Transparency Weaving: A Guide to Creating Sheer Textile Art with 6 Projects by Smith, Rebecca

Transparency Weaving: A Guide to Creating Sheer Textile Art with 6 Projects

Transparency weaving is a practice that pairs an open weave structure of fine fibers with inlaid designs...
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Author: Rebecca Smith
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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Transparency Weaving: A Guide to Creating Sheer Textile Art with 6 Projects by Smith, Rebecca

Transparency Weaving: A Guide to Creating Sheer Textile Art with 6 Projects

$47.98

Transparency Weaving: A Guide to Creating Sheer Textile Art with 6 Projects

$47.98
Author: Rebecca Smith
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Transparency weaving is a practice that pairs an open weave structure of fine fibers with inlaid designs to create astonishing sheer effects in cloth.

This guide, the only current, comprehensive technique book on the subject, enables you to use transparency weaving for eye-catching effects in contemporary fiber art and tapestry.

Innovative weaver and instructor Rebecca Smith expertly teaches the basics, then encourages you on through higher-level skills.

Features:
  • Details on the tools, loom types, and materials needed.​
  • The history of the technique, from the 1890s through the mid-20th century to today.​
  • Helpful insights from the approaches of six contemporary transparency weavers.​
  • More than 300 photos and diagrams that express the powerful effects of transparency.​
  • Step-by-step techniques for weaving pictorial, geometric, and abstract designs.​
  • Six beautiful projects for skill building; each focuses on one or two techniques, including imagery, inlay patterns, overlapping shapes, and more.​
  • Instructions for best display methods to show off transparencies' light and shadow effects.


Author: Rebecca Smith
Publisher: Schiffer Craft
Published: 08/28/2026
Pages: 168
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.36lbs
Size: 11.16h x 8.77w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9780764372438

About the Author
Smith, Rebecca: - Rebecca Smith is a professional weaver and instructor with 40+ years of experience. Her work has been exhibited across the United States, and she teaches nationwide. She is a member of the organization California Fibers and is on the board of the San Diego Creative Weavers' Guild. www.rebeccasmithtapestry.com

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