Traditional Danish Sweaters: 200 Star Motifs from Historic Sweaters modern embroidery Create your dream yarn

Create your dream yarn

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A simple-to-follow and beautiful to look at workshop-in-a-book that will have you crafting fine

David James provides an encyclopedic guide to the techniques and materials involved in upholstery

the almost dizzying complexity of Chiaroscuro

Traditional Danish Sweaters: 200 Star Motifs from Historic Sweaters modern embroidery Create your dream yarnVivian Hxbro showcases Danish heritage from a proud chapter of knitting history. The 200 star motif patterns in the book have their origin in carefully preserved sweaters that were part of womens traditional dress in the 1800s. These "night sweaters," as they were called, are a treasure chest of knitted damask patterns: beautiful, single color relief designs in knit, purl, and crossed stitches, with stars as a particularly charming motif. The book