CM Magazine: Corking

________________ CM . . . . Volume I Number IX . . . . August 11, 1995

Corking
Judy Ann Sadler. Illustrated by Linda Hendry
Toronto: Kids Can Press, 1995
Unpaginated, paper, $5.95.
ISBN 1-55074-265-5

Subject Headings:
Knitting-Juvenile literature.
Handicraft-Juvenile literature.

Grades 3 - 6 / Ages 8 - 11
Review by Lorraine Douglas.

excerpt:

Would you believe that over the years a corker has been called a corking spool, spool loom, spool knitter, knitting spool, knitting knobby, knitting Nancy and even a Bizzy Lizzy? Nobody seems to know where all these names came from, but corking has always been fun and easy no matter what you call it. By taking up corking, you'll be carrying on an old, treasured craft.

Judy Ann Sadler has created another excellent craft book in the "Kids Can Easy Crafts" series. Her books use everyday household items in innovative projects. She explains how to make a small corker from a toilet roll tube and a large corker from a tin can. The steps involved in knitting the tube of yarn are clearly shown in the illustrations and text.

A variety of nifty projects -- including a scrunchie, slipper socks, a puppet, baby mittens, a potholder, and doll clothes -- are outlined. The perky illustrations by Linda Hendry are easy to understand and appealing. This is a useful crafts book as there are no others available on the topic and it could be suggested to those interested in creating crafts from recycled materials.

The publishers suggest on the back cover that this is suitable for ages five to ten, but many five-year-olds would find the motor skills required in corking difficult. Despite this quibble, Corking is an attractive and very functional book.

Highly recommended.

Lorraine Douglas is Youth Services Coordinator for the Winnipeg Public Library.

To comment on this title or this review, send mail to cm@umanitoba.ca.

Published by
The Manitoba Library Association
ISSN 1201-9364

TABLE OF CONTENTS FOR THIS ISSUE - August 11, 1995.