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Weaving Craft Books

The Handweaver's Pattern Directory: Over 600 Weaves for 4-shaft Looms
by Anne Dixon
Amazon Price: $23.07
Customer Reviews:
» I am a beginning weaving student and purchased this book for a class project in which I needed to weave 3 distinctly different scarves from one warp....a challenge. This book shows many possibilities...

» Seeing the patterns in color is absolutely wonderful and so helpful. I have a popular book, which I love and use constantly, but with the black and white photos of the patterns you don't get the real...

» A must have for all weavers using 4-shaft loom patterns. It has all the patterns in color which allows you to see the beauty in the different patterns. Easy pattern instructions. If you are buying onl...

» An excellent book, for all stages, for weavers using 4-shafts.
Clear diagrams with photographs of the actual weaving item.
A must-have book at one's elbow when weaving.

» An excellent guide to weaving and 600 patterns. The first part of the book is dedicated to weaving terms and techniques, with illustrations. The bulk of the book is treadle and heddle diagrams and c...

Learning to Weave, Revised Edition
by Deborah Chandler
Amazon Price: $18.45
Customer Reviews:
» The book was in very, very good condition for a used book. I will use this service again.

» As one other party suggests, this is not what I was really looking for but that does not alter the fact that this is an excellant book on weaving. I really needed a more basic book, BUT! After I lear...

» Just the right amount of photographs and all of the information is clear and step-by-step. Love the book.

» When my weaving friends aren't around, this is my weaving bible. Great photos and text written in an easy-to-get manner. She even suggests inexpensive ways to create some of the tools needed. Sampl...

» I really enjoyed this book. It has a lot of good information for everyone. It wasn't written for the complete beginner though. Even with that said, I think, if you're interested in getting started and...

Weaving Made Easy: 17 Projects Using a Simple Loom
by Liz Gipson
Amazon Price: $16.47
Customer Reviews:
» Again another book that suffers from the lack of editing and proofreading. GAUGE is spelled "gauge". Not "guage" There is no such word as "guage" That was the first one I caught and then I noticed ot...

» I really like this book. The photos are very clear and the text is easy to understand. This book will take you through your very first faltering steps into weaving and beyond. The projects are inter...

A Fine Fleece: Knitting with Handspun Yarns
by Lisa Lloyd
Amazon Price: $19.80
Customer Reviews:
» I gave this book 5 stars because it contains beautiful patterns most of which I want to knit and all of which are wearable. In this era of so many inferior knitting books with truly ugly, simplistic ...

» I do not spin - I bought the book solely for the patterns. Wow - they are all fabulous. I want to make them all!!! I love the fact that she has a couple of topdown sweaters in the book (no seaming)...

» This book is a treasury of magnificent textured knitting patterns for women(many shaped hourglass, with a few more unisex)...mainly sweaters/ cardigans, although there are a few knock-out scarves and ...

» When I first saw this book, I thought "Ho hum, another knitting book".
Closer examination proved how wrong that assessment was.

Yes, it is a knitting book. But it is also a spinni...

» I'm a huge Lisa Lloyd fan and have been for a long time, so this book is never going to make it to the shelf, it's going to stay in the pile next to my knitting chair. I want to make every pattern i...

Start Spinning: Everything You Need to Know to Make Great Yarn
by Maggie Casey
Amazon Price: $14.93
Customer Reviews:
» This is such a great book! If you get one spinning book, this is it. It covers everything, and has great step by step pictures. I haven't started spinning yet...but my new wheel is sitting here. I bou...

» I'm thinking about learning to spin, and this book gave me a good overview of what's involved, plus enough detail to make me feel confident that I COULD actually do it. Pictures are very clear, and t...

» I read this book from cover to cover. It has excellent photographs and information for spinners interested in creating their own yarn for projects.

» Loved this book as a new spinner. Lots of photos and how to find a wheel thats right for you was very helpful, This book is informative with out talking down to the reader and also helped me with my...

» I'm a new spinner and felt overwhelmed with the technical aspects of it when I decided to learn. What I needed was a "just the facts" kind of guide that would let me get started and not overwhelm me ...

200 Braids to Twist, Knot, Loop, or Weave
by Jacqui Carey
Amazon Price: $18.45
Customer Reviews:
» I am sure this resourceful book will assist me for many years to come. It utilizes many different weights of yarn too..

» wow! Was very surprised at all the ideas in this book. Very good instructions and visual aids. I am having a lot of fun making bracelets with my daughters.

» This is without doubt the best braiding book I've ever found, though admittedly the title is slightly misleading. When it says "200" there are actually about 50 different types of braids and the rest ...

» I was really astonished at how many different ways to briad was presented in this book. I wanted it for just 1 braid, but it shows you how to make trim and everything. It is much more useful than I ...

» A book like this can be used for decades. It's rich textures and colors make you want to create the braids. I love experimenting with designs like this to see how I can apply them. Wonderful.

Beginner's Guide to Braiding: The craft of Kumihimo (Beginner's Guide to)
by Jacqui Carey
Amazon Price: $10.85
Customer Reviews:
» Beautiful color photos and lots of examples and instruction. Maybe not for the beginner's only source of instruction.

» This is a very clear guide for the beginner and good for referencing different braiding patterns. The pictures are good and the language easy to understand.

» The author makes this very easy. Granted this is a beginners book but you can still make a 'pretty' on your first effort. Her dimensions for a wooden marudai (stand) were so accurate that my husband...

» As a beginner to kumihimo, I felt this book covered all the basics needed to learn the braiding process. Once you follow the step by step photo images and diagrams, it was easy to pick up the steps. A...

» I am a new Kumihimo enthusiast and was looking for something to help me. I love the photos and very easy to follow directions and diagrams! Would definately recommend to those who are interested in th...

Leather Braiding
by B. Grant
Amazon Price: $8.95
Customer Reviews:
» Leather Braiding is a shortened version of Bruce Grant's Encyclopedia of Rawhide and Leather Braiding and is excellent for learning a variety of braiding techniques. His step-by-step written and draw...

» I had this book as a kid and now I am back into making braided tack (this time for camels) I purchased this book again. Great book - has numerous knots and braids. Anyone who wants to braid either l...

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This is a valuable resource for leather workers an knot tyers. While many of the knots and braids are interchangeable the section on "mystery braiding" is worth the price of the book. ...

» With a little of experience in knotting you be able to create beautiful models... I recommend it.

» I am new to leather braiding, and this book helped very much, I know I have much to learn. I found some of the illustrations a tad confusing, but all in all it was well worth the price for all the inf...

Creative Weaving: Beautiful Fabrics with a Simple Loom
by Sarah Howard, Elisabeth Kendrick
Amazon Price: $10.17
Customer Reviews:
» This book has a beautifully written and illustrated section at the beginning on warping and setting up a rigid heddle loom. The descriptions for each design are quite a bit less detailed. I got some...

» I purchased this book right after I bought my rigid heddle loom. It is filled with photos of beautiful but simple weaving... and that is the bulk of the book. There is very basic information, emphasis...

» Very nicely done, but I could have used a little more direction on the projects and more photos of these photos.

» I needed this book. I am new at weaving and this has inspired me and helped me through the learning process. There are very few books on the rigid heddle loom and this is a keeper. You need this bo...

» This book is a compilation of full page pictures of plain weave using different colors of yarn, some texture changes, some novelty stuff. Chapters are divided by color. 4 reds, 4 blues, etc. There is ...

Folk Shawls (Folk Knitting series)
by Cheryl Oberle
Amazon Price: $14.93
Customer Reviews:
» I've only been knitting for about a year so I wasn't sure if this book would be way out of my league. I think it's going to become one of my favorite pattern books. All of the shawls are gorgeous and ...

» Excellent book with easy directions and fast delivery. I look forward to making some lovely knitted shawls.

» I'm a Latina, married to a Japanese man, and have a Navajo sister-in-law. There is a Spanish Christening Shawl, a Mexican Ribozo shawl, a Kimono Shawl, and a Native American shawl in this book. Not ...

» 25 Knitting patterns and tales from around the world will educate and entertain you for years to come. The shawls here are gorgeous and inspired by traditions and designs from around the world.

» A friend of mine loaned me a copy of her book when she found out that I was looking for something new and different from the afghans I had been knitting with old left over yarns. After looking thru t...