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This weaving compendium is destined to become the next reference
tool on every weaver’s bookshelf! The Handweaver’s Pattern Directory
is a full-color practical guide to weave structures for 4-shaft looms that features
drafts for 600 weaves including twill, zigzag, diamond, herringbone, block drafts,
and specialized techniques. Each structure includes a color photograph, threading
and treadling sequences, and degree of difficulty. Readers will find sections
on tools and equipment, types of fibers and yarns, weaving basics, finishing techniques,
ideas to encourage experimentation with different yarns, looms, and colors, and
a full glossary of international weaving terminology.
The book is divided into five sections for clarity: straight
draft, point draft, block weaves, lace weaves, and specialized techniques. Individual
samples are shown actual size or bigger from the front view, with a detail showing
the reverse view where this is of particular interest. For purposes of comparison
and pattern clarity, for each two-page unit of samples, the same color thread
is often used for warp or weft. Extended samples (gamps) use different threading
drafts and thread color combinations to increase the range of options available
to the weaver.
The compact size and lay-flat binding is convenient for keeping
near the loom. As an added bonus, an extended flap carries an explanation of the
weaving drafts, so beginner weavers can have the information at their fingertips.
The Handweaver’s Pattern Directory is a refresher for experienced
weavers and a great starting point for new weavers learning their weave structures.
Anne Dixon weaves, lectures, demonstrates, and teaches,
emphasizing the importance of a thorough understanding of weaving structures so
that students can learn to design for themselves. She has published booklets about
inkle weaving, has contributed articles to a number of U.K. and American publications,
including Handwoven, and has exhibited and sold items both in the U.K.
and abroad. She is a Guild member of the Association of Weavers, Spinners, and
Dyers, and a founding member of the Braid Society.
Hardbound with concealed wire-o, 7 x 9¼, 256 pages
650 photographs, 650 charts
ISBN 978-1-59668-040-1
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