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Learn to weave with Anne Field : a project-based approach to weaving basics.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Auckland, New Zealand : David Bateman Ltd, 2014Description: 195 pages : colour illustrations ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781869538316 (paperback)
Other title:
  • Learn to weave : a project-based approach to weaving basics
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 677.028242 23
Contents:
Introduction -- Part I. Learning to weave: -- 1. What is a loom? -- 2. Warping the loom -- 3. Weaving -- Part II. Projects -- 4. Table runners -- 5. Mohair wrap -- 6. Dish towels -- 7. Table mats -- 8. Reversible cocoon jacket -- 9. Cushion covers -- 10. Scarf -- 11. Ruffle scarf -- 12. Weft-faced floor rug -- 13. Space-dyed warp hanging -- 14. Wrap-around -- Appendices: -- A. Reed table -- B. Yarns -- C. Burn test for yarns -- D. Other ways of writing drafts.
Summary: Taking a project-based approach and with a well-founded understanding of the complexities of her craft, Anne Field deftly guides learners through the essential weaving techniques. Basic information on types of looms and what each is best suited for, how to thread or warp the loom and getting underway is followed by step-by-step instructions for 11 projects, including practical table runners, mats and cushion covers, wearable wraps, scarves and a reversible jacket, through to a decorative wall hanging. Photographs and specially commissioned drawings throughout illustrate the loom and its working parts as well as each step in the weaving process, providing valuable additional guidance. There is also advice on yarn types and using computer-generated weaving drafts.
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Includes bibliographical references (page 186) and index.

Introduction -- Part I. Learning to weave: -- 1. What is a loom? -- 2. Warping the loom -- 3. Weaving -- Part II. Projects -- 4. Table runners -- 5. Mohair wrap -- 6. Dish towels -- 7. Table mats -- 8. Reversible cocoon jacket -- 9. Cushion covers -- 10. Scarf -- 11. Ruffle scarf -- 12. Weft-faced floor rug -- 13. Space-dyed warp hanging -- 14. Wrap-around -- Appendices: -- A. Reed table -- B. Yarns -- C. Burn test for yarns -- D. Other ways of writing drafts.

Taking a project-based approach and with a well-founded understanding of the complexities of her craft, Anne Field deftly guides learners through the essential weaving techniques. Basic information on types of looms and what each is best suited for, how to thread or warp the loom and getting underway is followed by step-by-step instructions for 11 projects, including practical table runners, mats and cushion covers, wearable wraps, scarves and a reversible jacket, through to a decorative wall hanging. Photographs and specially commissioned drawings throughout illustrate the loom and its working parts as well as each step in the weaving process, providing valuable additional guidance. There is also advice on yarn types and using computer-generated weaving drafts.

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