CraftWinter2024

RECENTLY RELEASED | 15 ISBN: 978-0-7643-6760-1 Size: 8" x 10" (203 x 254 mm) Pages: 176 Price: $39.99, £36.99, 56.99 CAD Illustrations: 241 color images Binding: hardcover BISAC: CRAFTS & HOBBIES / Weaving & Spinning Tapestry with Pulled Warp Inspiration, Technique, and the Creative Process By Susan Iverson Enjoy the technique that lets you create 3-D, angled, or curved tapestries without cutting or stitching For adventurous weavers of all skill levels who love a new challenge; any type of loom can be used The actual warp-pulling step in the making process is dramatic and adds a “wow” aspect to your textile A respected fiber artist teaches a technique that allows weavers to create shaped and three-dimensional tapestries, on any kind of loom. 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, and the encouragement to explore a new way of thinking about tapestry. Susan Iverson taught for 40 years as a professor at Virginia Commonwealth University in the Department of Craft/Material Studies. Her tapestries are in the collections of the Art in Embassies Program, Capital One, the Avenir Museum (CO), and the Renwick Gallery at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, DC. Iverson lives near Richmond, Virginia. www.susaniversonart.com ISBN 978-0-7643-6760-1 ISBN: 978-0-7643-6718-2 Size: 8 1/2" x 10" (216 x 254 mm) Pages: 160 Price: $39.99, £36.99, 56.99 CAD Illustrations: 200 color images Binding: hardcover BISAC: CRAFTS & HOBBIES / Weaving & Spinning Passementerie Handcrafting Contemporary Trimmings, Fringes, Tassels, and More By Elizabeth Ashdown Make contemporary passementerie inspired by traditional designs, with these 11 projects using widely available materials Learn from an expert—Ashcroft combines her mastery of the centuries-old skills with a vibrant, contemporary aesthetic From military shoulder epaulettes and braided gold rope to luxe interior design to award rosettes, passementerie is all around us The first book on how to create handwoven passementerie (ornamental fringe, tassels, braid, piping, and more) using widely available materials. In this wonderful introduction to the world of creating your own contemporary, handwoven passementerie, artist and designer Ashdown—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. Using widely available materials, learn to make your own beautiful ornamental trimmings through 11 guided projects for your home and your wardrobe. Elizabeth Ashdown , one of only a few professional passementerie artists working in the UK today, has been credited with reinvigorating this endangered heritage craft. Her master classes in passementerie have a long waiting list, and her work has been featured in publications such as Embroidery Magazine, Pom Pom Quarterly, Crafts Magazine, Textile Eye, Selvedge, Living Etc, and Homes & Gardens . Her studio is in London, UK. www.elizabethashdown.co.uk ISBN 978-0-7643-6718-2