Introducing Tapestry Weaving
Author: Anna Jackson
Publisher:
Published: 1980
Total Pages: 36
ISBN-13: 9780907167006
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Anatomy of a Tapestry
Author: Jean Pierre Larochette
Publisher: Schiffer Craft
Published: 2020
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780764359330
DOWNLOAD EBOOKJean Pierre Larochette is a renowned top-level artist, making this opportunity to learn from him a treasure for all levels of weavers.
Tapestry Weaving
Author: Kirsten Glasbrook
Publisher: Search Press
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 102
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKProjects: Sun sampler -- Peruvian birds -- Cat and fishes -- Simple landscape -- Cover design -- Tulip -- The parrot gets the last word -- Little owl -- Sleeping dog -- Sleeping cat -- Bird.
Tapestry Weaving
Author: Joanne Soroka
Publisher: Crowood
Published: 2015-05-31
Total Pages: 436
ISBN-13: 1785000659
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTapestries were among the most prestigious of art forms, created for the mightiest in the land and valued for centuries. Despite its illustrious history, tapestry weaving is actually a simple technique that requires little equipment or expenditure, and can be done anywhere. Written by a prominent tapestry weaver, this lavishly illustrated book gently leads you through the whole process with detailed diagrams and exciting work by contemporary weavers. It will be useful to the absolute beginner, but experienced weavers will also find new ideas and techniques to tempt and inspire them. The book includes a step-by-step guide to setting up a small frame loom and starting to weave; basic and more advanced techniques, and how to create shapes and textures; advice on taking your work into the third dimension, whether bas relief or fully sculptural; information on the qualities of different materials and how they can be used to create the effects you want; and design ideas for tapestry and how to follow supplied designs. This will be an essential source book for experienced and novice weavers, and is beautifully illustrated with 190 colour illustrations and diagrams.
Tapestry Design Basics and Beyond
Author: Tommye McClure Scanlin
Publisher:
Published: 2021-05-28
Total Pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9780764361562
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOnce ideas and images come to mind, the next step in weaving your tapestry--interpreting these into effective compositions--may be challenging. Learn here, in ways that relate specifically to tapestry art, the design basics you need to make your best work. Renowned master weaver Scanlin offers 60 step-by-step "explorations" that lead you from understanding design concepts in your head to using them on your loom. Be inspired to explore "weavable" ways to manage line, shape, color, texture, emphasis, balance, rhythm, and more for results that bring your tapestries to a new level. In Part 1, dive into the fundamentals of design. Parts 2 and 3 hold explorations--exercises with a tapestry twist. Part 4 teaches ways to turn designs into cartoons. A resource treasure trove offers ideas for finishing tapestries (essential to the design's completeness), helpful templates, glossaries, and other core information to carry forward on your creative path.
The Art Is the Cloth
Author: Micala Sidore
Publisher:
Published: 2020-06-28
Total Pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9780764359927
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA colorful guided tour from an expert, enabling weavers, textile lovers, and art lovers to notice and appreciate what tapestries can do and how they do it. This guide from expert tapestry weaver and historian Sidore gives how-to strategies enabling weavers and nonweavers to notice and appreciate the meaning of these artworks. You'll discover much to enjoy in photos of more than 300 tapestries from the 12th to the 21st centuries. Sidore enables you to think about the weavings in ways you have never before considered as she groups pieces that talk with each other--and that also converse with the viewer. Enjoy learning basic elements of weaving to help you become increasingly sophisticated in understanding what you're seeing. Then, learn six ways in which tapestries can call attention to themselves as cloth. This eye-opening guide to seeing explains the great range of materials and visual themes, the use of trompe l'oeil, the importance of the direction in which the weaver weaves, and more. After this learning experience, you'll bring smarter eyes to your museum wandering, deeper enjoyment to your collection and purchases, and surprising new skills and creativity to your weaving of fibers . . . and of life.
Peg Looms and Weaving Sticks
Author: Noreen Crone-Findlay
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2017-09-01
Total Pages: 185
ISBN-13: 0811764818
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEasy to learn, portable, and lots of fun--that's weaving on peg looms and weaving sticks! This book introduces you to the craft and answers all of your questions.
My Little Loom Companion
Author: Lucy Jennings
Publisher:
Published: 2019-03
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 9781633970199
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLearn to weave the basics in this little portable book. Basic tapestry techniques are introduced for the beginner weaver.
Weaving on a Little Loom
Author: Fiona Daly
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Published: 2018-10-16
Total Pages: 146
ISBN-13: 1616897791
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWeaving on a Little Loom teaches readers everything they need to know to start small-frame loom weaving, an easy and inexpensive craft that can be done at home. From setting up the loom to finishing a project, this book covers both basic and more advanced techniques, with an introduction to creating patterns such as basket and bird's eye weaves, rib, twill, and herringbone. With clear instruction and beautiful illustrative photographs, step-by-step tutorials guide you through designing and creating five contemporary woven projects—including table placemats, wall hangings, and a tote bag—all made with natural, environmentally friendly materials.
Line Shape Texture
Author: Andrea Rothwell
Publisher:
Published: 2016-07-31
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 9780994637307
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis new guide will introduce you to the language and technique of frame-loom weaving. Foundation skills and key elements of woven design are presented together, giving you a thorough understanding of how woven pieces are formed. It will help give you the confidence to design and plan your own successful pieces and will quickly become your go-to weaving reference.
