Renowned fiber artist Sara Lamb gives weavers an Woven Treasures eBook plus print book bundle. From inspiration and project planning, to her signature hand-manipulated techniques, Lamb leads weavers through the steps of making exquisite bags using folk weaving techniques that evoke modern ideas in brilliant colors and textures.
Woven Treasures includes:
- An overview of Lamb's recent bag series.
- An introduction for the weaver to the process of concepting and planning a woven piece.
- A technique section of 6 folk weaving tutorials, such as hand-manipulating weaving techniques with a multi-technique sampler that gives basic instructions for soumak, twining, cut pile, cardweaving, inkle weaving, and plain weave.
- Project instructions for 8 hand-woven bags.
- Sidebars sprinkled throughout the book include the history of folk weaving techniques, as well as Lamb's signature beaded and stitched embellishment designs.
The Woven Treasures one-of-a-kind bundle offers bag designs that give weavers an immediate sense of accomplishment, and the finished projects can be used and/or displayed as works of art. Introduction
Weaving the story
Techniques and Projects
looms, tools, and yarns
basic weaving
-first bags
pick-up weaving
-pick-up tote
twining
-twined portfolio
soumak
cardweaving
-pinwheel bag
knotted cut pile
-travel bag
-textile traditions
-spiral star
Design Notebook
design notebook
color
images
embellishments
the bag series
Resources
Index Sara Lamb is a fiber artist and teacher of weaving, dyeing, and spinning. She has written extensively for Spin-Off, Handwoven, and Fiberarts magazines and has contributed to Interweave books including ColorWorks and Homespun Handknit. Her teaching engagements include the Handweaver’s Guild of America Convergence, Black Sheep Conference, Mid-Atlantic Fiber Conference, Midwest Weaver’s Conference, Embellishment Bead Conference, and the Spin-Off Autumn Retreat. 'A perfect introduction to weaving, combining art and practicality while teaching all the basics.'--Craftgossip.com
'Great techniques, clearly taught. Pretty book!'--Knitty.com
'Enables novice weavers to explore basic folk techniques and styles to produce beautiful and evocative handcrafted works of art.... Certain to become an essential reference.'--Monsters and Critics.com
"Hand weaving is often perceived as a craft that requires a significant initial investment in equipment. Fiber artist and weaving teacher Lamb's collection on woven bags inspired by folk art demonstrates that this isn't always so."--Library Journal, April 2010 Item #: XC09WV01
ISBN: 978-1-59668-102-6
100 photographs, 10 illustrations, 5 charts
Dimensions: 8 1/2 x 9
Woven Treasures Print Book + eBook Bundle: One-of-a-Kind Bags with Folk Weaving Techniques
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With this handy eBook plus print book bundle, you’ll find inspiration and project planning as well as signature hand-manipulated techniques. Sara Lamb leads weavers through the steps of making exquisite bags using folk weaving techniques that evoke modern ideas in brilliant colors and textures.
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