Navajo Techniques for Today's Weaver ~ Mattera HC RUG WEAVING RUG MAKING BOOK

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navajo techniques for today's weaver
joanne mattera
1975
first edition hardcover
from inside dust jacket "........Includes bibliographical references and more than 200 black and white illustrations and 11 full color plates. Both beginning and experienced weavers can learn to adapt Navajo Indian designs to their own style. This easy-to follow book takes you step-by-step from the traditional Navajo loom and weaving methods to a full variety of exciting, contemporary variations. It begins with a discussion of history and tradition of Navajo weaving --- the types of blankets and how the style has developed and changed through the years. A chapter on materials to use is followed by fully illustrated demonstrations of how to make and use a basic Navajo loom. A complete analysis of how to weave on the loom includes plain weave, pick-and-pick, and tapestry. The next part of the book deals with contemporary adaptations and variations of Navajo techniques. Chapters include the modern use of the geometric style, variations on building the loom - from frame looms to a floor-to-ceiling loom - and alternate weaving materials. A chapter on modern techniques includes twining, knotting, other tapestry techniques, a special section on various ways to weave a circle, and brocade. Final chapters discuss how to solve weaving and warping problems, and finishing, fringing, and displaying woven pieces. Throughout the book, photographs of a historical and contemporary woven pieces provide additional information. 160 pages - 200 b/w illustrations, 11 color plates, glossary, suppliers list & bibliography"
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dust jacket in Brodart archival protector
ISBN
0823031535
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