Tapestry Weaving

Author : Joanne Soroka
Publisher : Crowood
ISBN 13 : 1785000659
Total Pages : 436 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tapestry Weaving written by Joanne Soroka and published by Crowood. This book was released on 2015-05-31 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tapestries were among the most prestigious of art forms, created for the mightiest in the land and valued for centuries. Despite its illustrious history, tapestry weaving is actually a simple technique that requires little equipment or expenditure, and can be done anywhere. Written by a prominent tapestry weaver, this lavishly illustrated book gently leads you through the whole process with detailed diagrams and exciting work by contemporary weavers. It will be useful to the absolute beginner, but experienced weavers will also find new ideas and techniques to tempt and inspire them. The book includes a step-by-step guide to setting up a small frame loom and starting to weave; basic and more advanced techniques, and how to create shapes and textures; advice on taking your work into the third dimension, whether bas relief or fully sculptural; information on the qualities of different materials and how they can be used to create the effects you want; and design ideas for tapestry and how to follow supplied designs. This will be an essential source book for experienced and novice weavers, and is beautifully illustrated with 190 colour illustrations and diagrams.

Author : Jean Pierre Larochette
Publisher : Schiffer Craft
ISBN 13 : 9780764359330
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Anatomy of a Tapestry written by Jean Pierre Larochette and published by Schiffer Craft. This book was released on 2020 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jean Pierre Larochette is a renowned top-level artist, making this opportunity to learn from him a treasure for all levels of weavers.

Author : Kirsten Glasbrook
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 1782212043
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tapestry Weaving written by Kirsten Glasbrook and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2015-11-23 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kirsten Glasbrook demonstrates the ancient art of tapestry weaving using wool yarn, fine linen and cotton on simple rectangular frames with notches, or purpose-built looms for larger tapestries. She shows step by step how to weave gorgeous tapestries, from choosing colours and winding warps through to creating images and finishing off with tassels and beads. Readers will learn how to create horizontal and diagonal lines, curves, motifs, shading, outlines, borders and more. There is a gallery of beautiful finished works to inspire everyone from beginners to experienced weavers. This best-selling title has been re-issued to inspire a whole new generation.

Author : Alec Pearson
Publisher : St Martins Press
ISBN 13 : 9780312156336
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Complete Book of Tapestry Weaving written by Alec Pearson and published by St Martins Press. This book was released on 1984 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the basic equipment, materials, and techniques of tapestry weaving and provides step-by-step guidance on weaving a variety of tapestries

Author : Nancy Harvey
Publisher : Echo Point Books & Media, LLC
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 475 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tapestry Weaving written by Nancy Harvey and published by Echo Point Books & Media, LLC. This book was released on 2022-04-06 with total page 475 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's easy to learn tapestry weaving from start to finish with Nancy Harvey, one of America's best-known teachers of this exciting craft. Using the same clear step-by-step approach that makes her workshops so successful, Nancy leads you through building a simple frame loom, to mastering the basic techniques, to completing handsome pieces based on her designs. She even provides tips on how to prepare designs of your own. In this book, you will find: Beginning and intermediate samplers to help you learn the basics; Hundreds of highlighted tips for weavers of all levels of experience; Six practice designs for building skills; Ideas inspiring your own designs, even if you "can't draw"; Over 380 illustrations and photographs; With hundreds of diagrams, tips, and tapestry designs, Tapestry Weaving: A Comprehensive Study Guide is essential reading for tapestry artists and handweavers alike.

Author : Tommye McClure Scanlin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780764361562
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tapestry Design Basics and Beyond written by Tommye McClure Scanlin and published by . This book was released on 2021-05-28 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Once ideas and images come to mind, the next step in weaving your tapestry--interpreting these into effective compositions--may be challenging. Learn here, in ways that relate specifically to tapestry art, the design basics you need to make your best work. Renowned master weaver Scanlin offers 60 step-by-step "explorations" that lead you from understanding design concepts in your head to using them on your loom. Be inspired to explore "weavable" ways to manage line, shape, color, texture, emphasis, balance, rhythm, and more for results that bring your tapestries to a new level. In Part 1, dive into the fundamentals of design. Parts 2 and 3 hold explorations--exercises with a tapestry twist. Part 4 teaches ways to turn designs into cartoons. A resource treasure trove offers ideas for finishing tapestries (essential to the design's completeness), helpful templates, glossaries, and other core information to carry forward on your creative path.

Author : Meghan Nuttall Sayres
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Weaving Tapestry in Rural Ireland written by Meghan Nuttall Sayres and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the story of a group of young weavers in the Gaeltacht, the Irish speaking section of Donegal, who with the help of village elders formed a tapestry weaving cooperative called Taipeis Gael."

Author : Noreen Crone-Findlay
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 0811768759
Total Pages : 201 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Innovative Weaving on the Frame Loom written by Noreen Crone-Findlay and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2020-11-01 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Open the door to the possibilities of what you can weave on your frame loom! A comprehensive guide to the frame loom, this book introduces the weaver to the basics of frame loom weaving and also more advanced techniques. Learn how to weave tapestries for wall hangings or handbags, lace for scarves and market bags, geometric shapes for alpacas and dolls, modules to sew together to make larger items, and so much more. Patterns for various weaves such as houndstooth and checkerboard are included, as well as instructions on how to adapt other weaves to the frame loom. Photo-illustrated step-by-step instructions are given for all techniques and 20 unique projects from home decor items to pouches and bags, scarves and other wearables, stuffed toys, bookmarks, and more. Looms used in the book are 6-inch, 8-inch, and 10-inch sizes, but the instructions are adaptable to any size loom. Once you know the basics, you can use your woven modules to create whatever you imagine!

Author : Carol Russell
Publisher : Schiffer Craft
ISBN 13 : 9780764327568
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tapestry Handbook written by Carol Russell and published by Schiffer Craft. This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This classic book, now completely revised and expanded, has long been a favorite of both teachers and students of tapestry weaving. Learn to weave tapestry on any kind of loom, vertical or horizontal. Take an intriguing journey to make an elaborate, but logical, tapestry sampler. The process is explained step-by-step and illustrated with over 300 beautiful color photographs and diagrams of tapestry techniques. Along the way, color theories applicable to tapestry are explained. You will be inspired by the ancient art form explored on these colorful pages. Treasures from museums and prominent contemporary artists relate the historic significance of tapestries and their limitless range of visual power. Learn how archival finishing and mounting your handwoven textile completes the project. A chapter on designing for tapestry provides tools for translating future concepts into compositions. Be a part of this ancient, yet completely modern, weaving tradition.

Author : Gertrud Ingers
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Flemish Weaving written by Gertrud Ingers and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: