Kategoria BISAC: Crafts & Hobbies >> Weaving & Spinning

Wall Hangings & Tapestries features the work of Swedish-born textile artist Brite Alin (1934-2014). Alin's early work focused on open weave designs in which natural and geometric forms woven from cotton rag alternated with expanses of exposed warp to create large freeform wall hangings. Her later work included tapestries ranging from representational to abstract, woven from wool yarns in muted earthen shades or monotone gray scales. This book includes an overview of Alin's development as a textile artist and a brief project notes section. Twenty-three images of wall hangings and...

The author spent four summers (1930-33) living and working among the Navajo, during which time she learned the principles of weaving. In this book she takes readers through the same process, introducing the careful details, the personalities she encountered, and the materials and methods of weaving in the Navajo style.
The spinning of the yarn, the dyes, the equipment, the weaving processes, the designs and colors, even the tensions and textures of the final product are all part of weaving a Navajo blanket. The author guides readers through each step, from choosing the wool through...

This is the first paperback edition of a manual well known to weavers for its great thoroughness, clarity, and value to beginning and professional weavers alike. The author has drawn upon many years of experience as a teacher and writer in preparing this practical text of basic weaving techniques and projects from the simplest to the extremely complex.
Each topic of weaving theory and technique is presented with its practical applications in mind. Within the first thirty pages, readers learn enough to complete their first weaving project, a bookmark, and this leads directly to the...

The weaving of lau hala represents a living tradition borne on the great arc of Pacific voyaging history. This thriving tradition is made immediate by masters of the art who transmit their knowledge to those who are similarly devoted to, and delighted by, the smoothness, softness, and that particular warm fragrance of a woven lau hala treasure. The third volume in the Hawai'inuiakea series, 'Ike Ulana Lau Hala is an intriguing collection of articles and images about the Hawaiian tradition of ulana lau hala: the weaving, by hand, of dried Pandanus tectorius leaves.

'Ike Ulana Lau Hala...