Couture Crochet Workshop
Couture Crochet Workshop by Lily Chin is a comprehensive guide published by Interweave Press in January 2007. This first edition, written in English and spanning 160 pages, offers an in-depth review of crochet standards, chart reading, and techniques aimed at enhancing the skills of crocheters. The book encourages readers to create lace fashions reminiscent of high-end runway designs, featuring patterns for a variety of garments and accessories.
Readers will discover a range of projects, including a metallic ribbon Chanel-style jacket, a lace shift dress, and a chevron wedding dress with matching fingerless gloves. The guide also includes smaller projects such as hats, jewelry, and evening bags, catering to those looking for striking designs without the commitment of larger pieces. Detailed explanations on accurate measuring, silhouettes, and advanced techniques like circular construction and custom detailing are provided, making the more complex designs approachable. Accompanied by beautiful photographs, this book showcases the finished pieces, inspiring crocheters to elevate their craft.
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A review of crochet standards, chart reading, and technique is combined in this guide with a course on sizing crocheted garments to fit like a glove–all in the interest of encouraging crocheters to try their hand at lace fashions that look as though they came straight off a ready-to-wear runway. Patterns include a metallic ribbon Chanel-style jacket, a lace shift dress with a mohair lace camisole, a cowl-neck trapeze tunic, and a chevron wedding dress with matching fingerless gloves. Those who want a gorgeous look in a smaller project will revel in the striking designs for hats, jewelry, and spangled evening bags. Explanations of accurate measuring, silhouettes, circular construction, shell and chevron stitches, and custom detailing demystify the more advanced designs, and beautiful photographs showcase all the finished pieces.
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