"Library Journal". Volume 130, No. 20.  December 2005

    Eskesen, Elaine. Dyeing To Knit: How To Use—And Create Your

    Own—Beautiful Hand-Dyed Yarns. Down East. 2005. c.128p, Illus. bibliog.

    Index. ISB 0-89272-667-9.  $25.95

Many knitters, fascinated with the gorgeous hand-painted and space- and

rainbow-dyed yarns available today and yet awed by their prices, consider

dyeing their own yarns. Knitwear designer and yarn shop/dye studio owner

Eskesen shows just how. She covers such topics as textural dyeing, over­

dyeing, and experimental yarn dyeing and even illustrates the amazing

variety of knitted pieces that can be achieved with hand-dyed yarns.

Whether they dye their own yarn or purchase it hand-dyed, knitters will

appreciate the colorful projects that make up the second half of the book.

Recommended for all public libraries.