Displaying the top 100 results that match your query. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/rssapi.jsp?Re=3295&browse=true&N=3+3997 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1732589 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1609084 Explore the world of textile arts, one thread at a time!The Textile Artists Studio Handbook is the only book you need for expanding your repertoire of textile crafting and design techniques. This is the go-to guide for the foundations of design and fabrication, glossary of materials, and classic techniques that include weaving, dyeing, painting, and more! Plus, where else can you get behind-the-scenes access to setting up the best home textile studio for you? Inside, youll find exploration of basic materials (including fibers, dyes, paints, and other media); visual tutorials for spinning, felting, crochet, weaving, sewing, and quilting; primers for surface decoration techniques such as dyeing, painting, stitching, and screen printing; and patterns and project instructions-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1668137 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1518217 A step-by-step guide to spinning, dyeing and producing your own wool for knitting or weaving. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1306948 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1128766 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1297733 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1034506 Why would modern spinners choose to make yarn with a prehistoric tool? Abby Franquemont explores one of the worlds most productive, versatile, and convenient devices and teaches readers to make yarn using it. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=936389 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=885728 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=930344 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=746366 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=887308 The Handweavers Pattern Directory 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. Readers will find sections on tools and equipment, types of fibers and yarns, weaving basics, finishing techniques, ideas to encourage experimentation with different yarns, looms, and colors, and a full glossary of international weaving terminology.--Publishers Web site. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=752844 Handwoven fabrics comprise the living history and culture of the peruvian highlands from cusco to machu picchu and beyond. fabric patterns with evocative names reflect the landscape and events in vivid color, evolving over time -- The weavers who create these fabrics in the time-honored way are keepers of the culture and sustainers of a noble but difficult lifestyle in tune with the earth. they raise llamas and alpacas for fiber, collect plants for natural dyes, spin yarn on primitive spindles, and weave acres of cloth on simple backstrap looms just as their forebears have done for thousands of years. they weave clothing, rugs, bedcovers, potato sacks, hunting slings, and sacrificial fabrics ? for themselves and their villages, and for sale to supplement their meager incomes -- Travellers visiting the area (hundreds of thousands a year from north america alone) are drawn to this authentic, well-crafted work and given the opportunity to collect it at every street corner and rail stop. weaving in the peruvian andes is their guide to quality, understanding, and appreciation. they will learn how pattern names such as meandering river or lake with flowers relate to the geography and history, and how the traditional natural materials and colors enhance the value of the work. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=653733 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=654139 Loom-controlled doubleweave is explored in depth in this handbook of out-of-print articles from textile innovators Weavers and Prairie Wool Companion. Detailed instructions and gorgeous photographs illustrate how to design and weave 30 different projects including placemats, coverlets, jackets, bags, wall hangings, and throws using four- to sixteen-shaft looms. 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