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Knitting...... 1 Crochet...... 8 Spinning...... 11 Weaving...... 13 Quilting...... 13 Mixed Media...... 14 Sewing...... 17 Beading and Jewelry...... 19 Photography...... 20 NEW TITLES KNITTING

Knitting Off the Axis Projects + Techniques for Sideways Knitting

MATHEW GNAGY

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Paperback 8½ × 9, 160 pages ISBN 978-1-59668-311-2 $24.95 Available November 2011

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Emerging designer Mathew Gnagy has created a fresh collection of sweaters that explore the possibilities of knitting sideways or at odd angles to traditional directions.

Most sideways knits tend to be simplified, but Gnagy brings unique textured stitches to his patterns. With a variety of techniques, such as short rows and internal shaping, his fifteen projects for women and men feature both classic and fashion-forward Domino Knitting looks. The book is divided into three categories of sideways knitting: Truly Sideways, $16.95, 96 pages Mostly Sideways, and Every-Which-Way. ISBN 978-1-931499-11-8

Knitters who enjoy substantial new techniques will love the challenge of knitting sideways, made accessible with the in-depth glossary and sidebars throughout. Readers will also learn how to maximize the design possibilities of sideways knitting.

Mathew Gnagy is an accomplished costume designer and pattern maker. His knitwear designs have been published in Knitscene and by Lion Brand Yarns. He has also made knitwear samples for a variety of fashion designers for runway shows. Mathew resides in New York City with his partner and their two cats. Knitwear Design Workshop $40.00, 344 pages ISBN 978-1-59668-086-9

FALL 2011 1 NEW TITLES KNITTING

Weekend Hats 25 Knitted Caps, Berets, Cloches, and More

CECILY GLOWIK MACDONALD AND MELISSA LABARRE

SPECS Paperback 8½ × 9, 128 pages ISBN 978-1-59668-438-6 $22.95 Available October 2011

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Cecily Glowik MacDonald and Melissa LaBarre bring you fresh designer twists on the classic knitted hat in Weekend Hats. Included are twenty-five clever variations on caps, berets, beanies, cloches, hats, toques, tams, and snoods, ranging from feminine to sporty. Weekend Hats features stylish patterns by Jared Flood, Connie Chang Chinchio, Boutique Knits Kate Gagnon Osborn, Courtney Kelley, Kristen TenDyke, Cirila Rose, and more. $21.95, 144 pages ISBN 978-1-59668-073-9 The techniques highlighted in this collection explore the possibilities of combining cables, lace, color, construction, and texture in playful ways that are appropriate for many knitting skill levels. Cecily and Melissa offer their own expert tips and tricks on how to maximize the use of specialty yarns and accessories while adding a little personality to a project.

This collection of unique designs makes knitting a picture-perfect hat easy to do, offering the best in contemporary style and customized techniques.

Cecily Glowik MacDonald and Melissa LaBarre are the authors of New England Knits. Cecily’s designs have New England Knits $24.95, 144 pages been featured in Knitting Green, Knitted Gifts, Color Style, ISBN 978-1-59668-180-4 and Simple Style and in Classic Elite Yarns collections. Cecily has also designed for Interweave Knits, Knitscene, Knit.1, Knit Simple, Vogue Knitting, Cast On, and Creative Knitting. She lives in Maine. Melissa’s patterns have been published with Knit.1 and 2 INTERWEAVE.COM Classic Elite Yarns webletters and design collections. She lives in Massachusetts. NEW TITLES KNITTING

Textured Stitches Knitted Sweaters and Accessories with Smart Details

CONNIE CHANG CHINCHIO

SPECS Paperback 8½ × 9, 144 pages ISBN 978-1-59668-316-7 $24.95 Available December 2011

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Beloved knitwear designer Connie Chang Chinchio presents a complete collection of twenty-two brand-new designs.

Knitters who know Connie’s wildly popular patterns from Knitscene and Interweave Knits will be clamoring for this book of original projects. Textured Stitches brings her Power Cables trademark combination of simple knitting with lovely patterned stitches to flattering, $24.95, 176 pages wearable garments and accessories. The patterns are fun to knit, mixing quick and ISBN 978-1-59668-167-5 easy stockinette stitch with more involved stitch patterns such as lattice, ruching, knitted pleats, cables, twisted stitches, and ribbing. The textured stitches help create a tailored fit, while classic stockinette lends drape and polished finish. Knitters will also learn how textured stitches affect gauge, how yarn choices influence the look of patterned stitches, shaping, and special cast-on and bind-off techniques.

Connie Chang Chinchio holds a PhD in physics, works 9–5 in finance, and also designs wildly popular knitwear. Many of her patterns have appeared in Interweave Knits and Knitscene; she has also designed for Classic Elite, Reynolds, Twist Collective, Knit.1, and Knitter’s. She Color Style lives in Jersey City, New Jersey. $24.95, 144 pages ISBN 978-1-59668-062-3

FALL 2011 3 NEW TITLES KNITTING

Knitted Lace A Collection of Favorite Designs from Interweave

ANNE MERROW, WITH A FOREWORD BY EUNNY JANG

SPECS Paperback 8½ × 9, 160 pages ISBN 978-1-59668-482-9 $24.95 Available August 2011

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Brought together for the first time, the projects of Knitted Lace represent the most intricate, beautiful, and sought-after lace pieces in the history of Interweave’s knitting publications. Anne Merrow has assembled a world-class resource of eyelet scarves, delicate socks, elegant tops, and more, to inspire knitters of all skill levels. Knitted Lace Wrapped in Lace offers all lace enthusiasts the broadest range of garment types, projects of all levels of $26.95, 160 pages difficulty, and expert design advice in one exceptional volume. ISBN 978-159668-227-6 Inside you will learn the techniques of expert lace designers as well as their time- honored traditions. Included are popular commentaries by knitted lace experts illustrating how to follow lace charts, execute perfect stitches, and understand the construction of even the most complex knitted lace patterns. Plus, Interweave Knits editor and lace expert Eunny Jang contributes a new introduction on the art and craft of knitted lace and the reasons why lace is so irresistible.

Anne Merrow is a longtime editor at Interweave as well as the coeditor of the best-selling Favorite Socks: 25 Timeless Knitted Lace of Estonia Designs from Interweave and editor of the yarn and specialty with DVD fiber eMags for Interweave. She lives in Boulder, Colorado. $26.95, 150 pages ISBN 978-1-59668-315-0 Expert knitter Eunny Jang is the editor of Interweave Knits, Interweave Knits Weekend, and Interweave Knits Holiday Gifts, and is the host of Knitting Daily TV. She lives 4 INTERWEAVE.COM in Colorado. NEW TITLES KNITTING

The Best of Knitscene A Collection of Simple, Stylish, and Spirited Knits

LISA SHROYER

SPECS Paperback 8½ × 9, 144 pages ISBN 978-1-59668-326-6 $24.95 Available September 2011

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Discover twenty modern, fresh, and popular patterns from Knitscene magazine.

They’ve been knitted thousands of times by hundreds of knitters around the world. Now the most beloved, fashionable designs from the pages of Knitscene magazine have been collected into a single book for the first time. Among the patterns included are New England Knits the Central Park Hoodie, Geodesic Cardigan, Phiaro Scarf, and more, all of which $24.95, 144 pages have received praise from the knitting community. Some of these issues from which ISBN 978-1-59668-180-4 these patterns have been taken are out of print and are now being reprinted for the first time in The Best of Knitscene.

The patterns have been updated with corrections, additional sizes, technique tutorials, and tips. The Best of Knitscene also features interviews and profiles of popular designers such as Cecily Glowik MacDonald, Star Athena, and Kate Gagnon Osborn. Also offered are behind-the-scenes photos and stories, offering readers an inside glimpse of their favorite magazine.

Lisa Shroyer is the editor of Knitscene magazine. She has also worked as the patterns editor for Interweave Knits and Knitscene magazines The Best of since 2005. Lisa is the author of Knitting Plus, her first book. She lives Interweave Knits in North Carolina. $24.95, 160 pages ISBN 978-1-59668-033-3

FALL 2011 5 NEW TITLES KNITTING

200 Fair Isle Motifs A Knitter’s Directory

MARY JANE MUCKLESTONE

SPECS Paperback 8¾ × 8¾, 208 pages ISBN 978-1-59668-437-9 $24.95 Available September 2011

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A comprehensive guide to Fair Isle patterns, 200 Fair Isle Motifs offers simple solutions to the seemingly complex technique of stranded colorwork.

With easy-to-read charts, columns to illustrate color changes, and clear photographs 150 Knit & of each sample swatch, this resource showcases the endless possibilities of Fair Isle. Crochet Motifs A section on choosing and using color will help knitters new to colorwork. Organized $24.95, 144 pages by row and stitch count, 200 Fair Isle Motifs makes it easy to find the perfect motif for ISBN 978-1-59668-434-8 a project.

Each swatch is accompanied by a large detailed photograph of the knitted sample; a color guide to the yarns used; a traditional black-and-white chart for experienced knitters; an easy-to-read, color-accurate chart for the swatch; and color variations.

Beginners will learn colorwork technique and chart reading presented in a simple working method, while more experienced knitters will delight in the multitude of patterns and color inspiration.

Mary Jane Mucklestone is a handknitting designer who likes the process of knitting The Art of Fair Isle Knitting as much as the end product that she creates. She is known for her colorful and $24.95, 184 pages inventive Fair Isle and colorwork designs featured in Interweave Knits, Twist Collective, ISBN 978-1-59668-138-5 Classic Elite Yarns, Alchemy Yarns, St. Denis Magazine, and an assortment of books.

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Folk Socks The History & Techniques of Handknitted Footwear, Updated Edition

NANCY BUSH

SPECS Paperback 8½ × 9, 152 pages ISBN 978-1-59668-435-5 $24.95 Available December 2011

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Originally published in 1994, Folk Socks taught knitters in North America all about how to knit socks with Nancy Bush’s careful instructions, charts, and illustrations. Since then, sock knitting has exploded in popularity, with dozens of books being written on the topic. But Folk Socks still stands at the apex and is considered a classic among sock knitters. Around the World in This revised edition contains the same in-depth history and the same step-by-step Knitted Socks instruction from Nancy Bush that sock knitters have come to love and depend on. $24.95, 144 pages Discontinued yarns have been replaced by current yarns, and modifications that Nancy ISBN 978-1-59668-230-6 has learned since the book was first published have been added. Also new is a section on Estonian-inspired socks.

Folk Socks offers eighteen sock patterns pulled from European and British traditions, plus a chapter on essential sock-knitting techniques for heel turns, toe shaping, and top ribbing for knitters of all skill levels.

Nancy Bush, an expert on knitted socks and knitting techniques of Estonia, teaches workshops for guilds and shops and at conferences throughout the United States, Canada, Finland, and Estonia. She is the author of Folk Socks, Folk Knitting in Estonia, Knitting on the Road, Knitting Knitting Vintage Socks Vintage Socks, and Knitted Lace of Estonia. Nancy lives in Salt Lake City, $21.95, 128 pages Utah, where she owns The Wooly West, a mail-order and online yarn ISBN 978-1-931499-65-1 business. FALL 2011 7 NEW TITLES CROCHETING

Seamless Crochet Techniques and Motifs for Join-As-You-Go Designs

KRISTIN OMDAHL

SPECS Paperback + DVD 8½ × 10¼, 160 pages ISBN 978-1-59668-297-9 $24.95 Available November 2011

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Kristin Omdahl debuts her revolutionary seamless-motif-joining crochet technique in Seamless Crochet. With Kristin’s unique technique, crocheters of all skill levels will now be able to create motif-based patterns in one piece, eliminating seams or sewing, and leaving only two ends to weave in. Her modular construction allows one motif to flow directly into the next, creating secure joins and beautiful geometric patterning on the Crochet So Fine exterior round. $22.95, 160 pages ISBN 978-1-59668-198-9 Inside are twenty projects to teach beginner to intermediate crocheters this “tail-free” technique. Seamless Crochet comes with a helpful instructional DVD of Kristin guiding you step by step through her process. Also included is a motif directory of original designs with expert advice on how to adapt any motif-based crochet design to this seamless technique. Seamless Crochet will transform the way you approach every crocheted motif-based design, giving you professional crochet results in a fraction of the usual time.

Best-selling author Kristin Omdahl designs knit and crochet garments and patterns under her label KRISTIN and website styledbykristin.com. She appears in every episode of Knitting Daily TV on public television Wrapped in Crochet as the show’s Crochet Corner expert, conducts seminars around the $22.95, 120 pages country, and teaches knitting and crochet in her DVD workshops, ISBN 978-1-59668-076-0 including Innovative Crochet: Motifs. She is also the author of Wrapped in Crochet, Crochet So Fine, and A Knitting Wrapsody. Kristin’s work has appeared in many magazines and books. She enjoys knitting and crocheting in her orchid garden 8 INTERWEAVE.COM in sunny southwest Florida. NEW TITLES CROCHETING

Simply Crochet 24 Stylish Designs for Every Day

ROBYN CHACHULA

SPECS Paperback 8½ × 9, 160 pages ISBN 978-1-59668-298-6 $22.95 Available December 2011

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Robyn Chachula offers valuable designer advice and stylish crochet projects with a stash-busting twist in Simply Crochet. Robyn’s enthusiasm for beautiful crochet, coupled with her expert construction skills, inspired this collection of patterns for crocheters looking to get maximum use out of their yarn. This collection includes twenty-four cleverly designed one-, three-, and five-skein patterns for creating Blueprint Crochet charming jewelry, scarves, bags, shawls, socks, vests, skirts, cardigans, jackets, home $22.95, 152 pages accessories, and baby-friendly items. These patterns are designed to help you learn ISBN 978-1-59668-072-2 how to maximize the value of your yarn without compromising on style.

Also included are designer tips on saving money and getting the most from your yarn stash. Robyn has outlined everything you need to know to decide which stitch choices and stitch patterns to choose in making your yarn go the farthest with any pattern. You’ll also find creative ideas for up-cycling vests and tanks into tunics and pullovers with just an additional skein or two of yarn. Simply Crochet offers creative ideas and inventive solutions for resourceful crocheters of all skill levels looking to get the most out of their yarn.

Robyn Chachula is the author of Baby Blueprint Crochet and best- One Skein $19.95, 128 pages selling Blueprint Crochet and a contributor to Crochet Me and Crocheted ISBN 978-1-9314999-74-3 Gifts. She has been published in a number of magazines, including Interweave Crochet and Crochet Today! Robyn has been a guest on Knit and Crochet Today and on Knitting Daily TV. She lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. FALL 2011 9 NEW TITLES CROCHETING

The Best of Interweave Crochet A Collection of Our Favorite Designs

MARCY SMITH

SPECS Paperback 8½ × 9, 160 pages ISBN 978-1-59668-302-0 $24.95 Available August 2011

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Collected here are the very best patterns by top designers from the pages of Interweave Crochet. The innovative patterns in the magazine have redefined the craft of crochet; here, the editors have brought together the most popular designs from the first five years of publication into one easily accessible book. Interweave Presents Crocheted Gifts From Kathy Merrick’s color-rich Babette’s Blanket to Kristin Omdahl’s shapely Infinity $21.95, 120 pages Shawl to Lily Chin’s flattering Lace Dress, these projects are stylish, created by top ISBN 978-1-59668-107-1 crochet designers. Also included are articles featuring techniques that go beyond the basics, including variations on the basic stitches, garment shaping, Tunisian crochet, lacework, colorwork, and more.

The Best of Interweave Crochet offers all the tips and techniques that Interweave Crochet readers know and love. With a full glossary and clear instructions, beginners will find this book to be a great gateway into crochet. More experienced crocheters will love the collection of designs in one volume.

Marcy Smith is editor of Interweave Crochet. A crocheter since Crochet Me age eight, she loves to explore the potential of what happens when $21.95, 128 pages ISBN 978-1-59668-063-0 hook meets yarn. She also enjoys other fiber crafts, including knitting and spinning. Marcy lives in North Carolina with her outdoors-writer husband and three adventurous half-grown children.

10 INTERWEAVE.COM NEW TITLES SPINNING

Spin Art Mastering the Craft of Spinning Textured Yarn

JACEY BOGGS

SPECS Paperback with flaps + DVD 8½ × 9, 144 pages ISBN 978-1-59668-362-4 $26.95 Available December 2011

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Jacey Boggs helps you take art and novelty yarns to the next level in Spin Art. Inside you’ll learn all the secrets behind her exciting new fusion of traditional spinning and envelope-pushing creativity.

Jacey walks you through each of her techniques, with a refreshing mixture of quirky, Get Spun fanciful, and unexpected designs that are always skillfully constructed. You’ll discover $22.95, 120 pages how to create innovative, eye-catching single and plied yarn styles, including wraps, ISBN 978-1-59668-064-7 beehives, bumps, racing stripes, loops, bubblewrap, multiplied, and more. Plus, you’ll find detailed technical instruction with step-by-step photos with finished yarn and swatch close-ups. Traditional spinners will love Jacey’s adventurous spirit and attention to expert technique, while art-yarn spinners will love Jacey’s wild designs and solid construction. A bonus instructional DVD provides additional handspinning demonstration and commentary. Jacey Boggs runs the popular spinning website insubordiknit.com. Spinners around the world have explored new yarn techniques from Start Spinning her DVD Sit & Spin and her spinning workshops. She teaches through $21.95, 120 pages guilds, yarn shops, and at national and international events. A regular ISBN 978-1-59668-065-4 contributor to Spin•Off magazine, Jacey lives in Missouri.

FALL 2011 11 NEW TITLES WEAVING

Color and Texture in Weaving 150 Contemporary Designs

MARGO SELBY

SPECS Paperback 8½ × 10, 144 pages ISBN 978-1-59668-372-3 $26.95 Available December 2011

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An in-depth resource of beautiful woven fabrics, Color and Texture in Weaving is both a great starting point for beginners as well as a dependable directory of inspiring patterns for more advanced weavers.

Mixing color and yarn types gives woven fabric a contemporary twist, and the results The Handweaver’s are textiles rich with color and texture. There are hundreds of weaving patterns Pattern Directory within, each illustrated with swatches of finished textiles, setup diagrams, and lifting $34.95, 256 pages patterns. Fabric samples are shown in large full-color photos to highlight the detail. ISBN 978-1-59668-040-1 Color and Texture in Weaving will inspire all weavers, whether new or experienced, with complete setup instructions, more complex ideas, and contemporary, colorful weaves.

Author Margo Selby is an extremely successful weaver and textile designer who has designed products for Habitat, a leading home interiors store, and has appeared on the BBC network.

The Weaver’s Idea Book $29.95, 256 pages ISBN- 978-1-59668-175-0

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The Best of Quilting Arts Your Ultimate Resource for Art Quilt Techniques & Inspiration

POKEY BOLTON

SPECS Paperback 8½ × 10¼, 160 pages ISBN 978-1-59668-399-0 $24.95 Available November 2011

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Celebrate the tenth anniversary of the groundbreaking Quilting Arts magazine with a collection of the very best articles.

Art quilting is one of the hottest, most exciting categories of quilting today, and Quilting Arts magazine has been at the forefront of all the techniques and trends. Readers will get exercises to help them develop and improve their skills, machine- The Quilting Arts Book and hand-quilting tips from today’s top award-winning quilters, inspiring profiles of $24.95, 144 pages prolific art quilters, a ton of techniques, advice for turning art quilting into a business, ISBN 978-1-59668-099-9 and ideas for creating the ideal quilt studio.

Whether a reader is embarking on an art quilt for the first time or is already an advanced quilter, all will treasure the informative and inspiring collection of material culled from the first ten years of Quilting Arts magazine.

Pokey Bolton is a co-founder of Quilting Arts and Cloth Paper Scissors magazines. She is now the editorial director of Interweave’s Quilt and Paper Division. She is the author of The Quilting Arts Book: Techniques and Inspiration for Creating One-of-a-Kind Quilts and 1,000 Artist Inspired to Quilt Trading Cards: Innovative and Inspired Mixed Media ATCs. Pokey is also $24.95, 136 pages the host of Quilting Arts TV. She splits her time between Sudbury, ISBN 978-1-59668-096-8 Massachusetts and Boulder, Colorado.

FALL 2011 13 NEW TITLES MIXED MEDIA

Sew Wild Creating with Stitch and Mixed Media

ALISA BURKE

SPECS Paperback + DVD 8½ × 9, 144 pages ISBN 978-1-59668-350-1 $26.95 Available August 2011

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Sew Wild liberates crafters to make great surface design and mixed-media fabric by breaking the rules, teaching them that there is no right or wrong way of creating. Readers are urged to enjoy unlimited freedom to color and pattern and to customize fabric using printing, painting, drawing, stenciling, and other surface design techniques for fun, colorful, wild, urban results. Stitch Alchemy $22.95, 136 pages In Sew Wild, Alisa Burke shares more than twenty mixed-media and stitching techniques ISBN 978-1-59668-113-2 to transform fabric from boring to exploding with color and pattern. She incorporates unconventional materials such as fused plastic bags, old photographs, vintage book pages, and other found objects. After customizing fabric, readers can make the twelve simple and fun sewing projects, including quilts, pillows, accessories, a laptop case, and more.

A bonus DVD of Alisa demonstrating essential surface design and sewing techniques is also included.

Alisa Burke is a painter and mixed-media artist who studied fine art at Portland State University. Alisa’s artwork has been featured in Quilting Arts and a variety of magazines and galleries. In addition to making art, Sew Liberated Alisa teaches a variety of workshops nationwide and has appeared as a $24.95, 144 pages guest artist on the DIY Network show Craft Lab and the Public Television ISBN- 978-1-59668-161-3 series Quilting Arts TV. She works as a Bernina artisan and is the author of Canvas Remix. She lives in San Diego. 14 INTERWEAVE.COM NEW TITLES MIXED MEDIA

Inside the Creative Studio Inspiration and Ideas for Your Art and Craft Space

CATE COULACOS PRATO

SPECS Paperback 8½ × 10¼, 160 pages ISBN 978-1-59668-398-3 $24.95 Available October 2011

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Turn your vision of a dream studio space into a reality with Inside the Creative Studio. The professional organizers and editors of Studios magazine give you the tools to create your own one-of-a-kind artistic environment. Professional artists and crafters walk you through finding space in your home, maximizing your storage and organization possibilities, and managing your stash of supplies and equipment to keep your work space functional and fun to work in. Each section highlights decorating tips and tricks, Mixed-Media Self-Portraits such as repurposing furniture, integrating recyclables, and showcasing vintage items. $22.95, 128 pages ISBN 978-1-59668-082-1 Regardless of your time, money, or space, Inside the Creative Studio offers charming and innovative solutions for every lifestyle. Beautiful photographs and friendly dialogue walk you through each active space as if you were getting your own private tour.

Inside the Creative Studio offers everything you need to know to spend less time fussing with your space and more time enjoying your creative work.

Cate Coulacos Prato is the editor of the popular Cloth Paper Scissors Studios magazine, online editor for Quilting Daily and Cloth Paper Scissors Today, and the author of Mixed-Media Self-Portraits: Inspiration & Techniques. Cate lives in Massachusetts.

FALL 2011 15 NEW TITLES MIXED MEDIA

The Cloth Paper Scissors Book Techniques and Inspiration for Creating Mixed-Media Art

BARBARA DELANEY

SPECS Paperback 8½ × 10¼, 160 pages ISBN 978-1-59668-397-6 $24.95 Available October 2011

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Learn about the best mixed-media techniques and projects from The Cloth Paper Scissors Book. Barbara Delaney has assembled the top articles and favorite art pieces since the debut of Cloth Paper Scissors magazine. Inside are expert tools on exploring collage, journaling, encaustic, printing, assemblage, metal work, and more. Discover how to make interesting fabric surface designs, keep a uniquely you sketchbook, and transform a basic Mixed-Media Self-Portraits photograph into something unexpected. Signature artisan projects like these and so many $22.95, 128 pages more are included in this must-have mixed-media resource. ISBN 978-1-59668-082-1 In addition to projects and techniques, the artists of The Cloth Paper Scissors Book elaborate on their favorite tools and mediums. Choosing just the right paint, fabric, paintbrush, glue, paper, wax, found object, and more is made easy with this helpful guide. The projects contained in The Cloth Paper Scissors Book are suitable for many skill levels, with opportunities for every mixed-media enthusiast to have fun while enhancing their skills and adding a personal touch to their art. Those who are new to mixed media will love the accessible and easy-to-learn projects, while those who are already familiar with mixed media will love the convenience of owning so many great articles in one superb collection. Mixed Mania $22.95, 128 pages Barbara Delaney is the assistant editor of the very popular Cloth ISBN 978-1-59668-084-5 Paper Scissors magazine and has been with the magazine since its debut. She is passionate about working in mixed media and has grown to adore its many art forms. Barbara lives in Massachusetts. 16 INTERWEAVE.COM NEW TITLES SEWING

I Am Cute Dresses 25 Simple Designs to Sew

SATO WATANABE

SPECS Paperback 7¼ × 10, 120 pages ISBN 978-1-59668-351-8 $22.95 Available August 2011

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I Am Cute Dresses features simple and stylish dresses that require no difficult or advanced tailoring. Using just a basic template, aspiring sewists can make twenty-five adorable dresses. There are many advantages to creating garments out of basic shapes: the sewing is quick and uncomplicated, the loose fit makes the projects flattering on everyone, and altering the sizing is a cinch. Formulas are included to help sewists adjust the width for a closer fit if desired, and the length can be customized simply by 49 Sensational Skirts raising or dropping the hemline. $24.95, 128 pages ISBN 978-1-59668-061-6 There’s no need for patterns with I Am Cute Dresses. Each of the twenty-five designs can be made by just cutting the fabric to the measurements provided. The result is a closet full of easy-to-sew and easy-to-wear dresses for every day.

Sato Watanabe loves designing and making clothes. Sato is also the author of several sewing books published in Japan. This is her first book of designs published in the United States.

Sew Liberated $24.95, 144 pages ISBN 978-1-59668-161-3

FALL 2011 17 NEW TITLES SEWING

Simple Modern Sewing 8 Basic Patterns to Create 25 Favorite Garments

SHUFU-TO-SEIKATSUSHA

SPECS SPECS Paperback + pattern insert 8¼ × 11, 112 pages ISBN 978-1-59668-352-5 $24.95 Available November 2011

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In Simple Modern Sewing, sewists will learn how to make a closetful of comfortable and easy go-to garments without needing a library of separate patterns. All that is required to make these twenty-five unique designs are the eight included basic The Dressmaker’s templates that show readers how to fold and cut the fabric for each piece. The patterns Handbook to Couture are easy and adaptable with no-fuss sizing. Sewing Techniques $26.95, 144 pages Beginning sewing patterns are often boring or unappealing in favor of being easy to ISBN 978-1-59668-247-4 sew. These twenty-five patterns are all quick to make from basic shapes, but are still stylish and modern. Once these basics are mastered, sewists can utilize their creativity to make each piece unique by using different fabrics or by adding embellishments such as a print lining or contrast stitching.

Both beginner sewists looking to make their own clothes and advanced sewists who want quick and simple projects will love the easy-to-make and wear garments in Sew Sew Simple.

Shufu-to-Seikatsusha is a leading craft and lifestyle publisher in Japan.

49 Sensational Skirts $24.95, 128 pages ISBN 978-1-59668-061-6

18 INTERWEAVE.COM NEW TITLES BEADING AND JEWELRY

Silversmithing for Jewelry Makers A Handbook of Techniques and Surface Treatments

ELIZABETH BONE

SPECS Flexibound 7½ × 9½, 192 pages ISBN 978-1-59668-499-7 $30.00 Available November 2011

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Expert jeweler and silversmith Elizabeth Bone offers a comprehensive guide to techniques, surface treatments, and innovations specifically designed for jewelry makers working in silver. Unlike other silversmithing and jewelry-making guides, Silversmithing for Jewelry Makers caters exclusively to the needs and interests of silver The Workbench Guide to jewelry artisans. You will learn basic skills and specialized techniques, including Jewelry Techniques filigree, chasing, annealing, engraving, etching, casting, and more. With about $34.95, 320 pages twenty years of metal jewelry-making experience, Elizabeth bridges the gap between ISBN 978-1-59668-169-9 traditional and contemporary skills, offering the best of both worlds.

Each section highlights profiles of contemporary artisans, with galleries illustrating a range of beautifully crafted finished works. Plus the handy resource section details the need-to-know information for selling your jewelry.

Elizabeth Bone is an established jeweler who has been practicing for about twenty years, specializing in working with silver with oxidized or gold-plated details. Elizabeth is a tutor at the London Jewelry School as well as visiting lecturer for other courses. Her work has been featured in a number of publications, including Marie Claire, New The Encyclopedia of Contemporary Jewelry Directions in Jewelry, 500 Earrings, and The Metalsmith’s Book of Boxes and Lockets. Making Techniques $26.95, 160 pages ISBN 978-1-59668-146-0

FALL 2011 19 NEW TITLES PHOTOGRAPHY

The Crafter’s Guide to Taking Great Photos The Best Techniques for Showcasing Your Handmade Creations

HEIDI ADNUM

SPECS Flexibound 7 7 6 ⁄10 × 8 ⁄10, 192 pages ISBN 978-1-59668-626-7 $24.95 Available November 2011

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Better photography is the solution to selling more online. Learn to shoot better photos with this guide, full of tips and advice written specifically with the crafter in mind.

Crafters can have a unique and original product and still have a difficult time finding buyers amid the sea of handmade crafts online. Beautiful handmade items can be undermined by poor or uninspired images that fail to represent their detail and craftsmanship. Marketing and Selling Your Handmade Jewelry The Crafter’s Guide to Taking Great Photos teaches readers how to get quality, high-end $21.95, 96 pages results without needing professional equipment or a photo studio. Crafters will learn ISBN 978-1-59668-024-1 how to make their own lightbox, avoid camera shake without a tripod, use natural lighting, and properly capture the detail in their work. Sections on specific craft areas give readers advice on generating eye-catching images for their products.

In a challenging and competitive marketplace, better photography will boost crafters’ online sales, and The Crafter’s Guide to Taking Great Photos will help them achieve success.

Heidi Adnum is a crafter and professional photographer who lives and works in London. She has two shops on Etsy: heidiadnum and hellodarlingvintage. She also runs the photography and inspiration blog La Isla Blogita and authored a popular how- to photography tips series on Etsy.

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A Knitting Wrapsody Knitting Plus Sock Knitting Master Class Innovative Designs to Wrap, Drape, Mastering Fit + Plus-Size Style + Innovative Techniques + Patterns and Tie 15 Projects from Top Designers KRISTIN OMDAHL LISA SHROYER ANN BUDD Showcasing Kristin Omdahl’s signature motif This must-have manual for plus-size sweater Explore all the methods for designing and designs and experimental construction, this construction and knitwear design teaches you knitting creative socks and then discover the resource offers eighteen beautiful scarves, how to create flattering tailor-made sweaters. signature elements and techniques featured in wraps, and skirts. Paperback, 8½ × 10¼, 176 pages projects of sixteen top designers. Paperback + DVD, 8½ × 9, 136 pages ISBN 978-1-59668-237-5, $24.95 Paperback + DVD, 8½ × 9, 184 pages ISBN 978-1-59688-307-5, $24.95 ISBN 978-1-59668-312-9, $26.95

Vintage Modern Knits 150 Knit & Crochet Motifs The Beaded Edge Contemporary Designs Using Anything-but-Square Shapes for Inspired Designs for Crocheted Classic Techniques Garments, Accessories, Afghans, Edgings and Trims COURTNEY KELLEY AND KATE and Throws MIDORI NISHIDA AND CRK DESIGN GAGNON OSBORN HEATHER LODINSKY Combining basic crochet techniques with Put a contemporary spin on knitting traditions Profiles a fun and eclectic mix of patterns and inexpensive beads, this resource offers with twenty-two gorgeous designs inspired by shapes, as well as ideas for mixing, matching, gorgeous edging and embellishment ideas that classic silhouettes and updated with unique joining, and edging. can customize any item or design. colors and stitching. Paperback, 8¾ × 8¾, 144 pages Paperback, 8¼ × 10¼, 88 pages Paperback, 8½ × 9, 160 pages ISBN 978-1-59668-434-8, $24.95 ISBN 978-1-59668-300-6, $17.95 ISBN 978-1-5-9668-240-5, $24.95

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Art at the Speed of Life The Printed Pattern Lutradur and the New Fibers Motivation + Inspiration for Making Techniques and Projects for Inspired Creating Mixed-Media Art with Mixed-Media Art Every Day Printmaking and Surface Design Spunbonded Materials PAM CARRIKER REBECCA DRURY AND YVONNE WENDY COTTERILL DRURY This guide offers mixed-media art projects, tips The essential guide for mixed-media and fiber for getting organized and inspired, and ideas Get inspired to use each featured technique to artists who are looking to get started with for the artist whose creative goals sometimes turn a simple graphic design into a fabulous, spunbonded textiles such as Evolon, Tyvek, get stymied by the frantic pace of modern life. modern handprinted piece. Kunin felt, Lutradur, and more. Paperback, 8½ × 9, 144 pages Paperback, 8¼ × 8¼, 128 pages Paperback, 8½ × 10⅞, 128 pages ISBN 978-1-59668-261-0, $22.95 ISBN 978-1-59668-386-0, $24.95 ISBN 978-1-59668-334-1, $26.95

Growing Up Sew Liberated Handcrafted Wire Findings Metal Style Making Handmade Clothes and Projects Techniques and Designs for 20 Jewelry Designs with for Your Creative Child Custom Jewelry Components Cold Join Techniques MEG McELWEE DENISE PECK AND JANE DICKERSON KAREN DOUGHERTY From simple clothing to toys, this activity- Looking at the jewelry-maker’s wire stash, this Ignite a creative spark without lighting a focused sewing guide is packed with resource focuses on how to create more than flame. Cold-connection techniques, tools, innovative, playful sewing patterns. thirty custom, professional-quality findings. and materials are featured along with twenty Paperback + pattern insert Paperback, 8½ × 9, 128 pages projects from top designers. 8½ × 10¼, 160 pages ISBN 978-1-59668-283-2, $22.95 Paperback, 8½ × 9, 144 pages ISBN 978-1-59668-162-0, $24.95 ISBN 978-1-59668-282-5, $22.95

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Wire Art Jewelry Workshop Wire Style 2 600 Watercolor Mixes Step-by-Step Techniques and Projects 45 New Jewelry Designs Washes, Color Recipes, and Techniques SHARILYN MILLER DENISE PECK SHARON FINMARK A comprehensive guide filled with the basic A marvelous sequel collection to the best- An easy-to-use reference for watercolor building blocks of wire jewelry, including a selling Wire Style, this book features unique painters of all levels that shares all the keys to bonus demonstration DVD and gallery-level jewelry projects from leading designers using expert color mixing. art-jewelry projects. a variety of metals, including silver, copper, hardcover, 7 × 7, 176 pages Paperback + DVD, 8½ × 10¼, 160 pages brass, steel, and colored wire. ISBN 978-1-5-9668-265-8, $22.95 ISBN 978-1-59668-408-9, $26.95 Paperback + DVD, 8½ × 10¼, 112 pages ISBN 978-1-59668-255-9, $22.95

American Artist Guide Mastering Sketching to Painting Techniques A Complete Course in 40 Lessons HAZEL HARRISON & ELIZABETH TATE JUDY MARTIN An easy-to-navigate resource manual that Learn to use sketches as the basis for finished provides clear instruction, new painting ideas, paintings and other drafts, as well as how to and inspiration in encyclopedic detail for any create sketches that are visual statements in artist. their own right. Paperback, 8¾ × 8¾, 208 pages Paperback, 8¾ × 8¾, 176 pages ISBN 978-1-59668-279-5, $19.95 ISBN 978-1-59668-280-1, $19.95

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