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Title: The New Macrame: Contemporary Knotted Jewelry and Accessories by Katie DuMont ISBN: 1-57990-227-8 Publisher: Lark Books Pub. Date: 30 June, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3 (4 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Good, but not recommended for beginners
Comment: The photos are the finest I have seen in many of the macreme books. The instructions are left open, permitting you to add your own personal touch, which at times can be difficult if you are used to concrete step-by-step instructions. I would however suggest that if you are a beginner you should start with a more basic book such as Hemp Masters. The New Macreme is a book for intermidiate and advanced, due to its very open ended intructions and the materials used. But all in all it is great book to further yourself, and try new ideas and help expand on old ones.
Rating: 3
Summary: Not enough "new" to make it worth buying.
Comment: When a book is called "The New Macrame," a reader has a right to expect either entirely different knotting techniques or totally different projects. What is new about this book is that it contains many more color pictures than previous macrame books. It also has several updated looks in jewelry--for example, there is a "Y" necklace style, a ring and earrings made of wire instead of hemp, and an aroma therapy bottle necklace.
However, if I squinted a little, that aromatherapy bottle cover could have been a plant hanger of the 1960s. And the "Y" necklace still has it's roots in the 1960s hairy hemp and big ol' E beads. And that's my main objection to the book. It's not really new.
The square knot, half knot, lark's head, and half hitch aren't new. Using wire is new, but one ring and one set of earrings doesn't qualify the book as "new." Showing the old knots with new materials--Conso, Stringth, or colored art wire would have given the reader a useful comparison. But that isn't in the book.
The descriptions are shown, both with a line drawing and a photograph, and for the person with experience, that's enough. But for someone new to macrame, each knot diagram could have had one more stage, half way through, shown. This book makes the mistake many user's manuals make--the writers don't pay attention to the needs of the audience. If it's a book for beginners, more steps are needed. If it's a book for advanced knot-tiers, give us advanced projects.
The titles of the projects are also off-putting. Who wants to make a "Yuppie Puppy Leash and Collar"? And why would you call an earring pattern "Take Two Earrings and Call Me in The Morning"? or a belt a "Fringe Benefit Belt"?
Beginning macrame students would do far better looking for help in "The 'knotty' Macrame and Beading Book" by Wendy Connor and advanced students will be happier with "Braiding and Knotting Techniques and Projects" by Constantine A. Belash.
Rating: 3
Summary: Good photos, needs more directions
Comment: I liked all the color photographs for ideas, but I agree with the other reader that when I went to try a project, I had a hard time understanding the knotting directions...could have used more pictures/instructions in the "how to knot" section. If you already know the basic knots, this might be a good "idea" book.
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Title: Hemp Masters: Ancient Hippie Secrets for Knotting Hip Hemp Jewelry by Max Lunger, Denise Knight ISBN: 0943604575 Publisher: Eagle's View Publishing Pub. Date: 01 May, 1998 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: The Macrame Book by Helene Bress ISBN: 1886388156 Publisher: Flower Valley Press, Inc. Pub. Date: 01 July, 1999 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: The Knotty Macrame & Beading Book: Techniques for Bead Lovers by Wendy Simpson Conner ISBN: 0964595745 Publisher: Interstellar Pub Co Pub. Date: 01 July, 1997 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
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Title: The Complete Book of Decorative Knots by Geoffrey Budworth ISBN: 1558217916 Publisher: The Lyons Press Pub. Date: 01 September, 1998 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Hemp Masters - Getting Knotty: More Ancient Hippie Secrets for Knotting Hip Hemp Jewelry by Max Lunger ISBN: 0943604621 Publisher: Eagle's View Publishing Pub. Date: April, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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