Kategoria BISAC: Crafts & Hobbies >> Weaving & Spinning

When Techniques of Tablet Weaving was first published in 1982 it sold out almost immediately. Weavers, fiber artists, and collectors, hungry for the vast and carefully organized repository of information it contained, have spent years excitedly sharing dog-eared paperback editions and roughly photocopied excerpts of this one-of-a-kind volume. No commercially published book, before or since, has captured the amount and quality of information and research on the art of tablet weaving (also known as card weaving).

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In this comprehensive book, an expert textile arts instructor reveals everything readers need to know to make their own fabrics. This book explains where different fibers come from, how to grow and harvest your own vegetable fibers, and how to prepare them for spinning. The principles of spindle and spinning wheel spinning are covered, along with home dyeing using natural dyestuffs, and hand weaving with or without a loom. Finally, there are a number of simple projects, such as a rug, shoulder bag, bed cover, and jumper and mitts to put your newly learned skills to the test.

Learn to Crochet Today

Crocheting is a worthwhile hobby. Studies showed that the repetitive action in crocheting is a good stress buster. It can help calm the mind and body. It may be an age old craft, but it never goes out of style. It is fun to do and won't eat too much of your time or money.

This book will teach you the basic stitches that you need to know first including the proper way to wind the yarn to your fingers and the way you should hold your hook.

You will also learn the different hook sizes and the thickness of yarn that suits each hook size....

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...