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Card Weaving

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This book has one of the best explanations of how to do card weaving that I have seen. Crockett has you weaving within an hour or so after reading the directions. My only reservation concerns her instructions for winding the warp for the first project. I would recommend that beginners start with a short warp to minimize tangling. After the first project you advance to other methods, and later in the book there is a way to warp which does away with the problem of tangling. Overall, she gives clear explanations of both the mechanics of card-weaving and pattern design. The book is more than a just a how-to manual. It has sections on the history of this ancient art, and explores the contemporary use of this medium by fiber artists. It's the sort of book that, if you see it in a bookstore, you want to buy it. There are a lot of gorgeous color photogaphs so it's really beautiful to look at. The overall flavor of the book design and photos is contemporary. I suppose that in 30 years it might seem dated, in the same way that textile books from the 70s often seem dated to us now. However, some of those books still attract the eye, and I predict that in a few decades this one will probably do the same.

This is a great first book for the tablet weaver. It covers the basics in enough detail to start weaving right away. It follows a logical progression to more advanced methods and gives some simple to follow patterns.

Pros: clearly written, short and to the point. Good examples. Gets you going quickly.
Cons: Forgets to mention details like tangles (they do happen!), not enough info on pattern making, uses a simple threading pattern that may confuse some weavers as they research patterns (the book uses arrows to indicate threading, instead of the usual S or Z).

All in all, a great book for the beginning weaver. Not much there for the more advanced weaver.

I wanted to try card weaving, but always got stuck during setup. This book walked me through threading in a way I could actually understand and use. The pattern drafts are appealing and easy enough for a beginner to accomplish. I got ideas for extending beyond what the book itself showed. This is a wonderful, user-friendly intro to card-weaving!

I just started card weaving this past spring. I searched for books on the subject and came across this one from a recommendation from several web sites. I am so glad that it has been reprinted. This is a great book for us beginners learning card weaving. The pictures are clear, she touches on some great techniques, and her patterns are really pretty. She walks you through several techniques, and touches on some others that are available. The directions are clear and to the point. The pictures are great. She even has examples at the end of the book of some things that you can do with the bands once they are woven. I would definitely recommend this book for beginner to intermediate level weavers.

Easy to read, easy to understand, clear description - technical and basic. All you need to get started. I strongly recommend it.

When I bought this book I wanted to learn to card weave, it has helped me so much that I've woven strips and made them into tote bags and have sold two already. WOW!! So I rate this book the best.

















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I was getting bored with the patterns available with simple heddle weaving on my inkle loom. I tried out some 4 hole cards and thought I was doing pretty well until this book came. Wow. It gives me a lot to shoot for. Don't think I will be bored anytime soon. Still have to figure out double faced and brocade.

As another reviewer mentioned, Crockett's book is extraordinarily well-designed for its purpose, which is to teach the basics of card (or "tablet") weaving. I learned tablet weaving from this book, which comes with a set of tablet weaving cards, so the only other thing you will need to get started is some yarn. Crockett even throws in a few historical tidbits; not as many as I'd like, but some. Overall, a very good first book on the subject.

This is a good introductory book, with clear illustrations that show you how to set up a simple tablet-style loom. She has included recipes for projects, like the lovely one on the cover. It also has enough theory that you can design your own bands, as well. In conjunction with the web, I have learned this technique fairly easily. My copy came with cards, which was very useful.

I get confused easily by alot of directions but this book is really geared toward making it easy to understand, especially how to string the cards up. There are several easy to follow diagrams and the information is something that you will use over and over again. I was having alot of trouble understanding how to string up and turning following a graph but not anymore, this book will clear that up.