The Weaver's Book of 8-Shaft Patterns

The Weaver's Book of 8-Shaft Patterns
Author: Carol Strickler
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1991-11-01
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 093402667X

This must-have draft book contains almost 1000 different patterns on more than 25 weave structures. Introductory chapters provide a thorough understanding of how each structure works.

Patterns of Life

Patterns of Life
Author: Peggy S. Gilfoy
Publisher: Smithsonian Books (DC)
Total Pages: 104
Release: 1987
Genre: Art
ISBN:

Tapestries

Tapestries
Author: Betty K. Staley
Publisher: Rudolf Steiner College Press
Total Pages: 320
Release: 1997
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 9780945803980

Tapestries uncovers the unique patterns that you weave throughout life. At a time of immense interest in biography, here is a unique set of keys to understanding the pattern and rhythms of your life. The unfolding phases of life are presented as the 'warp' of personal growth. You are invited to consider the 'shuttle' of the threads you use as the 'weft' of your life story. These threads include your temperament, gender, love, family, ethnicity, birth order, and developing relationships. A vivid picture of adult growth is presented. You can follow twelve very different people and their stories as they go through each life phase and wonder what will happen next. You can consider how you would respond to the choices they face. Life's dilemmas are explored: career versus parenting and choices related to old age. This opens up options: which roads to take in life and encouragement to reflect.

The Art of Weaving a Life

The Art of Weaving a Life
Author: Susan Barrett Merrill
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
Total Pages: 144
Release: 2016
Genre: Hand weaving
ISBN: 9780764352645

With more than 120 beautiful color photos, this guide introduces how the simple art of weaving can help each of us--whether we are weavers or not--to build our inner life. The goal is to recognize, receive, and live in harmony with your own deepest truths. Using a system of seven "keyforms" that span cultures, ranging from an amulet to a mask to a belt of power, the growth process is explored in depth. Instructions for seven symbolic keyform projects help beginners to use tapestry weaving techniques, and help seasoned weavers to find new dimensions in their work. To put it in weaving terms, the inner life is like the vertical warp on a loom. The weft of our daily activities weaves through our inner values and beliefs with each moment. The Weaving a Life process has been used successfully by weavers and spinners, psychotherapists, nurses, hospice workers, educators, artists, and youth leaders, as well as by countless individuals who seek a deeper vision for their lives.

A Handweaver's Pattern Book

A Handweaver's Pattern Book
Author: Marguerite Porter Davison
Publisher: Churchill & Dunn, Limited
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014-11-18
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9781626548428

Pick the perfect pattern every time! Sought after for nearly a century, A Handweaver's Pattern Book is the venerable compendium of weaving patterns found in early 20th century America by Marguerite Davison. Weavers of all experience levels can learn everything from basic twills to over-shot and irregular patterns. Often hailed "the handweaver's bible," this collection of patterns is complemented with fascinating textile history and helpful black-and-white photos. Numerous treadlings, illustrated with over 1,200 weavings, accompany each design that inspire innovation for expert weavers as well as provide helpful information for weavers who have yet reached that level. Davison also includes a yarn comparison chart in this comprehensive and highly visual guide. Perfect for both commercial and home weavers, this extensive handbook of strikingly diverse patterns will keep any four-harness weaver busy for years to come!

The Handweaver's Pattern Directory

The Handweaver's Pattern Directory
Author: Anne Dixon
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2007-10-01
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1596680407

A comprehensive introduction to the tools, equipment, fibers, and yarns used with four-shaft looms, this reference features patterns for 600 different weaves, including twill, zigzag, diamond, herringbone, and block. Color photographs and large-scale drawings allow weavers to closely examine the details, and the compact size and lay-flat binding is convenient for keeping near the loom. A handbook that is essential for all four-shaft weavers, this manual includes weaving basics, specialized projects organized by degree of difficulty, finishing techniques, resources, and a glossary of terms.

Peg Looms and Weaving Sticks

Peg Looms and Weaving Sticks
Author: Noreen Crone-Findlay
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 185
Release: 2017-09-01
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 0811764818

Easy to learn, portable, and lots of fun--that's weaving on peg looms and weaving sticks! This book introduces you to the craft and answers all of your questions.

Weaving in the Peruvian Highlands

Weaving in the Peruvian Highlands
Author: Nilda Callanaupa Alvarez
Publisher: Thrums Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013-08
Genre: Hand weaving
ISBN: 9780983886037

A richly illustrated, bilingual book, this guide visits 20 villages in the Chiapas Highlands to showcase their stunning handwoven cloth while also providing an insider's look into their history, folklore, festivals, traditions, and daily lives. Ritual transvestites, Virgin statues draped with native blouses, tunics designed to look like howler monkey fur, and elaborately floral shawls and ponchos--these are just a few of the unforgettable images captured in the book. Also included are a pull-out map of the Chiapas Highlands and dates of special festivals and local markets.