Give woven textiles a contemporary twist with Color and Texture in
Weaving.
Learn to mix color and yarn types to create textiles that are rich with
color and texture as well as refreshing and modern. Using either a simple four-
or eight-shaft loom you can discover how to mix color and yarn types to maximize
visual effects in your weaving.
Beginner weavers will find helpful guidance for color warping and a
plethora of expert weaving inspiration. And if you've already mastered the basic
skills, you'll find Color and Texture in Weaving to be a dependable
weaving resource with complex techniques and a wealth of inspiring patterns.
There are hundreds of weaving patterns within for you to enjoy; each is
illustrated with swatches of finished textiles, setup diagrams, lifting
patterns, and fabric samples shown in large, full-color photos to highlight the
detail.
Providing you with everything from basic setup instructions to advanced
weaving ideas, Color and Texture in Weaving offers contemporary,
colorful, and creative possibilities for all weavers looking to refine their
color and texture approaches to textiles.
Part 1: Materials and Inspiration - Types of yarn and fiber
- Developing a color palette
- Texture palette
- Moodboards
- Keeping a technical file
- Finishing techniques
Part 2: Color and Stripe - Complementary Colors
- Color groups
- Mixing color
- Painting with yarn
- Ombre
- Strié
- Small, Large, No, and Symmetrical Repeat
Part 3: The Collections - Stripes and checks
- Dyeing
- Textured weaves
- Pattern
- Blocks
- Fancy yarn
Author Margo Selby is an extremely successful weaver and textile designer, who has designed products for a leading home interior store and has appeared on the BBC. Item #: 11WV01
ISBN: 978-1-59668-372-3
144 pages
Dimensions: 8 1/2 x 10
This book takes straightforward loom threadings and simple weave structures and makes beautiful and inspiring clots. There are 6 different wefts and patterning for each warp. Lets you set up for sampling or different projects from one warp. She uses different weights of yarn and fibers in interesting and thought provoking ways. Have the first of many warps on my loom inspired by this book
A must have for the weavers' library
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This book is a must have for the weaver’s library. After learning to warp a loom I found I needed help finding ways to creatively use my yarn stash. I wanted to make fabrics with exceptional, unique and interesting colour combinations. I needed help to get started.
This book is the inspiration I needed. It’s beautifully laid out with colour photos from beginning to end. The book starts by showing you how to create your own palette and collection of inspirational items (mood board) to aid you in your planning, taking colour, construction, texture and finishing into consideration.
The Colour and Stripe chapter has many pages showing samples of yarns put together in groupings such as complementary, hue and tone, etc. Seeing actual yarns laid out is much more helpful than a picture of a colour wheel.
The Collections take up half the book. They are a wonderful display of fabrics but what is most helpful is that the weft and warp yarns used are shown so you can see the palette. Then these yarns are also shown as warp and weft wrappings where the yarns in their correct order and sequence are wrapped around cardboard. They sit next to the completed fabric so it’s a super visual tool to show yarn to cloth. I found this the most useful because just looking at completed fabrics isn’t enough to see how many rows or stripes of a certain colour were used. For each collection there is a threading plan, a sample of the fabric both front and back which show how the pattern repeats.
I must thank the author for reinvigorating my desire to collect things that I find inspiring to help me make my colour choices. I highly recommend this book.
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