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The Complete Book of Drafting for Handweavers

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This book is destined to become one of the great classics for weavers! After 30 years of knowing 'how' to weave . . . I know understand more of the 'why' behind the drafts I have have been using. Wonderfully straight forward and well-organized. This book is a must-read for every weaver regardless of their experience.

Even experienced weavers can use a refresher and this book is it! It covers all aspects of weaving drafts. It is fine for a beginner and everyone else.

As a novice weaver this book is an important tool to have. I have used it for class and will continue to use it as a reference for questions and problems.
I would recommend this book to any weaver, beginner or seasoned.

It is the bible of four shaft draws. Simple easy to read and filled with draws!

The Complete Book of Drafting for Handweavers

by Madelyn van der Hoogt

1994

"As a new weaver, my struggle to understand weave structures was like trying to fit together unmatched pieces of a jigsaw puzzle: twills here, overshot there, profile drafts somewhere else, and unit weaves almost nowhere. This is the book I needed. With the Complete Book of Drafting, you'll not only learn to use drafting tools - warp and weft drawdowns, warp and weft cross sections, and block profile drafts - you'll also learn how to design with pattern weaves. Under one cover find the steps for drafting and weaving any profile design in any unit weave." .... Madelyn van der Hoogt



out of print

I have taken an intermediate weaving course and the instructor recommended this classic book. It is useful for those weavers who wish to create their own patterns rather than recipee weaving.The author apparently lives in our area and gave an excellent class as well.