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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A great book for both beginner and experienced inkle weavers,
By Jill McAlester (Lawrence, KS) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Inkle
If you are looking for a comprehensive guide to the art/craft of inkle weaving, this is the book for you. Not only are the instructions clear, understandable, and well-illustrated, the variety of techniques presented are surprising. Neher covers the basics of the plain weave band, then branches out into pickup designs, designs created with floating warp or weft threads, double weave patterns (which I had never realized were possible with inkle weaving), and tapestry techniques. Anyone who thinks that inkle bands are boring or limited in their design potential needs to look at this book to realize that this is indeed not the case!
Also interesting are the sections on antique and modern tape looms. If you have any interest at all in the history of inkle weaving, this alone will be worth the price of the book! There are a few illustrations of people weaving with rigid heddles and/or box looms from the 15th, 16th, and 17th centuries, and many, many photographs of rigid heddles and tape looms from the 18th and 19th centuries. A wide variety of modern inkle looms (and how to thread them) are also shown. I'm very glad that this self-published book is still available. Even though it first came out in 1974, there is still an interest in this type of weaving, and this book is a great one for both the beginner and more advanced inkle weaver.
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