| Author | : Lotte Dalgaard |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2012 |
| Genre | : Hand weaving |
| ISBN | : 9781570765285 |
For weavers who want to learn innovative techniques that blend traditional and high-tech yarns on multi-shaft looms into unique material, this book from highly respected weaver Lotte Dalgaard is the ultimate resource. The book presents tips, tricks, and projects for working with yarns with special properties.
| Author | : Ann Richards |
| Publisher | : The Crowood Press |
| Total Pages | : 579 |
| Release | : 2012-03-31 |
| Genre | : Crafts & Hobbies |
| ISBN | : 071984360X |
Weaving Textiles That Shape Themselves sounds like a contradiction in terms, but this book sets out to show how textiles can do precisely that: shape themselves. Weaving with high-twist yarns and contrasting materials can create fabrics with lively textures and elastic properties. Although these fabrics are flat on the loom, they are transformed by washing - water releases the energy of the different yarns and the fabrics 'organize themselves' into crinkled or pleated textures.
| Author | : Ann Richards |
| Publisher | : Crowood Press (UK) |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2012 |
| Genre | : Textile crafts |
| ISBN | : 9781847973191 |
Weaving with high-twist yarns and contrasting materials creates lively textures that are transformed by washing. Ann Richards explains the processes and potential of this approach, and provides a broad introduction to designing with high-twist yarns.
| Author | : Ann Richards |
| Publisher | : The Crowood Press |
| Total Pages | : 653 |
| Release | : 2021-09-27 |
| Genre | : Crafts & Hobbies |
| ISBN | : 1785009303 |
Weaving: Structure and Substance looks at weave design from several different perspectives, showing how resources, ideas and practical experience can come together in a creative process of designing through making. Emphasizing the potential of woven textiles throughout, Ann Richards follows the success of her sister title Weaving Textiles that Shape Themselves and explores the tactile properties that emerge from the interaction of material and structure. The book is organized into four parts that look at the natural world as inspiration, the design resources of material and weave structure, the fabric qualities as starting points for design, and the practical issues of designing through making. With over 280 lavish photos, this book will be an invaluable resource for textile designers and enthusiasts looking for inspiration and practical advice.
| Author | : Jennifer Moore |
| Publisher | : Penguin |
| Total Pages | : 350 |
| Release | : 2013-02-15 |
| Genre | : Crafts & Hobbies |
| ISBN | : 1620331837 |
Doubleweave is the art of weaving two layers of cloth at the same time, one above the other on the loom, creating beautiful cloth that is reversible yet unique on each side. Using pick-up techniques and clever color mixing, patterns emerge that are different but complementary on each side. The Weaver's Studio: Doubleweave begins with a brief history of doubleweave and how it has evolved into the contemporary weaving pieces seen today. Next, you will learn all the basics of doubleweave techniques, as well as tips and tricks of setting up the warp, and a variety of doubleweave specialty techniques all shown through detailed process photography and a wealth of swatches demonstrating different effects. Specialty techniques are shown for 4-shaft and 8-shaft looms. The weaving effects covered include lace, tubular weave, pick-up, color mixing, and more. And since doubleweave showcases color and pattern in unique ways, you will learn how to use these to great effect in your cloth designs. Throughout the book, you will find a wealth of inspiration with many examples of finished cloth and projects, from wall hangings and table runners to scarves and pillows.
| Author | : Greg Sarris |
| Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
| Total Pages | : 184 |
| Release | : 2013-02-04 |
| Genre | : Art |
| ISBN | : 0520275888 |
A world-renowned Pomo basket weaver and medicine woman, Mabel McKay expressed her genius through her celebrated baskets, her Dreams, her cures, and the stories with which she kept her culture alive. She spent her life teaching others how the spirit speaks through the Dream, how the spirit heals, and how the spirit demands to be heard. Greg Sarris weaves together stories from Mabel McKay's life with an account of how he tried, and she resisted, telling her story straight—the white people's way. Sarris, an Indian of mixed-blood heritage, finds his own story in his search for Mabel McKay's. Beautifully narrated, Weaving the Dream initiates the reader into Pomo culture and demonstrates how a woman who worked most of her life in a cannery could become a great healer and an artist whose baskets were collected by the Smithsonian. Hearing Mabel McKay's life story, we see that distinctions between material and spiritual and between mundane and magical disappear. What remains is a timeless way of healing, of making art, and of being in the world. Sarris’s new preface, written expressly for this edition, meditates on Mabel McKay’s enduring legacy and the continued importance of her teachings.
| Author | : Jan Shenton |
| Publisher | : Laurence King Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 224 |
| Release | : 2014-04-28 |
| Genre | : Design |
| ISBN | : 1780675550 |
Woven Textile Design offers a comprehensive introduction to weaving for all those wishing to design and produce a wide range of fabrics from scratch. Starting with the basics of woven textile design, the book looks at how to draw up and interpret records and notation, before explaining how different types of cloth are constructed. From the most basic of plain weaves, through twill weaves, textured weaves such as seersucker, crepe and corded cloths to more complicated designs created with extra threads woven in, a wide range of patterns are covered. Illustrated throughout with diagrams, weaving plans and beautiful examples from contemporary designers, the book also includes tips on using different yarns and colours to create stunning and unique designs. Offering clear, practical advice, this book will show you how to interpret your initial concepts and develop your ideas on the loom.
| Author | : Donni Webber |
| Publisher | : Macmillan |
| Total Pages | : 194 |
| Release | : 2016-11 |
| Genre | : Crafts & Hobbies |
| ISBN | : 1624143210 |
Celebrate the cute, tiny, magical and whimsical world of fairy gardens using this resourceful and inspiring book as the guide. Donni Webber crafter, fairy gardening guru and creator of FairyGardens.com -takes readers on a journey to build unique gardens, houses and accessories for fairies. The garden designs are low-cost and low-care, highlighting common, long-lasting plants. The accessories and furniture projects are easy to make, come together quickly and use natural materials or commonly found craft supplies. The playful and imaginative trend of miniature & fairy gardening caught fire in the craft world several years ago, and it has only grown in popularity. It's the quick-and-easy -and super cute -way to become a gardener! These gardens are a big hit with kids, who love to imagine the magical creatures that enjoy the garden when the kids are asleep or away from home. Plus, the gardens make adorable home decorations (and gifts!) for adults that can fit on an end table, desk or bookshelf. Our book is a new offering on the market with easy beginner gardens and accessories, as well as more unique themes like using a gourd to create a Gaudy Gnome Home complete with mossy windows, wood round steps, a burlap broom, a flowerpot chimney and more. The theme of magic and enchantment will run throughout the book in Donni's engaging tone of writing and photography.
