Learning to Weave (Paperback)

Deborah Chandler

ISBN 10: 159668139X / ISBN 13: 9781596681392

Published by Interweave Press Inc, Loveland, CO, 2009

About this Item

Paperback. Originally published in 1995, more than 40,000 weavers have used this unparalleled study guide to learn from scratch or to hone their skills. Written with a mentoring voice, each lesson includes friendly, straightforward advice and is accompanied by illustrations and photographs. Crafters need only to approach this subject with a willingness to learn such basics as three methods for 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. All you need to know to weave with confidence is here. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Seller Inventory # 9781596681392

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Learning to Weave (Paperback)
• Publisher: Interweave Press Inc, Loveland, CO
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 159668139X
• ISBN 13: 9781596681392
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

About this title

Synopsis

Originally published in 1995, more than 40,000 weavers have used this unparalleled study guide to learn from scratch or to hone their skills. Written with a mentoring voice, each lesson includes friendly, straightforward advice and is accompanied by illustrations and photographs. Crafters need only to approach this subject with a willingness to learn such basics as three methods for 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.

About the Author

Besides teaching extensively through weaving guilds and schools, Deborah Chandler has been a weaving shop owner, a contributing editor to Handwoven magazine, a peace corps volunteer in Honduras and an employee of Pueblo to People - a non-profit organization that imports and sells handcrafted goods from Central and South America.
Deborah is a founding member of We4ave a Real Peace (WARP) an organization dedicated to building bridges between weavers in First and Third world countries.