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shorten loading times. Books are listed alphabetically by title.
INKLE WEAVING, Helene
Bress. Everything you need to know about inkle weaving is covered in this
book. The author knows and respects her subjects well, and has the
facility to to write clearly and thoroughly. The basics are covered, and
many interesting variations are described. The pickup weaves are described
in words and are accompanied by clear pictures. Good finishing techniques,
ways of joining bands to make wider pieces such as pillows, purses and
ponchos are illustrated and many ways of using bands are shown.
ISBN: 0962054313. 214 pages, 7½" x 9" softcover.
$24.95 #139175
INTERWEAVE'S COMPENDIUM
OF FINISHING TECHNIQUES, Naomi McEneely.
For the first time, an abundant collection of fabric finishing techniques is
presented in a single book! This invaluable compendium offers finishing methods
for weavers, knitters, sewers, embroiderers, crocheters, or anyone interested in
the textile arts. From basic to esoteric, simple to elegant, or plain to highly
decorative, these finishes can be applied to most any fabric—woven, knitted,
crocheted, handmade or purchased. Each technique is clearly presented with text,
illustrations, and photographs of examples created in the technique. In the
years ahead, this book will become your most-prized reference for all of your
finishing needs. Covered spiral binding, 7 1/2 x 9, 176 pages, 130
color photographs, and 250 color illustrations, ISBN 1-931499-19-5 $29.95
#239070
LEARNING
TO WEAVE: Revised Edition, Deborah Chandler.
All you need to know to weave with confidence is here, and this newly revised
edition adds an important chapter on warping back-to-front and updated resource
lists. 8 1/2 x 11, hardbound, 232 pages, color photos and b&w illustrations throughout.
ISBN 1-883010-03-9. $24.95 #239024
LOOM
PLANS, Rockler. They're back! Here are fully
detailed plans for making a 4- harness, 6-treadle, 45" jack loom. Besides
plans for the loom, there are plans for making shuttles, bobbins, a loom bench,
a spool rack, and a temple. ISBN:181555143.
Foldout leaflet. $8.50
#139224
THE MAKER'S HAND: A Close Look at Textile
Structures, Peter Collingwood.
The range of textiles shown here is remarkable both in the type of textiles and
the materials used to make them. There are basket, fan, spring of
Jeep seat, bead belts, pot scourers, felt hangings, raffia cloth, a rice sieve,
warp face belts, and much more. It is a very well-designed book with most
of the examples shown illustrated in color. Very clear diagrams show the
structure of the fabric. The examples selected come from countries all
over the world. ISBN: 1857251342. 160 pages, profusely illustrated.
8½" x 11¼" hardcover. $34.95 #139095
MANUAL
OF HELPFUL HINTS FOR THE HANDWEAVER, Osma G. Tod.
Invaluable hints make this manual a real help for both amateurs and experts.
Included are hints for loom adjustment, handling of warp and wefts, piecing
methods, selvedge perfection, mending warps, taking off material, finishes,
fringes, bag handles, rope making, drafting, and many others. Illustrated.
ISBN: 181555147. Stapled softcover. $12.95 #139225
MASTERING
WEAVE STRUCTURES: Transforming Ideas into Great Cloth, Sharon Alderman. This is the most important new weaving book Interweave Press has
published in almost 20 years. Sharon Alderman, one of the finest weavers in
America, has written a book that teaches you the finer points of weave structure
in the same personal way a friend would encourage and inspire you. Clear
explanations, wonderful examples, and color photographs of stunning fabrics
introduce you to the fundamental principles of weave structure. Beyond selecting
or modifying a draft, Sharon also helps you make decisions about choosing the
fibers and yarns you need to produce endlessly inventive fabrics. Comprehensive
and detailed, the chapters cover plain weave, twills, satin, waffle weaves,
distortions of the grid, three-element weaves, loom-controlled double weave,
Bedford cords and piques, loom-controlled pile weaves, and crepe weaves. This
book is destined to become a new classic and should be on every weaver’s
bookshelf. Hardbound with jacket, 9 x 10, 272 pages, 60 photographs, 30
illustrations, 290 drafts, ISBN 1-931499-32-2. $39.95
NAVAJO WEAVING WAY, THE PATH FROM FLEECE TO RUG,
Noel Bennett and Tiana Bighorse.
Navajo Weaving Way is a compilation of Noel Bennett's earlier books on Navajo
rug-weaving traditions, Working with the Wool and Designing with the Wool, both
now out of print. This book augments the information in Bennett's out-of-print
works with all-new chapters on spinning, carding and dyeing techniques. Illustrations include photographs by John Running of native women carding,
spinning, and weaving, along with line drawings depicting specific techniques. 8
x 10, paperbound, 160 pages, 25 b&w photos and 50 line drawings. ISBN
1-883010-30-6. #695, $19.95 #239025
OLD
ENGLISH PATTERN BOOKS FOR LOOP BRAIDING, Noemi Speiser.
A penetrating insight into braid structures in terms of classification and
organization, comparing manuscripts from the 15th and 17th c. 133 pages.
Spiralbound softcover, $49.95. #139096
ON LOOM CARDWEAVING, Herbi
Gray. A loom, any size, is used to hold the cards, and narrow as
well as wide widths may be woven. Within one piece you may do plain weave, leno,
log cabin, double weave and double weave pick-ups, conventional cardweaving,
cross warp ends, and more. A sampler is designed to teach these techniques.
ISBN: 0960840605.
60 pages, 8½" x 11" softcover, $9.95 #139217
ON
WEAVING, Anni Albers.
This treatise on weaving by the greatest weaver to come out of the Bauhaus
continues to inspire our efforts through this full reprint. A weaver/artist with
an international reputation, Ms Albers first presented this study of weaving in
1963. Her discussion ranges all over the world, looking at many styles of
weaving looms, different structures, fibers, and design sources. Although her
main oeuvre was art weaving, her interest in weaving lore and handwoven fabric
are evident in her writing and the accompanying illustrations, weave pattern
diagrams, and historic photos. The title of this classic reprint would indicate
it's an academic treatise of some sort. It's much more.ISBN:0486431924 8
1/2" x 11" Softcover. 204 pages. $19.95
POINT TWILL WITH COLOR-AND-WEAVE,
Margaret B. Windeknecht. Here's a careful, detailed study of point twills, a step
at a time. Concepts are built up and extended. It starts with simple point
twills and extended point twills on 4 harnesses and goes on to 8, 12, and 16
harness point twills and point twill blocks. Several different tie-ups are
explored with the same draft showing you the way to unending variations. Almost
as a bonus, color and weave effects are introduced. Fascinating effects can be
achieved in this way -- and the door is opened for you for further explorations.
Illustrated. ISBN: 0961879718.
76 pages, 8½" x 11" softcover, $13.95 #139072
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INTERWEAVE'S COMPENDIUM
OF FINISHING TECHNIQUES, Naomi McEneely.
INKLE WEAVING, Helene
Bress.
LEARNING
TO WEAVE
LOOM
PLANS, Rockler.
THE MAKER'S HAND: A Close Look at Textile
Structures, Peter Collingwood.
MANUAL
OF HELPFUL HINTS FOR THE HANDWEAVER
MASTERING
WEAVE STRUCTURES: Transforming Ideas into Great Cloth, Sharon Alderman.
NAVAJO WEAVING WAY, THE PATH FROM FLEECE TO RUG,
Noel Bennett and Tiana Bighorse.
OLD
ENGLISH PATTERN BOOKS FOR LOOP BRAIDING, Noemi Speiser.
ON LOOM CARDWEAVING, Herbi
Gray.
ON
WEAVING
POINT TWILL WITH COLOR-AND-WEAVE,
Margaret B. Windeknecht.