Ideas in Weaving
Batsford (Publisher)
Published on 5. February 1989
Book
Hardback
160 pages
978-0-7134-6151-0 (ISBN)
Description
An innovative approach to weaving in which the authors go beyond the structure of weaving to help weavers produce exciting cloth that is also technically correct. With the use of games, exercises and new methods of using familiar and neglected cloth imaginative results can be achieved.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Illustrations
90 illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 280 mm
Width: 219 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-7134-6151-0 (9780713461510)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Author
formerly Professor of Weaving, Purdue University
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Content
Part 1 Creativity: challenging asssumptions; seeing in new ways; making order out of chaos; making connections; using chance; taking risks; communicating. Part 2 Thinking and planning: thinking about weaving; working through problems; focusing. Part 3 Invention and process: thinking about materials; tool modification; process and product.