Weaving Books — Weave Structures

Mastering Weave Structures by Alderman, Sharon

Clear explanations, wonderful examples, and color photographs of stunning fabrics introduce you to the fundamental principles of weave structure. 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.

Price: $39.95
UPC: 9781931499323
Qty in Stock: 3

Pattern Techniques for Hand Weavers by Keasbey, Doramay

Pattern techniques for hand weavers.

Price: $39.95
UPC: 9780961113629
Qty in Stock: 5

Rep Weave and Beyond by Tallarovic, Joanne

Joanne Tallarovic, a teacher and full-time studio artist, generously reveals how she modifies traditional Swedish ripsmatta (or Scandinavia rep weave). The 19 masterfully designed projects, including table linens, rugs, and wall hangings, will lead you to your own explorations and innovations. Designed for beginning to advanced weavers, the projects are accompanied by step-by-step instructions, clear illustrations, and inspiring color photographs.

Price: $24.95
UPC: 9781931499453
Qty in Stock: 3

Shaker Towels for the 21st Century by Erf, Mary Elva Congleton

Shaker Towels for the 21st Century is an indispensable reference for weaving fine linen and cotton yarns. The author's research and analysis of Shaker Textiles at Pleasant Hill. KY; Canterbury, NH; Sabbathday Lake, Maine; Hancock Shaker Village, MA; Winterthur Museum, Delaware, and many other collections led to methods for reproducing linen and cotton towels of the 19th century using materials available today. Many weavers participated in making these reproduction towels, and in the process they discovered techniques for successful weaving with fine linens and cottons. This book has directions for 40 of these reproduction towels with helpful comments from the many weavers who wove them. Today one may view these reproduction towels at the following Shaker Villages: Canterbury, NH; Hancock, MA; and Pleasant Hill, KY. Webs is the exclusive retailer for this book.

Price: $70.00
UPC: 9780976819202
Qty in Stock: 256

The Best of Weaver's -Twill Thrills by VanDerHoogt, Madelyn

Many new four-shaft weavers are familiar with plain-old twill, blue jean twill, sturdy cloth for garments and furnishings. This collection of articles from Weaver's magazine lays the foundation for breaking the bounds of the old twill weaves and entering this realm of 'network' drafting and opulent multi-shaft twill design. Most of this information is illustrated with projects using the new twill techniques for some stunning garment fabrics and utilitarian textiles.

Price: $28.95
UPC: 9781893762190
Qty in Stock: 6

Woven Shibori by Ellis, Catherine

Catharine Ellis's breakthrough technique, woven shibori, embraces new approaches to the art of weaving and dyeing. In woven shibori, the "stitches" are supplemental wefts woven directly into the cloth thus becoming a part of the original cloth construction. The use of the loom to control the placement of these threads has defined a whole new and exciting vocabulary of resist images for weavers.

Price: $24.95
UPC: 9781931499675
Qty in Stock: 3