Handwoven Table Linens

Handwoven Table Linens

Author: Tom Knisely

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2017-04-30

Total Pages: 97

ISBN-13: 0811765423

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Master weaver Tom Knisely presents patterns and ideas to spruce up your table with new weaves Tom Knisely, author of bestseller Rag Rug Weaving and Handwoven Baby Blankets, has now turned his attention to one of the most popular categories of weaving: table linens. Placemats, runners, tablecloths, and napkins play a central role in creating the look of a dining room or kitchen table, and this book gives you the tools needed to realize your vision for these special items. Tom has found inspiration from things as varied as china patterns, a classic Spode Christmas tree, and traditional weaving patterns such as Shadow Weave, Wheel of Fortune, and Star of Bethlehem. For each pattern, he outlines the materials you need, how to set up your loom, and the pattern to weave. Add your own dash of inspiration if you choose different colors, and make each piece your own. The 27 patterns include simple weaves worked on 2- and 4-harness looms, as well as more complex weaves requiring more harnesses. Because Tom is at heart a teacher, he also chose each project with the thought that it should add to your weaving repertoire in some way. The techniques you learn as you work on the projects in this book are things that you can adapt and use down the road in future weaving.


The Weaver's Book of 8-Shaft Patterns

The Weaver's Book of 8-Shaft Patterns

Author: Carol Strickler

Publisher: National Geographic Books

Published: 1991-11-01

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 093402667X

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This must-have draft book contains almost 1000 different patterns on more than 25 weave structures. Introductory chapters provide a thorough understanding of how each structure works.


Design Collection #20

Design Collection #20

Author: Handwoven Magazine

Publisher: Interweave

Published: 2003-11-01

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781931499286

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The 15 quick projects in this stunning collection can be begun and completed in a weekend. Weavers will find a wealth of design ideas that can be fit into busy schedules and will learn the tricks of designing simply, from totes to tablecloths. Each project includes the weave structure featured, equipment needed, the amount and type of yarn or thread, notions, warp order and length, warp and weft spacing, and notes on take-up and shrinkage. Each project concludes with details about the best way to finish the project, including edges, and washing instructions.


Handwoven Laces

Handwoven Laces

Author: Donna Muller

Publisher: Interweave

Published: 2002-04-01

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781931499101

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Both new and experienced hand weavers will find inspiration in this beautiful guide to creating lace. While true laces are laboriously made with needles or bobbins, hand weavers can use a loom to quickly produce lovely lacy fabrics. The loom-controlled textures depend upon groups of threads that work together and do not reveal their full effect until the cloth comes off the loom and is washed. Suitable for self-study or class use, this book offers weavers a sense of design mastery and a wealth of ideas and lace patterns.


Handwoven Baby Blankets

Handwoven Baby Blankets

Author: Tom Knisely

Publisher: Stackpole Books

Published: 2015-11-15

Total Pages: 113

ISBN-13: 0811762793

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What better way to welcome that precious, tiny new person than with a luxurious, handwoven blanket! These beautiful, colorful designs will appeal to today's contemporary moms, as well as lovers of traditional weaves.


Handwoven Tape

Handwoven Tape

Author: Susan Faulker Weaver

Publisher: Schiffer Publishing

Published: 2016-11-28

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 9780764351969

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Narrow bands of woven tape were important to Americans in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, before the days of elastic and zippers. This book documents the fascinating American history of handwoven tape and offers patterns and instructions to enable today's weavers to make it. Many Early American households had a tape loom for making the tape needed by the family, and this book offers a discussion of the people who wove tape, the patterns woven, and the types of looms used, along with over 280 color images. The book also gives step-by-step instructions for setting up a tape loom with warp threads, and explains how to weave your own tape. You can weave tape for similar practical uses as our forebears, or to create one-of-a-kind gifts and decorations like key chains, holiday garlands, or lanyards.