Learn to Weave with Anne Field: A Project-Based Approach to Weaving Basics

Internationally acclaimed master weaver the late Anne Field taught and demonstrated basic and advanced weaving techniques for over 25 years. While most beginner books describe various weaving techniques in detail and only later, if at all, give examples of how they can be used, Anne found that people learn best when they can start making things right away; her book takes a project-based approach, where beginners learn by doing, with each technique introduced by means of a straightforward, easy-to-work weaving design. Each project is described in detail, with photographs showing both the finished work and every step along the way.

The book includes:

• Projects for four-shaft looms, with several eight-shaft projects also included, plus a discussion of table looms
• Introductory chapters covering how to choose the right style of loom for you, and how to set up your loom for weaving
• The projects themselves: table runners, table mats, wraps, scarfs, creating fabric for a vest and jacket, cushions, wall hangings and rugs
• A variety of fibers, from the traditional yarns of wool and cotton to Tencel and bamboo, plus a section covering the use of computers in modern weaving
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  Author: Anne Field
  Publisher: Trafalgar Square Books
  Published: 05/13/2014
  Pages: 208
  Binding Type: Paperback
  Weight: 1.65lbs
  Size: 9.60h x 7.40w x 0.70d
  ISBN: 9781570766183
  
  
  Review Citation(s):
  Library Journal 07/01/2014 pg. 89
  
  About the Author
  Anne Field is a spinner and weaver with nearly 50 years of experience. She is the author of "The Ashford Book of Spinning," "The Ashford Book of Weaving," "Collapse Weave," "Devore," "The Four-Shaft Table Loom," "Learn to Spin with Anne Field," " Spinning Wool: Beyond the Basics," and "Weaving with the Rigid Heddle Loom." She teaches regularly in New Zealand, Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, Europe, and the United States, and her work has been exhibited in New Zealand.