KNITTING AND CROCHET: A BEGINNER’S STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE TO METHODS AND TECHNIQUES
Book ID/图书代码： 00657012B56440
English Summary/英文概要： Every generation rediscovers the satisfaction of making things by hand and there is particular pleasure to be had from creating unique clothes and accessories for your family or in knitting for a charity.
Knitting is one of the world’s most popular crafts and not at all difficult to learn, together with its close relation, crochet. Both construct a fabric from interlocking loops of yarn rather than woven threads on a loom. The great advantage of knitting and crochet is that you can carry your work anywhere you go. And the fabric takes shape as you progress – no paper patterns or cutting out – all you have to do at the end is seam the pieces together.
Of course there are certain methods and techniques that a knitter needs to master before his or her creativity can really take flight. This book has been prepared with beginners in mind. The basics of knitting are here, with step-by-step illustrations to guide you, plus sections on equipment, how to read printed patterns, four simple projects and a glossary. The book also aims to be useful to those who first learned to knit as children and would like some quick revision in order to get started again. The terminology used throughout is UK-standard, together with the relevant US terms alongside in square brackets [ ] to make this a practical guide for all readers.
European knitting developed into a marketable skill, recognized by the setting up of professional knitting guilds. The only women admitted to these medieval guilds were widows who inherited their husbands’ membership. It’s interesting to note that knitting in the old days seems to have been a male occupation, while women were involved at the start of the process with carding and spinning the yarn fibres.
When the machinery of the Industrial Revolution replaced handworkers, hand knitting survived as a cottage industry and was the sole means of support for many poor families. During both World Wars people of all ages answered the call to Knit for Victory and produced thousands of socks, gloves, mufflers and sweaters for the troops. Whether for a livelihood, charity or leisure activity, knitting continues to provide clothes, toys and items for the home, and it all starts with one ball of yarn and a pair of knitting needles.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 无论什么时代，人们都会从手工制作中重获满足感，而为家人编织一件独一无二的衣服、制作一些小配件，或是为慈善事业做一些编织物则更是会让你收获额外的乐趣。
编织与针织是两种极为相似的手工艺，他们是世界上最受欢迎的手艺之一，并且极为简单易学。他们不是通过织布机编织，而是用针将一圈圈纱线相互勾结以编织出图案。编织的美妙之处就在于无论你走到哪里，你都可以带着针线随时进行你的工作，你手中的编织作品将逐渐成型，既不需要纸质图案，也不需要任何裁剪，你唯一需要做的就是将不同的部分衔接起来。
作为编织者，在充分放飞你的想象力之前，你首先需要掌握某些必需的方法与技巧，而本书正是抱着这样的目的为初学者量身定制的。本书通过分步图示为读者展示了编织的基础知识步骤，此外还附有工具篇及步骤解读篇，四种简单编织以及编织专业词汇。本书同样适用于曾简单学习过编织的读者，以帮助他们快速回忆，重新上手。全书中出现的术语为英式术语，美式术语将以方括号形式出现，以适合各类读者群。
欧洲编织业已逐渐发展成为了一种市场技术行业，这点从成立了专门的编织协会便可看出，而中世纪时，能够进入这类协会的都是继承了其丈夫官衔的寡妇们。值得注意的另一件趣事是：编织早期似乎是一项专属于男性的工作，妇女们只在编织工作开始前做一些关于梳理纱线的准备工作。
工业革命发生后，机器取代了传统手工业，手工编织则作为一项家庭小工业意外的存活了下来，并且成为了许多穷苦家庭唯一的经济支柱。两次世界大战期间，男女老少们响应“为最终胜利而编织”的口号，为部队编织了大量的袜子、手套、围巾、毛衣等。不论是为了生计，做慈善亦或是消磨闲暇时光，编织为我们的家庭提供了源源不断的衣物、玩具及其他小饰件，而所需材料仅有一团纱线和一对钩针。（DC）
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About the Author/作者介绍： 夏洛特•格灵斯，手工艺专家，其擅长专业领域包括针织以及编织艺术。作者毕业于牛津工艺专科学校（今为牛津布鲁克斯大学），毕业后担任过图书设计师，作家以及编辑，现居伦敦西南部，于温布尔顿艺术学校攻读其美艺术硕士学位。夏洛特著有《缝纫艺术》《拼缀艺术》《十字绣》《编织艺术》以及《100位伟大的艺术家》。 Charlotte Gerlings is an expert in several art mediums, including needlecraft and fabric arts. She graduated in Publishing from Oxford Polytechnic (now Oxford Brookes University) and since then has worked as a book designer, writer and editor. She lives in South West London and is currently studying at Wimbledon School of Art for her MA in Fine Art. She is the author of several books, including Sewing, Patchwork, Cross Stitch, Knitting & Crochet, and 100 Great Artists.
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