add to their decorative appeal. Polly Pinder's shows how to attach eyelets using specialist piercing & setting tools & a hammer & cutting mat that most crafters will already own. The attaching process is then as simple as banging in a nail! Polly's wonderfullly creative designs show how to create six cards using eyelets in a variety of innovative ways: as flowers in a vase, seeds in a sunflower, autumn leaves or threaded with ribbon or chain to suspend a golden heart or a framed family portrait, or with gold thread to create the sun's rays. Templates are provided wherever necessary & there are many beautiful pictures to inspire all card makers, from beginners to experienced crafters. ...