London Guild Library Title Index

1000 Patterns Fibre technology, textile science, raw materials Drusilla Cole Defines 550 terms, mainly connected with , and Colour and design gives their equivalent in French, German, Italian, Patterns arranged by period and style, from the ancient Spanish, Portuguese, and Swedish. Illustrated with world to today. If shows every pattern in superb full- diagrams and photos. colour artwork, indicates how and where used, and describes what the patterns meant to the people who A Trip to Kathmandu used them. Alan Quin World textiles A Dictionary of Dyes and Dyeing K G Ponting A Weaver's Book of 8-Shaft Patterns from the Dyes & dyeing Friends of Handwoven Includes natural and synthetic dyes, processes, history. Carol Strickler Loom weaving A Dyeing Art: Traditional tie-dye and batik in Probably the most useful multishaft book for the Gambia handweavers. Covers the well-known weaves and a few Anita Whittle less well known. 900 drawdowns and photos of the World textiles fabric samples associated with them, based on 25 Shows the traditional dyeing methods in the Gambia. different threadings. Kola nut, indigo, and chemical dyeing are all covered. A Weaver's Life: Ethel Mairet 1872 - 1952 A Dyer's Manual Margot Coatts Jill Goodwin Textile biographies Dyes & dyeing Ethel Mairet was involved with the arts & crafts Concentrates on natural dyes, movement, and had an influential weaving studio alongside Eric Gill. Her weaving was strongly influenced by her travels abroad. A Handweaver's Source Book Marguerite Porter Davison A Weaver's Memoir Loom weaving Presents a selection of the patterns from A Handweaver's Jack Lenor Larsen Pattern Book that give "a broad scope of design". Every Textile biographies draft is illustrated with a graph showing the appearance World renowned weaver and textile designer, successful when wove. A classic. entrepreneur, collector of traditional and contemporary crafts, recounts his personal quest, inspirations, early life and career. A History of Hand Richard Rutt African Textiles Knitting Looks at the social aspects of knitting, the development John Picton of techniques and tools, local traditions, a historical John MACK glossary, and a transcription of the earliest English World textiles . Comprehensive account taking examples from the whole continent. A Step-by-Step Guide to Woven Carpets and Rugs Ajrakh: Mordant resist, batik and tie dye Ann Croot Janet Willoughby Rug weaving World textiles Gives clear instructions with diagrams on equipment, Ajrakh is the last remaining cloth made by mordant resist warping, and techniques including inlay, soumak, in India. Covers the making of the hand carved printing knotting, , rya. blocks and morndant resist dyeing process, but also block printing with wax and tie-dyeing in Kutch. A Textile Terminology: Warp and Weft Dorothy K Burnett An Enquiry into the Origin of Piebald or British Sheep and : A Guide to British "Jacob" Sheep sheep breeds and their unique wool A R Werner British Wool Marketing Board Spinning Spinning Over 60 UK breeds are described with photos including Art and Design in Textiles a close-up of a lock of their wool. Descriptions include colour, fleece weight, staple length and micron range as Michael Ward well as general info on each breed Colour and design Explains the process by which the molecule is transformed into fabric, how a pattern is built up and British Sheep and Wool: A Guide to British how it is closely linked to structure. sheep breeds and their unique wool, 3rd ed Spinning Art Forms in Nature Very comprehensive with photos of each breed and the staple of its wool, plus details of staple length, micron Ernst Haeckel range, fleece weight, handle, main uses. Colour and design 100 lithographic plates of the drawings that a 19th century biologist used to illustrate his work. A design Card Weaving sourcebook. Candace Crockett Braiding, inkle & tablet weaving etc Australian Tapestries from the Victorian Covers the history, then goes through the techniques of Tapestry Workshop card weaving (aka tablet weaving) Victorian Tapestry Workshop Tapestry weaving Contemporary Australian Tapestries A catalogue in full colour of the complete works 1976 - Tapestry weaving 1988 from the Victorian Tapestry Workshop in Takes you behind the scenes at the Victorian Tapestry Melbourne Workshop.

Backstrap Weaving Contemporary Australian Tapestries from the World textiles Victorian Tapestry Workshop Tapestry weaving Bauhaus Textiles: women artists and the The Victorian Tapestry Workshop is the Australian weaving workshop equivalent of West Dean when it comes to large scale tapestries. Sigrid Wortmann Weltge World textiles Comprehensive study of the weaving workshop, Coptic Fabrics illustrated with photos of the weavers and workshop as Marie-Hélène Rutschowscaya colour plates of the textiles World textiles From thread to loom; use of fabrics, external influences, Beginner's Guide to Spinning and the textiles themselves. 158 illustrations, of which 71 in colour. Hetty Wickens Spinning Creative Feltmaking Boundweave J Kay Donald Felting and papermaking Clotilde Barrett Covers fleece preparation, carding etc, and the Loom weaving traditional techniques and modifications, plus a numnber Looks particularly at weft-faced boundweave, defining of projects ranging from a beret to a bowl. Includes boundweave as a fabric whose pattern picks float over ideas for workshops. two or more warp threads and whose integrity does not depend on a tabby ground weave, rather on two or more complementary pattern picks in each row Creative Knitting Mary Walker Phillips Braidmaking Knitting Barbara Pegg Braiding, inkle & tablet weaving etc Creative Kumihimo Covers the many forms of braidmaking - plaiting, finger Jacqui Carey braids, knotted braids, looped braids and woven braids, Braiding, inkle, tablet weaving, tassels, macramé as well as tassels, fringes and finishing techniques. Concentrates on braids made on the Marudai., with over 50 structures explained. Well illustrated with photographs of the braids that can be made from the clearly drawn and explained patterns Doubleweave on four to eight shafts Ursina Arn-Grishott Creative Spinning Loom weaving Alison Daykin Systematic introduction to the design and weaving of Jane DEANE double (and multi-layered) cloth. Already a classic. Spinning Explains how to spin using drop spindles and spinning Dye Plants and Dyeing wheels, the characteristics of different wool fibres, and how to control singles, twists and ply. Also covers other John & Margaret Cannon fibres. Clear diagrams and illustrations. Suitable for Dyes & dyeing beginners & more experienced Published in conjunction with Kew Gardens and written by botanists.. Looks at 48 dye platns from around the world and describes the structure, cultivation, history and Damask and Opphämta with Weaving Sword use of each. or Drawloom Lillemor Johansson Dyes from Natural Sources Loom weaving Damask and opphämta are different techincally but the Anne Dyer same tools are used for both demanding techniques. This Dyes & dyeing book gives the history of both techniques as well as Discusses all aspects of natural dyeing, especially in the instruction and hints. home, including tie-dyeing and overdyeing. A classified list gives the kind of results one might get from a variety of plants in the UK, N America, Australia and NZ Designing for Weaving: A study guide for drafting, design and color Eco Colour: Botanical dyes for beautiful Carol S Kurtz textiles Loom weaving The sub-title says it India Flint Dyes & dyeing The author is Australian and has a unique and Designing Woven Fabrics stimulating approach with dyeing ideas you won't have Janet Phillips heard of before! Includes wool, but also recycling cloth Loom weaving and . Dyeing processes include solar dyeing. Colour The book is aimed at weavers who are already photos, bibliography, index comfortable about making warps, dressing looms and weaving in general, but who now want to design and Eight Shaft Patterns weave original fabrics. The book is very well illustrated in colour. Friends of Handwoven Loom weaving Domino Knitting Eight, Twelve, ... Twenty: An Introduction to Vivian Høxbro multishaft weaving Knitting Deceptively simple technique to get great colour effects Kathryn Wertenberger using only one colour at a time. Includes instructions and Loom weaving patterns for fashion designs and home accessories. If you're thinking about a multishaft loom or have just acquired one, this takes you through the basic concepts of designing and understanding profiles, unit tie-ups and Double Two-Tie Unit Weaves more complex weave structures. Clotilde Barrett Eunice SMITH Elementary Textile Design and Fabric Structure Loom weaving Monograph exploring what Harriet Tidball described as John Read "Double Summer & Winter", ie a threading system that Fibre technology, textile science, raw materials allows a huge variety of patterns and structures to be Written for professional textile design students; covers woven in a much more shaft-economical way than a the structure and design utility of plain weaves, twills, straight draw. satins, diamond & spot weaves, figured and complex twills, unbalanced structures eg poplin & repp, and effects controlled by features. Double-Faced Fabrics on Two and Four Shaft Looms Embroidery from Indai and Pakistan Lore Youngmark Sheila Paine Loom weaving Various techniques for double-FACED cloth, NOT World textiles double cloth In the Fabric Folios series. Inlcudes some information Freeform about the dyeing. Prudence Mapstone Knitting Encyclopedia of Handspinning The book contains an introduction to freeform, choosing Mabel Ross colours and and patterns. It is well illustrated in Spinning colour showing made garments and the stitches used. A-Z reference manual with discursive entries and a practical how-to slant From Fibres to Fabrics Elizabeth Gale Exploring Multishaft Design Fibre technology, textile science, raw materials Bonnie Inouye Comprehensive textbook on natnural and manufactured Loom weaving yarns, types of woven fabrics, printing and dyeing of Designed as a course to help you understand multishaft fabrics, and care of fabrics and garments. weaving and the structures and effects possible with eight or more shafts, not just give you patterns to follow. Geometric Design in Weaving Excellent. Else Regensteiner Colour and design Fabric Printing by Hand Part 1 gives covers design theory and classical Stephen Russ proportions; part 2 presents a variety of weaver- Dyes & dyeing controlled techniques including tapestry, inlay, rug Covers all the major fabric printing processes that may weaving; part 3 covers loom-controlled technicques be performed in the home - silk screen printing, block including block weaves, double cloth. printing, batik, tie-dyeing, starch resist techniques and various methods of painting and drawing on textiles. Gold Threads Includes many recipes. Braiding, inkle & tablet weaving etc

Fashions from the Loom Growing Herbs and Plants for Dyeing Betty J Beard Betty E M Jacobs Garments from handwovens Dyes & dyeing Gives 40+ loom-shaped or ethnic designs to be made Information on how to grow herbs and plants that yield from handwoven cloth, with an ntroductory section colours fast to washing and light, along with details of covering general principles. the dyeing procedures for each one.

Feltmaking: Techniques and Projects Guatemalan Textiles in the British Museum Inge Evers Ann Hecht Felting and papermaking World textiles Covers brief history, basic techniques and equipment, In the BM Occasional Paper series. Detailed and projects from flat to clothing to dolls descriptions of the museum holdings, illustrated with line drawings, with the emphasis on the weaving techniques. Fiberarts Design Book 3 Appendix of photos, some colour. Ed: Kate Mathews Yarn crafts generally : New directions Shhowcasing the best in contemporary fibre arts, Alison Ellen including tapestry, weaving, quilting, feltmaking, Knitting basketry, and surface design Starts with a brief history of knitting and continues by explaining the techniques - stitches, working with colour Fibre Facts for Spinners and Weavers and designing and working out your own garments. Zoe Hill et al Encourages experimentation. 144pp, colour photos, Fibre technology, textile science, raw materials charts, diagrams, bibliography A small book of useful information and tips about handling fibre, yarn, and equipment. Hand Woolcombing and Spinning: A guide to worsteds from the spinning wheel Free Weaving on Frame and Loom Peter Teale Elisabeth Hoppe Spinning et al "A book for handspinners who aspire to a high standard Loom weaving of professional excellence, the book rediscovers many Collection of chapters covering loom weaving, tapestry of the old methods and applies modern technological weaving, designing pricnciples to the forgotten trade of woolcombing" Hands On Rigid Heddle Weaving Jane Patrick Betty Linn Davenport Garments from handwovens Loom weaving Drawdowns, weaving and make-up instructions for a Clear presentation with projects and photos of woven dozen or more garments. items. Covers hand manipulation and inlay as well as plain weave, log cabin etc. Handwoven's Design Collection 5: Dishtowels Jane Patrick Handspindles Loom weaving Bette Hochberg Drawdowns, weaving and make-up instructions for a Spinning dozen or more items in different weave structures Covers handspindels through history, across cultures, and for different fibres. How to Make Felt: Create hats, bags, rugs, masks, and much more Handspinners Workbook: Fancy Yarns Anne Belgrave Mabel Ross Felting and papermaking Spinning Shows in clear colour photos how to make felt and Definitions anddescriptions of fancy yarns, with create a range of items by shaping and forming rather diagrams and precise spinning and plying details than by .

Handwoven Ikat Technique Donna Muller Jackie Battenfield Loom weaving Dyes & dyeing Covers loom-controlled weaves including Bronson, Covers history, techniques, warp, weft and double ikats, Swedish, huck contemporary artists, and design aspects including a watercolour technique helpful in designing ikats. Handwoven, Tailormade: A tandem guide to fabric designing, weaving, sewing and Ikat Textiles of India tailoring Chelna Desai Sharon D Alderman World textiles Kathryn WERTENBERGER Comprehensive, full-colour, with hundreds of examples Garments from handwovens from collections and from individual weavers themselves. Part 1 covers the weaving, including fibre selection, Information on the history and technique, and also on fabric design, and finishing the cloth. Part 2 covers the symbolism of the motifs used. sewing and tailoring techniques and general how-to. Colour pages show some case studies of fabric and Ikat: of Central Asia garments. Kate Fitz Gibbon Andrew HALE Handwoven's Design Collection 13: Super World textiles Simple Tops Amazing, authoritative, huge, 372 colour plates. Details Jane Patrick the entire Guido Goldman collection. Not a book to Garments from handwovens carry home on the tube - extremely heavy. Drawdowns, weaving and make-up instructions for a dozen garments. Ikats: Woven Silks from Central Asia - The Rau Collection Handwoven's Design Collection 14: Weaving Crafts Council for Baby World textiles Ann Walker Budd This is the first publication of Pip Rau's magnificent Garments from handwovens collection of ikats. It coincided with the Craft Council Drawdowns, weaving and make-up instructions for a exhibition in 1988. dozen or more items In Sheep's Clothing Handwoven's Design Collection 17: Jackets Noel Fournier and Pullovers Jane FOURNIER Jean Scorgie Spinning Garments from handwovens Looks at 100 different breeds of sheep and gives advice Drawdowns, weaving and make-up instructions for 10 on selecting and cleaning fleeces, preparation methods, garments. spinning and plying

Handwoven's Design Collection 4: Outerwear Indian Ikat Textiles Rosemary Crill Covers designing, making of sequins, stones and World textiles threads, appliquéing, sewing and assembling. Based on the V&A's unrivalled collection of ikats from all over India. Over 100 colour plates, plus further Knitting with Wire illustrations showing the uses of Indian ikat textiles. Also explores their influence on other textile traditions. Nacnie M Wiseman Knitting Descriptions of tools and techniques for 30 projects, Indigo including embellishing with beads and how to make Jenny Balfour-Paul findings and finishes. Dyes & dyeing Covers all aspects - historical, agricultural, botanical, K'O-SSY: Weaving, Suzhou, China chemical, technological, commercial and economic, as well as looking at its use in textiles. World textiles

Indonesian Textiles Kumihimo Japanese Braiding Michael Hitchcock Braiding, inkle & tablet weaving etc World textiles Techniques including batik, ikat, supplementary weft, as Kumihimo: Japanese silk braiding techniques well as other decorative non-weaving techniques. 100 Catherine Martin colour and 50 b&w illustrations. Braiding, inkle & tablet weaving etc Covers equipment and techniques, then gives instructions Inkle Loom Weaving: The basics and design for 12 specific braids. Illustrated with some colour Anne Dixon plates. Braiding, inkle & tablet weaving etc How to set up and weave, and the mechanics of Learning to Weave designing. Deborah Chandler Loom weaving Inkle Weaving Well illustrated with diagrams and photographs of Helene Bress techniques, including what is weaving, equipment, Braiding, inkle & tablet weaving etc weaving vocabulary, warping, weaving, reading drafts Tells how to make and set up an inkle loom as well as and altering drafts, basic twills and more covering techniques including picots, frnges, slits, tabs, Ghiordes knots, rya knots Lettering on the Inkle Loom Anne Dixon Inkle Weaving Braiding, inkle & tablet weaving etc Lavinia Bradley Takes you through the structure, proportions and spacing Braiding, inkle & tablet weaving etc of letters, and how to warp and weave them. Intended for inkle weavers who do not realise the full potential of their loom, and for handweavers to show Lichens for Vegetable Dyeing how an inkle loom can complement their larger looms. Eileen M Bolton Dyes & dyeing Japanese Ikat Weaving: The techniques of Written specifically to help the handweaver find and kasuri identify the dye lichens more easily, and to assist in the Jun & Noriko Tomita making of the red and purple dyes from these plants. World textiles Colour drawings assist identification. Covers the history and regional differences of kasuri, and deals in detail with the actual techniques of warp Linen: Handspinning and Weaving and weft kasuri, with diagrams and photos. Patricia Baines Spinning Journeys and Journals: Woven tapestries and Covers all stages from preparation of flax right through drawings to the finishing and care of linen. Jilly Edwards Tapestry weaving Madder Red: A history of luxury and trade Written to acocmpany a major exhibition of Jilly Robert Chenciner Edwards' work in Cumbria in 2001. Dyes & dyeing In this study, the etymology, botany and history of Kalagas: Burmese Embroidered Tapestries madder from 3000BC to the rpesent day are complemented by histories of dyeing wool, and Janet Willoughby silk as well as the development of pigment. World textiles World textiles Magical Materials - in Weaving (Magiske Provides clear step-by-step instructions with illustrations Materialer) for weaving Navajo rugs and Hopi ceremonial sashes Lotte Dalgaarde Ann RICHARDS (TRANSLATOR) Nepalese Textiles Loom weaving Susi Dunsmore Covers overtwist and elastic yarns, metallics, and many World textiles other yanrs with unusual or unexpected properties. Covers the types of spindles, looms, raw materials, Includes practical instructions for working with them, and natural dyes, methods and patterns in an area-by-area excellent iphotos, illustrations and diagrams. In Danish survey.100 colour and 80 b&w illustrations. with separate translation On Weaving Making Plaits and Braids Anni Albers June Barker Loom weaving Braiding, inkle & tablet weaving etc A development of the ideas Albers put forward in "On Definitions, illustrations and instructions Designing".

Mastering Weave Structures: Transforming Pat Bloor Tapestries weave structurs into great cloth Ed: Kate Jennings Sharon Alderman Tapestry weaving Loom weaving Published to coincide with the exhibition of Pat's work A comprehensive reference book that not just gives held in 2005. Contains colour platges of many (most?) details of an extensive range of weave structures but of her individual work. also explains the principles that make each one behave the way it does and increases one's weaving knowledge Pattern Techniques for Handweavers and understanding greatly Doramay Keasbey Loom weaving Mauve: How one man invented a colour that Detailed and comprehensive, for weavers at all levels. changed the world Each section starts with thorough coverage of basic Simon Garfield principles and chapters cover all aspects of pattern Textile biographies weaving from loom types to designing and drafting in all Tells the story of William Perkin, a chemist who the main pattern techniques. discovered how to synthesise the colour purple and thereby aided the discovery of DNA, chemotherapy for Peter Collingwood - Weaver cancer, and a number of other developments. Peter Collingwood Loom weaving McDougall Collection of Indian Textiles A two-DVD set recorded six months before Peter Pitt Rivers Museum Collingwood died, with a wide-ranging interview on disk World textiles 1 and in-depth demonstrations of macrogauzes, shaft- switching and other techniques at his loom on disk 2. A Miao Textiles from China poignant epitaph. Gina Corrigan World textiles Peter Collingwood Weaver In the Fabric Folios series. Complex Weavers Textile biographies Mirror Work and Embroideries of Kutch, India A 2 DVD set. Disk 1 is an extensive interview with Peter covering his career, his books, techniques, textile Janet Willoughby collection, and more general thoughts on weaving. Disk World textiles 2 presents detailed technical demonstrations, esp of Covers blowing the shisha glass, mirror work, chain macrogauzes and shaft-switching stitch, filling stitches, cross stitch, appliqué, interlacing, and soof embroidery. Peter Collingwood, Master Weaver Nature's Colors Peter Collingwood Rug weaving Ida Gray Produced to accompany the major retrospective Colour and design exhibition in 1998.

Navajo and Hopi Weaving Techniques Ply-Split Braiding Mary Pendleton Julie Hedges Braiding, inkle & tablet weaving etc Rug Weaving: Block Weaves and Shaft An introduction to Designs in Single Course Twining, Switching including cord-making methods. Included are the Jason Collingwood technique, getting started with ply-split braids, and the Rug weaving designs. Comprehensive workshop covering warping through to creating colour blocks and shaft switching, including Prehistoric Textiles: The development of cloth how to adapt any loom to shaft switching. in the neolithic and bronze ages E J W Barber Rug Weaving: Technique and design Textile history Brian Knight A detailed study of textile traditions in the Aegean and Rug weaving adjacent parts of , N Africa, and the Near East. Describes in simple terms and with clear diagrams and Brings a practical knowledge of spinning & weaving, photos the basic rug-weaving techniques so that a and also archeology & linguistics, to bear on many beginner may be able to tackle the craft with technical problems. confidence.

Printed and Dyed Textiles from Africa Rugs & Carpets: Techniques, traditions & John Gillow designs World textiles Andrew Middleton In the Fabric Folios series. Rug weaving Traces the development of carpet-making and introduces Printed and Dyed Textiles from Africa the range of rugs and carpets produced since 1800. John Gillow Covers all the major carpet-making regions. Colour World textiles plates and descriptions of rugs, but not geared to Over 30 textiles from the BM collection in a variety of weaving. techniques from a range of cultures across especially W Africa and N Africa but also Madagascar Rugs from Rags John Hinchcliffe Rag Rugs Angela JEFFS Ann Davies Rug weaving Rug weaving Covers a number of methods of rag-rug-making, Covers basic techniques and 12 porjects, mainly including hooking, plaiting, knitting and weaving. hooking and prodding, but also locker hooking, plaiting/braiding, and some less common contemporary Rugweaving Techniques: Beyond the basics techniques Peter Collingwood Rug weaving Resources for the Creative Traveller: Weavers, Written 20 years after his classic "The Techniques of Rug spinners, dyers, feltmakers Weaving". With concise instructions nad explanatory Kathy Brassill diagrams, Peter Collingwood explores new techniques Weave-Spin-Dye for plain weave, twill and block weaves including 3 end A lot of the info is out of date now, but still useful for block weaves and shaft-switching. museums, associations etc, esp in Ireland. Shadow Knitting Respect the Spindle Vivian Hoxbrø Abby Franquemont Knitting Spinning Introduces the principles of shadow knitting, covering THE book for spindle lovers. More information than you basic techniques and more advanced projects ever knew existed. You will be amazed at the yarns you can produce, and the speed. Covers spindles from Shetland Wool around the world. Colour photos, index, resources, Spinning bibliography Archival film from the 1950s/60s showing shearing of fleece, women sorting, carding, spinning and knitting Rope, Twine and Net Making lace jumpers and shawls, followed by footage of ASF's Anthony Sanctuary educational programme in schools, weaver in residence, Braiding, inkle & tablet weaving etc adult learning & community work Gives a brief history of the crafts, outlines the fibres and methods used, and describes some of the looms and Shibori machines. E Möller Dyes & dyeing World textiles Shuttlecraft Book of American Handweaving Covers making yarns, braiding, how to net a bag, carrying straps by split-ply weaving, hemp, silk, wool M Atwater yarns, cotton, indigo, belt weaving, body tension loom, Loom weaving back strap looms, and weaving, observed during 20 yrs' Weaving classic with photos (b&w), drawdowns, and research in the 20th/21st century mainstream weaving information Summer & Winter: A Weave for all seasons Silk Reeling and other programmes/videos Donna Sullivan World textiles Loom weaving Contians four programmes: 1 - Silk Reeling & Backstrap Comprehensive coverage of summer and winter on four Weaving in Thailand; 2 - Zandra Rhodes - Colour in shafts. Fashion; 3 - The Clothes Show in Thailand; 4 - Gabbeh Life is Colour - Rugmakers in Iran Supplementary Warp Patterning Small Woven Tapestries Harriet Tidball Loom weaving Mary Rhodes Covers all sorts of supplementary warp effects, including Tapestry weaving pick-up, distorted warps, turned warp-weft, and classic loom-ontrolled patterns Spin to Weave: The weaver's guide to making yarn Swedish Handweaving Sara Lamb Malin Selander Spinning Loom weaving Focuses on spinning specifically for weaving with Projects in a variety of weaves with drawdowns and detailed instructions, a good variety of projects, and a project descriptions and some colour illustrations gallery of pieces by other spinners Swiss Straw Work: Techniqiues of a Fashion Spinning Cotton, Silk & Flax Industry Patsy Zawistoski Veronica Main Spinning Yarn crafts generally Video workshop for spinners who are comfortable with Comprehensive archive of methods and designs as well their wheel and know how to spin wool. Covers finishing as a step-by-step guide to each individual technique. techniques as well as preparation and spinning Signed copy. techniques. Synthetic Dyeing Spinning Designer Yarns Frances Tompson Diane Varney Tone TOMPSON Spinning Dyes & dyeing Covers blending and dyeing fibres, spinning singles and Covers all sorts of synthetic dyes and techniques plied yarns for colour, texture, buzz, shine; including including rainbow dyeing, over-dyeing, using a corespun, bouclé, snarl, knotted, tufted yarns microwave and pressure cooker

Spinning Wheels, Spinners and Spinning Synthetic Dyes for Natural Fibers Patricia Baines Linda Knutson Spinning Dyes & dyeing "The most complete account yet published of the history Designed to help you understand how dyes work, of the spinning wheel and spinning techniques." choose appropriate types, dye safely and creatively, and apply colour theory to your design process Spinning Wool: Beyond the basics Anne Field Tablet Weaving Spinning Ann Sutton & Pat Holtom Intended for spinners who have mastered the basics. Braiding, inkle & tablet weaving etc Teaches how to analyse fleeces with the end purpose in Part 1 covers equipment and basic techniques; part 2 mind, use different spinning methods, design yarns and covers more advanced techniques. Patterns for 30 spin to a pre-determined spize and twist count. braids in total.

Spiritual Fabric: Twenty years of textile Tangled Threads research among the Miao people Mary Barker Sadae Torimaru Textile biographies Autobiography of Mary Barker, a weaver and teacher World textiles who was involved with the Weavers Journal for 30 Looks in detail at the principal tartans - design, sett, years and travelled the world giving workshops. An development - how spinning, dyeing and weaving appendix gives the technical details of those workshops. methods have changed over history, and the role of clan, military and royal leaders in their development. Tapestries from Egypt woven by the children Colour designs plus b&w weave diagrams of Harrania W & B Forman Tassels for the Home: Creating beautiful fabric Ramses Wissa WASSEF decorations and ornamental trimmings World textiles Anna Crutchley Tapestries woven by a group of children as part of an Braiding, inkle & tablet weaving etc experiment to re-establish an ancient craft and develop How to make tassels, ideas for using tassels, and step-by- the creativity of the children step instructions for 40+ projects

Tapestry Teach Yourself Torchon Lace: 6 basic lessons in Maurice Pianzola bobbin lace with workcards Julien COFFINET Eunice Arnold Tapestry weaving Lacemaking Discusses the development or ideas and stylistic qualities Written by an established teacher of lacemaking, using as well as introducing tapestry looms, techniques, and her method of teaching only one stitch initially but usinga the history of tapestry weaving variety of appterns. Includes isntructions for making a pillow, and pattern cards to prick through. Tapestry Barty Phillips Techniques of Rug Weaving Tapestry weaving Peter Collingwood Charts the history of tapestry weaving across cultures, Rug weaving including the European tradition, ancient Peruvian work, The classic and comprehensive account of rug weaving the Indian dhurrie, and Navajo rugs. Also looks at techniques, with clear explanations, diagrams and intersting contemporary tapestry. Lavishly illustrated. photos.

Tapestry Weaving Textile and Weaving Structures: A source Kirsten Glasbrook book for makers and designers Tapestry weaving Peter Collingwood Materials, basic techniques, winding warps, preparing Fibre technology, textile science, raw materials weft yarns, weaving the , etc., further techniques, Studies a range of traditional objects from around the mounting and framing, photographs of Author’s world, highlighting the many ways in which the makers tapestries have exploited the possibilities of both material and structure. Tapestry Weaving: A Comprehensive Study Guide Textile Crafts Nancy Harvey Constance Howard Tapestry weaving Yarn crafts generally A comprehensive introduction covering preparation for Contains chapters on a wide variety of yarn crafts weaving, basic weaving techniques, additional including macrame, sprang, basketry, knitting, , techniques, finishing, mounting and tapestry care. Also written by specialists in each craft. Peter Collingwood looks at Inspiration, cartoon planning and preparation contributed the chapter on sprang.

Tapestry: A Woven Narrative Textile Structures Timothy Wilcox Helen Hutton Caron and Mathison, Fiona PENNY Fibre technology, textile science, raw materials Tapestry weaving Review of contemporary design. Looks in detail at the Textiles from Guatemala current tapestry scene. Profiles of 32 contemporary weavers and of the Australian Tapestry Workshop, Ann Hecht Dovecot Studios and West Dean Tapestry Studio. Also World textiles chapters on technique, painting transposition. Explores 20 textiles from the BM collection, with clear explanations of the principle techniques, commentary on the design features, and a technical glossary. Over 100 Tartans: Their art and history colour illustrations. Ann Hecht is a London Guild Ann Sutton member. Richard CARR Textiles from Mexico A comprehensive spinning primer. Clear and concise Chloë Sayer instructions, illustrated with photos and diagrams. World textiles Over 20 pieces from the BM collection have been The Best of Weaver's: Fabrics that Go Bump photographed and explored in detail. Techniques and ed: Madelyn van der Hoogt clothing styles are explained and key features Loom weaving highlighted. Definitive articles from Weaver's magazine on theory and practice of creating 3D fabrics using all sorts of The Art of Colour techniques, weaves and yarns, along with 35 specific Johannes Itten projects described and illustrated in colour. Colour and design The classic and complete version of Itten's colour theory The Best of Weaver's: Huck Lace Madelyn van der Hoogt The Art of Knitting Loom weaving Françoise Tellier-Loumagne Collects together the seminal articles on huck from the Knitting classic Weaver's magazine to present theory and Inspirational stitches and textures,both hand-knitted and projects from linen dish towles to lace christening gowns machine-made, with hundreds of ways of working with yarn from silk thread to Shetland wool. Includes photos The Best of Weaver's: Thick 'n Thin of the textiles, detailed diagrams and written instructions. ed Madelyn van der Hoogt Loom weaving The Art of the Feltmaker Definitive articles from Weaver's magazine on thick-and- E Burkett thin including warp rep, tied weaves and double weave, Felting and papermaking along with 35 specific projects described and illustrated Written to accompany an exhibition of felt artefacts - in colour. mainly garments and cloth - from Iran, Afghanistan, Turkey; USSR, Iraq, India, Africa, Scandinavia and The Best of Weaver's: Twill Thrills Britain. Madelyn van der Hoogt Loom weaving The Art of the Loom: Weaving, spinning and Collects together the seminal articles on twills from the dyeing across the world classic Weaver's magazine to present theory and Ann Hecht projects on all kinds of twills, from basic to advancing to World textiles networked. Focuses on 8 textile areas of special interest - Navajo, Bedouin, W African strip weaving, Japanese kasuri, The Big Weave Tapstry Nepalese inlay, Guatemalan brocade, Peruvian Tapestry weaving tapestry. Describes the methods, fibres, types of looms. Showing a weaving project taken into various schools in 169 illustrations, incl 60 colour the Reading area to give children, teachers, and others, a chance to see what weaving is about and to actually The Art of Weaving have a go. Over 600 people participated in this Else Regensteiner particular project. Loom weaving Comprehensive handbook not just covering the The Book of Looms: A history of the handloom mechanics and techniques of weaving but also from ancient times to the present stimulating creative expression Eric Broudy Looms & weaving equipment The Ashford Book of Carding Traces the history and development of the loom from Jo Reeve Neolithic times to the present day; looks at how local Spinning conditions have influenced the development regionally. A guide to fibre preparation for handspinners, covering Photos and line drawings. flick carding, hand carding, drum carding, fleece to sliver, colour blending and fibre blending. Excellent The Care and Feeding of Spinning Wheels: A colour illustrations. Includes some projects eg self-striping buyer's guide and owner's manual socks, a merino & silk scarf Karen Pauli Spinning The Ashford Book of Spinning The author aims to cover repair, restoration, Anne Field maintenance as well as construction. A reference book Spinning for wheel emergencies, or how to prevent them occuring by taking a bit more care. The Complete Book of Drafting for Mabel Ross Handweavers Spinning Madelyn ven der Hoogt Clear and concise, only covering wool. Includes a Loom weaving glossary. Comprehensive manual of how to understand drafts and draft yourself, including profile drafts, turning drafts The Foundations of Weaving Mike Halsey The Complete Guide to Spinning Yarn Lore YOUNGMARK Brenda Gibson Loom weaving Spinning Thorough introduction to weaving and emphasis on The techniques and recipes are accompanied by clear structure from an inspirational teacher, co-founder of The how-to photos, covering a wide range from worsted, Handweavers Studio, and member of the London Guild woollen, thick & thin, plying, spiral, cable, colour- blended, boucle etc. Four projects and an end section The Handweaver's Pattern Book: The essential with advice on going professional. illustrated guide to over 600 fabric weaves Anne Dixon The Craft of Hand Spinning Loom weaving Eileen Chadwick Essentially an updated equivalent of Marguerite Spinning Davison's books of the same title. Colour photos of Covers wool in depth but then goes on to give the swatches of each weave with close-ups showing the different techniques for other animal fibres and for structure. Good general weaving information too. Anne vegetable fibres. Dixon is a London Guild member.

The Craft of Natural Dyeing: Glowing colours The Handwoven Index and Resource Directory from the plant world Loom weaving Jenny Dean Dyes & dyeing The Ikats of Sumba: Tie-dyeing and weaving Shows you how to use natural dyes at home, including of ceremonial cloths advice on mordanting and light fastness. Also has a Janet Willoughby chapter on growing your own dye plants. World textiles Covers spinning, tying, dyeing, weaving, design, and The Craft of the Weaver weaving of supplementary warp cloths. Ann Sutton Peter COLLINGWOOD AND GERALDINE ST AUBYN HUBBARD The Intentional Spinner: A Holistic approach to Loom weaving making yarn Accompanied a TV series. Covers spinning, dyeing, Judith MacKenzie McCuin tapestry, loom weaving, rug weaving, designing, inkles Spinning and backstrap looms, hangings, and historical textiles The first half of the book has a detailed look at the from around the world. different fibers used by spinners over the ages, and the second half goes into the structures of yarns and the The Craftworker's Year Book 2004 various techniques. Full of useful tips, with a nod to yarns Charles Wallin for weaving. Illustrated Yarn crafts generally Still useful for lits directory sections, even though the The Knitted Home: Creating contemporary calendar section is obviously out of date. knits for interiors Ruth Cross The Dyer's Art: Ikat, plangi, batik Spinning Jack Lenor Larsen 24 hand-knitting projects using texture, embellishments Dyes & dyeing and varied sttches, and also encourages readers to Brings together examples from every continent, and tells experiment for themselves. Unusual hangings could be a the history and development of the techniques as well as good showcase for spinners' designer yarns looking at contemporary work. Lavishly illustrated. The London Weavers' Company 1600 - 1970 The Elements of Colour Alfred Plummer Johannes Itten Textile biographies Colour and design Describes London weavers in their historical setting - Classic cutdown version of Itten's Art of Colour number of apprentices, attitudes towards the admission of women, the impact of the Plague and the Great Fire, the Spitalfields silk weavers, and later developments. The Essentials of Handspinning The first in a series of 3 titles covering between them the The Magic of Handweaving: The Basics and history of silk up to the present day. Beyond Sigrid Piroch The Slide Collection 1971 - 2010 Loom weaving Weave-Spin-Dye An instructional book that takes you through all the Slides from various summer schools over the years basics from loom types, planning, warping and weaving to finished cloth, and at the same time puts weaving in The Spinner's Book of Yarn Designs the world context. Very well illustrated. Sarah Anderson Spinning The Making of a Kilim: Spinning, dyeing and A resource book covering both thick and fine singles, weaving in Anatolia boucle and . Close-up photos of hands and Janet Willoughby yarns enhance the clear instructions. Skins and knitted World textiles swatches are also shown Covers spinning, dyeing, designs, weaving, washing and finishing. Filmed in Turkey. The Spinner's Encyclopedia Enid Anderson The Manual of Braiding Spinning Noémi Speiser A_Z reference book covering fibres, yarns, techniques, Braiding, inkle & tablet weaving etc equipment, people, history - anything connected with Introduction by Peter Collingwood. Describes, classifies spinning and analyses every form of braid in a consistent way. The Structure of Weaving The McDougall Collection of Indian Textiles Ann Sutton from Guatemala and Mexico Loom weaving Laura E Start Marries the structure of a range of weaves with all sorts World textiles of design ideas using them and loads of colour photos Classic overview of textiles from this region with b&w of fabrics in those techniques. plates The Tapestry Handbook The Pinwheel: An exploration in color-and- Carol K Russell weave design Tapestry weaving Margaret B Windeknecht Loom weaving The Tartan Weaver's Guide In-depth monograph covering two shafts up to sixteen James D Scarlett World textiles The Primary Structures of Fabrics:An illustrated 142 tartans illustrated in colour with thread counts classification Irene Emery The Technique of Freeform Design Fibre technology, textile science, raw materials Nancy M Searles The definitive descriptive classification of fabric Loom weaving structures, photographically illustrated. Allows Describes how to combine two weave structures in one standardization of descriptions of textiles from all shed by changing the shed mid-pick. periods and places. The Technique of Woven Tapestry The Secrets of Silk: From textiles to fashion Tadek Beutlich Priscilla Lowry Tapestry weaving Textile history Intended for readers who are interested to know how The second in the Secrets of Silk series. Includes tapestries are woven and also those who would like to Byzantium, silk in Europe, the influence of the weave one themselves. Covers basic techniques with Huguenots, gold, dyes, knitting, lace, buttons & bows, diagrams, and looks at some other techcniques eg rya silk in the home and in fashion. A practical section deals and double cloth. with knitting with silk. The Techniques of Ply-Split Braiding The Secrets of Silk: From the myths and legends to the Middle Ages Peter Collingwood Braiding, inkle & tablet weaving etc Priscilla Lowry Definitive manual of all the techniques, plus plates of Textile history mainly Indian ply-split braids Covers all sorts of weaving from card weaving to The Techniques of Sprang: Plaiting on backstrap, Navajo, and treadle. Includes spinning, stretched threads finishing techniques, dyeing and designing. 400+ line drawings, 50 projects. Peter Collingwood Braiding, inkle & tablet weaving etc The definitive book on sprang - tells you about it and The Woolcraft Book: Spinning, Dyeing, how to do it Weaving Constance Jackson The Techniques of Tablet Weaving Judith PLOWMAN Spinning Peter Collingwood Goes through all the stages from raw fleece to final Braiding, inkle & tablet weaving etc finishing of items, including both natural and synthetic The most comprehensive survey of tablet weaving dyeing. available. Signed copy The Yarn Book: How to understand, design The Textile Directory 2006: Art, craft, fashion, and use yarn interiors Penny Walsh Sue Richardson Yarn crafts generally Yarn crafts generally The book covers a history of spinning, the materials, Sections on textile people, textiles on show, textile yarn spinning mechanisms, handspinning techniques, education, textile shopping, textile publishing, plus yarn in fabric and contemporary yarns. The chapters are indexes including by region. well illustrated with colour photographs to show the techniques and equipment. The Use of Vegetable Dyes Violetta Thurstan Theme and Variation: More weaving that Dyes & dyeing sings Brief and to the point, especially covering British dye Nadine Sanders plants Joyce HARTER Loom weaving The Weaver's Book of Fabric Design Textbook on the Theo Moorman technique, with projects Janet Phillips covering clothing, rugs, wallhangings. Loom weaving Goes beyond the basic. Photos (some colour) of Thread: An Art Form samples as well as drafts Irene Waller Yarn crafts generally The Weaver's Inkle Pattern Directory Explores the structure of each kind of yarn craft, nne Dixon especially from the point of view of its aesthetic and Braiding, inkle, tablet weaving, tassels, macramé artistic qualities and potential. Instructions for loom set-up, 400-plus woven patterns, large collection of samples with accompanying charts, & Tie & Dye Made Easy a wide range of tips, tricks & techniques. Anne Dixon is Anne Maile a foremost authority on this subject, and a London Guild Dyes & dyeing member Covers all sorts of tie-dye techniques including stitching, knotting, rolling, using simple equipment like hair rollers The Weaver's Study Course and clothes pegs. Clear diagrams show what and where Else Regensteiner to tie and what the results of eahc pattern are Loom weaving Traditional Feltmaking in Turkey: Kece, The Weaver's Workbook kepenek, arakiye, and sikke Hilary Chetwynd Janet Willoughby Loom weaving World textiles Standard intro to looms, warping, threading etc, then Covers the woolmarket, felting bow, laying fleece, moves into pattern drafting and pattern weaving with patterning, kicking, feltmaking machines, and making colour diagrams. arakiye and sikke.

The Weaving, Spinning, and Dyeing Book Traditional Silk Weaving in Thailand Rachel Brown World textiles Weave-Spin-Dye Filmed in North East Thailand. Contents include rearing of silkworms, reeling silk, weft ikat, weaving process, pattern heddles for supplementary weft. A classic on woven structure and pattern in cloth design, Victorian Lace Today still much referred to in textile departments and by professional designers. Covers elementary weaves, ribs Jane Sowerby & cords, stripes, colour & weave, and jacquard. Knitting Traces the development of in England through the work of a few pionering Victorian ladies. Weave! An anthology of weave structures and Includes instructions on techniques and tools, and techniques patterns for shawls and scarves. Weave Structure Study Group Cambridgeshire Guild of WSD Vogue Dictionary of Knitting Stitches Loom weaving Looks at more than 10 weave structures, with large Anne Matthews colour photo of a sample of each with drawdown and Knitting notes. Starts with basic stitches, then goes on to cover ribs, textured patterns, cable, Aran, openwork and lace stitches, and other multi-colour knitting. Includes Weaves and Pattern Drafting a glossary of knitting terms in French, German, Italian, John Tovey Spanish. Loom weaving Explanations, drafts and photos of woven samples of a Warp Painting Plus … Garment Design & wide variety of weaves Construction Tips Mollie Freeman Weaving and Drafting your own Cloth: A New Sara LAMB Guide to Weaving #3 Dyes & dyeing Peggy Osterkamp Illustrates painting a cotton warp using fibre reactive Loom weaving dyes. Step-by-step instruction of getting started, beaming on a plain beam, threading the loom and sleying the reed, Warp/Weft/Sett: A reference manual for tying up the treadles, weaving, sectional beaming, tying handweavers on new warps, adjusting looms, all with accompanying clear diagrams June H Beveridge Loom weaving Over 900 photos of actual fabric swatches in plain Weaving Textiles that Shape Themselves weave, 2/2 twill and basket weave woven on different Ann Richards weights of cotton and linen warps with different weights Loom weaving of lcotton and linen wefts, with the sett used given for Although ostensibly about collapse and other 3D each one. weaves, this book also tells you more about yarn composition, fibre properties; weave structures and the Warping your Loom and Tying on New effect of all three on cloth than any other weaving book Warps: A New Guide to Weaving #2 yet published Peggy Osterkamp Loom weaving Weaving with the Rigid Heddle Loom Step-by-step instruction of getting started, beaming on a Anne Field plain beam, threading the loom and sleying the reed, Loom weaving tying up the treadles, weaving, sectional beaming, tying Ideas for stripes, checks, log cabin, texture, manipulated on new warps, adjusting looms, all with accompanying weaves etc clear diagrams Wild Colour Watson's Advanced Textile Design: Compound Jenny Dean Woven Structures Dyes & dyeing Z J Grosicki A practical and inspiring book celebratingof the wealth Loom weaving of natural dyes that can be obtained from over 60 Companion volume to "Watson's Textile Design & species of plants from the common marigolds and Colour" covering double & triple cloth incl backed rhubarb to the classic dye plants, such as madder and weaves & pique, supplementary warp & weft weaves, indigo. Colour photos. pile weaves & other compound structures Winding a Warp and Using a Paddle: A new Watson's Textile Design and Colour - guide to weaving # 1 Elementary Weaves and Figured Fabrics Peggy Osterkamp Z J Grosicki Carol HILLESTEAD Loom weaving Loom weaving Extremely clear coverage of all the different ways of making warps, the wrinkles and tricks and different tools. Not just for beginning weavers - something for everyone. Also covers basics of weaving, equipment, thread counts and sett.

World Textiles: A Concise History Mary Schoeser World textiles Presents a chronological survey of textiles around the world from prehistory to the present day, exploring how they are made, what they are made from, how they function in society, and the ways they are given meaning. Illustrated with colour plates.

Woven Shibori Catherine Eillis Loom weaving Well illustrated in colour, including what is woven shibori, construction of woven shibori cloth, designing, preparing the fabric for dyeing, processing, and finishing, dye recipes and applications, and the dyeing process

Woven Structures: A guide to oriental rug and textile analysis Marla Mallett Rug weaving A reference manual to enable standardised and practical structural analysis of rugs so that identification of provenance is easier. Covers knotted pile, soumak, twining, tapestry, brocading, warp float patterning and more.