Hand Weaving: The Basics
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The perfect guide for all beginner weavers working on a frame loom, covering essential techniques, from preparing the loom, to basic weaving on a frame, starting and finishing off, and advanced methods and design suggestions such as adding texture and found objects.

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Foreword A brief history of weaving The purpose of weaving The process of weaving Elements of design in weaving Your personal portfolio Taking it further Weaving in the community – a memoir Further reading and information Suppliers Glossary Index

About the Author

Lynn Gray Ross lives in Scotland on the Isle of Arran, where she established the Silverbirch Spinning and Weaving Workshop in 1981 to teach traditional textile crafts. In addition to teaching adults in the UK, US and Europe, she has developed award-winning projects with local schools. Her work is exhibited and collected internationally and she has been involved in such high profile commissions such as a community tapestry for the 1995 United Nations Conference on Women in Beijing.

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Ross, an expert weaving instructor with numerous years of experience, brings her knowledge of the art of hand weaving to a wider audience in her first book. Ross has tremendous respect for her craft’s rich history, and the photographs are beautiful.
*Library Journal*

Those who like to weave small and large pictures will get plenty of suggestions from this book.
*TFT [Bloomsbury Translation]*

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