The Crowood Press

Explains the important differences and special rules involved in brioche knitting, including unusual terminology. Covers brioche knit and brioche purl in one colour and two-colour Shows how to use increases and decreases for shaping and for creating reversible surface patterns.Gives guidance on knitting in the round and reading charts, on developing your own ideas and achieving a high-quality finish. Includes three patterns. 255 Step-by-step photographs demonstrating all the techniques involved

Publisher: The Crowood Press
ISBN13: 9780719841491
Binding: Paperback / softback
Pub Date: Jul 31, 2023

Woven Optical Illusions explores a variety of optical effects through the medium of weaving. Suitable for weavers of all experience levels, it explains the basic principles behind the illusions and shows how to create the effects in selected weave structures to give a wide range of examples and possibilities. Projects are taken from concept through weave design and development to a woven result. With over 500 illustrations, including detailed drafts and images, this fascinating book is designed to whet the appetite of anyone who is interested in optical play. Includes Clear step-by-step explanations of the complete design process and describes the science behind the optical effects and some of the history of their discoveries. It also incorporates inspirational images from other weavers working in optical effects and projects range from plain weave through to advancing twills, featuring tied weaves such as summer and winter, taqueté and beiderwand, double cloth, colour-and-weave, shadow weave, and deflected double weave.