May 16th, 2010
While Olga and I are eagerly awaiting for the arrival of the books. We would like to share with you some of the book cover designs I came up with and how we choose our final cover. Before the layout begins, we actually had to go through over 100 photos in order to pick our top 3 favorites. We narrowed down to two of our favorites, featuring Olga’s Axonometric Top as it would look the best on 9″x 9″ square format.
Cover #1 – I love this cover because the texture and color of the background really compliment the garment well. However, part of the photo was a little over exposed. The white blotch on the right started to bother me the more we I stared at this cover. The title of the cover also seems a little heavy at the bottom.
Cover #2 – This cover photo looks beautifully with how the photo was cropped. However, we both thought the overlapping of title on top of the garment seems a little distracting.
Cover #3 – We got some pretty good responds from our close friends and family members whom actually seen this cover. They loved the photo as well as the big bold title.
Cover #4 – This cover was our top choice. We both think the bright background worked really well with the texture of the garment. By having the book title placed closer to the spine, the photo and the title seems well balanced. It also draw your eye to the garment which is our top goal.
When it came time to choosing a back cover, first we needed to establish what a knitter would like to see there. Something similar to the front cover or something absolutely opposite. Spine is what also dictated the layout in this case, the colors blended really well in our top choice and texture in that photo is very well exposed.
The back cover featuring Duplicity pullover was our other favorite, but we thought scale of the back garment needed to be smaller in order for a reader/knitter pay attention to the text.
Now what is your favorite out of all these options?
We can’t wait to her your comments!
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April 8th, 2010
Above swatches made on 2.75 mm needles
100% bamboo
XS-24 20/12 bamboo – approx. 80 yds [72 m]/oz [28 g]
XS-32 2/18 bamboo – approx. 50 yds [45 m]/oz [28 g]
XS-31 20/18 bamboo – approx. 80 yds [72 m]/oz [28 g]
XS-45 20/3 bamboo – approx. 338 yds [305 m]/oz [28 g]
Bamboo is a relative newcomer to the textile world. The yarns make silky-soft and lustrous fabrics that is strong and long-wearing. What’s best, bamboo is one of the fastest-growing and most sustainable plants in the world. Made up of multiple filaments twisted together, Habu Bamboo is amazingly smooth to knit. It can easily be worked with smaller to larger gauge, depending on user preference and type of project. The only downside is it’s splittyness, which is best resolved when used on bamboo needles.
Garments created with bamboo yarn please with amazing water-like fluidity cascading around your body when worn directly against your skin. In textile form, bamboo retains many of the properties it has as a plant. Bamboo is highly water absorbent, able to take up three times its weight in water. In bamboo fabric, this translates to an excellent wicking ability that will pull moisture away from the skin so that it can evaporate
Bamboo has amazing soft drape which is perfect for creating elegant wraps, delicate sweaters and scarves. Its lustrous sheen and comforting texture, whether straight stitched or used in finely detailed patterns, will be treasured by anyone who comes in contact with it.
Bamboo also has many antibacterial qualities, which bamboo fabric is apparently able to retain, even through multiple washings. This helps to reduce bacteria that thrive on clothing and cause unpleasant odors. In other features, bamboo fabric will keep the wearer cooler in summer and warmer in winter due to its great insulating properties. Which makes this fiber best for any project.
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