America Knits

"To me, what is most important to understand is that the potential of knitting is limitless. It is my sincere hope that all who turn the pages of this book, knitters and non-knitters alike, will feel inspired in their knitting - and in their lives."
-Melanie Falick, Introduction, America Knits

Melanie Falick celebrates artisans from all over the world of knitting in these 38 illuminating interviews with America's leading spinners, weavers, and knitters. Meet the fascinating people behind the knitting scene: shepherds caring for rare breeds; a plant biologist developing a strain of naturally colored cotton; the hand spinners and hand dyers who produce gorgeous skeins of yarn that are works of art in themselves; and the creative knitting designers, all of whom have changed our knitting lives and made knitting the important, magical craft it is.