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The weaving books are divided up over several pages, to
shorten loading times. Books are listed alphabetically by title.
DESIGN
COLLECTION 18: A Treasury of Towels, Interweave Press.
Weavers love towels; they are quick and easy, fun to design, and they make great
gifts. This collection of 15 projects ranges from kitchen to bath, from
fingertip to pawtip. And what better way to sample new weave structures or try
out new color combinations? You'll find plain weave, twill, waffle, huck lace,
log cabin, Ms & Os, crackle, summer and winter, and more. Like all Handwoven's
Design Collections, this one has beautiful photography and complete,
easy-to-follow instructions. Paperbound, 32 pages, 8½ x 11 ISBN:
1-931499-09-8. $9.95 #239028
DESIGN
COLLECTION 19: Scarves and Shawls for All Seasons, Interweave Press.
This is a gorgeous collection of 15 scarf and shawl patterns for weaving.
Sumptuous fibers such as wool, silk, and rayon chenille are used to create a
variety of pattern, texture, and color that would tempt any lover of fiber arts.
Light and airy or thick and chunky, and evening look or something to keep out
the chill, there is something here for every occasion. The patterns are
presented in an easy to follow chart format, and a unique
"project-at-a-glance" section outlines the important elements.
Finishing tips are also given for each project.ISBN:1931499179. 8½" x 11", softcover. $9.95
#239020
DOUBLE
WEAVE: Plain and
Patterned - Shuttlecraft Monograph 1, Harriet Tidball. Double width cloth, weaving in pockets, quilted double
fabrics, pleats and tucks, the often mysterious double-weave pick-up techniques
(the Finnweave, Mexican, and Norwegian methods) are all discussed. Illustrated.
ISBN: 0916658015. 8" x 10½" softcover, 34 pages. $9.95
#139082
ECCLESIASTICAL
POMP & ARISTOCRATIC CIRCUMSTANCE: A Thousand Years Of Brocaded Tabletwoven
Bands, Nancy Spies. This new masterwork is another classic book that will
thrill modern students of one branch of ancient textiles: tablet weaving;
specifically that of brocading precious gold and silver thread through the
cardweaving. The author chooses the academic approach; thus giving clear
instruction on one of the more intricate of textiles. Several long essays on the
history of this technique intended for the aristocracy, thorough
instruction-by-reproduction of extant samples and a catalog of known pieces
interspersed with some more remarkable illustrations of tablet woven fragments.
Since most of the samples are fragments, charts and drawings illustrate the
examples. This is for the serious tablet weaver, and the serious collector of
ancient brocade patterns for any original textile techniques.0615116817.
8½" x 11" softcover, 314 pages. $40.00 #139214
EIGHT SHAFTS: A Place to Begin, W.J.
Shelp & C. Wostenberg.
In style and format, this book closely resemble Davison's "Handweaver's
Pattern Book". For each draft, there's a tie-up, several treadling
variations, and each treadling sequence is illustrated with a woven
swatch. There's a heavy emphasis on twills followed by some color weave
effect , and then a number of shadow weave patterns. Basically this is a
pattern book, and there are few words and many patterns. Looking for an
8-haness pattern book? This one is easy to follow. Profusely illustrated.
ISBN: 1813478288. 193 pages. 8½" x 11" spiralbound softcover.
$29.95 #139071
8,
12..., 20: AN INTRODUCTION TO MULTISHAFT WEAVING, Kathryn Wertenberger. There's no magic to designing your own fabrics. A few
common-sense principles which, once understood, give you complete control over
your loom and the freedom to weave just the cloth you have in mind. In this
book, you will be led through drafting fundamentals, block weaves and profile
drafts, twills, unit weaves, and double weaves. In addition, you'll find tips
for turning, blending, and rearranging drafts; reading and converting peg plans;
choosing and getting the most out of a multi-shaft loom; and more. 16 in full
color, illustrated.0934026343. 8¾" x 9¼"
softcover,144pages. $17.95 #239066
FINGER WEAVING: Indian Braiding, Alta
R. Turner. All you need is a 1/4" wide, 6" long dowel, a
safety pin, yarn, and your fingers for this mobile craft. Step-by-step
directions with clearly diagramed illustrations for 16 designs will have you
making belts and more, and then creating your own designs once you're familiar
with the techniques. For those interested in Native American work or flat
braiding, this fits the bill. ISBN: 0935741135. 48 pages,
softcover. $5.95 #139200
FINISHING TOUCHES FOR THE
HANDWEAVER:
Revised Edition, Virginia West.
The right finishing touch can mean as much to a piece of weaving as the right
frame does to a picture. This book shows how to make and add handles to
bags, how to join widths of handwoven materials, how to make and secure
decorative fringes, how to wrap the ends of braids and miter corners, how to use
embroidery techniques as finishing touches, and so on. The ideas and
instructions are very clear and complete. We recommend it as a good basic
book for your library, one that you will refer to again and again. ISBN:
0934026408. 96
pages. 7" x 9¼" sofcover. $17.95 #139183
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DOUBLE
WEAVE: Plain and
Patterned - Shuttlecraft Monograph 1, Harriet Tidball.
ECCLESIASTICAL
POMP & ARISTOCRATIC CIRCUMSTANCE: A Thousand Years Of Brocaded Tabletwoven
Bands, Nancy Spies.
8,
12..., 20: AN INTRODUCTION TO MULTISHAFT WEAVING, Kathryn Wertenberger.
FINGER WEAVING: Indian Braiding, Alta
R. Turner.
FINISHING TOUCHES FOR THE
HANDWEAVER:
Revised Edition, Virginia West.