Byways in Handweaving, a classic in its field, brings together material on the art of weaving that in unavailable in any other signe book. Little-known weaving techniques and patterns from various part of the world are illustrated and explained. Many are printed here for the first time. The original fabircs from which these unique patterns were taken have been found in ancient Egypt, ancient Peru, modern Guatemala, Scandinavia, the South Pacific, and among various American Indian tribes. Instructions for card, inkle, and two-way weaving formerly confined to machine work from Egypt, Iceland, Sweden, China, South Seas, Persia and subartic regions. Patterns included for fiesta headbands, and African girdle, and Guatemalan bels, and instructions for knotting, braiding, twined weaving, and plaiting.

Byways in Handweaving, a classic in its field, brings together material on the art of weaving that in unavailable in any other signe book. Little-known weaving techniques and patterns from various part of the world are illustrated and explained. Many are printed here for the first time. The original fabircs from which these unique patterns were taken have been found in ancient Egypt, ancient Peru, modern Guatemala, Scandinavia, the South Pacific, and among various American Indian tribes. Instructions for card, inkle, and two-way weaving formerly confined to machine work from Egypt, Iceland, Sweden, China, South Seas, Persia and subartic regions. Patterns included for fiesta headbands, and African girdle, and Guatemalan bels, and instructions for knotting, braiding, twined weaving, and plaiting.

The byways included in this volume by Mary Meigs Atwater, are card weaving, inkle loom weaving, braiding, twining, and belt weaving. The highlight of this book are the many wonderful ethnic designs for pick up in a variety of techniques. It think I might use Atwater's book as an adjunct with other texts on the various subjects, but it certainly has a lot of information about ethnic technique and design. ( )

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