Learn to Weave with Anne Field: A Project-Based Approach to Weaving Basics - Softcover

"Anne Field has created a useful book that brings together the devore technique with a variety of textile processes. She has woven and knitted most of the samples, showing her dedication to thoroughly understanding and experimenting with devore." --"Shuttle Spindle & Dyepot" on "Learn to Spin"

[A] wealth of information [is] packed into the narrative and sidebars, from an enumeration of the properties of wool and the advantages and disadvantages of sheep coats to clear notes about the appropriate uses of various fleeces. Booklist on Spinning Wool
Each [project] is incrementally more complex (read: more interesting and more difficult) than the previous one. Throughout the book there are clear and concise diagrams [and] wonderful pictures. The sidebars alone are worth the cost of the book. Shuttle Spindle & Dyepot
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"[A] wealth of information [is] packed into the narrative and sidebars, from an enumeration of the properties of wool and the advantages and disadvantages of sheep coats to clear notes about the appropriate uses of various fleeces."--Booklist on Spinning Wool

"Each [project] is incrementally more complex (read: more interesting and more difficult) than the previous one. ... Throughout the book there are clear and concise diagrams [and] wonderful pictures. ... The sidebars alone are worth the cost of the book."--Shuttle Spindle & Dyepot

While most beginner books describe the different weaving techniques and then give examples of how they can be used, internationally acclaimed masterweaver Anne Field’s latest book takes a project-based approach, where beginners learn the techniques through actually doing a weaving project. Initial chapters discuss choosing a loom and how to set it up and then it is straight into the projects, which include table runners, table mats, wraps, scarves, fabric for a vest and jacket, cushions, wall hangings, and rugs. Each project is described in detail, with photographs showing the finished work, as well as the various steps in getting there. The book focuses on shaft looms only, with most projects woven on four-shaft looms, using yarns such as wool, cotton, Tencel, and bamboo.