Learning to WeaveLearn weaving basics or hone your skills with this invaluable guidebook Originally published in 1984 (under the name Learning to Weave with Debbie Redding), Learning to Weave is now on the verge of its 40th Anniversary in print. This unparalleled study guide teaches readers to weave on four shaft looms, whether they are learning from scratch or honing their skills. Written with a mentoring voice, each lesson includes friendly, straightforward advice and is accompanied by illustrations and photographs. Budding floor and table loom weavers need only to approach this subject with a sense of adventure and willingness to learn such basics as step-by-step warping, basic weaving techniques, project planning, reading and designing drafts, the basics of all the most common weave structures, and many more handy hints. Beginners will find this guidebook an invaluable teacher, while more seasoned weavers will find food for thought in the chapters on weave structures and drafting. |
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back apron rod back beam back to front basket weave beat beater choose cloth diagram color cross dent dles double weave draft drawdown Eric Redding fabric fibers finished floor loom four shafts front apron rod front beam front to back hanging heddle bars heddle eyes honeycomb keep layer lease sticks Lesson look loom waste loop Mercerized cotton method novelty yarns overhand knot overshot pattern blocks pattern weft pegs piece placemats plain weave point twill pull raddle raise shafts ratchet rib weave sample sequence shed shuttle side skein sley hook sleying the reed slide slipknot square knot straight string heddles stripes summer & winter table runner take-up tension threading and treadling tion tying waffle warp beam warp ends warp threads warping board Warping Front weave structure weavers weft floats weft shot width wool woven X X X yarn