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46 | WEAVING & TAPESTRY, GLASS ART 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 sea- soned weavers. • 9" × 12" (229 × 305 mm) • 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, Teresa Cordón • Weaving, spin- ning, and basket making have sustained the Maya economically 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" × 10" (254 × 254 mm) • 214 Color Photos, 1 Map • 152 pp • 978-0-9838860-7-5 • PB • $34.95 / £31.99 / 48.95 CAD Velvet on My Mind, Velvet on My Loom: Vel- vet Weaving Past & Present • Wendy Landry, Louise Mackie • The only comprehensive historical and instructional velvet reference, this invaluable resource aids historians, curators, and textile art- ists. Insightfully connecting centuries of practice, Landry offers handweavers and textile scholars the fascinating development and spread of vel- vet weaving across Europe and Asia, plus how to weave it today on ordinary equipment. • 8.5" × 11" (216 × 279 mm) • 250 color images • 280 pp • 978-0-7643-5934-7 • HC • $70.00 / £63.99 / 105.00 CAD Weave Classic Crackle & More • Susan Wil- son • This book offers a comprehensive explora- tion of classic crackle weave, with tools and tips for independent designing, a myriad of treadling variations, and unique ways to use crackle. Metic- ulously presented by a noted weaving teacher, and providing more than 200 illustrations, it is the first book for American handweavers devoted exclu- sively to crackle in 50 years. • 8.5" × 11" (216 × 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 practical instructions and “secret” tips resulting from Reeves’s years of re- search. Colorful photos, easy instructions, and 7 beautiful projects teach leno pick up, bead leno, Tarascan lace, and more. • 9.13" × 8.13" (232 × 207 mm) • 52 color images & 16 diagrams • 64 pp • 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 weav- ing: clothing, accessories, interiors, interior acces- sories, toys, and wall hangings • 8.5" × 11" (216 × 279 mm) • 256 b/w photos, 52 color plates, 196 drawings & drafts • 176 pp • 978-0-88740-112-1 • PB • $19.95 / £18.99 / 28.95 CAD Weaving: The Art of Sustainable Tex- tile 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 accomplished weavers too—how that philosophy can transform what you weave. • 9" × 9" (229 × 229 mm) • 200 color photos • 176 pp • 978-0-7643-6038- 1 • HC • $29.99 / £27.99 / 42.99 CAD 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 orga- nized chronologically and detail stories of the com- petitive/collaborative nature of commissions inte- gral to the creation of many tapestries. The history of each of the 98 tapestries displayed is provided. • 8.5" × 11" (216 × 279 mm) • 98 color photos • 160 pp • 978-0-7643-4063-5 • HC • $39.99 / £36.99 / 56.99 CAD Weaving as an Art Form • Theo Moorman • Illustrated with beautiful examples of the author’s work are her thoughts on the design and aesthetic expression embodied in a woven fabric. The numer- ous ways the Moorman technique may be varied and used are explored. Her experiences with com- missioned works are utilized in a special chapter relating the problems and opportunities these pres- ent. • 5.75" × 9" (146 × 229 mm) • 8 color & 60 b/w photos • 104 pp • 978-0-88740-068-1 • PB • $12.99 / £11.99 / 17.99 CAD Weaving with Wire: Creating Woven Met- al Fabric • 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 cre- ate 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. • 8.5" × 11" (216 × 279 mm) • 250+ color images and illustrations • 192 pp • 978-0-7643-6693-2 • HC • $34.99 / £31.99 / 48.99 CAD Weaving Designs by Bertha Gray Hayes: Miniature Overshot Patterns • Norma Smayda • Color reproductions of 72 original sample cards and 20 recently discovered patterns, many with a picture of a woven sample, and each with comput- er-generated drawdowns and drafting pat- terns of weaver Bertha Gray Hayes’s unique miniature overshot patterns for four-harness looms. • 11" × 8.5" (279 × 216 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 Collection • Robyn Spady, Nancy A. Tracy • This full-color resource presents the weaving stud- ies completed by scientist Dr. William Bateman more than 50 years ago. Selected from the near- ly 1,500-sample collection owned by the Seattle Weavers’ Guild. • 8.5" × 11" (216 × 279 mm) • 408 color photos and diagrams • 272 pp • 978- 0-7643-4991-1 • HC • $34.99 / £31.99 / 48.99 CAD Weaving Patterned Bands: How to Create and Design with 5, 7, and 9 Pattern Threads • Susan J. Foulkes • Enjoy the centuries-old Bal- tic craft of band weaving with clear instructions and full-color photos and diagrams. Start with the simple 5 pattern threads and the easy-to-use double-slotted heddle. The enhanced design tech- niques offered also help experienced band weavers to improve their work. More than 140 patterns in- cluded • 7" × 10" (178 × 254 mm) • 443 color images • 152 pp • 978-0-7643-5550-9 • HC • $26.99 / £24.99 / 37.99 CAD Weaving in the Peruvian Highlands: Dream- ing Patterns, Weaving Memories • Nilda Callañaupa Alvarez • Bilingual, this guide covers 20 villages in the Chiapas Highlands to showcase their handwoven cloth while also providing an insider’s look into their history, folklore, traditions, and daily lives. Includes pull-out map of the Chi- apas Highlands. • 8.5" × 9" (216 × 229 mm) • 120 Color Photos, 1 B/W Illustration, 21 Maps, Four-color Interior • 112 pp • 978-0-9838860-3-7 • PB • $19.95 / £18.99 / 28.95 CAD Weaving Shaker Rugs: Traditional Tech- niques to Create Beautiful Reproduction Rugs and Tapes • Mary Elva Congleton Erf • Learn how to make colorful, gorgeously patterned rugs with contemporary appeal using the 200-year- old techniques of the Shakers. You’ll learn the his- tory of the Shakers and get detailed instructions for creating your own rugs, from dyeing wool with traditional formulas, to twisting braids, to weaving the strands • 8.5" × 11" (216 × 279 mm) • 89 color photos • 144 pp • 978-0-7643-4907-2 • PB • $34.99 / £31.99 / 48.99 CAD Weft-Faced Pattern Weaves: Tabby to Taqueté • Nancy Arthur Hoskins • In this com- prehensive guide to weft-faced pattern weaving, beginning and experienced weavers will learn how to plan, predict, and weave colorful, rhythmical patterns, charming folk figures, and geometric designs in fabrics that are decorative and durable. Includes 53 projects and directions, patterns, and tips. • 8.5" × 11" (216 × 279 mm) • 526 b/w & color images • 352 pp • 978-0-7643-3851-9 • PB • $39.99 / £36.99 / 56.99 CAD Welcome to Weaving: The Modern Guide • Lindsey Campbell • The ultimate guide for modern frame loom weavers, this book includes more than 30 techniques, plus 17 projects for beginners to intermediate level weavers. From woven tapestries to a full-size chandelier, each beautiful project can be made using the simple loom tutorial at the be- ginning of the book. • 7" × 10" (178 × 254 mm) • 400+ color images • 160 pp • 978-0-7643-5631- 5 • HC • $24.99 / £22.99 / 35.99 CAD Welcome to Weaving 2: Techniques and Proj- ects to Take You Further • Lindsey Campbell • The ultimate guide for modern frame loom weav- ers, this next-steps guide from Lindsey Campbell, the weaver behind the popular blog and brand Hello Hydrangea, teaches 11 intermediate to ad- vanced level techniques. Create 6 tapestries plus 7 other projects to grow your skills. Includes in- structions for making your own loom. • 7" × 10" (178 × 254 mm) • 400+ color images • 160 pp • 978-0-7643-5768-8 • HC • $24.99 / £22.99 / 35.99 CAD Wool: Unraveling an American Story of Arti- sans and Innovation • Peggy Hart • As it brings to life wool’s impact on the peoples and history of the United States, this book reveals for the first time wool’s epic tale, from handcrafted artisanry to industrialization and back. A comprehensive look at wool, it expands perspectives for today’s fiber enthusiasts and for anyone interested in American history. • 6" × 9" (152 × 229 mm) • 108 color & b/w images • 192 pp • 978-0-7643-5431-1 • PB • $19.99 / £18.99 / 28.99 CAD Art Glass Today • Jeffrey B. Snyder, editor • Unique glass artworks by international artists. Techniques include blown, cast, kiln- formed, lampwork, cold work, fusing, lam- inating, carving, sand blasting, and more. See installation pieces, tableware, vases, bowls, sculptures, furniture, paperweights, beads, and diptychs. • 11" × 8.5" (279 × 216 mm) • 364 color photos • 256 pp • 978-0-7643-3464-1 • HC • $50.00 / £45.99 / 73.00 CAD Art Glass Today 2 • Sandra Korinchak • Dozens of contemporary international glass artists’ works leap from these pages in dy- namic photos, together with the makers’ explanations of the methods and insights that guide their work. The glass works range from tableware to furniture and demonstrate today’s top levels of mastery. • 11" × 8.5" (279 × 216 mm) • 252 color photos • 240 pp • 978-0-7643-5025-2 • HC • $50.00 / £45.99 / 73.00 CAD GLASS ART