Weaving & Spinning

Interest in beadweaving is on the rise, and this is the first book in quite a while devoted specifically to the most integral technique-peyote stitch. In the "Peyote Basics" chapter, beaders will learn the basics of creating flat peyote bands, then...

Using hundreds of strips of paper at a time, strips that are cut 3 millimeters wide with a pasta cutter from watercolor paper painted with acrylics, McGuinness weaves in original ways that build unique and intriguing forms. Her creations, whether baskets...

From the weaver behind the blog and brand Hello Hydrangea, teaches techniques plus simple tapestries and stylish projects for beginners to intermediate-level weavers. For modern makers looking for a book that will continue to inspire them as their skill...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781616897123Author Fiona DalyFormat PaperbackImprint Princeton Architectural PressPublisher Princeton Architectural PressWeight(grams) 635gDimensions(mm)...

"Lace Weaves" are best described as loom controlled warp and weft floats on a Plain Weave ground fabric. The term "Colour and Weave Effects" refers to a careful arrangement of light and dark coloured threads in the warp and weft that weave into beautiful...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781612436630Author Andreia GomesFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Ulysses PressPublisher Ulysses PressWeight(grams) 282g

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Grow your own sustainable clothes!From seed to shirt, Cindy Conner shows you how to plant, grow, harvest, process, spin, and weave cotton and flax into cloth from which you can sew your own clothes. And since cotton and flax are made from plants, when...

Discover how to master and enjoy the lace-like, intricate, often mysterious-seeming leno weave with this comprehensive guide. For new weavers and advanced-level weavers alike, the book combines historical information about leno with the best practical...

Modern makers who have learned the basics of weaving can rejoice with this next-steps guide from Lindsey Campbell, the weaver behind the popular blog and brand Hello Hydrangea. Her trademark style, which powers the popularity of her first book, Welcome...

Ready to get radical with your potholder weaving?Most of us learned to weave on our potholder looms in Plain Weave, and it's a great place to start, but your little loom is capable of so much more! Author Deborah Jean Cohen began exploring the...

Potholder looms can make so much more than potholders! You can weave on these popular looms using the traditional loops or with nearly any yarn to make a variety of patterns, including Plain Weave, Twill, and Checkerboard. You can also weave shapes...

From fiber artist and weaving expert Maryanne Moodie, the perfect guide to weaving bold, colorful piecesMaryanne Moodie is the maker to watch. Since her first book debuted in 2016, both Moodie and weaving have continued to grow in popularity. In Maryanne...

Outstanding among textile artists is Theo Moorman, a British weaver who has taught extensively in the United States. Illustrated with beautiful color and black and white examples of her work are her thoughts on the design and aesthetic expression...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781925997927Author Kitty MooreFormat PaperbackPage Count 120Imprint Venture InkPublisher Venture InkWeight(grams) 186gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 7mm

An essential guide to the techniques and traditional craft of hand weaving. This practical and inspirational book is perfect for beginners who want to learn the techniques of the traditional craft of hand weaving. Step-by-step instructions show you...

Renowned artist Allyson Rousseau explores everything a beginner needs to start weaving on a frame loom, including design planning. Start making projects for the home and stunning accessories.About the AuthorAllyson Rousseau is a Canadian artist and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781626548428Author Marguerite Porter DavisonFormat PaperbackPage Count 142Imprint Churchill & Dunn, LtdPublisher Churchill & Dunn, LtdWeight(grams)...

Overshot is perhaps the most iconic weaving technique--think antique coverlets and fancy table runners--yet many weavers are intimidated by its complex-looking structure. But it doesn't have to be difficult! In this book, Susan Kesler-Simpson makes...

Travel beyond the traditional limits of boundweave with this comprehensive guide to weft-faced pattern weaves. Beginning and experienced weavers alike will learn how to plan, predict, and weave colorful, rhythmical patterns, charming folk figures, and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781626540200Author Marguerite Porter DavisonFormat HardbackPage Count 142Imprint Churchill & Dunn, LtdPublisher Churchill & Dunn, Ltd

Basket-Weaving Crafts is the must-have beginner's guide to basketry! Featuring 22 contemporary projects, step-by-step instructions and illustrations, and high-quality photography, this book is the gateway to creating modern masterpieces. An introduction...

Discover indigo; one of the most mystical yet widely used dyes in the world. Featuring inspirational images and presented with a luxurious exposed and patterned spine, this book shows you how to grow, extract and dye with indigo. From cowboys'...

Sakiori is an approach to rag weaving used by Japanese peasants to cope with the scarcity of new cloth for clothing and household textiles. In modern times, there is instead an overabundance of cloth filling up thrift stores and being discarded. Weavers...

Open the door to the possibilities of what you can weave on your frame loom!A comprehensive guide to the frame loom, this book introduces the weaver to the basics of frame loom weaving and also more advanced techniques. Learn how to weave tapestries for...

Walter Turpening has been designing and perfecting seating for crafters and artistic creators (particularly weavers, knitters, handspinners, and musicians) for 20-plus years. His signature cotton-cord, curved, woven seats on fine woodworked frames are...

For the first time in English, a complete book about Norwegian pick-up bandweaving-from its fascinating history to beautiful bands you can make yourself, with more than 100 pattern charts from bands in museum collections. Part 1 tells the story of how...

The latest from Tina Ignell: a comprehensive study of 2-shaft stripes, plaids, color effects, and so much more. Renowned weaving expert Tina Ignell (Favorite Scandinavian Projects to Weave, Favorite Rag Rugs, Simple Weaves) turns her attention to the...

Add Shadow Weave to your repertoire with Susan Kesler-Simpson's easy-to-follow instructions. Susan's approach is to first break down the structure of Shadow Weave so that any level weaver can understand how alternating light and dark threads in both...

Iridescent fabric shimmers and glows, changing colours depending on how the light hits it. Different colours appear in the folds and pleats, adding surprising layers of colour to fabric. To the uninformed it appears magical and difficult, but the truth...

An alt twist on traditional wall hangings! Get crafty with DIY Woven Art! These 14 fabulous fiber art projects--from colorful pillows and rugs to dramatic wall hangings--will add a pop to any room in your house. No loom? No worries. Rachel Denbow shows...

Silk! Just the word invokes intrigue and fantasies of lavish mounds of richly hued fabrics. The journey of metamorphosis from caterpillar to silken luxury is miraculous. Textile artist Karen Selk delves into the amazing world of wild silk and the...

A heavily illustrated classic on the evolution of the handloom. The handloom-often no more than a bundle of sticks and a few lengths of cordage-has been known to almost all cultures for thousands of years. Eric Broudy places the wide variety of...

Zero waste is key to Maria Sigma's renowned weaving designs, and here she shows beginners-and more-accomplished weavers too-how that philosophy can transform what you weave. Enjoy learning the basics of both heddle loom and frame loom weaving and succeed...

A pattern and color sourcebook for weavers, featuring 288 brand new patterns for Baltic-style technique and 70 samples unleashing the power of color choices. A lifelong resource for pick-up bandweavers, this pattern and color sourcebook contains 288 new...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781734421705Author Lynda Teller PeteFormat HardbackPage Count 152Imprint Thrums LLCPublisher Thrums LLC

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781940771724Author Tommye McClure ScanlinFormat PaperbackPage Count 232Imprint University of North GeorgiaPublisher University of North GeorgiaWeight(grams)...

Persian blue, pomegranate flower, spiny lobster, wine soup, pale flesh, dove breast, golden wax, grass green, green sand, rotten olive, modest plum, agate, rich French gray, gunpowder of the English...these are just some of the colour names of old fabric...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781646010851Author Arianna FunkFormat HardbackPage Count 140Imprint Trafalgar SquarePublisher Trafalgar SquareWeight(grams) 567gDimensions(mm) 249mm * 198mm...

Finally, an easy explanation of Crackle Weave!Susan Kesler-Simpson, author of the popular Overshot Simply and Shadow Weave Simply, now explains Crackle Weave "simply." Her teaching style is to break down the weave structure into its basic parts so that...