Handpaint Country: A Knitter's Journey: Amazon.ca: Cheryl Potter, Alexis Xenakis: Books

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Dream of color: color that pools, concentrates, merges, speckles, flows, reflects - color that makes a splash. In Handpaint Country, you'll meet hand-dyers who live the dream. Then the designers take over, showing you what to do when you choose a colorway, not just a color. Handpaint Country features designs using yarns from each dyer. Whatever we call them - whether "handpaint" is a process or just a look - we love these yarns. They spark our creativity. May you end this journey with a few new friends, knowing old ones a bit better, confident in what to do with the yarns you love. Dream on...

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5.0 out of 5 stars Gorgeous!, Nov 7 2002

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Suzanne Witthoft "zarifaerie" (Austin, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Handpaint Country: A Knitter's Journey (Hardcover)

I am very fussy about my knitting books. Many of them have the same basic sweater patterns over and over (look at the schematics) the change in "look" of a sweater comprising of variations in guage, yarn used, or a different pattern stitch. An experienced knitter can figure most of this out by his/herself. Therefore I look for something new - something different - in a book of knitting patterns. Otherwise I pass on the purchase.

This book has lovely, creative designs and they are readily adaptable to substitution yarns, as most of the yarns featured are MUEY EXPENSIVO! (I don't know about you but I consider spending 3 - 500 dollars on yarn for a sweater I may not finish a bit steep!) I still buy the handpaints, but where a solid is shown, i will substitute a more basic yarn.

In any case, the patterns are beautiful and inventive - showcasing Top designers best work. The yarns are drool material, and the photography is exceptional, displaying these incredible handyed yarns in all their sensual beauty! This book goes far beyond a "coffee table" book, although it has the same size AND you really want to pick it up and look through it whether you knit or not. You will want to photocopy the patterns before you make them.

I love this book.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic book, Feb 24 2002

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U. Mesnaric (Herzogenaurach, Deutschland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Handpaint Country: A Knitter's Journey (Hardcover)

This book was worth the...time waiting. I used handpainted yarns for a while, but these ideas ..... Wow!!! The photos are excellent, the stories behind the women who painted and designed with this wonderful yarns are pure inspiration.
The only thing I missed, in times of Internet and as I am a knitter in Europe with no chance to come to one of these wonderful fiber festivals in USA is: the e-mail and internetaddresses of the shops, so that I can mailorder these yarns.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding book is inspirational, Mar 22 2002

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T. L. Shea (Seattle, WA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Handpaint Country: A Knitter's Journey (Hardcover)

It's a gorgeous book, hands down. I put it right up there with Knitting Across America for sheer inspiration and beauty. The book is organized by geography, much like Knitting Across America, and Cheryl interviews dyers from every area. Mountain Colors, Valentina Devine, La Lana Wools, Fiesta Yarns, Koigu, Great Adirondack, and more. The only area that wasn't covered well is the West, which may mean that there are not a lot of hand dyers in business here.

Patterns follow each dyers review, and they are varied and beautiful. Top name designers such as Lily Chin, Sally Melville, Rick Mondragon, and Cheryl Oberle offer a wide range of garments and other items; sweaters, vests, afghans, shawls, hats, etc. Some are deceptively simple; Valentina Devine's Garter Blocks afghan is simplicity itself to make, but it's just beautful in the colors she chose.

Of course, the photography is incredible. Alexis Xenakis has outdone himself yet again. Yarns are photographed in natural light, often using the landscape as a backdrop.

The book is printed on high quality glossy paper, so the colors really shine. The body text is in a sans serif font, in a size that is quite comfortable to read. There is plenty of white space for your eye to rest after the excitement of texture and color.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome!!!!!
Sometimes I just want to pick up a knitting book just to drool over the designs, colors, textures rather than attempt something. Read more

Published on Dec 10 2003 by Dena R. Sigman

4.0 out of 5 stars Lavish with Some Practical Problems
This book is beautiful beyond belief. The photographs are beautiful and it's interesting to compare and contrast the different views of handpainting yarn and design sensibilities... Read more

Published on Nov 29 2002 by Valerie clark