This Is How I Go When I Go Like This [Paperback]

Linda Collier Ligon (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2004

This collection of Linda Collier Ligon's essays in Handwoven magazine traces the ups and downs, joys and trials, and people and events of the weaving world over the last 25 years. In these essays textiles are the window to the world, and questions such as What does it mean to have a loom-shaped life? What's warp, what's weft? and What are the interlacements? are explored with precise, probing insight that is always engaging. Whether urging readers to act, describing her battles with a fine linen yarn, or recounting her computer's spell-check replacements for weaving terms, these essays from the founder of Interweave Press will enchant, amuse, and delight.

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"Her honesty makes us bond with her even more. Whatever Linda Ligon's purpose or your need, any and every reader will enjoy this handsomely produced text."  —The Shuttle Scuttle

About the Author

Linda Collier Ligon is author of Homespun, Handknit. She is the founder and president of Interweave Press, which publishes six magazines and has more than a 100 books in print. She lives in Loveland, Colorado.

Product Details

• Paperback: 152 pages
• Publisher: Interweave Press (September 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1931499764
• ISBN-13: 978-1931499767
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 5.6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,310,738 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars charming collection of essays, January 1, 2006

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Sarah Elizabeth (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: This Is How I Go When I Go Like This (Paperback)

This book is a collection of essays written by Linda Ligon, from the pages of Handwoven magazine. The aren't technical "how to" essays, but stories written from the author's experiences.
It is a very enjoyable and sometimes very humorous read for either spinner or weaver (or both!), capturing the love and enjoyment we all have for these wonderful crafts.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I'm a beader not a weaver, July 9, 2008

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Shala Kerrigan (Anchorage) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: This Is How I Go When I Go Like This (Paperback)

It's a collection of essays written by Linda Collier Ligon, beautifully presented. If you don't know, she's the lady who started Interweave, which puts out some of the best bead books, and Beadwork magazine. The company put this book together as a labor of love and as a tribute to Linda.
It's inspirational and very fun to read. I sat down and read it in one sitting because it was so well put together and so witty. The anecdotes truly cross the boundaries between fiber artists. I laughed out loud at some parts, and thought "Oh yeah.. I've been there" at other parts.
It had ideas for finding time to create, and finding the inspiration to create, for keeping it fun. Plus ideas for getting children interested, which are written for weavers, but can be adapted for beaders. It was heartwarming.
Yes, it's a book about weaving, but also just a good fun read for any textile artist.
It's become one of my favorite books, I even recommended my husband read it because it was so well written.
I really recommend it. Great beach read if you like light reading for the beach since it's done in series of short essays you can read one, set it down, chase the kids, and come back and read another one. I read it all in one go though, the essays were like potato chips. I couldn't stop with just one, I had to go on to the next until the whole book was done.