Overshot Simply (eBook)

Understanding the Weave Structure 38 Projects to Practice Your Skills

Susan Kesler-Simpson (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2018
144 Seiten
Stackpole Books (Verlag)
978-0-8117-6799-6 (ISBN)

Infos

Overshot is perhaps the most iconic weaving technique yet many weavers are intimidated by its complex-looking structure. But it doesn't have to be difficult! Susan Kesler-Simpson makes overshot approachable by breaking it down piece by piece so that the weaver understands how it works, and then she puts it all back together so that weavers will have the confidence to make their own overshot patterns or to try any of the 38 overshot projects she has designed for the book.

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Overshot is perhaps the most iconic weaving technique--think antique coverlets and fancy table runners--yet many weavers are intimidated by its complex-looking structure. But it doesnt have to be difficult! In this book, Susan Kesler-Simpson makes overshot approachable by breaking it down piece by piece so that the weaver understand how it works, and then she puts it all back together so that weavers will have the confidence to make their own overshot patterns or to try any of the 38 overshot projects she has designed for the book. Weavers will learn:to understand overshot as a derivative of twillto understand the tie-up, placement of tabby in the tie-up, threading, and treadlinghow to choose threads for overshothow to use borders in your designshow to set up the loom for overshothow to work an overshot gampProjects include:BlanketsShawlsScarvesChristmas ornamentsTable runnersPlacematsNapkinsOthersSusan's explanations are to the point and easy to understand. When you read through the chapters, it's as if Susan is sitting there with you, telling you in a friendly voice how to weave overshot step by step.--excerpt from the Foreword by Tom Knisely

Autor

Susan Kesler-Simpson is passionate about fiber arts and breaking down weaving techniques so that even beginners can learn the basic concepts. She has a B.S. and M.A. in Clothing, Textiles, and Design from the University of Nebraska, and enjoys teaching weaving and working in other crafts such as knitting, spinning, and crocheting.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 10.8.2018
• Zusatzinfo: 268 Illustrations including: - 128 Color Illustrations; - 140 Halftones, Color including Color Photographs.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Handarbeit / Textiles
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Heimwerken / Do it yourself
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Kreatives Gestalten
• Schlagworte: antique weaving • coverlet patterns • overshot • tom knisely • weaving • weaving blankets • weaving coverlets • weaving instruction • weaving patterns • weaving table linens
• ISBN-10: 0-8117-6799-X / 081176799X
• ISBN-13: 978-0-8117-6799-6 / 9780811767996