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The Weaving, Spinning, and Dyeing Book [Paperback]

Rachel Brown (Author)

4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (17 customer reviews) |

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Publication Date: May 12, 1983

This big, beautiful book with 435 illustrations is the clearest and most comprehensive ever published on the subject--explains everything the expert or beginner needs to know on how to weave, spin, and dye.

#outer_postBodyPS { display: none; } #psGradient { display: none; } #psPlaceHolder { display: none; } #psExpand { display: none; } This big, beautiful book with 435 illustrations is the clearest and most comprehensive ever published on the subject--explains everything the expert or beginner needs to know on how to weave, spin, and dye.

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Paperback: 336 pages
Publisher: Knopf; 2 Rev Exp edition (May 12, 1983)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0394715950
ISBN-13: 978-0394715957
Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 1 x 11.2 inches
Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds

Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (17 customer reviews)

Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #282,334 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Utterly useful!, November 3, 1998

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This review is from: The Weaving, Spinning, and Dyeing Book (Paperback)

This book includes wonderful information on primitive looms, reducing the expense of getting equipped to weave and making it more accessible to all income levels. The drawings are clear and informative and provide a real understanding of weaving and weaving equipment. Highly recommended!

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5.0 out of 5 stars The closest thing I've found to a textile lover's Bible!, July 2, 1997

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After having perused several books on the individual topics of weaving, spinning and dyeing, it was a complete delight to discover this magnificent tome! Rachel Brown's well-illustrated presentation of these crafts is a godsend for the new "fiberholic" and an invaluable reference for the experienced weaver or spinner. The explanations are thorough and easily understood. A must-have

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5.0 out of 5 stars A great present, January 25, 2002

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I was given this as a birthday present. It contains a fascinating array of material - from Leonardo Da Vinci's design for a spinning wheel onwards. It gives projects for 5 (I think) different kinds of loom - but not the type I own (a rigid heddle) but they're adaptable. It contains a lot of material really only relevant to US readers (for instance a HUGE list of suppliers, discussion of US plants to dye wool with, typical US laws if you're thinking of setting up your own business.) Not something I'd have bought for myself - it's encyclopaedic and immensely interesting rather than immediately useful (but, in my opinion, that's one of the things that makes it a good present).

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5.0 out of 5 stars Best book on every aspect of REAL weaving
From plant dye to making looms. This book is an extrordinary well rounded book for anyone that weaves both professional or beginner.

Published 6 months ago by michael h miller

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Resource Book
Want to weave, spin, and/or dye your own yarns? This is a book you should have in your library. It gives instructions on different types of looms, and different ways of spinning,... Read more

Published 6 months ago by T.B.

5.0 out of 5 stars The Weaving,Spinning, and Dyeing Book
I bought the 2nd Edition, Revised and Expanded book and it is very comprehensive and full of illustrations. It's complete. Read more

Published 15 months ago by Carolyn

4.0 out of 5 stars A favorite book, but needs an update
I'll confess up front that I'm irritated because of this book ... but that's because I've lost my copy! Read more

Published on December 22, 2008 by New England Yankee

3.0 out of 5 stars Get the revised, expanded edition, not this one.
I had a copy of the second edition first, then lost it, then grabbed this one used without thinking and upon receiving the book realized this is not the version I had. Read more

Published on June 21, 2008 by Carrie

5.0 out of 5 stars A classic
I have owned this book for almost twenty years and it is by far one of the best all around books available on weaving. It is falling apart and I am purchasing my second copy. Read more

Published on April 4, 2008 by book junkie

5.0 out of 5 stars The Weaving, Spinning and Dyeing Book
This is a really great book. I bought it because of the Inkle Weaving section. But there is so much more that I was able to use from the other weaving methods covered in this... Read more

Published on October 3, 2007 by C. Walter

5.0 out of 5 stars An imaginative approach to fabric-making
This was the first spinning/weaving book I ever bought, and sadly my paperback copy is now, 25 years down the track, falling to pieces. Read more

Published on June 19, 2007 by Caroline M. Alexander

5.0 out of 5 stars good book
This is a most comprehensive book on weaving. The drawings is beautiful.

Published on May 29, 2007 by Ho Yin Yu

5.0 out of 5 stars The Weaving Spinning and Dyeing Book
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