Celtic Knots

Author: Aidan Meehan
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780500283998
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 192

Book Description
Celtic knotwork is the single most widely appealing form within the rich repertoire of Celtic design. Aidan Meehan's new book provides step-by-step instruction for anyone who wants to master the traditional methods of freehand Celtic knot design and then progress to designing fresh knotwork patterns and variations. First, Meehan carefully and clearly explains how to draw the basic knot. Once that technique has been mastered, Meehan shows how to create designs with more complex knots, and how to draw border layouts. The book takes you through every step of the process, and exercises at the end of each unit ensure that you have mastered the techniques before you proceed to the next stage. Aidan Meehan is well known as a teacher and practitioner of Celtic design. Artists, designers, calligraphers, and craftspeople everywhere will find this book invaluable.

The Ultimate Book of Decorative Knots

Author: Lindsey Philpott
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
ISBN: 1602392420
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 641

Book Description
"A comprehensive and beautifully presented book, which is really a work of art in itself." --Towpath...

The Year of Knots

Author: Windy Chien
Publisher: Abrams
ISBN: 1683356675
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 634

Book Description
An acclaimed artist celebrates the creative possibilities of macramé and knots in this memoir and guide featuring projects and tutorials. Every day for a year, artist Windy Chien learned to tie a new kind of knot and then shared the results on Instagram—a project that both reinvented her life and revolutionized knot art. In The Year of Knots, Chien describes how knot-making led her on a path of discovery. She shares projects, tutorials, and transformative personal stories, all aimed at inspiring readers to make knotting—and creativity in general—part of a meditative daily practice. The knots in this book are gorgeously documented step-by-step. Knotted projects abound—from wall hangings to a necklace, a dog leash, a hanging light, and more. At the heart of the story is the simple, empowering idea that a single year is all the time you need to make a life-changing creative leap.

The Treasury of Celtic Knots

Author: Aidan Meehan
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780500285459
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 96

Book Description
A comprehensive survey of Celtic knot design is based on the collections of nineteenth-century Celtic art revivalist John Romilly Allen, in a volume that interprets each pattern, their uses as ornaments, and the numerous treatments that complemented their creation. Original.

Hearings

Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1732

Book Description

Handcrafting Chain and Bead Jewelry

Author: Scott David Plumlee
Publisher: Potter Craft
ISBN: 077043469X
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 130

Book Description
Handcrafting Chain and Bead Jewelry shows how to create beautiful, dimensional silver, copper, and brass chains using simple tools. The main style is based on the elegant, classical Byzantine pattern, and uses the Golden Ratio to determine the circumference of a chain’s interlocking rings based on the thickness of the wire. Illustrated step-by-step directions show how to calculate the circumference of the rings, how to wrap wire into coils, how to cut, and finally, how to assemble the chain. Starting from the basic Byzantine, new chain makers can then progress to increasingly Byzantine variations, including linear, knot, crown, and combination chains. Incorporating beads and charms offers endless possibilities for crafters who will soon, surely, be locked up in chains!

Knot Design

Author: Kristin Möller
Publisher: Schiffer Craft
ISBN: 9780764339998
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Rediscover the art of knotting! A variety of projects with different levels of difficulty are provided, including cell phone or music player cases, wallets and key chains, bracelets or eyeglasses cases in contemporary colours and designs. Readers will quickly master important knots that include the vertical and horizontal half hitches, spiral knots, square knots, and finishing knots. The majority of the projects are completed using cotton thread, which is readily available at arts and crafts stores, along with split rings, snap hooks, side release buckles, buttons, and carrying straps. This is a great basic course that introduces readers to all the techniques, detailed descriptions, and colour knot schemes necessary for each model. This book will ensure that even beginners will be successful in their efforts in the fascinating world of knotting.

Knot Gardens and Parterres

Author: Robin Whalley
Publisher: Barn Elms Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Gardens
Languages : en
Pages : 168

Book Description
Knot Gardens and Parterres is a fully illustrated guide to the history of these decorative features and shows how they relate to other contemporary arts and crafts. It also explains how to design and plant a knot garden.

The Celtic Design Book

Author: Aidan Meehan
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780500286746
Category : Alphabets
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
A manual that provides a comprehensive source of instruction for artists, designers and craftspeople of various kinds.

Herb Garden Design

Author: Faith H. Swanson
Publisher: UPNE
ISBN: 9780874512977
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 172

Book Description
A unique and handsome book for novice and professional gardeners. The plans, with full commentary and plant lists, offer a wide range of designs easily adapted to one's own needs.