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An acclaimed textile designer, author, artist, and photographer, Alice Starmore is a native of Scotland's Isle of Lewis. Starmore has taught and lectured extensively throughout Britain, Europe, and the United States. She has written 16 books and countless magazine articles, and her classic Book of Fair Isle Knitting is the work that introduced Americans to the popular traditional technique. 4 Questions with Alice Starmore: An Exclusive Dover Interview Alice Starmore has a fascinating tale to tell. We spoke to the author of the #1 crafts bestseller Alice Starmore's Book of Fair Isle Knitting about her knitting background, professional start, and more. Clearly, knitting is a deeply ingrained facet of the culture of Scotland's Outer Hebrides. Did your mother teach you to knit? My mother taught me to knit when I was very young. She was a dressmaker as well as a knitter and our house was a place of constant creativity. I was also born at a time when most women knitted as a matter of course, and I had three aunts who had been fisher girls in their youth and were experts at making traditional fishermen's gansies. I understand that your first language is Gaelic — do you still speak it?Yes I still speak Gaelic. The Isle of Lewis, where I live, is in the Outer Hebrides — the heartland of Gaelic and the only place where you will hear the language in everyday use.How did you get your start professionally?I designed a small collection of knitwear in 1975 and successfully sold it in London boutiques. It was featured in a national newspaper and from that small beginning my knitting career evolved in ways that were quite unimaginable to me when I began. Your books are known and loved around the world, and you've adapted design elements from the textile arts of many countries into your repertoire. Are you still discovering "new" aspects of knitting and fabric arts from other cultures?I am interested in everything. I find inspiration in all aspects of the world around me. There is enough inspiration in the natural world on my doorstep to last many lifetimes. I am also inspired by art, culture, history, science and music. My own culture features widely in my design work but I have always been interested in other cultures and in other places. My main problem is that I cannot possibly live long enough to produce work from the amount of ideas that come into my head.
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Product details
Paperback: 214 pages
Publisher: Dover Publications; Revised & enlarged edition (September 24, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0486478424
ISBN-13: 978-0486478425
Product Dimensions:
8.8 x 0.8 x 10.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review:
4.7 out of 5 stars
120 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
#102,851 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
Thankfully, I read many of the reviews prior to purchase. Then I knew to not to be surprised by some of the flaws. Only her yarns are used, so you have to do your homework if you decided not to use them. Many use smaller needlesOne review mentioned possible errors in the charts-I just got the book, & have not started a project yet, so I cannot speak on that. Another review mentioned she comes across as arrogant. In spots, I can see that.HOWEVER, that being said, I can see the good qualities in the book as well. I hope to learn Aran style knitting, and believe the charts (if they are actually accurate), would be a good resource. I personally happen to also like the patterns included (about 9), as well as the photographs. I enjoy that she tried to research the history. In spots, you have charts and text patterns.I look forward to trying my hand at the patterns as I improve my knitting.
Outstanding Book for Authentic Aran Sweater Knitting! Yes, I did buy her yarns, both in Bainin and her Hebrides 3-Ply. I hate to say this to any naysayers on her yarn, BUT! Her yarns are exquisite! The Hebrides 3-Ply color choices are beautiful. Many actually change overall colors due to ambiant lighting. They hold the cable designs perfectly. I have fallen in love with the yarns and free shipping to US via Royal Mail. I live in Alaska! To get yarns so quickly! I receive the yarns within 2 weeks beautifully wrapped. I am working on two sweaters right now: " Na Craga", her cover sweater in the color she chose- Selkie. The other sweater, knit in Baini yarn color Culmor, a purple, pattern is "St Kilda", from her book, "In the Hebrides" that is also chock full of stunning designs! I have the original hardbound book of Aran Knitting that was released in the 90s. For me, to have an exact sweater made of her outstanding unique yarns from the Hebrides is a priceless feeling. Her yarns are hand dyed and dried outdoors. Her website goes into the process. Waiting for a particular shade that is out of stock IS worth waiting for. It is another reason I find her yarn so precious. This book is a beautiful educational book that shares so much history and technique. Some reviewers have stated she is smug or full of herself. She might be. BUT.....she IS a legend and history will be kind to her with her body of exceptional work in knitting, needlepoint and more. For anyone who doubts buying her yarn....just try it. I showed my husband swatches of her yarns last night. For a man who has seen me knitting for decades and has been blasé about looking at yarns in the past, this time he took time feeling and looking at the choices. In the past with other yarns, he could care less. His reaction last night confirmed my suspicions. To even a novice, her designs and sweaters ARE exceptional. Buy the book. Order some swatches. Watch the magic from your needles. Enjoy!
The patterns are so lovely, I can hardly wait to knit some of them. There are several problems, though. The first is the big one, that of the amounts of yarn required. No yardage or yarn size per pattern is given. The only yarns used are the author's own, with ounces required per pattern being the only measurement. I had to go to her website and hunt to find yards per ounce. Of course, if her yarns were not so expensive, this wouldn't be a problem, as everybody could just use her yarns. The website refers to the prices as "affordable" and competitive with other yarns of equal quality, but they are neither. I use good-to-very-good-quality wool yarns, but can't afford to pay over $100 for the yarn for one sweater. Besides which, her skeins are small, so it would take 16 of them for one sweater, for example - that's a lot of yarn junctions to deal with! I really think it would be helpful if the yarn yardages required were listed in the book. She might not want her sweaters made with any other yarn, but realistically, people will do that, and she could be more helpful. She could include a disclaimer, if she felt she needed to. Another problem is that none of the patterns in this book are appropriate for someone who is not already a competent cables knitter. She gives all the instructions needed, but the idea of the pattern on the front cover being suitable for a cables beginner (as stated in the book) is absurd. I will practice on other items until I think I am competent enough to do her patterns, but it won't be soon. I would not recommend this book to anybody who isn't already an experienced cables knitter. I'd have preferred more patterns and less history (50 pages!), also.
Ah, the original! Commands breath-taking prices on Amazon and other sites. Knitters everywhere cheered when they heard this precious volume would be reprinted. Not just re-printed, republished in a new edition. Many if not most of the sweaters were re-photographed- and once again, the photos are gorgeous. The beginning part on the history of Aran knitting has a retrospective that may, or may not, add to your knitting experience. The one additional project is a decidedly non-Aran cardigan with set-in sleeves and waist shaping. It is lovely and I may make it for myself.That's not to say the book is perfect. What I didn't like about it (why I gave it 4 in place of 5) stars:1) the new introduction is a bit too smug for me. Not only that, the author lays claim to an anchor cable pattern- and criticizes others for using it. Yet I found the same cable pattern in a much older (predating the first edition of Aran Knitting) stitch dictionary.2) the format is smaller than the original, so the charts are smaller too. The binding makes me afraid to lay it flat enough to enlarge the charts. The hard-bound book with sewn pages can lie flat enough to scan or photocopy.3) the most beautiful sweater, the new one, comes in the most limited sizes. The largest size would fit my size 4 daughter. Most knitters will look, sigh, and knit elsewhere.Summary: if you are a knitter, you need this book on your shelf.
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