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Knitting Millinery
Author(s): Annie Modesitt (Author)
- Publisher: ModeKnit Press
- Publication Date: January 1, 2005
- Language: English
- Print length: 81 pages
- ISBN-10: 0975421948
- ISBN-13: 9780975421949
Book Description
Nationally known designer, teacher, writer and self confessed Knitting Heretic Annie Modesitt shares her secrets of creating beautiful hand knit millinery. Included in this book are complete instructions for creating 5 wired, brimmed hats using basic millinery & hand knitting techniques. Each pattern features charts for lace sections accompanied with written instructions for each chart. Patterns included are Ascot, Aqueduct, Carnivale, 1925 Oval, Linen Oval A section on millinery technique shows how to create your own faux hat block, how to block and wire your knitted blank (hat shape), how to create a brim and head size wire, and many trimming tips. The projects range from advanced beginner to experienced knitter.
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About the Author
Formerly a theatrical milliner, Annie’s hats have appeared in many dramatic productions including the Broadway debut of Angels in America Parts I & II. She marries her love of millinery technique with her unorthodox view of hand knitting to create truly original hats and headpieces. Annie embraces the Combination Method of knitting, and teaches that – as long as one is creating the fabric they desire – there is NO wrong way to knit! Annie’s work has appeared in the magazines Vogue Knitting, Interweave Knits, Knitters, Cast On, as well as many crochet magazines. Her designs can be seen in the books Weekend Knitting & Holiday Knitting by Melanie Falick, Scarf Style, by Pam Allen, Stitch & Bitch by Deb Stoller, Basic Crochet by Sharon Silverman and is a contributor to The Vogue Knitting Book. Other books by Annie include, Confessions of a Knitting Heretic. Annie lives in South Orange, NJ with her husband, two children, standard poodle and a few cats.
