Basic techniques and easytofollow directions for garments to fit all sizes by elizabeth zimmermann online at alibris. Basic techniques and easytofollow directions for garments to fit all sizes elizabeth zimmermann on. Inspiring women elizabeth zimmermann the craft sessions. From elizabeth zimmermann, who revolutionized the art of knitting new york times, the classic knitting bible that removes the frustration and puts the fun back into knitting with easytofollow instructions and timeless designs. When i started listening to knitting podcasts and reading knitting blocks i quickly discovered elizabeth zimmermann, or ez as shes often referred to, and the high esteem everyone held her in. Today, we are a typical small business located in wisconsin, usa, run by elizabeths family and a few staff members. Additionally, she instructs knitters in the knitting glossary dvd, knitting around dvd, and knitting workshop dvd.
Buy a discounted paperback of knitting without tears online from australias leading online bookstore. Elizabeth zimmermann is the author of several knitting books, including knitting without tears, knitters alamanc, elizabeth zimmermanns knitting workshop, knitting around, the opinionated knitter, and knit one knit all. Knitting without tears is a classic for a reason, ez is ingenous, smart, and absolutely hilarious. Knitting without tears knitting without tears sl 466. Basic techniques and easy to follow directions for garments to fit all sizes. Knitting without tears was published in in 1971, at the height of second wave feminism. In knitting without tears,youll find elegant designs for. Knitters around the world were saddened to learn of the death of elizabeth zimmermann on november 30, 1999. This 191 page hardcover 1989 book is the 5th table leg of a quintet of important elizabeth zimmermann ez handknitting books. Knitting without tears by elizabeth zimmermann, 97806845052, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Projects for each month of the year dover knitting, crochet, tatting, lace dover ed by zimmermann, elizabeth isbn. This book is available from the national library service for the blind and print disabled in a digital audio. Knitting without tears, basic techniques and easytofollow. Elizabeth zimmermann books list of books by author.
From elizabeth zimmermann, who revolutionized the art of knitting new york times, the classic knitting bible that removes the frustration and puts the fun. Knitting without tears by elizabeth zimmermann viewing as a guest user. Basic techniques and easytofollow directions for garments to fit all sizes 9780684106892 by zimmermann, elizabeth and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Basic techniques and easytofollow directions for garments to fit all sizes 97806845052 by zimmermann, elizabeth and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Elizabeth instigated an ongoing love affair with knitting in the 1970s, and her daughter, meg. New knitters start with a surprise scarf, knit with a unique shape and incorporating all the basic knitting techniques needed to make elizabeth zimmermanns iconic baby surprise jacket. In knitting without tears, youll find elegant designs for. Elizabeth zimmermanns knitters almanac by elizabeth zimmermann stitch n bitch by debbie stoller knitting without tears by. An influential knitting pattern designer, teacher, and writer, elizabeth zimmermann advocated knitting techniques to speed progress and simplify pattern creation.
Elizabeth zimmermann comes to the rescue with clever solutions to frustrating problems and stepbystep instructions for brilliant, timeless designs. Basic techniques and easytofollow directions for garments to fit all sizes by elizabeth zimmermann jan 1, 1971 4. Basic techniques and easytofollow directions for garments to fit all sizes zimmermann, elizabeth on. Elizabeth zimmermann and meg swansen, supplying handknitters since 1958. Elizabeth zimmermann 19101999 was born near london, england, and attended art school in lausanne, switzerland, and munich, germany, before immigrating to the u. Have you ever started a sweater without enough yarn from the same dye lot to finish it. They are nothing like the knitting books i was used to, shes. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers.
Frustrated by magazine editors who translated her conversational knitting instructions into abbreviated code, she started her own knitting newsletter and launched schoolhouse press, a mailorder business that still. She enthusiastically championed continental knitting, where the working yarn is carried in the left hand, as opposed to the english or american style where the working yarn is carried. Elizabeth zimmermann comes to the rescue with clever solutions to frustrating problems and. Basic techniques and easytofollow directions for garments to fit all sizes, and elizabeth zimmermanns knitters almanac, and more on. See all books authored by elizabeth zimmermann, including knitting without tears.
Elizabeth zimmermann knitting without tears was in my toread list for quite a long time. Schoolhouse press is a publisher of knitting books, patterns, and instructional videos, the home of knitting camp, and a knitting supply business founded in the mid1950s by britishborn master knitter elizabeth zimmermann. Knitting without tears book by elizabeth zimmerman. The complete surprise uses this approach, with a twist. If you want to start designing your own knitwear or just adapt designs to suit you then this is a must for your library. Tributes in memory of elizabeth zimmermann, part 1. You can learn more about her life through her books, such as knitting without tears, knitters almanac, knitting workshop and knitting around.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Knitting without tears, elizabeth zimmermann shop online. Basic techniques and easytofollow directions for garments to fit all sizes, 1973. This book has dozens of elegant solutions for everyday knitters problems, it is loaded with tips and tricks and spiced with good old british humor. Knitting without tears kwt was published in 1971, has 128 pages, and was written by elizabeth zimmerman ez. The commemorative edition of the bestselling classic elizabeth zimmermann. Theyre useful, insightful, easy to follow and funny. Basic techniques and easytofollow directions for garments to fit all sizes by elizabeth zimmermann. Elizabeth zimmermanns featured books elizabeth zimmermanns. Most people learn to knit by making a simple scarf. Properly practiced, knitting soothes the troubled spirit, and it doesnt hurt the untroubled spirit either. Knitting without tears by elizabeth zimmerman from elizabeth zimmermann, who revolutionized the art of knitting new york times, the classic knitting bible. Knitting around knitar is graphicsintense, with both black and white photos and handwritten graphics peppered on almost every page. And while knitting, in zimmermanns world, might not explicitly be a feminist act, her book certainly has notsosubtle undertones of taking the expertise of generations of women, and making something powerful with it.
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