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The Art of Fair Isle Knitting: History, Technique, Color & Patterns | 
 enlarge | Author: Ann Feitelson
Publisher: Interweave Press
Category: Book
List Price: $34.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  14 reviews
Sales Rank: 151478
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 184
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.1
Dimensions (in): 11 x 8.5 x 0.8
ISBN: 1883010209
Dewey Decimal Number: 746.43204320941135
EAN: 9781883010201
ASIN: 1883010209
Publication Date: March 1, 1997
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Book Description
An art historian and practicing fiber artist, author Ann Feitelson has visited the Shetland Islands often to bring this distinctive knitting style to life. The background sections are lavishly illustrated with color photographs of historic Fair Isle garments; Fair Isle color theory is demonstrated with actual knitted samples; and the more than 20 original Fair Isle garments by Feitelson are illustrated with both color photos and color charts.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 9 more reviews...
Excellent Reference & Enjoyable Read April 13, 2008
Terrific book, excellent book on fair isle, Scotland and well written. Would recommend it for anyone's knitting library.
I read while I knit March 24, 2008
I have this book on audio & knit while I listen. The knitting/listening process actually concentrates my attention on both. This is a five-star book!
Timeless treasure March 16, 2008
This is my first book on Fair Isle, and I'm very happy and satisfied with my purchase. The book covers a great deal of history on the art of Fair Isle and the section on color selection is marvelous.
beautiful book January 18, 2008
I'm fairly new to Fair Isle Knitting and this book is one I'm glad I purchased. The directions are easy to understand and the book is beautifully laid out and full of color suggestions.
Essential resource November 12, 2007
This book is an essential resource for anyone contemplating or doing Fair isle type kintting. For beginners it is detailed and easily understood, for experienced fair-isle knitters it is inspirational and will lift your knitting into another class.
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