Splendid Apparel: A Handbook of Embroidered Knits, by Anna Zilboorg
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The craft of knitting is devoted to making useful things, and the craft of embroidery is devoted to making useful things beautiful: Splendid Apparel brings these two crafts together. Anna Zilboorg begins with richly textured knit fabrics then adds embroidery for emphasis, color, detail, and sheen. The book includes a dozen example embroidery stitches and a library of more than 50 textured knit patterns, and the swatches— photographed both as they come off the knitting needles and after embroidery is added— clearly show the transformations and provide springboards for further experimentation. Stitch basics and step-by-step illustrations help a novice learn the simple motions, try variations, and add a contrasting color, while Anna’s cogent comments identify where a knit stitch may require special attention and adjustments to make the embroidery steps easier. The 18 full patterns in this book are all basic shapes—a few with innovative, join-as-you-go construction.
Splendid Apparel: A Handbook of Embroidered Knits, by Anna Zilboorg- Amazon Sales Rank: #340800 in Books
- Brand: Rowley, Elaine (EDT)/ Xenakis, Alexis (PHT)/ Zilboorg, Anna
- Published on: 2015-05-01
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.90" h x .70" w x 9.40" l, .0 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 192 pages
About the Author Anna Zilboorg is a knitter, a dyer, a designer, and the author of Magnificent Mittens & Socks. Her other books include 45 Fine & Fanciful Hats to Knit, Fancy Feet, Knitting for Anarchists, and Socks for Sandals and Clogs. She lives in Meadows of Dan, Virginia. Alexis Xenakis is a photographer and the publisher for Knitter’s Magazine and XRX Books. He lives in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful. Eighteen Special-Occasion Garment Designs; Knitter's Reference for Adding Embroidered Embellishments to Knits By Lynne E. What an amazing book! Well-known designer and teacher Anna Zilboorg, whose work is always an inspiration to knitters, has simply outdone herself with SPLENDID APPAREL: A HANDBOOK OF EMBROIDERED KNITS! The book is a pattern collection (18 drop-dead gorgeous cardigans, vests, and pullovers, to embroider or not embroider, whichever the knitter prefers); a knitting stitch collection (charted and written-out instructions for selected ribbing, cable, offset, lace, and traveling stitch patterns suitable for embroidery--shown in photographed, embellished swatches), and an embroidery stitch collection (11 stitches appropriate for embroidery on hand-knitted fabrics, most of which aren't commonly used).SPLENDID APPAREL absolutely belongs on every serious knitter's reference shelf, both for the stunning embellishment ideas, and for the thoughtful explanations about how the right embroidery stitches, added in the right places, can bring a knitted fabric totally alive. Zilboorg recognizes that adding embroidery to an already complex knitted fabric (one incorporating cable, lace, or traveling stitches) is a LOT of extra work, so she discusses how to use minimal amounts of embroidery to good effect, and gives tips on how to knit her beautiful garment designs to best effect WITHOUT embroidery.For example, in the "Marsh Mallow" lace cardigan pattern, Zilboorg observes, "A little embroidery makes a big difference in how this pattern 'reads'. Without outlining the stitch where the wings come together, the wings fly up. With the outline, even in a very similar color, the wings swoop down. . . . if you want to embroider, you should use the vertical double decrease in the center between the wings. If you do not want to embroider, it would be better to use the left-slanting double decrease throughout. This helps make those wings flow in a semi-circle . . . ."As you can see from the above quotation, SPLENDID APPAREL is a book intended for advanced knitters--although anyone (including adventurous intermediates) who can knit the underlying cable or lace fabrics should be able to knit and embroider the garments. Probably knitters should have some prior experience with embroidery, because embroidery on knitted fabric is always tricky--you need to get the tension right, so that the added embroidery doesn't pull on the knitted stitches or make the fabric stiff and unyielding.The embroidery stitches used are: Algerian eye, back stitch, buttonhole circle, cable chain, chain stitch, cross-stitch flower, fly stitch, Palestrina knot, stem stitch, Smyrna knot, and tied-down cross. The book cover illustrates some of these stitches as used in the Trillium design.Of necessity, the designs call for relatively fine yarns (mostly DK weight; some medium worsted), and for US 5 or US 6 needles. (Fancy cable and lace stitches take a lot of rows, so thick yarns would create huge garments that no one could wear.) This means that the designs require both time and dedication to knit and embroider.If I had unlimited time, I would make and embroider nearly every garment included in this book! Some of the designs are a little too elaborate for my taste, but they are all beautiful and inspirational. They are designs for garments that, when completed, will be cherished and worn mostly on special occasions. My favorite, at this moment, is the fairly simple Foxglove, a cardigan with an allover pattern of textured diamonds that have an Algerian eye embroidered in each diamond's center.The designs are as follows: LOBELIA (cardigan; Palestrina knots in spaces between cable crossing); POPPY (cardigan; fly-stitches in purled columns, Palestrina knots inside lattice shapes); ONIONS (cardigan, shown on book's back cover; stem stitch inside traveling stitch curves); IRIS (cardigan; fly stitch over purled columns, Palestrina knots between cable crossings); MILKWEED (cardigan; Palestrina knots between cable crossings, Algerian eye in center of diamonds); PRICKLY PEAR (pullover; stem stitch over knitted columns, Palestrina knot between clusters); WINTERGREEN (cardigan; stem stitch in centers of knitted curves, Palestrina knots in plain rows between cables); FOXGLOVE (cardigan; Algerian eye in centers of diamonds); BITTERSWEET (cardigan; stem stitch in center of cable ribs, half Algerian eye in half circles formed by cables); DODDER (vest; Palestrina knots over YO pairs, stem stitch in centers of knit stitches outlining YOs); MOUNTAIN LAUREL (cardigan; Palestrina knots in lace columns); MORNING GLORY (vest; detached chain stitch over double wraps, stem stitch over purl stitches between twisted stitches, tied straight stitches on bobbles); MARSH MALLOW (cardigan; detached chain stitch at top of purl sections and in cuffs, chain stitch in center decrease line and in cuffs); SWEET WILLIAM (cardigan; cable chain over cable crosses, fly stitch over purled column, Palestrina knot at points of diamonds, stem stitch in center of decrease curves); BUTTERCUP (vest; Palestrina knot below double decreases, double strand runs through decrease columns); RHODODENDRON (v-neck pullover; stem stitch on purl curves, fly stitch outlining swirls); TRILLIUM (vest; Palestrina knots in diamonds, double cross variation in center diamond, back stitch in ovals, stem stitch in purl columns); KNOTWEED (cardigan; stem stitch outlining hexagons and inner diamond and between ribs, cable chain through center of diamond).As always, this book published by XRX Books (Knitter's Magazine), includes many, many gorgeous full-color photographs by the superb knitting photographer Alexis Xenakis.
16 of 16 people found the following review helpful. "It's only thread...until it's something wonderful." By Shirley She's done it again! This time, Anna Zilboorg shows us how to elevate even the loveliest knit pattern to a still higher plane, to the sublime. There are wonderfully detailed photographs to illustrate each of the embroidery stitches in the book, and the many swatches (for which there are also patterns), demonstrate in before-and-after pictures, just what thread, in carefully chosen colours and creative stitches, can accomplish. Additionally, she has provided numerous patterns for vests, pullovers and cardigans, with both written and charted (thank you!) instructions. And I should add, the photographs, illustrations and charts are large and very easy to see.Also included are instructions for her justifiably famous Perfect Buttonholes. When I first saw the Perfect Buttonhole a few years ago, I immediately bought the video in which she shows how to create this beautiful buttonhole, then I made swatches to practice, until I too, had created a Perfect Buttonhole. And it is indeed Perfect! Also included are instructions for an Almost Perfect Buttonhole,which, although not as lovely as the Perfect Buttonhole, is "...better than most and will retain its shape just as well as the Perfect Buttonhole." I may give this one a try sometime, just to have another trick in my knitting box of tricks.My only quibble is that there is no Index. Sure, I can go to the Table of Contents in the front, but that won't take me to all of the many useful places in the book, or I can thumb through the book trying to find that one something which I saw or read, but neglected to bookmark.If you want to elevate your knitting another notch, get this book! In addition to the projects in the book, I can see so many different ways in which these techniques can be applied, from the cuffs of sweaters and socks, to throw pillows, table runners and more.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful. An Inspiring Book for Freeform/Template Knitting By N. Sarquiz I took this as a Stitches class 3 years ago with Anna. She is a wonderful lady with a playful approach to knitting. I was hoping she would one day publish a book implementing embroidery with knitting....thank you Anna for a dream come true. I love to play with knitted swatches and embroidery just makes them come to life. I am currently using this book and Myra Wood's "Knit in New Directions" adventures in template knitting book to create a garment. Both books compliment each other to create a one of a kind garment. Bravo XRX publications for adding another unique and inspiring knitting perspective to your library.
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