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2015 TThankhank yyou!ou! for making a difference with Lantern Moon Your purchases have improved the lives of our artisans and their families for 14 years and counting... Lantern Moon proudly offers beautiful and are combined with traditional handcrafting functional handcrafted products that provide skills indigenous to these regions and passed continuity of training and ethical employment down from generation to generation. All of us, for women and families. Beginning in Vietnam, individually and as a Company, believe that our work has expanded to include Cambodia, it is our responsibility to make lives better Bali, Indonesia. and Northern Thailand. The economically, socially and environmentally natural materials that inspire our designs in the world community. Pictured above: Three generations; single thread silk weaving - Shrom Sok, Cambodia, 2011 On cover, pictured clockwise from top left: Black & White Candy Stripes Tote pg 22, Fox Tape Measure pg 19, Teal Clam Shell pg 15, Coconut Shell Yarn Bowl pg 16, Urban Garden Bag pg 20, Gold Indochine Silk Yarn pg 11 and Ebony Single Point Needles pg 4, Fiber & Recycled Paper Basket pg 21, and Ocean Teal Indochine Silk Yarn pg. 11. 2nd Edition © 2015 Lantern Moon. All rights reserved. Contents Needles & Hooks 4 HERITAGE Yarn 11 T E X T I L E S Shawl Pins 12 A Heritage Textiles product is Coordinated Storage & Accessories 13 a designation that Lantern Moon applies to textile techniques and Gift & Novelty 16 other artistic forms taught from one generation to the next. Notions 18 We showcase the original artistry of these pieces to encourage Limited Edition Bags 21 continuation of the teaching tradition and to raise awareness Fiber Basketry 22 of the fragile state of the art. Display Solutions 24 Preserving our cultural handcrafted arts is what binds generations and While It Lasts 25 communities together. Support our Heritage Textiles program. Look for products accompanied by the Heritage Textiles logo. Find further program details online at www.lanternmoon.com. Ask us about CUSTOM DESIGNS... In the nature of handcrafting, we produce in small batches and work directly with artisans. We can work with you to make a custom item, such as embroidered project bags, stitch markers and tape measures. If you can imagine it... we can likely create it for you. Call or email us with your idea. Let’s have some fun! PHONE: 800-530-4170 EMAIL: [email protected] Knitting Needles There are many needles on the market to several stages of sanding, honing and polishing to choose from. Our needles are distinguished by assure the smoothest possible fi nish. the care we take of the wood, never adding plastic resins or formaldehyde to densify We are proud to say that our wooden needles are or laminate the wood. Handmade by skilled unmatched in quality. The warmth and lightweight craftsmen and women from carefully selected nature of natural wood and our silky smooth fi nish hardwoods, these heirloom quality tools involve make them uniquely special to own. Single Point Needles (shown above) Handcrafted using our famous “liquid silk” fi nishing process. Available in Ebony, Rosewood or Featherlight Slate. Note: Natural variations in wood color on all needles do occur. Rosewood US Sizes: 3-19 10”, 12” and 14” Lengths Rosewood sizes 3-9 have ebony tops Available as individual pairs Ebony EW0041, RW0031, FW0021 Single Point Needle Sizes: Featherlight Slate Circular Needle Sizes: Wood U.S. mm Wood U.S. mm E, R, F 3 3.25 E, R 3 3.25 E, R, F 4 3.5 Destiny Circular Needles E, R, F 4 3.5 E, R, F 5 3.75 The same beautiful fi nish in circular form. E, R, F 5 3.75 E, R, F 6 4.0 E, R, F 6 4.0 E, R, F 7 4.5 Ebony, Rosewood or Featherlight Slate US Sizes: 3-17 E, R, F 7 4.5 E, R, F 8 5.0 Cord lengths: 16”, 26”, 32” and 40” E, R, F 8 5.0 E, R, F 9 5.5 Featherlight not available in 40” length E, R, F 9 5.5 E, R, F 10 6.0 Available individually E, R, F 10 6.0 E, R, F 10 1/2 6.5 EW0061, RW0551, FW0041 E, R, F 10 1/2 6.5 E, R 7.0 E, R 7.0 E, R 7.5 OUR CIRCULAR FEATURES: E, R 7.5 E, R, F 11 8.0 Connections are machined, honed and polished from solid E, R, F 11 8.0 E, R, F 13 9.0 brass and plated with gold for a tarnish resistant fi nish. E, R 15 10 Blended nylon connection cord uncoils easily, stays E, R 13 9.0 E, R 17 12 relaxed, and is tinted for visibility. E, R 15 10 E, R 19 16 Cord swivels at connection to avoid kinks. E, R 17 12 E, R 19 16 ( 4 ) Interchangeable Needles Set IC Needle Sizes: Our heritage-quality circular Wood U.S. mm interchangeable needle set offers 40 different needle and E, R 4 3.5 cord combinations. Add our E, R 5 3.75 components to make an infi nite E, R 6 4.0 number of combinations and sizes. E, R 7 4.5 E, R 8 5.0 Available in Ebony or Rosewood, with E, R 9 5.5 a padded silk case. Each set contains: E, R 10 6.0 • 10 needle pairs, US Sizes: 4-13 E, R 10 1/2 6.5 • 4 cords in lengths 17”, 26”, 32”, 40” E, R 11 8.0 • Tightening tool E, R 13 9.0 • Silk Compact Zip Case (turquoise or lavender; case also sold seperately) EI-10 Ebony needle set RI-10 Rosewood needle set EW00871, RW00761 Rosewood Ebony Interchangeable Needle Tips Tips Needle tip pairs feature tapered threaded brass connections. Rosewood or Ebony. Available in 10 sizes; identical to the full set. W0051 Interchangeable Cords These specially blended nylon cords uncoil easily, stay relaxed and feature swivelling connections. Tinted for visibility. Available in four different lengths. C217 17” cord Interchangeable Cord Stoppers C226 26” cord Hand turned wooden stoppers C232 32” cord screw on to the ends of a cord C240 40” cord to conveniently store your W059 project in place. Set of 4. C433 set of 4, 1 of each size W0063 IS4 - Stoppers W0061 Interchangeable Cord Connectors Interchangeable Tightening Tool Lengthen your working area to Tighten the joint after threading accomodate larger projects by joining on a cord or connector using this two cords with these solid brass gold tool. This slight adjustment, along plated connectors. Set of 2. with our swiveling cord, keeps the joint secure. IC2 - Connectors W059 IT1 - Tightening Tool W004 ( 5 ) Crochet Hooks These hooks exceedd our high appearance and performance standards. The carving and fi nishing of the hooks are done meticulously by hand, ensuring that they Hook Sizes: Double Point Sox Stix 5” & 6” Length Needles hook, release, slide Wood U.S. mm Perfect for sock knitting! Sets available in and glide as the best E, R D 3.25 US sizes 0-5 (including 2.5 and 3.0 mm). Reusable hooks in their class. E, R E 3.5 bag for small tools or stitch markers included. E, R F 3.75 Available in Ebony or Rosewood. Ebony or Rosewood E, R G 4.0 W0041-0291 6.5” Length E, R H 5.0 Available individually in US sizes D - N E, R I 5.5 E, R J 6.0 Double Point 7” Length Needles EW0041 RW0031 E, R K 6.5 Sets available in US sizes 1-17 (including 2.5, 3.0, E, R L 8.0 7.0 and 7.5 mm). Available in Ebony or Rosewood E, R M 9.0 EW0541, RW0041 E, R N 10.0 Repair Hook A handy small hook for every tool case. Comes with Cham woven case. 3” Length ERH Ebony Double Point 7” Sizes: RRH Rosewood W006 Wood U.S. mm E, R 1 2.25 E, R 2.5 E, R 2 2.75 E, R 3.0 E, R 3 3.25 E, R 4 3.5 E, R 5 3.75 E, R 6 4.0 E, R 7 4.5 Double Pt Sox Stix Sizes: E, R 8 5.0 Cable Needles Wood U.S. mm E, R 9 5.5 Grooved design grips yarn and E, R 0 2.0 E, R 10 6.0 prevents it from slipping. Comes with E, R 1 2.25 E, R 10 1/2 6.5 Cham woven case. Set of three needles: E, R 2.5 E, R 7.0 Size 3 (3.25 mm), 3” length E, R 2 2.75 E, R 7.5 Size 6 (4 mm), 3.5” length E, R 3.0 E, R 11 8.0 Size 8 (5 mm), 4” length E, R 3 3.25 E, R 13 9.0 E, R 4 3.5 E, R 15 10 ECN Ebony (shown) E, R 5 3.75 E, R 17 12 RCN Rosewood W009 ( 6 ) The Story of Lantern Moon Destiny Needles Every life has a story. The special family who Huyet spent two years in jail after their capture, but makes Lantern Moon knitting needles believes prison didn’t keep the brothers from scheming and in the power of destiny. This is the story of dreaming about future attempts to escape Vietnam . Twice more the brothers tried but failed to escape by how their lives became intertwined with yours.