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The Weaver's Companion (The Companion Series)

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Both of these books are excellent references for weaving! The Learning book by Deborah Chandler covers everything from your decision to become a weaver of fabrics to becoming a professional who does custom fabric designs; all in a simple easy-to-understand classroom language, with beautiful illustrations. My weaving instructor reccommended this book for me and I'm certainly glad she did!
The small Weaver's companion's a compilation of creative efforts from the editors of a popular weaving magazine. It is a truly thoughtful,up-to-date spiral bound book which is small enough to tuck into your purse and carry anywhere. These authors have well-earned reputations. Order these two books; and discover why!

Great book, esp. for beginner weavers. It has just about every little fast fact needed for weaving in case you forget steps along the way.

This book is about what I expected after seeing the Knitter's Companion. The various charts and explanations are helpful, and it will be a good reference book.

This is a great book for those of us who don't keep details in our heads well. This is a handy reference for all the little definitions, tools, techniques, knots, yarns, color issues, design rules of thumb, and so on and so forth. If you find yourself looking up weaving things in several different references, this book is a handy time-saver. It is spiral bound with a book mark built in.

This book is a MUST for weavers new to the art. I purchased it to help me with estimating yarn amounts required for my weaving projects. It is just what I need!

For the hobbyist weaver, this little book contains everything you need to know. As an experienced weaver, I give these away to my newbie friends. You don't need a 1,000 page tome. The basics are here. Learn them, apply them. And, as always, have fun!

This is a quick reference book on weaving. It has everything you need for weaving and it is put together in such an orderly manner, you can easily find an answer to any and all questions.

I love this series! I have 3 of them - weaving, knitting and spinning - and keep them handy when I'm working. When you run into problems, 9 times out of 10 the answer will be inside these little volumes, and a lot easier to access than having to prowl through your entire library. Perfect size to live in the tote bag with the rest of the equipment and always in easy reach.

I am new to weaving, and live in an area with no opportunity to take weaving classes. Although I do anticipate joining a local guild, I'm one of those that thinks I can learn most anything from a good book.

Along with other well written "how to" books on weaving, "The Weaver's Companion" is an invaluable resource for all of those little questions that don't seem to have a clear answer in other articles or books. I have gone to it over and over.

It is clearly written, well illustrated, and contains the correct amount of information, without getting too technical. Highly recommended and very glad I purchased it. Now sits proudly on my "go to" reference shelf.

The card stock it is printed on is very difficult to turn over. It also makes the book too heavy to carry with you, as suggested, on a shopping trip for supplies. It is very elementary, but it was a good idea to compile the information. The form it is in makes it useless.