Tapestry Weaving

A Comprehensive Study Guide

Nancy Harvey

• Publisher: Echo Point Books & Media
• Year: 2022
• eBook ISBN: 9781648371981

It's easy to learn tapestry weaving from start to finish with Nancy Harvey, one of America's best-known teachers of this exciting craft. Using the same clear step-by-step approach that makes her workshops so successful, Nancy leads you through building a simple frame loom, to mastering the basic techniques, to completing handsome pieces based on her designs. She even provides tips on how to prepare designs of your own. In this book, you will find: Beginning and intermediate samplers to help you learn the basics Hundreds of highlighted tips for weavers of all levels of experience Six practice designs for building skills Ideas inspiring your own designs, even if you "can't draw" Over 380 illustrations and photographs With hundreds of diagrams, tips, and tapestry designs, Tapestry Weaving: A Comprehensive Study Guide is essential reading for tapestry artists and handweavers alike.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title page
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• Preface
• Introduction
• Chapter 1: The Basics
• Chapter 2: Preparation for Weaving
• Chapter 3: Project One: Basic Tapestry Weaving Techniques
• Chapter 4: Project Two: Additional Tapestry Techniques
• Chapter 5:ACloserLook
• Chapter 6: More Techniques
• Chapter 7: Finishing, Mounting, and Tapestry Care
• Chapter 8: Inspiration
• Chapter 9: Cartoon Planning and Preparation
• Chapter 10: A Quick Reference Guide
• Glossary
• Cartoons
• Bibliography
• Index
• Backcover