The Weaver's Inkle Pattern Directory: 400 Warp-Faced Weaves [Hardcover]

From expert weaver Anne Dixon isThe Weaver's Inkle Pattern Directory--the ultimate resource for inkle weavers. Inkle weaving is a simple technique that offers ample opportunity for experimentation by beginners and experienced weavers. This book provides 400 patterns for loom enthusiasts and is the most comprehensive tool available to weavers.

You'll discover:

• An overview of inkle weaving's history and traditions.
• Instructions for loom set-up and simple techniques.
• An astonishing 400 woven patterns--some making their first debut.
• Illustrated samples and charts.
• Drafts provided throughout the entire guide.

Also included is a foreword by Madelyn van der Hoogt, the editor ofHandwovenmagazine and the author ofThe Complete Book of DraftingandThe Weaver's Companion(Interweave). She opened the Weaver's School in 1984 and teaches weaving workshops throughout the United States and Canada.

Anne Dixonweaves, lectures, and teaches throughout the U.S. and U.K. She is the author ofHandweaver's Pattern Directory(Interweave), and has published booklets on inkle weaving, has contributed articles to a number of publications, includingHandwovenmagazine, and has exhibited both in the U.K. and abroad. She is a guild member of the Association of Weavers, Spinners, and Dyers, and a founding member of the Braid Society.