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ea rninto use a knitting machine

can put anyone in a tight spot.

Unless, of course, you have

the new Passap Electronic.

This remarkable machine has

the sophistication on the inside (with

a computer that literally spells out

everything you need to do) and the

sleek European look of a Passap on

the outside.

In fact, all you have to know is

how to get it out of the box. Every

thing else-including shaping-is

figured out by the computer. And

within half an hour of unpacking it

you'll be enjoying knitting from over

pattern possibilities.

The new Passap Electronic also

lets you do things that most machines

can't. Like superimposing, which

allows you to put patterns on top of

each other. Or enlarging patterns,

times their

by making them up to

original length or width.

Yet even with all this high

tech stuff on board, Passap's Swiss

designers didn't leave out the sim

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changer is standard.

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August/September

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p. 24.

Betsy Levine

1989

Number 24

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The Victm'ian

ion

101'

kniUing

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again For

(Photo by

SUSCtn Kahn)

Editor

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Associate Editors

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Letters:

Booties, knitting from both ends, sheep sculpture, fabric sources

Questions:

Invisible reweaving, specialty patterns, reader replies

Tips:

Recycling jeans, marking quilts, no-waste plying, s

Notes:

Textile design contest, quilt conference,

Shows:

Quilt National

hou

lder pads

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FIT

high-tech center

Calendar:

Exhibits, conferences, workshops, competitions, connections

Books:

Needleworkers' books

Supplies:

Fiber-arts membership associations

ent:

nlusions in thread

by Alice Korach

Bead Knitting Madness

Treat yourself

a dazzling purse

by Pat Morse

Knitting from Sewing Patterns

Both

lwnd-

and machine-kni

tters

canfind inspira

tion

at the sewing s

hop

Bodybuilding for a Better Fit

by Verena Gelfand

Making a styrofoam copy of ymtrself

The Home Sewer's Moment of Truth

Banishing Needlepoint Bias

Clothes for Quilters

Shaker Poplar Cloth

Finely

by David Page Coffin

by Rosalie Hamer

Relax and do the two-step; blocking is merely a finishing touch

Ann

Williamson Hyman

Piecing and applique transform simple shapes

'WO'VeJ't

toood

nspi

by Cheryl Anderson

res

con

tempora'ry

window

hades

and place

mats

Knitting with Furs and Feathers

How

by Helen von Ammon

Perfecting the Lapel

How

enliven commercial yarns with handspun exotic fibers

by Margaret Komives

succeed with the trickiest part of a taiwred jacket

by Donna Steinberg

Buckskin Dresses

The

traditional dress of South

by Geo

ern

Plains Indian women

fITe

Hanging Flat Textiles

Creative Rug Hooking

Take a Closer Look

(ISSN

Tel.

Construct a clamp bar or pin-couch

I. to

Brown

display fabric art safely

urto

by Mary Sheppard B

Design your own art, using an ancient teChnique

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Letters

The

booties live on

Thanks to Cluistine Bourquin for the bootie

pattern

(Threads,

No. 22, p. 10) . It does

indeed stay on. Because I was anxious to

try the pattern, I made the first pair on

size 0 needles, but with a heavier three

ply yarn . They'd be great for an older

baby. The same size yarn with a larger

needle would make nice slippers for a

toddler. To keep them from snagging on

the t1oor, sew on a piece of nonskid

material. A %-in. piece of elastic could be

through the holes and be end-stitched,

allowing a child

pull the booties on

and off without help. This is a truly

e pattern, and it's so easy to make.

- Verlynn Frost, DeWitt,

Not such heavy weather

Etta deVee Sugg

(Threads,

No. 23, p. 4)

is correct that my revision from straight

to circular needles is relatively easy

once you know how.

I'm glad she agrees

that a swatch is necessary. As for

charting the pattern, you must still know

which stitches get worked into which

others and what the right-side equivalents

are. If you're accustomed to reading

knitting directions in written form and

don't feel comfortable with the charting

method, my technique

(Th1'eads,

No. 22,

p. 64) is very useful.

Thanks for using biodegradable plastic

covers. I like receiving a clean, neat

magazine and recycling your bags in

my compost pile.

- Yvonne Hogan, Chicago,

arc

mai

l-order

fabric

sources

run

-Marilyn Moss, Lincoln, NE

rsatil

Sheep thrills, jrig h

tens

As soon as my issue arrived, I started

knitting booties. Three pairs later, I

applied the same idea to a baby bonnet,

and it works-no seams! So, from one

pattern, I now have two pattenls. Thanks.

-Diane Hamblin, 01'"ient,

Scraps for the taking

I'm a manufacturer of decorator

accessories in noral chintz fabric. I have

pounds of scraps and some batting

scraps also. Do you know a recycler or an

organization that could use these?

-Shirley Cohen,

Miami, FL

Another use for mangles

Regarding what to do with what we

used

call a mangler

(Threads,

No. 23,

p. 6): The mangler makes a quick, even

pressing of crayon wax into material (with

the excess caught on a paper towel

below). It would be great for squares on a

child's bed quilt or for T-shirts based

on children's own drawings.

-Harriet Amar, South New Berlin,

I've written several times to praise

Threads,

but now I protest-Judith

Duffey's "Wolf in Sheep's Clothing"

(Threads,

No. 2 2 ) . Our customers'

comments range from amusement to

outrage. In these times of concern over

satanic cults and rituals, this creature

seems an unwelcome intruder on the

back cover of

Threads.

I realize it is art

of sorts, and perfected technique, but I

think you go too far in elevating these

creations to art forms.

Threads

has the

opportunity to inspire, excite, and

expand the thinking and craftsmanship of

fiber artists, which is far better done

through the meticulous detail and elegant

finish of a Deborah Newton sweater

than through this poor, silly sheep.

As an avid home sewer frustrated ,vith

local fabric choices, your wonderful list of

mail-order fabric suppliers

(Threads,

No. 23, p. 78) is worth its weight in gold.

Another excellent Canadian source is

Grasshopper Hill Fabrics, 224 Wellington

St., Kingston, ON, Canada K7K 2Y8 . For

$12 a year you get spring and fall issues of

about 60 swatches each . Grasshopper

also coordinate linings, notions, and

Vogue patterns.

will

-Lois Bowden, Halifax, NS, Canada

Another mail-order company that

should be mentioned is Needlearts,

International, Box 6447, Glendale, CA

91225. They carry 100% cotton from

international sources-Japanese yukata,

Malaysian and Indonesian batiks, plaid

and stripe ikats from India, and more.

Most are around $10/yd. They send

updates every few months, listing new

finds. Their catalog and one year of

updates cost $ 2 . Samples are available

for most fabrics, and the cost is

refundable with their return.

- Vicky Shaw, Lancaster, PA

Two more fabric sources: Pennywise

Fabrics, Rt. 1, Box 305T, Harrisburg, MO

65256, has a ,vide range of natural-fiber

fabrics at excellent prices ($1 .50-5.45/yd.

plus s&H) . They offer very personal service

and

send a large swatch on request.

Their catalog is $ 2 . Knit Kits, Dept MO,

2920 N . 2nd St., Minneapolis, MN 55411,

has a good selection of utility fabrics. My

favorites are "bundles," 6 yd. of first

quality remnants; and "bags," slightly

irregular

to 2-yd. lengths by the pound.

-Dianne G. G ustafson, Kalamazoo,

Thank you for your article by Judith

Duffey. Her knit sculptures are the most

fantastic, imaginative, skillful, and

awesome pieces of fiber art I 've ever seen.

I 'd love a poster of your back-cover photo.

will

Knitting

from

both

-Meg Swansen, Pittsville,

ends

Like Marcia McConnack

(Threads,

No. 23,

p. 4), I , too, like to knit both sleeves at the

same time. I knit from both ends of the

same ball, one end for each sleeve. This is

especially useful for mittens and socks,

when you want equal stripes in the pair

and you want to use up odd bits of

yam.

I wish you'd switch back to paper

wTappers. The May/June issue of

Greenpeace

states that adding starch

compounds only makes the plastiC break

up into smaller pieces. Moreover,

plastiCS are made from petroleum, a

nonrenewable resource.

Wrapper rap

-Shari

Adams, Los Alamos,

-Betsy Ca1"penter, Los Altos, CA

-Linda Baxte1�½ La Palma, CA

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