Comments on: book: The Yarn Lover’s Guide to Hand Dyeing http://whipup.net/2007/11/24/book-the-yarn-lovers-guide-to-hand-dyeing/ handcraft in a hectic world Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:14:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Rebecca http://whipup.net/2007/11/24/book-the-yarn-lovers-guide-to-hand-dyeing/#comment-232114 Rebecca Mon, 26 Nov 2007 05:35:07 +0000 http://whipup.net/2007/11/24/book-the-yarn-lovers-guide-to-hand-dyeing/#comment-232114 Apparently, you have dyed and gone to heaven... Sorry, I couldn't resist. Oh! THERE'S a technique for you to try, too! Ikat one form I'd recommend, it's a wonderful dyeing and weaving technique, and I would imagine it should be translatable into a strictly linear design in both crochet and knitting. I'll take my own advice and give it a try. Because (as I was going to say before I so rudely interrupted myself with textile puns) you have inspired me with your enthusiasm!!! How lovely. I haven't dyed anything since college. I haven't had the desire. Now I do. In fact, I've spent a great deal of energy rationalizing NOT dyeing. Thank you for rekindling my color lust! Apparently, you have dyed and gone to heaven… Sorry, I couldn’t resist. Oh! THERE’S a technique for you to try, too! Ikat one form I’d recommend, it’s a wonderful dyeing and weaving technique, and I would imagine it should be translatable into a strictly linear design in both crochet and knitting. I’ll take my own advice and give it a try. Because (as I was going to say before I so rudely interrupted myself with textile puns) you have inspired me with your enthusiasm!!! How lovely. I haven’t dyed anything since college. I haven’t had the desire. Now I do. In fact, I’ve spent a great deal of energy rationalizing NOT dyeing. Thank you for rekindling my color lust!

]]> By: Crafting Jen http://whipup.net/2007/11/24/book-the-yarn-lovers-guide-to-hand-dyeing/#comment-230949 Crafting Jen Sat, 24 Nov 2007 01:27:39 +0000 http://whipup.net/2007/11/24/book-the-yarn-lovers-guide-to-hand-dyeing/#comment-230949 Um...yeah. About the Synthrapol and a few other products mentioned in the book - I have a review copy of this title as well, and noticed the lack of explanation. When I e-mailed my contact at Potter Craft about it, they realized they had completely overlooked an entire subject in an otherwise well written book - The Chemicals. Bottom line, they agree that explanations for Synthrapol, Polycell, urea, and a few other items should have been included, and weren't, and they're making changes that will appear in future reprints of this title. Meanwhile, knowing that the book I have in hand for review is no longer considered - even by the publisher - a completed project, I have been trying to decide exactly how to present it on my own review blog. I can't really recommend it for newbies, but more experienced fiber artists should be fine, so long as they know to search on the web for information about the chemicals used. Um…yeah. About the Synthrapol and a few other products mentioned in the book - I have a review copy of this title as well, and noticed the lack of explanation. When I e-mailed my contact at Potter Craft about it, they realized they had completely overlooked an entire subject in an otherwise well written book - The Chemicals.

Bottom line, they agree that explanations for Synthrapol, Polycell, urea, and a few other items should have been included, and weren’t, and they’re making changes that will appear in future reprints of this title.

Meanwhile, knowing that the book I have in hand for review is no longer considered - even by the publisher - a completed project, I have been trying to decide exactly how to present it on my own review blog. I can’t really recommend it for newbies, but more experienced fiber artists should be fine, so long as they know to search on the web for information about the chemicals used.

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