Unleash Your Design Power

Pam Blasko and Virginia Scholomiti have collaborated to bring you a fun, inspiring collection of ideas and patterns. All hand spun yarns are works of art, created by hand and totally unique to the spinner. Sometimes it can be daunting to decide what project to choose for these fabulous yarns. 'Unleash Your Design Power' gives you over thirty ideas to highlight your favorite yarns. The combined background of these shepherds/fiber artists provide a wealth of creative ideas and patterns for you to draw from. You will find that becoming the ‘designer’ is not a bit intimidating. If you spin, knit, crochet, weave or felt, you are already designing. You simply may need a jumping off point to help decide how to use some of your creative yarns. These ideas and patterns were chosen to be virtually ‘no fail’. They can be knit or crocheted in different types of textured and non-textured yarns, and easily accommodate various skill levels and tastes. You will find ways to stretch your precious hand spun and art yarns by using stitches that add in complimentary yarns, whether they are mill spun or hand spun from your stash. Ideas for working with unprocessed fiber, knitting locks directly into you piece, creating yarn without spinning, and other fun and interesting ideas will spark your imagination. Beautifully illustrated this book is bound to spark your love of creating with fiber. The experience and knowledge that Pam and Virginia gleaned from years of tending their own flocks feeds an appreciation and celebration for the unique and individual qualities of natural wool fiber. There are also several video and digital tutorials from 'Shepherds Talk ... All Things Fiber' that you will be able to access with a private URL found inside this book.