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the art of knitting leisure arts 107454
The Art Of Knitting (Leisure Arts #107454)
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List Price: $19.95
Our Price: $17.99
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: LEISURE ARTS
EAN: 0749075074546
Format: Color
Label: Tricoast; Leisure Arts
Manufacturer: Tricoast; Leisure Arts
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Tricoast; Leisure Arts
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2005-09-21
Running Time: 219
Studio: Tricoast; Leisure Arts
Theatrical Release Date: 2004
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Leisure Arts recommends that whether you’re a beginner or advanced knitter, the best designers and instructors in America will show you how to knit with simple, understandable demonstrations that you can play over and over again. It will inspire you! Step-By-Step Instruction (all levels): Master knitters Jennifer Wenger, Marla Pelz Fiber Types workshop: Laura Bryant/Prism Yarns The Making of Yarn: Shearing (WindyHillsFarm), Spinning,Dyeing (Twisted Sisters) Color Theory: Zhenya Gershman, artist/educator J Paul Getty Museum Knitted Swimwear: celebrated designer Ashley Paige Fit-to-knit Workout: prevent injuries Beverly Hills Chiropractor Dr Kent Sveningson Wire Knitting: renowned author/designer Nancie Wiseman Zen of Knitting: Bernadette Murphy recounts selections from her best-selling book Get Inspired: Knitting Circles, Events and Workshops. Learning with Leisure Arts is now easier and more convenient than ever!
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Pretty Good Except for Purl Instruction
Comment: I thought this DVD was pretty good (I found a new easier way to do a slip knot!) but was annoyed with the instruction on the purl stitch. The instructor did a good job of explaining what to do with the right needle but then when she got to the left she went a bit faster and I had a heck of a time copying what she had done. What really bugged me is that she kept chirping "see how simple it is!" which made me feel like an idiot because I couldn't get it until I watched it 10+ times.
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Summary: Watch out for fake reviews
Comment: Someone else pointed out that there were a lot of suspicious 5-star reviews for all the DVDs in this series. Sure enough, if you click on a good number of them, they have only reviewed this series and ohmigosh they just love each and every one of them!! What a pain. There are some authentic reviews of the DVDs, both positive and negative. I checked this DVD out from the library and I would say it's about average. Some good content, some just so so. Definitely one to see if you can get it from your local library first.
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Summary: very basic but just that
Comment: I was a little bit disappointed I expected that it would show more.
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Summary: I LOVE this DVD!!!=)
Comment: What else is there to say about The Art of Knitting!?! I love it! This dvd started it all for me. I learned to knit like a pro in no time and even though my knitting dvd library is much bigger now...this is definitely one of the dvd's I use the most. I can't say enough about it, just get it and see for yourself!!!
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Summary: Hands Down.... I mean Hands UP Fantastic!
Comment: I am an expert knitter/designer and I also teach. I really expected very little from this DVD. I got this DVD because I am most comfortable knitting "continental" style, and I HOPED to: 1) get a refresher on American style, 2) pick up some alternative beginner techniques, and 3) find alternative/clearer language to improve my teaching.
I found all this and MORE. This is a marvelous teaching tool that I would highly recommend to any begginning knitter, and I will recommend it to anyone taking a knitting class to augment the hands on teaching with additional info.
If hands on teaching is not available, this should do it... going alongside a teacher and a novice knitter - it's a great set up. For me, the begginning steps got a bit tedious, but I expected that - I would expect it to be very comforting to someone who is new to it, and just the right pace for a begginner.
My only tiny qualm with this video (if you watch ALL the sections) is a focus in two segments on Buddism. I expect this from the author of THE ZEN OF KNITTING, but it was repeated in a knitting circle segment that was heavily religious. This CAN be informative as to how a knitting group can become an affinity group for people of a religion, but... it's off-putting in a begginning knitter class.
DO watch the extra features, the ones on the making and dying of yarns are so informative, and the artist who talks about color theory has wonderful things to think about that will influence the way you combine color and think about your knitting.
Simply fantastic. GET IT, and Get knitting!
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