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Weaving & Tapestry | 35 Contemporary International Tapestry. Carol K. Russell. Featuring more than 40 top internation- al artists spanning three generations, this book presents full-view color images of tapestries as well as detail shots, and provides insight into contem- porary approaches to the handwoven art. The ap- pendix includes a glossary, artist and gallery contact information, bibliography, and more. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 153 color images • 112 pp. • 978-0- 7643-4869-3 • HC • $29.99 / £27.99 / 42.99 CAD Frances L. Goodrich’s Brown Book of Weaving Drafts. Barbara Miller, with Deb Schillo. A collection of traditional 18th and 19th century weaving drafts in their original form gathered by Frances L. Goodrich and illustrated in more than 160 color photos. It also contains more than 200 valuable modern translations of the same drafts for use by today’s weavers. • 12" x 9" (304 x 228mm) • 169color&208b/wphotos•192pp. •978-0-7643-4541-8•HC•$45.00 / £40.99 / 64.00 CAD Frances L. Goodrich’s Coverlet and Counterpane Drafts. Barbara Miller and Deb Schillo. This collection of traditional eighteenth and nineteenth century weaving drafts from the Southern Highlands region of Appalachia includes 112 overshot drafts and draw downs and 31 counterpane drafts and draw downs. Color photos of the original samples are side by side with valuable modern translations of the drafts, allowing today’s weavers to make them. • 12" x 9" (304 x 228 mm) • 308 color&b/wimages•176pp. •978-0-7643-5266-9•HC•$45.00 / £40.99 / 64.00 CAD Geometric Design in Weaving. Else Regenstein- er. The study and practice of graphic design with the exploration and execution of weaving techniques. In three parts, the reader is given design information and a wide variety of weaver- and loom-controlled techniques. Clear photographs, diagrams, and weavers’ drafts with directions • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279mm) • 45 color & 205 b/wphotos, 102 diagrams & drafts • 222 pp. • 978-0-88740-078-0 • HC • $29.95 / £27.99 / 42.95 CAD Handwoven Tape: Understanding and Weaving Early American and Contemporary Tape. Susan Faulkner Weaver. Narrow bands of woven tape were important to Americans in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, before the days of elastic and zippers. This book documents the fascinating Amer- ican history of handwoven tape and includes step-by- step instructions for how to make it, plus how to use it in contemporary projects • 7" x 10" (177 x 254mm) • 288 color images • 208 pp. • 978-0-7643-5196-9 • HC • $24.99 / £22.99 / 35.99 CAD Hex Weave & Mad Weave: An Introduction to Triaxial Weaving. Elizabeth Harris and Charlene St. John. John. Through 120 patterns and 95 color images, learn the two simplest forms of triaxial weaving: the Hex Weave and Mad Weave. Learn the basics of each weave and how to design various shapes, and practice with six projects. • 81/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 95 color images, 121 diagrams • 112 pp.•978-0-7643-4465-7•PB•$24.99 /£22.99/35.99 CAD How to Weave a Navajo Rug and Other Les- sons from Spider Woman Barbara Teller Ornelas & Lynda Pete For the first time, master Navajo weavers themselves share the deep, inside story of how these textiles are created, and how their creation resonates in Navajo culture. • 7"x9" (177x228mm) • 200 Color Photos, 40 B/W Illustrations, Four-color In- terior • 152 pp. • 978-1-7344217-0-5 • PB • 978-1- 5073-0274-3 (E-book) • $29.95 / £27.99 / 42.95 CAD The Enigma of Shadow Weave Illuminated: Understanding Classic Drafts for Inspired Weav- ing Today Rebecca Winter. Everything that handweav- ers of all levels need to understand and try shadow weave on eight or fewer shafts. With the many resourc- es here, including the five original drafts developed in 1942 by Mary Meigs Atwater as well as 10 original drafts, you'll be ready to create your shadow weave gems. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 350 color im- ages, diagrams, and drafts • 256 pp. • 978-0-7643- 6204-0 • hardcover • $49.99 US / £45.99 / 72.00 CAD Easy Weaving with Supplemental Warps: Over- shot, Velvet, Shibori, and More Deb Essen. A weaving classic is back in a revised and updated edition! • 8 1/2" x 11" (280 x 215mm) • 200+ color images & illus- trations •144pp. •978-0-7643-6470-9•HC•$29.99US / £27.99 / 42.99 CAD Navajo Weavings with Ceremonial Themes: A Historical Overview of a Secular Art Form. Rebecca M. Valette and Jean-Paul Valette. Featur- ing more than 500 photos, this is the first compre- hensive, research-based history of the ceremonial themed Navajo weavings known as Yei, Yeibichai, and sandpainting textiles. Covering the genre’s evolution from 1900 to the present, it offers a fas- cinating introduction to the Navajo people. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 536 color & b/w maps and im- ages • 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 in- terest not only weavers, but anyone who appreciates textile arts, folk costumes, and Norwegian culture • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 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 popular 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 joyful escape into creativity • 9" x 9" (228 x 228mm) •176 color images •64pp. • 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 Xam Tai who raise their own fiber from silk- worms, dye it using local natural dyes, and weave the patterns of their ancestors. • 10" x 10" (254 x 254mm) • 200 Color Photos, 1Map • 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 Tommye 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 254 mm) • 250 color images • 192 pp. • 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 elaborate, but logical, tapestry sampler with step- by-step instructions, more than 300 beautiful pho- tos, and diagrams of tapestry techniques • 81/2" x 11" (215 x 279mm) •200 color &125b/wphotos •216 pp. • 978-0-7643-2756-8 • HC • $59.95 / £54.99 / 85.00 CAD Anatomy of a Tapestry: Techniques, Materials, Care Jean Pierre Larochette,Ya- din Larochette, illustrations by Yael Lurie Renowned artist Jean Pierre Larochette and conservation expert Yadin Larochette teach 30 traditional tapestry processes and tech- niques to expand the skills of advanced weavers and aid beginners who want a his- torical grounding in tapestry’s rich traditions. • 11" x 8 1/2" (215 x 279mm) • 190 color & b/w images and drawings • 162 pp. • 978-0-7643-5933-0 • Spiral • $45.00 / £40.99 / 64.00 CAD The Art Is the Cloth: How to Look at and Understand Tapestries. Micala Sidore, Fore- word by Charissa Bremer-David. A colorful guided tour from an expert, enabling weavers and textile lovers to notice and appreciate what tapestries can do and how they do it. Learn the basic elements of weaving that makers use to create effects. You’ll discover six ways in which tapestries call attention to themselves as cloth. • 9" x 10" (228 x 254 mm) • 304 color and b/w photos • 224 pp. • 978-0-7643-5992-7 • HC • $45.00 / £40.99 / 64.00 CAD Archie Brennan: Tapestry as Modern Art. Archie Brennan, as told to Brenda Osborn. Renowned for bringing "pop" into the ancient art. In his long-awaited book, Brennan explains, remembers, and continues his legacy of over 70 years. One of the world's most influential tapestry weavers, Archie Brennan (1931–2019) pushed the boundaries of the medium, developing a unique approach to weaving and tapestry design. worth it. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 332 color images • 296 pp. • 978-0-7643-6249-1•hardcover •$65.00US / £59.99 / 95.00 CAD The Art of Weaving, 4th Edition. Else Regen- steiner, with, Afterword by Margie Thompson. Now in its fourth edition, this handbook is a must-have resource for weavers of all skill levels. Weave struc- tures covered include weaves, tapestry techniques, knotted, pile, and flat-woven rugs, and two- and three-dimensional wall hangings. This classic now features examples of contemporary work and dis- cusses using digital tools for hand weaving • 8 1/2" x11" (215x279mm) •52 color &380b/wphotographs • 216 pp. • 978-0-7643-4856-3 • PB • $34.99 / £31.99 / 48.99 CAD The Art of Weaving a Life: A Framework to Expand and Strengthen Your Per- sonal Vision. Susan Barrett Merrill. This one-of-a-kind guide shows how the simple art of weaving can help each of us—wheth- er we’re weavers or not—to enrich our inner life. A system of seven “keyform” projects, ranging from an amulet, to a mask, to a belt of power, helps beginners and seasoned weavers alike to discover their innate wisdom • 11" x 8 1/2" (279 x 215 mm) • 276 color & b/w images • 144 pp. • 978-0-7643-5264-5 • PB • $24.99 / £22.99 / 35.99 CAD FIBER & TEXTILES |