Knit Green: 20 Projects and Ideas for Sustainability
Autor Joanne Seiffen Limba Engleză Paperback – oct 2009
Knit Green
20 Projects & Ideas for Sustainability
Joanne Seiff
Knit responsibly!
Wouldn't it be great if your favorite hobby also supported environmental sustainability? Now it can! Knit Green is filled with tons of ideas on everything you need to be a more environmentally conscious knitter. You'll get a full exploration of green avenues and product options, including organically farmed fibers, non-animal yarns, alternative or recycled fibers and yarns, fair work and fair trade companies and programs, buying local, sustainable farming, and energy in yarn production. Plus, 20 fashion-forward projects show you how to biodiversify your knitting style to create one-of-a-kind pieces:
Hemp Placemats ? Pin Check Bermuda Bag ? Tank Empire ? Spire Smock Vegan Security Blankie ? Pixie Mitts ? Cozy Zip-Up Cardigan ? And more!
Knit Green shows you how to help preserve our planet by supporting environmental sustainability--one stitch at a time.
Joanne Seiff is a freelance writer, knitwear designer, educator, and fiber artist. Her writing and designs have appeared in Interweave Knits, Vogue Knitting, Better Homes and Gardens' Knit It!, Spin-Off, Belle Armoire, and more. Her work has also been featured in books, catalogs, and online at Knitty.com and Handspinners.com. She is also the author of Fiber Gathering (Wiley).
Preț: 115.11 lei
Nou
22.03€ • 23.17$ • 18.38£
Carte disponibilă
Livrare economică 20 decembrie 24 - 03 ianuarie 25
Specificații
ISBN-10: 0470426799
Pagini: 176
Dimensiuni: 202 x 229 x 12 mm
Greutate: 0.5 kg
Editura: Wiley
Locul publicării:Hoboken, United States
V-ar putea interesa
-
Find Your Style and Knit It TooSharon TurnerPreț: 92.05 lei -
Fairy Tale Knits: 32 Projects to Knit Happily Ever AfterA. Stewart–GuineePreț: 145.61 lei -
Preț: 222.58 lei -
Knitting in the Sun: 32 Projects for Warm WeatherKristi PorterPreț: 144.60 lei -
Knitting It Old School: 43 Vintage-Inspired PatternsStitchy McYarnpantsPreț: 214.60 lei -
Preț: 127.05 lei -
Big Book of Socks, TheK. TaylorPreț: 141.31 lei -
Toe-Up 2-At-A-Time SocksMelissa Morgan-OakesPreț: 79.33 lei
Public țintă
Intermediate to advanced knitters wishing to make a gift for a child. The vast majority of knitters, 78%, now consider themselves to be intermediate or advanced (Craft & Hobby Association, November 2008.)Notă biografică
Joanne Seiff is a freelance writer, author, educator, and knitwear designer. Her articles have appeared in places as varied as the CBC online, The New York Jewish Week, The Forward, Salon.com, Vogue Knitting, and Interweave Knits. Joanne holds graduate degrees in Religious Studies from UNC, in Education from GWU, and a B.A. cum laude in Near Eastern Studies and Comparative Literature from Cornell University.
Joanne is a fibre artist who enjoys making things from scratch, from sheep to finished garment. Her handspun yarn and handknits have won awards and her knitted fiber art has been exhibited and sold at several North American galleries. She also likes to bake bread, make jam, and make music. See more of her knitwear designs online at Ravelry.com and check out her blog, www.joanneseiff.blogspot.com.. Joanne lives in Winnipeg with her twin sons, a bird dog, and her husband, a biology professor.