Kendig Cottage Spinning and Knitting Supply:
Bookstore: Weaving Books
Bookstore: Weaving Books
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| We are very proud to announce the expansion of our Book department! Books now available at Kendig Cottage about Weaving: |
| The Weaver's Companion: Presented by Handwoven magazine Save your brain for being creative. Let this small, sturdy, spiral bound volume keep track of the details. It's all here, sett and sleying charts, formulas for calculating warp and weft, fiber identification tests, basic weave drafts, finishing techniques, and much more. Spiral bound, 7 x 5 in. 112 pages, line drawings. |
| Learning to Weave (Revised Edition) by Deborah Chandler More than 100,000 weavers have used this unparalleled study guide to learn from scratch (I did!) or to hone their skills. All the basics are covered: understanding the tools of weaving, making a good warp three ways, reading and designing drafts, and understanding weave structures. We don't know of a better basic weaving text! Hardbound, 8.5 x 11inches, 232 pages, color photographs and black and white illustrations. |
| Time to Weave Simply Elegant Projects to Make in Almost No Time By Jane Patrick One look at these gorgous projects and your fingers will beg to learn a new craft! Techniquest include braiding, stringing, knotting, frame-loom weaving, straw weaving, and weaving over a pillow form. Learn to create a stricks and string coaster, canvas strip pillow, pocket purse, woven paper cards, and a "waves" window hanging. Step by step instructions are included. Projects call for simple equipment and tools and materials that are easily available. Paperbound 8.5x9 in, 128 pages, 70 photographs |
| Kendig Cottage Online Store Mailing address: 307 Kendig Drive Owings Mills, Maryland 21117-1356 410-336-9650 info@KendigCottage.com |
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| Hands On Rigid Heddle Weaving by Betty Linn Davenport This easy to use guide covers choosing, setting up, and weaving on a rigid heddle loom. Appealing to beginners who value it's thriftiness and versatility. Instructions are included to make wonderful projects with plain weave variations. Paperbound, 8.5 x 10.5, 120 pages, color photographs, illustrations, and charts. |
| The Handweaver's Pattern Directory - over 600 weaves for 4 shaft looms, by Anne Dixon The Handweaver's Pattern Dictionary is a full-color practical guide to weave structures for 4-shaft looms that features drafts for 600 weaves including twill, zigzag, diamond, herringbone, block drafts and specialized techniques. Each structure includes a color photograph, threading and treadling sequences, and degree of difficulty. Hardbound with concealed wire-o 7x9.5in, 256 pages, 650 photographs, 650 charts. |
| Design Series Handwoven magazine's Design Collections are sets of appealing projects for handweavers, beautifully photographed with complete, easy to follow instructions. All Design series collections are Paperbound, 8.5 x 10 7/8, 32 pages, with color photographs. |
| Weekend Weaving Projects These quick projects can be completed in a weekend. From totes to tablecloths,. these 15 projects are guaranteed to exite weavers of all abilities. |
| Scarves and Shawls This collection includes 15 projects in glorious colors and intriguing weave structures in a wide range of materials. |
| A Treasury of Towels In this collection of 15 kitchen and bath towels, you'll find plain weave, twill, waffle, huck lace, log cabin, M's and O's, crackle, and more. |