Weben: Einführung in die Techniken des Handwebens [Weaving: Introduction to the Techniques of Hand Weaving]
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A German-language handbook introducing hand weaving to beginners, published by Otto Maier Verlag, Ravensburg. It covers basic weaving terms and a short account of weave structures (plain weave, rib, cannelé, twill, panama), then the available looms and frames (comb, heddle and shaft devices, table looms), materials, and warp calculation, warping and dressing the loom. Technique chapters treat rib, kelim, gobelin, Swedish technique, Smyrna knotting, noppen, plain weave, twill and rag weaving, followed by band weaving with comb and tablets, round weaving, tundeln and bead weaving. It also includes design guidelines, a short history of hand weaving, a table of things to weave, and advertisements for loom makers; the accompanying pattern sheets contain warping and weft plans.
- Type
- Book
- Language
- German
- Pages
- 79
- Weaving drafts
- on 2 pages: 78, 79
- Archive notes
- Two large (18.25" x 24.25") pattern sheets come with the book.