The Go To
Book For Irish Crochet Motifs.
I don’t
promote myself or my work all that often. But I am so proud of this book I
decided to do a blog tour. I asked some fellow lovers of crochet if they would
look my book over.
You can find the book at
Annie's
Their write up for the book
If you have ever tried to make an Irish crochet motif using
vintage pattern books, you most likely ended up confused, frustrated and a bit
bewildered. In this book, we have taken these lovely motifs and written them in
a manner where they make sense to the modern-day crocheter. Now these stunning
motifs will be preserved and used now and in the future.
To make this fun
I will be
giving aways 2 signed copies of my book at the end of this tour.
All you have
to do to have a chance to win it is leave a comment on my blog. At the end of
the Blog tour on the 18th I will do a random drawing for the winners.
I think all
the participants of this tour will be giving away books also.
I know that
Susan Lowman’s has a signed copy as I delivered hers personally last week.
So to see
what they have to say about the book and to enter their drawing be sure to
visit them on these dates.
Susan
Lowman on Saturday the 11th of January.
Amy Shelton
of Crochetville on Tuesday the 14th of January.
Andee Graves
on Friday the 17th of January.
I respect and
value these people and their opinions and look forward to hearing what they have
to say about the book.
I will do my
drawing on Saturday the 18th of January so you will have a week to make your
comment.
Now about how
this book came to be:
I have a love
affair with Irish Crochet.
Just look at
my work and you can see it reflections in my designs
There is
something special about combining motifs and crochet to create works of art
that appeals to me.
So I was
thrilled when I got to realize a dream of mine
To make Irish
Crochet motifs patterns
more assessable and doable for the average crocheter.
When I first
discovered there was a whole world of Irish crochet most of the Irish crochet
motifs patterns were in antique pattern books and the style of pattern writing
was iffy at that time. Some of the patterns just made no sense what so ever. So
unless you were good at looking at a piece and creating it that way a lot of the
Irish crochet motifs where frustrating for a person to make. Some nigh on to
impossible.
So When I
mentioned that I dreamed of doing a book that would have better written
patterns for the motifs so today's crocheter could enjoy making these motifs to
an editor, and she told me to go for it,I did with relish and enthusiasm. This
book is the results.
The hardest
part of the book was to decide what to include. There is so many wonderful and
lovely motifs and I had to make choices. I knew I couldn’t include it all. Wish
I could have but there are limits to what I could accomplish in a given amount
of time. I must admit a few motifs that are my own originals slipped in. I
couldn’t help myself, the book got my creative juices flowing.
I tried to
give a good cross section of the different motifs one might want to use.
I decided to
break it down into types of motifs, Flower, leaves, fill in motifs,overlays and
so forth. So that motifs could be easily found.
I did not do
any projects in this book as it is intended to be a reference book when someone
needs a motif to use in creating an Irish crochet piece. They can be used as
embellishments also. Adding a special touch to everyday items. There are a
myriad of uses for these motifs. Just let your imagination run wild.
I also tried
to set it up with traditional motifs that use padded rings and padding cord.
But I also included a more modern version of as many motifs as I could that are
a bit less intimidating as I realized that not everyone is comfortable with the
traditional techniques. The best of both worlds.
I did do a
section on how to do the true Irish crochet with the fill in lace background.
This is one of the most rewarding ways to create truly artistic pieces of
crochet work.
Work these
motifs in yarn, thread, or whatever your hear desires. Use them any way you can
think of and I will be a happy designer.
I was so
pleased when I actually saw the book as it turned out as I envisioned. I will
tell you we worked very hard to try and make these patterns as error free as
possible. I thank the tech editors for the patience with me and the good job
they did. They helped make the book what I dreamed of.
It is my hope
and dream that this book will fill a niche that has been sadly unfilled and make these motifs useable now and for the future..
This was a
labor of love for me and
I hope you
use my book to enjoy the world of Irish crochet.
The winners are
Please contact me asap.
Who posted this on January 10, 2014 at 11:59 AM