(Digital preview page here)
The always-thoughtful people at CRAFT have sent over a PDF page with their review of Alt Fiber. Here you go:
And speaking of, CRAFT zine editor Natalie is due any day now, so early congrats to her!
(Now I’ve just doomed her to a long labor, you watch. Sorry, Nat. My mom went [...]
I’ll be on the show Whole Living around 10:40 Eastern Friday morning. Here’s the info page at Sirius; here’s the radio pageat MSL; here’s Whole Living site.
The call-in number, if you feel compelled: 866-675-6675. Not sure how long the segment will be, or if they will do any calls, but if so, please do! We’ll [...]
The ultra-gracious and talented photographer for Alt Fiber, Sasha Gulish, granted permission to use her photos from the book on Ravelry, etc. So, check ‘em out on the book page. A few to whet your appetite:
You can buy the book here or at Ten Speed’s site.
The models? Clockwise from top left, my friend Nancy (who [...]
I can’t believe I didn’t notice this! We were looking at a copy of Alt Fiber just now and on the inside cover? It’s printed on 50% recycled paper. Cool, eh? More publishers should do that!
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Yay! Taught by Cat herself. Now you can go make the necklet from Alt Fiber with ease.
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Check it out! I was one of the original writers on this site, forever ago (or so it seems), so it was cool and a bit of a surprise to see this crop up. Fun.
Her only critique (that some patterns only offer one photo) is based, really, in the realities of book publishing. You [...]
Hurray! Treehugger.com, one of my favorite eco-websites, wrote about Alt Fiber! Their fashion section always has really great stuff, for example this recent post on Icebreaker’s new Baacode tracker:
Baacode is the very clever moniker that outdoor sports apparel company, Icebreaker, have given their superfine merino garment traceability program. Much touted over the past few months, [...]
Interesting article yesterday in Publisher’s Weekly called A Nation of Crafters, on many topics dear to the Knitgrrl heart (such as my new book Alt Fiber, Faythe Levine’s Handmade Nation film + book and more). A few quotes:
Ten Speed Press embraces growing environmental concerns with a September title, Alt Fiber: 25 Projects for Knitting Green [...]