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Congratulations! You have the first printing of this book, and it comes with a few mistakes. These are the ones I've found so far. Please let me know if you find other mistakes, using the contact link at the bottom of the page.
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If you have not yet seen the book, check it out here.
The errors are mostly minor, yet will be confusing for someone trying to learn the stitches from this book.
On the bottom of page 4 S and Z are confused. The last paragraph on p. 4 should read "When the line of Z stitches runs in the S direction, however (below, right), the S stitches are aligned and dominate, and the Z stitches are lower and often hidden in the cloth."
The figure caption at the bottom right on page 4 should read "When the line of Z stitches trends in the S direction, the Z stitches are lower and often hidden in the cloth."
The figure caption at the bottom right on page 4 should read "When the line of Z stitches trends in the S direction, the Z stitches are lower and often hidden in the cloth."
In the last sentence on page 9 the word "fist" should be "first".
The figures on page 14 are missing some borders that help to show the threads' position. Here's an updated version of p. 14
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On page 30, the charts and instructions are for a transition row that goes under only ONE thread. This is different from the figures showing interlacing, and from the next motif, where the threads in the transition row do go under two threads.
The last sentence of the first paragraph on p. 30 should read:
“Instead of twisting around their neighbors, the threads pass under ONE of their neighbors.”
The last sentence of the first paragraph on p. 30 should read:
“Instead of twisting around their neighbors, the threads pass under ONE of their neighbors.”
The rest of the errors on this page have to do with the position of the needle relative to the next unworked thread. In most of the cases, the needle in the figures was pulled out too far and left an unworked thread dangling. This is a very common error when working sprang. Keeping that next thread on the needle is crucial to keeping your stitches consistent across the row.
On page 16 both bottom figures have dropped the unworked front thread from the needle. Here are the corrected figures, with the next front thread still held by the needle.
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On page 18 the lower left and lower right figures have opposite errors. In the lower left figure, the needle has not been removed from the finished stitch, and in the lower right the needle has been removed too far and left the last unworked thread hanging. Here are the corrected figures.
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The error in the bottom left of page 18 is repeated in the upper right figure on the same page. Here is the corrected figure.
On page 22, the bottom-most figure shows the needle pulled out of the last stitch. However, the back thread in black is still unworked and should remain behind the needle, as in this diagram.
On page 23, the bottom-most figure also shows the needle pulled out of the last stitch. The back thread in black is still unworked and should remain behind the needle, as in the diagram below.
Also, the caption for this figure should read: "Push the former first front thread to the back and bring the former second front thread to the front." In the printed text, the last word is incorrectly "back", not "front".
Also, the caption for this figure should read: "Push the former first front thread to the back and bring the former second front thread to the front." In the printed text, the last word is incorrectly "back", not "front".
On page 24, the left-most figure shows both threads in red as front threads. The right red thread should be a back thread, as in this diagram.
Also on page 24, the bottom-most figure shows the needle pulled out of the last stitch. However, the front thread is still unworked and should remain on the needle, as in the diagram below.
On page 25 the bottom-most figure again shows the needle pulled out of the last stitch. However, the front thread is still unworked and should remain on the needle, as in the diagram below.
On page 27 the bottom-most figure again shows the needle pulled out of the last stitch. However, the back thread is still unworked and should remain under the needle, as in the diagram below.
