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 | 35 The Techniques and Art of Weaving: A Basic Guide. Marylène Brahic. Make placemats for the kitchen table. Create a tapestry from wool or a plaid scarf. Weave a rug or a jacket. Weaving is a lost art form, and this book brings it back into the spotlight by offering history, techniques, and DIY projects in an organized, clear, and concise manner. This book is perfect for both beginning and seasoned weavers • 9" x 12" (228 x 304mm) • 637 color photos • 192 pp. • 978-0-7643-4413-8 • HC • $34.99 / £31.99 / 48.99 CAD Traditional Weavers of Guatemala: Their Stories, Their Lives. Deborah Chandler, Joe Coca & Teresa Cordón. Weaving, spinning, and basket making have sustained the Maya econom- ically and culturally against the pressures of change and a 36-year civil war. Artisans working in the ancient traditions share their histories, hopes, and the products of their hands • 10"x10" (254x254 mm) • 214 Color Photos, 1 Map • 152 pp. • 978-0- 9838860-7-5•PB• 978-1-5073-0254-5 (E-book) • $34.95 / £31.99 / 48.95 CAD Velvet on My Mind, Velvet on My Loom: Vel- vet Weaving Past & Present Wendy Landry The only comprehensive historical and instructional velvet reference, this invaluable resource aids historians, curators, and textile artists. Insightfully connecting centuries of practice, Landry offers handweavers and textile scholars the fascinating development and spread of velvet weaving across Europe and Asia, plus how to weave it today on ordinary equipment. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279mm) • 250 color images • 280 pp. • 978-0-7643-5934-7 • HC • $70.00 / £63.99 / 105.00 CAD Weave Classic Crackle & More. Susan Wilson. This book offers a comprehensive exploration of classic crackle weave, with tools and tips for inde- pendent designing, a myriad of treadling variations, and unique ways to use crackle. Meticulously pre- sented by a noted weaving teacher, and providing more than 200 illustrations, it is the first book for American handweavers devoted exclusively to crack- le in 50 years • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 154 color & 51 b/w photos • 128 pp. • 978-0-7643-3940-0 • HC • $34.99 / £31.99 / 48.99 CAD Weave Leno: In-Depth Instructions for All Levels, with 7 Projects. Martha Reeves. Master the intricate leno weave. It offers prac- tical instructions and “secret” tips resulting from Reeves’s years of research. Colorful photos, easy instructions, and 7 beautiful projects teach leno pick up, bead leno, Tarascan lace, and more • 9 1/8" x 8 1/8" (231 x 206 mm) • 52 color images &16diagrams •64pp. •978-0-7643-5101-3•HC • $24.99 / £22.99 / 35.99 CAD Weaver’s Study Course: Sourcebook for Ideas and Techniques. Else Regensteiner. A book for weavers who are eager to explore new fields but need stimulation and direction. Weaver’s Study Course provides much stimulation through examples and directions for six main uses of weaving: clothing, accessories, interiors, interior accessories, toys, and wall hangings • 81/2" x 11" (215 x 279mm) •256b/w photos, 52 color plates, 196 drawings & drafts • 176 pp. •978-0-88740-112-1•PB•$19.95 / £18.99 / 28.95CAD Weaving: The Art of Sustainable Textile Creation. Maria Sigma. Great ideas and practical ways to be mindful of your weaving’s impact on your world. Zero waste is key to Maria Sigma’s renowned weaving designs, and here she shows beginners—and more accom- plished weavers too—how that philosophy can transform what you weave. • 9" x 9" (228 x 228mm) • 200 color photos • 176 pp. • 978-0- 7643-6038-1•HC•$29.99 / £27.99 / 42.99CAD Weaving a Chronicle. Judith Poxson Fawkes. More than 90 color photos display tapestries by the artist created using double weave, inlay, and pattern weave techniques. The tapestries are organized chronologically and detail stories of the competitive/ collaborative nature of commissions integral to the creation of many tapestries. The history of each of the 98 tapestries displayed is provided • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279mm) • 98 color photos • 160 pp. • 978- 0-7643-4063-5 • HC • $39.99 / £36.99 / 56.99 CAD Weaving Designs by Bertha Gray Hayes: Miniature Overshot Patterns. Norma Smayda, Gretchen White, Jody Brown & Kath- arine Schelleng. Color reproductions of 72 original sample cards and 20 recently discov- ered patterns, many with a picture of a woven sample, and each with computer-generated drawdowns and drafting patterns of weaver Bertha Gray Hayes’s unique miniature overshot patterns for four-harness looms. • 11" x 8 1/2" (279 x 215 mm) • 127 color & 72 B&W• 208 pp. • 978-0-7643-3246-3 • HC • $39.99 / £36.99 / 56.99 CAD Weaving Innovations from the Bateman Col- lection. Robyn Spady, Nancy A. Tracy, Marjorie Fiddler, Foreword by Madelyn van der Hoogt. This full-color resource presents the weaving studies completed by scientist Dr. William Bateman more than 50 years ago. Selected from the nearly 1,500-sam- ple collection owned by the Seattle Weavers’ Guild. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 408 color photos and diagrams•272pp. •978-0-7643-4991-1•HC•$34.99 / £31.99 / 48.99 CAD Weaving As an Art Form. Theo Moorman. Illus- trated with beautiful examples of the author’s work are her thoughts on the design and aesthetic expres- sion embodied in a woven fabric. The numerous ways the Moorman technique may be varied and used are explored. Her experiences with commissioned works are utilized in a special chapter relating the problems and opportunities these present • 6" x 9" (152 x 228 mm) •8color&60b/wphotos•104pp. •978-0-88740- 068-1 • PB • $12.99 / £11.99 / 17.95 CAD Weaving with Wire. Christine K. Miller. Use a four- or eight-harness loom to weave an entirely new art material that you may never before have consid- ered—metal! By using a wire warp and fiber weft, intermediate- to advanced-level weavers can create a woven metal fabric that is strong, malleable, and sculptural. Expert weaver Christine K. Miller explains the materials and supplies you'll need for this metal fiber technique. • 8 1/2" x 11" (216 x 279mm) • 250+ color images and illustrations • 192 pp. • 978-0-7643- 6693-2 • hardcover • $34.99 US / £31.99 / 48.99 CAD Navajo Weavings with Ceremonial Themes: A Historical Overview of a Secular Art Form. Rebecca M. Valette and Jean-Paul Valette. Featuring more than 500 photos, this is the first comprehensive, research-based history of the ceremonial themed Navajo weavings known as Yei, Yeibichai, and sand- painting textiles. Covering the genre’s evolution from 1900 to the present, it offers a fascinating introduc- tion to the Navajo people. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 536 color & b/w maps and images • 432 pp. • 978-0-7643-5374-1 • HC • $75.00 / £68.99 / 105.00 CAD Norwegian Pick-Up Bandweaving. Heather Torgenrud. For the first time in English, a complete book about Norwegian pick-up bandweaving—the fascinating history of how these beautiful bands were used in the old rural society, along with clear, step- by-step instructions and more than 100 pattern charts from museum collections. This book will interest not only weavers, but anyone who appreciates textile arts, folk costumes, and Norwegian culture • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279mm) • 152 illustrations • 176 pp. • 978- 0-7643-4751-1 • HC • $24.99 / £22.99 / 35.99 CAD Ondulé Textiles: Weaving Contours with a Fan Reed. Norma Smayda, with Gretchen White. This comprehensive guide covers every aspect of weaving with the fan reed to create unusual ondulé textiles. Smayda shares the details of her own learn- ing experiences with ondulé—weaving with curving warp threads—and offers expert instructions, design tips, a fascinating look at fan reed history, and 180+ photos of inspiring works • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) •187 color &b/w images •160pp. •978-0-7643- 5358-1 • HC • $45.00 / £40.99 / 64.00 CAD Potholder Loom Designs: 140 Colorful Patterns. Harrisville Designs, Rachel Snack. This fun and simple craft activity remains pop- ular in the digital age, with thousands of adult fans. These new patterns offer young and old alike designs that can be woven on any standard potholder loom or on the PRO loom, resulting in colorful, practical works of art—and a joy- ful escape into creativity • 9" x 9" (228 x 228 mm) • 176 color images • 64 pp. • 978-0-7643- 5850-0 • PB • $16.99 / £15.99 / 23.99 CAD Silk Weavers of Hill Tribe Laos: Textiles, Tradition, and Well-Being. Joshua Hirschstein, Maren Beck & Joe Coca. A tender portrait of an American family’s travels in Laos, and their deep connections with the villagers of XamTai who raise their own fiber fromsilkworms, dye it using local natural dyes, and weave the patterns of their ancestors. • 10" x 10" (254 x 254 mm) • 200 Color Photos, 1 Map • 224 pp. • 978-0-9972168-9-9 • PB • 978-1-5073-0249- 1 (E-book) • $34.95 / £31.99 / 48.95 CAD Tapestry Design Basics and Beyond Tom- mye McClure Scanlin, foreword by Re- becca Mezoff. For tapestry weavers at any level, here’s a nonintimidating guide to design principles—as they specifically relate to de- veloping your best tapestry art. Master weav- er Scanlin shares more than 60 step-by-step exercises with a tapestry twist, and the design principles’ relevance comes alive in 80+ tap- estry examples by a variety of artists. • 8" x 10" (203 x 254mm) •250 color images •192pp. • 978-0-7643-6156-2 • HCw/ spiral • $29.99 / £27.99 / 42.99 CAD Tapestry Handbook: The Next Generation. Carol Russell. This classic book, now completely revised and expanded, is a favorite of teachers and students of tapestry. Learn to weave tapestry on any kind of loom—vertical or horizontal. Make an elab- orate, but logical, tapestry sampler with step-by-step instructions, more than 300 beautiful photos, and diagrams of tapestry techniques • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 200 color & 125 b/w photos • 216 pp. • 978-0-7643-2756-8•HC•$59.95 / £54.99 / 85.00CAD FIBER & TEXTILES | Passementerie: Handcrafting Contemporary Trimmings, Fringes, Tassels, and More. Eliza- beth Ashdown. In this wonderful introduction to the world of creating your own contemporary, hand- woven passementerie, artist and designer Ash- down—one of the few remaining experts in this handcraft—demonstrates its time-tested methods and how to apply them to contemporary fringe, tassels, braid, piping, pom-poms, and more. 11 guided projects for your home and your wardrobe. • 8 1/2" x 10" (215 x 254mm) • 200 color images • 160 pp. • 978-0-7643-6718- 2 • HC • $39.99 US / £36.99 / 56.99 CAD Tapestry with Pulled Warp: Inspiration, Tech- nique, and the Creative Process. Susan Iverson. Designed for creative weavers, this intriguing book with beautiful photos supplies a wealth of technical and aesthetic information about the use of pulled warp, a unique technique that allows the weaver to create 3-D, angled, or curved tapestries without cutting or stitching. Here is the technical information required to become proficient with the technique. • 8" x 10" (203 x 254 mm) • 241 color images • 176 pp. • 978-0-7643-6760-1 • HC • $39.99 US / £36.99 / 56.99 CAD