Hands On Rigid Heddle Weaving by Betty Linn Davenport
The rigid heddle loom is efficient, but still simple enough that you can see exactly what's happening as you weave. It is easy and fast to set up and is very portable: you can take it traveling or to workshops.
By Elsa Krogh
Towels are wonderful projects for the loom. You can weave small fingertip towels or large bath towels, thin dish towels for the kitchen or bulky towels for the bathroom. They are all useful and they make wonderful gifts. More than 10 patterns in twill, waffle weave, huck and more.
The "WEAVER'S COMPANION" should be next to every weaver's loom! All the information you need in one handy, spiralbound edition.
by Anne Field
A wealth of information for all spinners. This seems to be the first serious spinning book that most spinners purchase. Ten chapters covering just about every aspect of our craft.
If Volume I were a pebble cast into your imagination, this Volume II deals with the ripples. Packed with details, ideas and recently emerged techniques, Ayala casts a wider ring around the subject, filling in any gaps, adding a welter of possible projects and incorporating other felting methods for the greater glory of needlefelting.
96 pages, spiralbound, photographs and illustrations throughout
Introduction to Needle Felting, Sculpting a Doll with. . .With Sharon Costello
Step-by-step instructions for creating whimsical characters from carded wool fiber. Areas covered include:
Choose a DVD or a VHS formatted video.
From the editors of HANDWOVEN magazine come this series of pattern booklets. Follow them exactly or add your own individual touches. There are patterns for 2-shaft, 4-shaft, and 8-shaft looms included.
Peggy Osterkamp's New Guide to Weaving #1: Revised Edition. How to Wind a Warp and Use a Paddle, by Peggy Osterkamp.
To quote from the front piece; "More time and more pleasure from your weaving - that?s what Peggy Osterkamp?s New Guide to Weaving offers novice & experienced weaver alike.
Spin It: Making Yarn from Scratch, by Lee Raven, edited by Traci Bunkers. This little book will teach you all you want to know about handspindles and how to use them to make your very own yarn. Designed to appeal to the beginner spinner, tips and hints are provided that illustrate how easy, enjoyable, and relaxing spinning can be. Handspindles are the simple tools that help you turn wool into yarn: from a potato on a stick, to beautiful handcrafted wood spindles and new-age titanium spindles with CD whorls. Included are complete instructions for five simple, appealing projects: a woven scarf, a knitted bunny bag, a spiral-knit baby hat, knitted fingerless mittens, and a crocheted felted brimmed hat. Once you begin spinning on a handspindle, you won't want to stop--it's soothing, portable, and mesmerizing.