Doubleweave: On Four to Eight Shafts [Hardcover]

Ursina Arn-Grischott (Author)

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Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: German

Product Details

• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Publisher: Interweave Press (June 28, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1883010748
• ISBN-13: 978-1883010744
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 9.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,322,342 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A complex craft made very clear, November 27, 2003

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"angelak13" (Germantown, TN United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Doubleweave: On Four to Eight Shafts (Hardcover)

What a wonderful book... Doubleweave is a beautifully presented course in the art and science of multi layered cloth. It begins with a history of the technique dating back at least 3,000 years and continuing through the great design houses of Europe in the last century. Modern examples of textile art illustrate techniques throughout the book.

A technique primer explains aspects of loom setup that have special considerations for double weave. The bulk of the text is devoted to technique and the specific arrangement of threads that produce multiple layers. This is where the book really shines. Several chapters are devoted to specific methods of interlocking layers: color blocks, stripes and spots, tubular and extra wide cloth, stitched, stuffed, pleated, and gathered textures usually associated with sewing. Each technique is thoroughly and clearly explained through the threading and treadling and the resulting effect. Each explanation is accompanied by a 3D diagram of the cloth extended from the drawdown, clearly showing the interlocking of warp and weft. The diagrams require a little concentration because of the complexity of the weave, but a little time spent on the charts will reward you with a thorough understanding of the structure.

The textile photographs that illustrate the techniques show a variety of yarn texture and size, sett, and color that would make even tabby weaves extraordinary. A chapter on textile design from inspiration to execution rounds out the technical information. With the fascinating cloth presented in Doubleweave, suddenly 8 shafts don't seem like enough. I borrowed this book from my guild library and read it cover to cover; it is now being added to my home collection as a valuable reference and source of inspiration.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Covers everything in one book, April 29, 2008

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Carol Denehy (Canberra, Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Doubleweave: On Four to Eight Shafts (Hardcover)

I really like this book because it has all the things I want in any weaving book, the drafts, the diagrams that show exactly how each thread of warp and weft interact (which is essential for doubleweave, plus photos both in colour and black and white. There are examples of things I had never thought of before and that's always a plus.

5.0 out of 5 stars Doubleweave on Fourto Eight Shafts, October 11, 2011

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This review is from: Doubleweave: On Four to Eight Shafts (Hardcover)

I find this to be one of the best written books on a single weaving topic. If you want her to spoon feed you projects that you can just weave from this isn't the book but if you want to be able to learn to weave anything in doubleweave this book is what you want. I find the print very small and she has print over pictures at times which makes it very hard to read those items but other than that an excellent book.