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10 New this season RELATED TTLES SAME AUTHOR THE ART IS THE CLOTH 978-0-7643-5992-7 224 pp. | 9" x 10" (229 x 254 mm) | HC $45.00, £40.99, 64.00 CAD TAPESTRY DESIGN BASICS AND BEYOND 978-0-7643-6156-2 192 pp. | 8" x 10" (203 x 254 mm) | HC concealed wire-O $29.99, £27.99, 42.99 CAD ANATOMY OF A TAPESTRY 978-0-7643-5933-0 162 pp. | 11" x 8 1/2" (279 x 216 mm) | HC $45.00, £40.99, 64.00 CAD ISBN 978-0-7643-7141-7 ISBN: 978-0-7643-7141-7 $49.99, £45.99, 72.00 CAD hardcover • 256 pp. • 8.5" x 11" (216 x 279 mm) 333 color photos BISACs CRAFTS & HOBBIES / Weaving & Spinning CRAFTS & HOBBIES / Fiber Arts & Textiles DESIGN / Textile & Costume AVAILABLE MAY 2026 UK PUB DATE JULY 2026 Tapestry Talking Understanding the Language of Handwoven Art with 326 Works from Around the World By Micala Sidore This gorgeous guide uses 326 works from around the world, arranged by 13 simple “four-letter” weaving words—from “size” to “yarn” to “woad”—to help weavers and others see how each technique affects the finished tapestry. Featuring 326 intriguing tapestries from around the world, many not viewable elsewhere, this guide does not teach you how to weave. Instead, it shows you the wide range of results possible from 13 of the most basic weaving concepts. It solves a common understanding gap for weavers, who are mostly educated in techniques, but not in what results each one enables you to weave. This book’s unexpected, entertaining new way to look at the simple language of tapestry has surprising results. Seeing tapestries more clearly and understanding what you see is just the start. Weavers will find an immense range of techniques they can play with, themes they can pursue, and much to inspire them. • Learn from tapestries by 286 talented weavers from six continents ; many are well known, while others are underrepresented so especially important to discover. • Learn new strategies , whether you’re a weaver or onlooker, for clearer thinking about what you make or see. • Understand the components that make up any tapestry, to more cleverly use each one. • Go beyond knowing a technique to knowing what results it can lead to . Micala Sidore runs Hawley Street Tapestry Studio in Northampton, Massachusetts, where she weaves tapestries and gives workshops. She studied at the renowned Manufacture Nationale des Gobelins in Paris and lectures and teaches throughout the world. She is also the author of The Art Is the Cloth . www.hawleystreet.com