Overmountain Weavers Guild Library MasterList

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Overmountain Weavers Guild Library MasterList

Weaving Books

Alderman, Sharon D. and Kathryn Wertenberger. Handwoven, Tailormade: A Tandem

Guide to Fabric Designing, Weaving, Sewing and Tailoring. Loveland, Co.:

Interweave Press, 1982.

Allard, Mary. Rug Making: Techniques and Design. Philadelphia: Chilton Books, 1963.

Persis Grayson Collection.

Andes, Ellen et al. Weave and Wear It: Projects for the Handweaver. I. Outerwear.

Union, New Hampshire: Andes Quality Yarns, 1979. Persis Grayson Collection.

Albers, Anni et al. The Woven and Graphic Art of Anni Albers. Washington, D.C.:

Smithsonian Institution Press, 1985. Persis Grayson Collection.

Atwater, Mary Meigs. Byways in Handweaving: An Illustrated Guide to Rare Weaving

Weaving Techniques. NY: The MacMillan Company, 1954. Persis Grayson

Collection.

Card Weaving. Self-published. Persis Grayson Collection.

The Shuttle-Craft Book of American Hand-Weaving. NY: The MacMillan

Company, 1947. Autographed, WhigRose Pattern for Coverlets and Throws inserted; Persis Grayson Collection.

Baratte, John J. Frontiers in Contemporary American Weaving: New Works from

Master Fiberwork Programs. Coral Gables, FL: Lowe Art Museum, 1976.


Baizerman, Suzanne and Karen Searle. Latin American Brocades: Explorations in

Supplementary Weft Techniques, With Special Weaving Instructions for Rigid

Heddle Frame Loom, Backstrap and Floor Loom. St. Paul, MN: Dos Tejedoras,

1976. Persis Grayson Collection.

Finishes in the Ethnic Tradition. St. Paul, MN: Dos Tejedoras, 1978.


Belding Lily Company. Weaving Classes: Original Lily Weaver’s Work Sheets No. 1-

23, 1930-1950, revised. Shelby, NC: Belding Lily Co. Persis Grayson

Collection: letter from manager of Handweaving Department to Bessie Lowry re:

Persis’ corrections to book.

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Betterton, Shiela. Rugs from the American Museum in Britain. Bath, U.K.: The

American Museum in Britain, 1981. Persis Grayson Collection.

Beard, Betty J. Fashions from the Loom: Handwoven Clothing Made Easy. Self- published, 1980.

Beautlich, Tadek. The Technique of Woven Tapestry. London: B.T. Batsford, Ltd.,


Black, Mary E. Key to Weaving: A Textbook of Hand-Weaving Techniques and Pattern

Drafts for the Beginning Weaver. Milwaukee, WI: The Bruce Publishing Co.,

1949. “To a Craftsman and incidently [sic.] my wife: Persis Grayson 10-1-49.”


New Key to Weaving. NY: MacMillan Publishing Co., Inc., 1977.


The Sett and Weaving of Tartans. Shelby, NC: Lily Mills Co.


Weaving for Beginners. Canada: Ministry of National Health and Welfare, 1975.

Black, Mary E. and Chown, M. Joyce. Thread Guide for Handweavers. Self-published,

1959.

Persis Grayson Collection: autographed by authors, contains yarn and weaving sample cards.

Blumenau, Lili. The Art and Craft of Hand Weaving Including Fabric Design. Drawings by Martin Norman. NY: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1955. Persis Grayson

Collection: autographed.

Creative Design in Wall Hangings: Weaving Patterns Based on Primitive and

Medieval Art. NY: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1967. Persis Grayson Collection:

Autographed, with note to Persis.

Bress, Helene. The Coverlet Book, Volume I and Volume II. Includes “The Coverlet

Book CD-ROM.” Gaithersburg, MD: Flower Valley Press, Inc., 2003.

Purchased in memory of Lilias Adams and Beverly Ramler, January 2005.

The Weaving Book: Patterns and Ideas. NY: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1981.

Autographed by author.

Bronson, J & R. Early American Weaving and Dyeing: The Domestic Manufacturer’s

Assistant and Family Directory in the Art of Weaving and Dyeing. NY: Dover

Publications, Inc., 1977. Persis Grayson Collection.

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Brostoff, Laya. Double Weave: Theory & Practice. Loveland, CO: Interweave Press,

Inc., 1979. Blue Sheet insert with Errata. Persis Grayson Collection.

Brown, Christopher. Textiles I. L’Islet, Quebec, Canada: Nilus LeClerc, Inc., 1973.


Brown, Harriette J. Hand weaving: For Pleasure and Profit. NY: Harper & Brothers,


Bugge, Astrid and Signe Haugstoga. Damaskveving på bondegården. Oslo, Norway:

Utgittt av Kunstindustrimuseet, 1968. Persis Grayson Collection.

Brukskunsts Høstmønstring. Tekstil 64. Tekstilkunster Bjorg Abrahamsen. Oslo,

Norway: Foreningen Bruks, 1964. Persis Grayson Collection.

Burnham, Dorothy K. Cut My Cote. Toronto, Canada: Royal Ontario Museum, 1973.

Persis Grayson Collection: Autographed.

Burnham, Harold B. and Dorothy K. Burnham. ‘Keep Me Warm One Night’: Early

Handweaving in Eastern Canada. Toronto, Canada: University of Toronto Press,

1972.

Burt, Jocelyn. Instant Guide to Weaving. Australia: Rigby Leonard, 1973.


Patterns for Weaving. Australia: Rigby Limited, 1975. Persis Grayson

Collection.

Burton, Dorothy S. Versatile Bronson. Boston, MA: The Weavers Guild of Boston,


Cedar Lakes Arts and Crafts Center. Hand Weaving. Charleston, WV: Cedar Lakes

Arts and Crafts Center and West Virginia Board of Education.


Chamberlain, Marcia and Candace Crockett. Beyond Weaving. NY: Watson-Guptill,

1974.

Persis Grayson Collection: Autographed with note to Persis by Candace

Crockett, Green and white fingerwoven braid bookmark also in book.

Chewynd, Hilary. Simple Weaving. London: Studio Vista, and NY: Watson-Guptill,

1969.

The Weaver’s Workbook. London: B.T. Batsford Ltd., 1988.

Collingwood, Peter. The Techniques of Rug Weaving. NY: Watson-Guptill

Publications, 1968. Persis Grayson Collection. Autographed.

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The Techniques of Sprang. NY: Watson-Guptill Publications, 1974.

The Techniques of Tablet Weaving. NY: Watson-Guptill, 1982.

Creager, Clara. All About Weaving: A Comprehensive Guide to the Craft. Garden City,

NY: Doubleday & Co., 1984.

Weaving: A Creative Approach for Beginners. Garden City, NY: Doubleday &

Co., Inc., 1974. Persis Grayson Collection.

C.U.M. Industries. Hand-made C.U.M. Rya Rugs. Copenhagen, Denmark: C.U.M.

Textile Industries, Ltd., 1964.

Scandinavian Handweaving and Rya. Copenhagen, Denmark: CUM Textile

Industries, Ltd. Exhibited in “Charlottenborg” Art Gallery in Copenhagen and at

HGA Convergence ’74 in San Francisco.

Davenport, Betty Linn. Textures and Patterns for the Rigid Heddle Loom. St. Paul, MN:

Dos Tejedoras, 1980. Persis Grayson Collection.

Davenport, Elsie G. Your Handweaving. Pacific Grove, CA: Select Books, 1948.


Davison, Marguerite P. A Handweaver’s Pattern Book. Swathmore, PA: Self- published, 1944. (4 th

printing: March 1947). Persis Grayson Collection: Gift to

Persis from husband Ed 10-17-49. With swatches of blue and gold handwoven fabrics. c. 1.

A Handweaver’s Pattern Book. Swathmore, PA: Self- published, 1944. (19 th

printing: 1977) Persis Grayson Collection., c. 2.

A Handweaver’s Source Book. Swathmore, PA: Self-published, 1953.

Dendel, Esther Warner. Needleweaving…Easy as Embroidery. Philadelphia, PA:

Countryside Press, 1971. Persis Grayson Collection: autographed by author.

Drooker, Penelope B. Embroidery with the Loom: Creative Combinations of Weaving and Stitchery. NY: Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., 1979. Persis Grayson

Collection.

Edwards, Lois K. (Chairman, HGA Service Committee). Helps and Hints: A Handbook of Projects and Ideas for Use in Service Programs by Weavers, Spinners,

Therapists, Teachers. W. Hartford, CT: HGA Service Committee.

Eines, Ruth Linnerud. Form og Farge: I Moderne Norsk Broderi. Oslo, Norway:

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Forlagt av H. Aschehoug & Co. (W. Nygaard), 1956. Persis Grayson Collection.

Engelstad, Helen and Elsie Selmer Høge. Tekstil forming. Oslo, Norway: Gyldendal

Norsk Forlag, 1962. Persis Grayson Collection.

Fairchild Publications. Weave and Knit Publications. NY: Fairchild Publications, 1967.

Persis Grayson Collection. Autographed.

Fannin, Allen A. Handloom Weaving Technology. NY: Van Nostrand Reinhold Co.,

1979.

Francisco, Irene. Opening A Door to Two Harness Techniques. Shelby, NC: Lily Mills

Co. Persis Grayson Collection. Autographed with note to Persis from author.

Fraser, David W. A Guide to Weft Twining and Related Structures with Interacting

Wefts. Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1989.

Frey, Berta. Four Harness Weaving. W. Hartford, CT: Handweavers Guild of America,

1972.


Designing and Drafting for Handweavers: Basic Principles of Cloth

Construction. NY: MacMillan Company, 1961. Persis Grayson Collection.

Gale, Elizabeth. From Fibres to Fabrics. London: Allman & Sons, 1968.


Gallagher, Constance Dawn. Linen Heirlooms: The Story and Patterns of a Collection of

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Century Handwoven Pieces with Directions for their Reproduction. Newton

Centre, MA: Charles T. Branford Co., 1968. Persis Grayson Collection.

Gallagher, Osma Couch. The Joy of Hand Weaving. Scranton, PA: Laurel Publishers,

1950.


Galasso, Gene. Murals of Wool. NY: French & Company, Inc., 1960. Persis Grayson

Collection.

Garrett, Cay. Warping All By Yourself. Sonoma, CA: The Handweaver Press, 1974.

(New Edition Oct 1977).

Gjelsvik, Liv. Renning med Rennestikke Sveiping med Sveipekam. Oslo, Norway:

Utgiver, 1978. Persis Grayson Collection. Autographed. Text is Norwegian.

Geary, Kay. Textile Design Course for Weavers, Part I. (Texture…). Self-published,

1956.


Textile Design Course for Weavers, Part 2 (Warp Stripes…_). Self-published,

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1960.


Textile Design Course for Weavers, Part 3 (Log Cabin and Variations…).

Self-publisehd, 1961. Persis Grayson Collection.

Gonsalves, Alyson, ed. Weaving Techniques and Projects. Menlo Park, CA: Lane

Books, 1974. Persis Grayson Collection.

Gordon, Beverly. The Final Steps: Traditional Methods and Contemporary Applications

For Finishing Cloth by Hand. Loveland, CO: Interweave Press, 1982. Persis

Grayson Collection.

Gordon, Judith. American Star Work Coverlets. NY: Design Books, 1995. Gift from

Laura Buckles.

Grae, Ida. Dressing the Loom: A Handbook for Weavers Showing the Direct Beaming

Method. McMinnville, OR: Robin & Russ Handweavers. Persis Grayson

Collection: autographed by author.

Gravjord, Ingebjørg and Gerd Kvenild. Veving: Oppskrifter for Kurs og Hjem. Oslo,

Norway: Ernst G. Mortensens Forlag, 1975. Persis Grayson Collection.

Autographed from author “With love from Ingebjørg”.

Groff, Russell E. Card Weaving or Tablet Weaving. McMinnville, OR: Robin &

Russ Handweavers, 1969. Persis Grayson Collection.

Hallman, H. Theodore. Sunrise Titles and Twills (exhibition). Toronto, Ontario,

Canada: Royal Ontario Museum, 1978. Persis Grayson Collection. Letter from author to Persis inserted.

Halsey, Mike and Lore Youngmark. Foundations of Weaving. NY: Watson-Guptill,

1975.


Hamamura, John and Susan. Woven Works. San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books,

1978.


Hambidge Collection. Contemporary Handmade Wearables. Asheville, NC: Southern

Highland Handicraft Guild, 1984. Persis Grayson Collection.

Handweavers Guild of America. Baby, Baby, Baby: A Baker’s Dozen. W. Hartford,

CT: HGA, Inc., 1984. (MF W)

From Rags to . . .: A Baker’s Dozen. W. Hartford, CT: HGA, Inc., 1983. (MF

W)

Tablemats and Beyond…A Baker’s Dozen. W. Hartford, CT: HGA, Inc., (MF

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Handwoven’s Design Collection: (MF W)

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Simple Summer Tops

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Gifts

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Outerwear

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Not for Beginners Only

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Simple Styles

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Just Rags

Harter, Joyce and Lucy Brusie. Weaving for Worship: Handweaving for Churches and

Synagogues. McMinnville, OR: Robin & Russ Handweavers, Inc., 1998. Gift from Fr. Ray Orlett.

Harvey, Nancy. The Guide to Successful Tapestry Weaving. Seattle, WA: Pacific

Search Press, 1984.

Tapestry Weaving: A Comprehensive Study Guide. Loveland, CO: Interweave

Press, 1991. Gift from Fr. Ray Orlett.

Heisey, John W. A Checklist of American Coverlet Weavers. Williamsburg, VA: The

Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, 1978. Persis Grayson Collection.

Held, Shirley. Weaving: A Handbook for Fiber Craftsmen. NY: Holt, Rinehart and

Winston, Inc., 1973. Persis Grayson Collection. c. 1.

Weaving: A Handbook of the Fiber Arts (Second edition). NY: Holt, Rinehart

& Winston, 1978. Persis Grayson Collection. c. 2.

Heyden, Silvia. Recent Tapestries. Durham, NC: Duke University Museum of Art,

1972.

Persis Grayson Collection. Autographed by author to Persis and Ed.

Hoffmann, Marta. The Warp-Weighted Loom. Norway: The Norwegian Research

Council for Science and the Humanities, 1964. Persis Grayson Collection.

Holmes, James. Manuscript Notes on Weaving. Nashville, TN: Tunstede, 1985.


Hougen, Eva. Hullbragd med Kjeppskill. Oslo, Norway: Den pedagogiske hogskolen,

1971.


Hutchinson, Kathy Edelman. Garments for an Exhibition. Redmond, WA: Self- published, 1979. Persis Grayson Collection.

Ingers, Gertrud. Nya Mattor: transmattor, ryor, rőlakan. Västeräs: Ica-Förlaget, 1959.

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John, Edith. Needleweaving. London: B. T. Batsford, Ltd., 1970. Persis Grayson

Collection.

Justema, William and Doris. Weaving & Needlecraft Color Course. NY: Van Nostrand

Reinhold, Co., 1971.

Katz, Ruth. Card Weaving. NY: Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., 1977. Persis Grayson

Collection.

Kaufmann, Ruth. The New American Tapestry. NY: Reinhold Book Corp., 1968.


Keasbey, Doramay. Pattern Devices for Handweavers. Bethesda, MD: Self-published

1981.

Kircher, Ursula. Weaving on Kircher Looms. Marburg, Germany: 1970.


Kliot, Jules & Kaethe Kliot. Kumihimo. Berkeley, CA: Lacis, 1977. Persis Grayson

Collection.

Krevitsky, Nik and Lois Ericson. Shaped Weaving. NY: Van Nostrand Reinhold Co,

1973.


Kvenild, Gerd W. Fra Trad Til Vev. Oslo, Norway: self-published, 1976.

Persis Grayson Collection. Note to Persis inserted.

How to dress a loom, in Norwegian.

Landes, John. A Book of Patterns for Hand-weaving from Drawings in the Pennsylvania

Museum. Part One. With threading drafts and notes by Mary Meigs Atwater.

Cambridge, MA: Shuttle-Craft Guild, 1925. Persis Grayson Collection.


Museum. Part Two. With threading drafts and notes by Mary Meigs Atwater.



Museum. Part Three. With threading drafts and notes by Mary Meigs Atwater.



Museum. Part Four. With threading drafts and notes by Mary Meigs Atwater.


Leclerc, Robert. Warp and Weave. L’isletville, Quebec, Canada: Nilus Leclerc, Inc.,

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1971.

From Gerald Edmundson.

Lewes, Klares and Helen Hutton. Rug Weaving. Newton Centre, MA: Charles T.

Branford Co., 1962. Persis Grayson Collection.

Liebes, Dorothy. Retrospective Exhibition. NY: Museum of Contemporary Crafts,


Lily Mills Co. How to Make Handweaving Equipment. W. Hartford, CT: HGA, 1974.

Weaving Classics: Original Lily Weaver’s Work Sheets No. 1-23. 1930-1950.

Linder, Harry. Techniques of Code Drafting. Phoenix, AZ: Bizarre Butterfly

Publishing, 1983. Persis Grayson Collection.

McMurtry, Rosemary, ed. McCall’s How to Weave It! NY: The McCall Pattern Co.,

1973.


Meilach, Dona and Lee Snow. Weaving Off-Loom. Chicago, IL: Henry Regnery Co.,

1974.


Miles, Vera. Weaving Patterns for the Two-Way Loom. Northgates, England: The

Reeves-Dryad Press, 1974.

Moorman, Theo. Weaving as an Art Form. NY: Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., 1975.

Persis Grayson Collection. Hardcover, c. 1; Paperbound, c. 2.

New England Weavers’ Seminar. News, 15 th

Biennial, New England Weavers’ Seminar.

Amherst, MA: University of Massachusetts. July 18-22, 1983.

Palmgrens, Sigrid. Praktisk Vävbok. Norrköping, Sweden: Utgiven av Sigrid Palmgren,

1939.

Persis Grayson Collection. 4 pages of handwritten Swedish-English Terms.

Plath, Iona. The Craft of Handweaving. NY: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1972.

The Handweaver’s Pattern Book. NY: Dover Publications, 1981.

Handweaving. NY: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1964.

Porcella, Yvonne. Five Ethnic Patterns. Modesto, CA: Self-published, 1977.

Powell, Marian. 1000(+) Patterns in 4,6, and 8 Harness Shadow Weaves. McMinnville,

OR: Robin & Russ Handweavers, 1976. Persis Grayson Collection.

Autographed to Persis by author.

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Quigley, Viola-Joyce. The “Unit Repeat” – A Basic Approach to Six Weaving

Techniques. Germantown, TN: Self-published, 1955. Persis Grayson Collection.

Rainey, Sarita. Weaving without a Loom. Worcester, MA: Davis Publications, Inc.,

1966.


Redding, Debbie. Learning to weave with Debbie Redding. Loveland, CO: Interweave

Press, 1984. From Mrs. Ralph Linfoot.

Regensteiner, Else. The Art of Handweaving. NY: Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., 1970.

Persis Grayson Collection. Autographed with letter to Persis.

Weaver’s Study Course: Ideas and Techniques. NY: Van Nostrand Reinhold

Co., 1975.

Rogers, Nora and Martha Stanley. In Celebration of the Curious Mind. Loveland, CO:

Interweave Press, 1983. Persis Grayson Collection.

Roth, Betty and Chris Schulz. The New Handbook of Timesaving Tables for Weavers,

Spinners, and Dyers. Elk Gove, CA: Self-published, 1983. Persis Grayson

Collection.

Selander, Malin. Swedish Swatches (Blue Series). Örebro, Sweden: 1969.


Weaving Patterns from Sweden. Göteborg: Wezäta Förlag, 1961.

Simpson, L. E. and M. Weir. The Weaver’s Craft. Leicester, G.B.: The Dryad Press,

1949.


Skjöldebrand, Igerlise. The Treasure Chest of Swedish Weaving. Sundbyberg, Sweden:

Forlags ab Semic.

Skowronski, Hella and Sylvia Tacker. Doup Leno. Freeland, Washington: HTH

Publishers, 1980. Persis Grayson Collection. Autographed, corrections page inserted.

Small-scale Weaving. Needle Crafts 17. Tunbridge Wells: Search Press.

Snow, Marjorie and William. Step-by-Step Tablet Weaving. Racine, WI: Western

Publishing Co., 1973. Persis Grayson Collection.

Snyder, Mary. Lace and Lacey Weaves. Pasadena, CA: Self-published, 1960.

Persis Grayson Collection. Autographed by author.

Specht, Sally and Sandra Rawlings. Creating with Card Weaving. NY: Crown

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Publishers, 1973. Persis Grayson Collection.

Steedsman, Nell. Patterns on a Plain Weave. Self-published, 1959. Persis Grayson

Collection. Autographed.

Stevens, Bernice A. A Weaving Woman. Gatlinburg, TN: Buckhorn Press, 1971.

Sullivan, Donna. Pique: Plain and Patterned. Jacksonville, FL: Sullivan Publications,

1988.

Autographed by author to guild.

Sullivan, Donna. Summer and Winter: A Weave for All Seasons. Loveland, CO:

Interweave Press, 1991. Autographed by author to guild.

Sutton, Ann. Color-and-Weave Design: A Practical Reference Book. Asheville, NC:

Lark Communications, 1984.

Swanson, Karen. Rigid Heddle Weaving. NY: Watson-Guptill Publications, 1975.


Tattersall, C.E.C. Notes on Carpet-Knotting and Weaving. London: Her Majesty’s

Stationary Office, 1969. Persis Grayson Collection.

Thorpe, Azalea and Jack Larson. Elements of Weaving. Garden City, NY: Doubleday

& Co., 1967. Persis Grayson Collection.

Tidball, Harriet. The Weaver’s Book: Fundamentals of Handweaving. NY: The

MacMillan Co., 1961. Persis Grayson Collection.

Trotzig, Liv and Astrid Axelsson. Band. Västeräs: Ica-Förlaget, 1958.

Van Der Hoogt, Madelyn. The Complete Book of Drafting for Handweavers.

Coupeville, WA: ShuttleCraft Books, Inc., 1993.

Weigel, Palmy. Color Exercises for the Weaver. NY: Watson-Guptill, 1976.

West, Virginia. A Cut Above: Couture Clothing for Fibre Artists. Self-

Published, 1992. Persis Grayson Collection: Autographed. Cutting instructions and silk care photocopies inserted.

West, Virginia. Finishing Touches for the Handweaver. Newton Centre, MA:

Charles T. Branford Co., 1968. Hardcover, c. 1.

Revised edition 1988. Loveland, CO: Interweave Press, 1988.

Paperback, c. 2.

West, Virginia. Weavers’ Wearables. Self-published, 1979; 2 nd

printing 1980.

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Autographed by author.

Willcox, Donald. New Design in Weaving. NY: Van Nostrand Reinhold Co.,

1970.


Wilson, Jean. The Pile Weaves: 26 Techniques and How to do Them. NY: Van

Nostrand Reinhold Co., 1974. Persis Grayson Collection. Autographed.

Soumak Workbook. Loveland, CO: Interweave Press, 1982.


Weaving is for Anyone. NY: Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., 1967.


Weave With Style. Seattle, WA: Madrona Publishers, Inc., 1979.


Wilson, Sadye Tune and Doris Finch Kennedy. Of Coverlets, the Legacies and the

Weavers. Nashville, TN: Tunstede, 1983.

Windeknecht, Margaret. Creative Monk’s Belt, Freeland, WA: HTH Publishers, 1976.


Zielinski, S.A. Master Weaver Library, Vol. I (A Treasury for Beginners).

L’Islet, Quebec, Canada: Nilus Leclerc Inc., 1979.

Master Weaver Library, Vol. 2 (All About Looms).

Master Weaver Library, Vol. 3 (Creative Drafting and Analysis)

Master Weaver Library, Vol. 4 (Yarns and Fibers)

Master Weaver Library, Vol. 5 (Everything A Weaver Should Know about Warps and Warping)

Master Weaver Library, Vol. 6 (Technology of Handweaving (Equipment and Its

Use)

Master Weaver Library, Vol. 7 (Contemporary Approach to Traditional Weaves:

Overshot, Summer and Winter

Master Weaver Library, Vol. 8 (Contemporary Approach to Traditional Weaves:

Crackle, M’s and O’s and Others

Master Weaver Library, Vol. 9 (Fascination of Twills (Fourshafts)

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Master Weaver Library, Vol. 10 (Fascination of Twills (Multishafts)

Master Weaver Library, Vol. 11 (Traditional Texture Weaves and Exploring the

Textures)

Master Weaver Library, Vol. 12 (Spot Weaves – Old and New)

Master Weaver Library, Vol. 13 (Woven Lace and Lacey Weaves)

Master Weaver Library, Vol. 14 (Pile Weaves, Rugs and Tapestry)

Master Weaver Library, Vol. 15 (Double Weaves)

Master Weaver Library, Vol. 16 (Little Known Weaves Worth Knowing Better) missing

Master Weaver Library, Vol. 17 (Resist Dyeing, Curiosities and Inventions)

Master Weaver Library, Vol. 18 (Composition and Designing)

Master Weaver Library, Vol. 19 (Composition and Designing, Part II)

Master Weaver Library, Vol. 20 (More about Fabrics)

Master Weaver Library, Vol. 21-22 (A Weaver Ponders His Craft; Weaving in the Past)

Znamierowski, Nell. Step-by-Step Rug Making. NY: Golden Press, 1972.

Step-by-Step Weaving. NY: Golden Press, 1967.


Spinning

Allen, Carleton. Wool, the Raw Material. Boston, MA: Boston University, 1941.

Amos, Alden. The Great Wheel: Introduction and Technique. Oakland, CA: Straw Into

Gold, 1977.

Anderson, Beryl. Creative Spinning, Weaving, and Plant Dyeing. NY: Arco Publishing

Co., 1971. Persis Grayson Collection.

Baines, Patricia. Spindle Spinning. Kent, GB: Search Press, Ltd., 1984.

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Spinning Wheels, Spinners and Spinning. London: B.T. Batsford, Ltd.,

1976.


Barham, Henry. An Essay Upon the Silk-Worm. McMinnville, OR: Robin & Russ

Handweavers, 1988 (Reprint). Persis Grayson Collection.

Bartlett, E. S. Sheep Shearing. Breeder Publications, 1938. Persis Grayson Collection.

British Wool Marketing Board. British Sheep Breeds: Wool and Its Uses. Middlesex,

G.B./Yorkshire, G.B.: The British Wool Marketing Board, 1978.. Persis Grayson

Collection.

Brown, Rachel. The Weaving, Spinning, and Dyeing Book. NY: Alfred A. Knopf,


Bryant, David. Wheels and Looms: Making Equipment for Spinning and Weaving.

London: B.T. Batsford Ltd., 1987. Persis Grayson Collection.

Buel, Elizabeth C.B. The Tale of the Spinning Wheel. Cambridge, MA: University

Press, John Wilson & Son, 1903.

Buxton-Keenlyside, Judith. Selected Canadian Spinning Wheels in Perspective: An

Analytical Approach. Ottawa, Canada: National Museums of Canada, 1980.

Castino, Ruth. Spinning and Dyeing the Natural Way. NY: Van Nostrand Reinhold

Co., 1974. Persis Grayson Collection: flyleaf is autographed by the author to

Persis 12/74.

Chadwick, Eileen. The Craft of Hand Spinning. NY: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1980.


Channing, Marion. The Magic of Spinning. New Bedford, MA: Reynolds-DeWalt

Printing, 1966. Persis Grayson Collection.

CIBA Co, Inc. The English Wool Industry – CIBA Review No. 130. Basle: CIBA, Ltd.,

1959.

Review 1965/3: Yarn and Thread. 1965.

The Spinning Wheel. Basle, Switzerland: Society of Chemical Industry, 1939.

Reprint: Leeds: Rawdon Printing Co., 1977.

Claessen, Marlie. Felting: A Manual for Felting With Wool to Make Clothes or Other

Other Objects. Lochem, Holland: Louët BV, 1981.

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Crowfoot, Grace M. and H. Ling Roth. Handspinning and Woolcombing. Bedford,

England: Ruth Bean (reprint), 1974. Persis Grayson Collection.

Methods of Hand-Spinning in Egypt and the Sudan. Halifax: F. King & Sons

Ltd., 1931. Persis Grayson Collection. 2 copies.

Davenport, Elsie G. Your Handspinning. Pacific Grove, CA: Select Books, 1953.

Persis Grayson Collection: London: Sylvan Press, 1953.

Dixon, Margaret. The Wool Book. London: The Hamlyn Publishing Group, Ltd., 1979.


Dryad Handicrafts. Spinning Wool. Leicester, G.B.: Dryad Handicrafts.

Duncan, Molly. Creative Crafts with Wool and Flax. Wellington: A.H. & A.W. Reed,

Ltd., 1971. Persis Grayson Collection.

Spin Your Own Wool and Dye it and Weave It. Wellington: A.H. and A.W.

Reed, 1968. Persis Grayson Collection.

Eavenson and Levering Co. Wool Handling. Camden, NJ: Eavenson & Levring Co.,

1936.


Ellacott, S.E. Spinning and Weaving. London: Methuen and Co., Ltd., 1956.

Engelstad, Helen. Garn er ikke Bare Garn. Oslo, Norway: Kirstes Boktrykkeri.


Fannin, Allen. Handspinning: Art and Technique. NY: Van Nostrand Reinhold Co,

1970.


Field, Anne. The Ashford Book of Spinning. Asheville, NC: Lark Books, 1986.

Persis Grayson Collection. Autographed

Gaddum, H.T. & Co, Ltd. Silk: How and Where it is Produced. Cheshire, G.B.: H.T.

Gaddum & Co., Ltd., 1972. Persis Grayson Collection.

Gandhi, M. K. Khadi (Hand-Spun Cloth): Why and How. Ahmedabad, India: Jivanji

Dahyabhai Desai, 1955. Persis Grayson Collection.

Grasett, K. Complete Guide to Hand Spinning. Berea, KY: Graphicom, Inc., 1971.

(reprint of Great Britain’s 1930 copyright). Persis Grayson Collection.

2 nd

copy: title page has signature “Mary Alice Bingham” and date “July

1958.”

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Grayson, Persis. Blue Notebook on Silk. (Korea Raw Silk Exporters Association “Raw

Silk” label on front of notebook). Contains: (1) Four Silk Travel Vignettes of

Asia (China, Burma, Thailand, South Korea); (2) Chemical Dyes for Silk

(Cibalon, Lanaset, Procion, Cibacron F … “Dye Hazards…”); (3) Glossary of

Silk Terms); (4) “Variegated Dyeing” article by Michele Wipplinger; (5) Color

Trend Samples (Handpainted Silk, Silk Spring Summer 1986-7).

Green, Louise. Felt Making for the Fiber Artist. Loveland, CO: Greentree Ranch

Wools, 1978.

Henderson, A.E. Growing Better Wool. Wellington: A.H. and A. W. Reed, 1968.


Hochberg, Bette. Handspindles. Santa Cruz, CA: Self-published, 1977.


Handspinner’s Handbook. Santa Cruz, CA: self-published, 1976.


Reprints of Textile Articles. Santa Cruz, CA: self-published, 1982.


Spin Span Spun – Fact and Folklore for Spinners. Santa Cruz, CA:

Self-published, 1979. Persis Grayson Collection.

Hopkins, Giles E. Wool as an Apparel Fiber. NY: Rinehart & Co., Inc., 1953.


Horne, Beverley. Fleece in Your Hands. NZ: Spinning, Weaving & Woolcrafts Society,

Inc., . Persis Grayson Collection.

Jackson, Constance and Judith Plowman. The New Zealand Woolcraft Book. Auckland:

William Collins Publishers, Ltd., 1980. Persis Grayson Collection.

Japan Silk Association. Raw Silk Industry of Japan. Tokyo: The Japan Silk

Association, Inc., Persis Grayson Collection.

Silk and Japan. Tokyo: The Japan Silk Association, Inc., 1968.


Kahn, Deborah, ed. The Handspun Project Book. Tarzana, CA: Select Books, 1978.

Kilbride, Thomas. Spinning and Weaving at Home. Northampton, GB: Thorsons

Publishers, Ltd., 1980.

Kilker, Catherine A. and Charles R. Koch Sheep and Man – An American Saga.

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Denver, CO: American Sheep Producers Council, 1978. Persis Grayson

Collection.

Kluger, Marilyn. The Joy of Spinning. NY: Simon and Schuster, 1971.


Kolander, Cheryl. A Silk Worker’s Notebook. Myrtle Creek, OR: Self-published,

1979.Persis Grayson Collection. Includes samples of silk types and weaves.

Kroll, Carol. The Whole Craft of Spinning. NY: Dover Publications, 1981.


Leadbeater, Eliza. Handspinning. London: Cassell and Collier, MacMillan

Publishers, Inc., 1976. hardcover. Persis Grayson Collection. Title page is

Autographed by author with date 2-77.

Handspinning. Mountain View, MO: Select Books, 1983. paperback.


Spinning and Spinning Wheels. Bucks, UK: Shire Publications, Ltd., 1979.


Leggett, William. The Story of Linen. Brooklyn: Chemical Publishing Co., Inc.,

1945.


Linder, Olive and Harry. Hand Spinning Cotton. Phoenix, AZ: Cotton Squares, 1977.


Handspinning Flax. Phoenix, AZ: Bizarre Butterfly Publishing, 1986.


Lønning, Sunniva. Spinne ull på rokk og hand tein. 1976. Persis Grayson Collection.

MacDonald, Dorothy. Fibres, Spindles, and Spinning Wheels. Ontario: Royal

Ontario Museum of Archaeology, 1944.

Man-Made Fiber Producers Association. Guide to Man-Made Fibers. Washington,

D.C.: Man-Made Fiber Producers Association, 1973. Persis Grayson Collection.

Milner, Ann. I Can Spin a Different Thread. Dunedin, NZ: John McIndoe Ltd., 1979.


New Zealand Wool Board. New Zealand Sheep and Their Wool. Wellington, NZ:

New Zealand Wool Board, 1980. Persis Grayson Collection.

Osburn, Bernice. Home Craft Course in Pennsylvania German Spinning and Dyeing.

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Allentown, PA: Schlechter’s, 1945. (Plymouth Meeting, PA: Mrs. C Naaman

Keyser). Persis Grayson Collection.

Parker, Julie. All About Silk. Seattle, WA: Rain City Publishing, 1991. Fabric

Dictionary and Swatchbook.

Parker, Ron. The Sheep Book. NY: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1983. Persis Grayson


Paul, Virginia. This was Sheep Ranching Yesterday and Today. Seattle, WA: Superior

Publishing Co., 1976. Persis Grayson Collection.

Pauli, Karen. The Care and Feeding of Spinning Wheels. Loveland, CO: Interweave

Press, 1981. Persis Grayson Collection.

Pendleton Woolen Mills. The Wool Story…from Fleece to Fashion. Portland, OR:

Pendleton Woolen Mills, 1965.

Pennington, David and Michael Taylor. A Pictorial Guide to American Spinning

Wheels. Sabbathday Lake, ME: The Shaker Press, 1975.


Potter, M. David and Corbman, Bernard P. Textiles: Fiber to Fabric. NY: McGraw-

Hill Book Co., 1967.

Pownall, Glen. Spinning and Weaving. London: Allison and Busby, Ltd., 1973.


Raven, Lee. Hands-On Spinning. Loveland, CO: Interweave Press, 1987.


Roland, Charles, et al. Cotton. University of Georgia, 1972.

Ronin, J. A. Spinformation. Richardson, TX: Spincraft, 1984. Persis Grayson

Collection.

Spinning – From the First Ten Years of Shuttle, Spindle & Dyepot.

West Hartford, CT: Handweavers Guild of America, Inc., 1979.

Ross, Mabel. The Encyclopedia of Hand Spinning. Loveland, CO: Interweave


The Essentials of Handspinning. Bristol, GB: Potten, Baber and Murray,

Ltd., 1980.

Roth, H. Ling. Hand Card Making – Notes from Bankfield Museum. Halifax:

F. King & Sons.

Simmons, Paula. Articles from Warp and Weft (On Spinning, Weaving, and

Sheep). McMinnville, OR: Robin & Russ Handweavers, 1977.

A Collection of Articles: (1) Patterns from Handspun; (2) Articles from Warp and Weft; (3) Reprints from Handweaver and Craftsman.

The Handspinner’s Guide to Selling. Seattle, WA: Pacific Search Press,

1979.

Handspun (Reprints from Handweaver and Craftsman). Suquamish, WA:

1966-1971.

Spinning and Weaving with Wool. Seattle, WA: Pacific Search Press, 1977.

Persis Grayson Collection. Autographed, with note from author to Persis

Inserted.

Spinning for Softness and Speed. Seattle, WA: Madrona Publishers, 1982.

Turning Wool into a Cottage Industry. Seattle, WA: Madrona Publishers,

1985.

Sitaramayya, B. Pattabhi. I Too Have Spun. Bombay: HindKitabs Ltd., 1946.

Persis Grayson Collection. Includes airmail letter from 1960 saying this book is no longer in print.

Spark, Patricia. Fundamentals of Feltmaking. Coupeville, WA: Shuttlecraft Books,

1989.

Stroock and Co. The Story of Camel Hair. NY: S. Stroock and Co., Inc., 1936.


Vicuna – the World’s Finest Fabric. NY: S. Stroock and Co., 1937.


Sullivan, Donna. Cotton. Self-published, 1983. Persis Grayson Collection.

Autographed.

Teal, Peter. Hand Woolcombing and Spinning. Poole, Dorset: Blandford Press,

Ltd., 1976.

Thompson, G.B. Spinning Wheels (The John Horner Collection). Belfast: Ulster

Museum, 1973.

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Thresh, Christine. Spinning with a Drop Spindle. Santa Rosa, CA: Thresh Publications,

1971.

Turner, Katy. The Legacy of the Great Wheel. Mountain View, MO: Select Books,

1980.Autographed by author.

Van Roy, Margaret (Chairperson, 1 st

Australian Fibre Conference). Wool and Beyond:

1 st

Australian Fibre Conference, Melbourne Jan. 11-23, 1981. Melbourne,

Australia: Handweavers and Spinners Guild of Victoria, 1982.


Varney, Diane. Spinning Designer Yarns. Loveland, CO: Interweave Press, 1987.

Vince, John. Old British Livestock. Bucks, UK: Shire Publications, Ltd., 1974.


Vocational Agriculture I Class of Peabody, Kansas. Breeds of Sheep. Self-published,


Wallace, Susan. Hair of the Dog – How to Spin Dog Fur. Bainbridge Island, WA:

Self-published, 1975. Persis Grayson Collection.

Warburg, Lisa. Spind & Tvind. Herning. Persis Grayson Collection.

West, W. C. Anyone Can Build A Spinning Wheel. Santa Rosa, CA: Thresh

Publications, 1975.

Wheeler, Barbara, et al. Master Spinners’ Colloquy. Potosi, MO: Spin-Off

Rendezvous, 1987.

Wisser, Astrid. Le Filage: Renouveau d’un artisanat ancien. Stuttgart: Verlag

Frech, 1977. French edition: Fribourg, Office du Livre, 1978.

Woodman, Marian. Cotswolds to Calais – The Golden Age of Cotswold Wool.

Gloucester, GB: Sabra Publications, 1978. Persis Grayson Collection.

The Wool Bureau, Inc. The Story of Wool. NY: The Wool Bureau, 1957.


Wool Bureau and American Wool Council. The Story of Wool. Denver, CO:

American Wool Council and the Wool Bureau, Inc., 1965.


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Basketry Books

Burns and Oates. Basket Weaving. Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany: Herder, 1968.


Cain, H. Thomas. Pima Indian Basketry. Phoenix: Heard Museum of Anthropology,

1961.


Cary, Mara. Basic Baskets. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1975.

Corbin, Patricia. All About Wicker. NY: E. P. Dutton, 1978.

Christopher, F. J. Basketry. NY: Dover Publications, Inc., 1952. Persis Grayson

Collection.

Coutts, Lucele. Baskets and Beyond: New Uses for Traditional Basketry Techniques.

NY: Watson-Guptill Publications, 1977.

De Leon, Sherry. The Basketry Book. NY: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1978.


Irwin, John Rice. Baskets and Basket Makers in Southern Appalachia. Exton, PA:

Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 1982. Persis Grayson Collection.

LaPlantz, Shereen. The Mad Weave Book. Bayside, CA: Press De La Plantz, 1984.


Plaited Basketry: The Woven Form. Bayside, CA: Press de La Plantz, 1982.


Lasansky, Jeannette. Willow, Oak, and Rye – Basket Traditions in Pennsylvania.

University Park, PA: The Pennsylvania State University, 1979.


Lumpkin, Beryl Omega. From Vines to Vessels. Self-published, 1984.

Maki, Masako. Rattan Dolls and Interiors. Tokyo, Japan: Kodansha, 1984.


Rattan Work with Complete Diagrams. Tokyo, Japan: Ondori, 1980.


Meilach, Donna. Modern Approach to Basketry. NY: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1974.

Navajo School of Indian Basketry. Indian Basket Weaving. NY: Dover Publications,

Inc., 1971 (republication of 1903 edition by Whedon & Spreng, LA).

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Robinson, Sharon. Contemporary Basketry. Worcester, MA: Davis Publications, Inc.,

1978.

Rosengarten, Dale, et al. Over and Under, Around and Through: Essays to Accompany

A Basket Exhibition. Brasstown, NC: John C. Campbell Folk School,

Rossbach, Ed. The New Basketry. NY: Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., 1976.


Seeler, Katherine and Edgar. Nantucket Lightship Baskets. Nantucket, MA: The

Deermouse Press, 1972. Persis Grayson Collection.

Stephenson, Sue H. Basketry of the Appalachian Mountains. NY: Van Nostrand

Reinhold. 1977. Persis Grayson Collection.

Wright, Dorothy. The Complete Book of Baskets and Basketry. NY: Charles Scribner’s

Sons, 1977. Persis Grayson Collection.

Children’s Books

Claxton, John and Sally Doganis. Three Bags Full. London: Hamish Hamilton, 1976.


DePaola, Tomie. Charlie Needs a Cloak. NY: Scholastic Book Services, 1973.


Eiseman, Alberta and Nicole. Gift from a Sheep: The Story of How Wool is Made. NY:

Atheneum, 1979. Persis Grayson Collection.

Ernst, Lisa Campbell. Nattie Parson’s Good-Luck Lamb. NY: Viking Penguin, Inc.,

1988.


Harnett, Cynthia. The Wool-Pack. Harmondsworth, Middlesex: Penguin Books, Ltd.,

1950.


Houck, Carter. Warm as Wool, Cool as Cotton. NY: The Seabury Press, 1975.


Lasky, Kathryn. The Weaver’s Gift. NY: Frederick Warne, 1980. Persis Grayson

Collection.

Macaulay, David. Baaa. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1985.


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Nathan, Stella. Rumpelstiltskin. Racine, WI: Western Publishing Co., Inc., 1968.


Rolerson, Darrell. In Sheep’s Clothing. NY: Dodd, Mead, and Co., 1972.


Schorsch, Anita. Pastoral Dreams. NY: Universe Books (Main Street Press), 1977.


Spiegelman, Judith. UNICEF’s Festival Book. UN, NY: US Committee for UNICEF,

1966.

Tarcov, Edith H. Rumpelstiltskin. Pictures by Edward Gorey. NY: Scholastic Book

Services, 1973. Persis Grayson Collection.

Ushinsky, K. How A Shirt Grew in the Field. NY: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1967.


Wicks, Alice. Peter’s Prickly Pants. Swiftwater, PA: Self-published, 1976.

Persis Grayson Collection. 1 st

Edition, autographed by author.

Yates, Elizabeth. Mountain Born. NY: Coward-McCann & Geoghegan, Inc.,

Persis Grayson Collection. Autographed by author and illustrator.

Dyeing Books

Adrosko, Rita. Natural Dyes & Home Dyeing. NY: Dover Publications, 1971.

Gift to OMWG from Claudia Lee.

Natural Dyes in the United States. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution

Press, 1968. Persis Grayson Collection. Autographed. Inserted in book is a card from the author to Persis.

Albers, Josef. Interaction of Color. Westford, MA: Yale University, 1963.

Albuquerque Handweavers Guild and Las Aranos Spinning Guild. Vegetable Dyes of

New Mexico. Albuquerque, NM: Albuquerque Handweavers Guild, 1970.


Bemiss, Elijah. The Dyer’s Companion. NY: Dover Publications, 1973.

Birren, Faber. Principles of Color. West Chester, PA: Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 1987.

Bliss, Anne. North American Dye Plants. Boulder, CO: Juniper House, 1976.

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Blumenthal, Betsy. Dye Kit. Self-published, purchased 1982. Persis Grayson

Collection. Invoice and note from author inserted. Contains dye samples.

Brunello, Franco (translated by Hickey, Bernard). The Art of Dyeing in the History of

Mankind. Vincenza, Italy: Neri Pozza, 1973. Persis Grayson Collection. c. 1.

The Art of Dyeing in the History of Mankind. Vincenza, Italy: Neri Pozza

Editore, 1968. Donated to OMWG by Persis Grayson. C. 2. (also crossreferenced under History)

Buchanan, Rita. A Weaver’s Garden. Loveland, CO: Interweave Press, 1987.

Chijiiwa, Hideaki. Color Harmony: A Guide to Creative Color Combinations.

Radnor, PA: Chilton Book Company, 1987.

Conley, Emma. Vegetable Dyeing. Penland, NC: Penland School of Handicrafts.

Persis Grayson Collection. Autographed: “Penland, NC: August 15 th

. For Persis

Grayson who enriches our world.”

Connor, Berenice Gillette. Dyes from Your Garden. Miami, FL: E. A. Seemann

Publishing, Inc., 1975. Persis Grayson Collection. Autographed.

Davidson, Mary Frances. The Dye-Pot. Self-published, 1981. Persis Grayson


Dean, Ankaret. Ikat to Wear. Ontario: self-published, 1987.

Davenport, Elsie. Your Yarn Dyeing. Pacific Grove, CA: Craft & Hobby Book Service,

1955 (GB), 1972 (US) Gift to OMWG from Claudia Lee.

Fisher Scientific Company. Fisher Chemical Index. 64-C. 1964. Persis Grayson

Collection.

Furry, Margaret and Bess Viemont. Home Dyeing with Natural Dyes. Santa Rosa, CA:

Thresh Publications, 1935. Gift to OMWG from Claudia Lee.

Gerber, Frederick. Cochineal and the Insect Dyes. Ormond Beach, FL: Self-published,

1977.

Persis Grayson Collection. Includes sample card.

Indigo and the Antiquity of Dyeing. Self-published, 1977.

Persis Grayson Collection. Autographed, letter from author to Persis inserted.

Investigative Method of Natural Dyeing. Self-published, 1978. Reprints from

Handweaver and Craftsman, Brooklyn Botanical Garden, and Shuttle, Spindle &

Dyepot 1968-1975. Persis Grayson Collection.

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Grae, Ida. Nature’s Colors Dyes from Plants. NY: MacMillan Publishing Co., Inc.,

1975.


Holding, May. Notes on Spinning and Dyeing Wool With Which is Included Some

Interesting Information on the Various Vegetable Dyes and Directions for Dyeing

Raffia. London: Skilbeck Brothers Limited, 4 th ed., 1949.

Johnston, Meda Parker and Glen Kaufman. Design on Fabrics. NY: Reinhold

Publishing Corp., 1967. Persis Grayson Collection. Autographed.

Kafka, Francis J. Batik, Tie Dyeing, Stenciling, Silk Screen, Block Printing. NY:

Dover Publications, Inc., 1959. Persis Grayson Collection.

Kierstead, Sallie Pease. Natural Dyes. Boston, MA: Bruce Humphries, Inc., 1950.


Kirihata, Ken. Yūzen. Kyoto, Japan: Shinshindo, 1977. Persis Grayson Collection.

Knutson, Linda. Synthetic Dyes for Natural Fibers. Seattle, WA: Madrona

Publishers, 1986.

Lambert, Patricia et al. Color and Fiber. West Chester, PA: Schiffer Publishing

Ltd., 1986. (Revised 2 nd printing). “Color Guideposts” inserted.

Lesch, Alma. Vegetable Dyeing. NY: Watson-Guptill Publications, 1970.

Persis Grayson Collection. Autographed: “to my dear friend, Persis

Grayson.”

Liles, J. N. The Art and Craft of Natural Dyeing. Knoxville, TN: University of

Tennessee Press, 1990. Persis Grayson Collection. Autographed.

Lloyd, Joyce. Dyes from Plants of Australia and New Zealand. Wellington, NZ:

A.H. & A. W. Reed, Ltd., 1971.

Miller, Dorothy. Indigo: From Seed to Dye. Self-published, 1984.


Morrow, Mabel (coordinator). Magic in the Dyepot (Santa Fe Natural Dye Workshop).

Houston, TX: K & R Reproduction (prepared by Mrs. Frank Janeba, Jr.), 1966.

Nea, Sara. Batik. NY: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, 1970. Originally published

In Swedish under the title Vaxbatik by ICA Förlaget.


Orlett, Ray. Card File: Procion Dye Formulas and Yarn Samples. (From B3 Dulled

Blue .5%…to Y6 Gold Yellow #2 1%)

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Peery, Catherine. Samples and Recipes of Natural Dyes. Class Project, 1941.

Putnam Color and Dye Corp. The How to Dye Book. Galesburg, IL: Putnam Color &

Dye Corp.

Rice, Miriam. Let’s Try Mushrooms for Color. Santa Rosa, CA: Thresh Publications,

1974.

Schetky, Ethel Jane et al., ed. Dye Plants and Dyeing – A Handbook. Baltimore, MD:

Brooklyn Botanic Garden, 1964. Includes 3 sample dye cards.

Stone, A. R. Crafty Casseroles. Self-published, 1976.

Suntory Art Museum. Rōzome no Genryū to Gendai . Exhibit, Japan: March 31- May

10, 1982. Persis Grayson Collection.

Taylor, Carol et al. Marbling Paper & Fabric. NY: Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., 1991.

Persis Grayson Collection. Autographaed by authors Patty Schleicher, Mimi

Schleicher, Laura Sims.

Thresh, Robert and Christine. An Introduction to Natural Dyeing. Santa Rosa, CA:

Thresh Publications, 1972.

Thurston, Violetta. The Use of Vegetable Dyes. Peoria, IL: Charles A. Bennett Co.,

Inc., 1957.

Tidball, Harriet. Color and Dyeing. Santa Ana, CA: HTH Publishers, 1965.

Van Gelder, Lydia. Ikat. NY: Watson-Guptill Publications, 1980.

Persis Grayson Collection. Includes handwritten note from author to Persis.

Vinroot, Sally and Jennie Crowder. The New Dyer. Loveland, CO: Interweave Press,

Inc., 1981.

Walch, Margaret and Augustine Hope. Living Colors. San Francisco, CA: Chronicle

Books, 1995.

Weigle, Palmy. Ancient Dyes for Modern Weavers. NY: Watson-Guptill Publications,

1973.


Wilcox, Michael. Blue and Yellow Don’t Make Green. Rockport, MA: Rockport

Publishers, 1992.

Yamasaki, Akira. Nippon Hand Weaves in ‘Kusakizome’ Dyes. Japan: Meiji-kai,

1960. Persis Grayson Collection. Number 57 of Limited Edition.

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Ethnic Books (Weaving in Other Countries)

Albaum, Charlet. Ojo de Dios – Eye of God. NY: Grosset and Dunlap, 1972 (Parade

Magazine Publication). Persis Grayson Collection.

Amar, Aissa Ben and Maurine B. Littleton. Traditional Algerian Flat-Weavings

(exhibition). Cullowhee, NC: A.K. Hinds University Center, Western Carolina

University, 1981. Persis Grayson Collection.

History Books

Brunello, Franco (translated by Hickey, Bernard). The Art of Dyeing in the History of

Mankind. Vincenza, Italy: Neri Pozza, 1973. Persis Grayson Collection. .

Doolittle, Jerome and Time-Life Books. The Southern Appalachians. NY: Time-Life

Books, 1975. Persis Grayson Collection.

Wilson, Kathleen Curtis. American Homespun for the President’s House: Ellen Axson

Wilson and the Decorations of the Blue Mountain Room. Appalachian

Craftsmanship in Washington, D.C. 1905-1926. Exhibition Catalogue for Exhibit at Reece Museum, June 10, 1999 – October 17, 1999.

Wilson, Sadye Tune. Else Regensteiner: Biography of a Weaver. Nashville, TN:

Tunstede Press, 1997. Gift from Doris Jean Cox to OMWG, 1999. Autographed

By Else Regensteiner and author Sadye Tune Wilson, with note of dedication by

Doris Jean to “our beloved Persis Grayson (p. 108 in the book).”

Textile Arts and Crafts

Aiken, Joyce and Jean Ray Laury. The Total Tote Bag Book: Designer Totes to Craft and Carry. NY: Taplinger Publishing Co., 1977.

American Fabrics Magazine (eds). Encyclopedia of Textiles. Englewood Cliffs, NJ:

Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1960. Persis Grayson Collection.

Andes, Eugene. Practical Macramé. NY: Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., 1971.


Birrell, Verla. The Textile Arts. NY: Harper & Row, 1989. Persis Grayson Collection.

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Bishop, Robert and Elizabeth Safanda. A Gallery of Amish Quilts. NY: E. P. Dutton

& Co., Inc., 1976.

Blandford, Percy W. Knots and Splices. NY: Bell Publishing Co., 1965.

Donated by Margaret S. Bolton.

Boston Weavers’ Guild. 17 th

Century Knitting Patterns. Self-published, 1978.


Bowling, Tom. The Book of Knots. Edinburgh, Scotland: John Grant, 1904.

Persis Grayson Collection. Belonged to Charles Grayson, dated 19.12.08;

Fragile.

Boyles, Margaret. Bargello: An Explosion in Color. NY: MacMillan Publishing

Co., Inc., 1974.

Caulfield, Sophia F. A., and Blanche C. Saward. The Dictionary of Needlework.

NY: Arno Press, Inc., 1972.

Constantine, Mildred and Jack Lenor Larsen. The Art Fabric: Mainstream. NY:

Van Nostrand Reinhold Co.,

Dandanell-Ulla Danielsson, Birgitta. Twined Knitting. Loveland, CO: Interweave


Dan River, Inc. Dictionary of Textile Terms. Danville, VA: Dan River, Inc., 1944-76.

Dudley, Harold A. Rake Knitting. Braintree, MA: J. L. Hammett Co., 1972.

Edson, Nicki Hitz and Arlene Stimmel. Creative Crochet. NY: Watson-Guptill, 1973.

Fee, Jacqueline. The Sweater Workshop. Loveland, CO: Interweave Press, 1983.


Gordon, Beverly. Feltmaking. NY: Watson-Guptill Publications.

Hamilton-Hunt, Margaret (translator). Knitting Dictionary. NY: Crown Publishers,

Inc., 1963. Persis Grayson Collection. Originally published and written in

French.

Handweavers Guild of Nashville. Textile Preservation Notes. Nashville, TN:

Textile Conservation Restoration Workshop, March 16-17, 1979.

Hansen, Robin. Fox, Geese and Fences. Camden, ME: Down East Books, 1983.


Harvey, Virginia I. Macramé: The Art of Creative Knotting. NY: Reinhold Publishing

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Corp, 1987. Persis Grayson Collection.

Hollen, Norma and Jane Saddler. Textiles. NY: The McMillan Co., 1955.


Horne, Caroline. Fashion Crochet. NY: Hearthside Press, Inc., 1969.


Kent, W. W. The Hooked Rug. NY: Tudor Publishing Company, 1937.

Kliot, Kaethe and Jules. Bobbin Lace: Form by the Twisting of Cords. NY:

Crown Publishers, Inc., 1973.

Lewis, Robin S. 101 Torchon Patterns. London: Dryad Press, Ltd., 1988.


Liddell, Jill and Andrew. The Patchwork Pilgrimage. NY: Viking Studio Books,

1993.

Persis Grayson Collection. How to Create Vibrant Church Decorations and

Vestments with Quilting Techniques.

Linsley, Leslie with The National Needlework Association. Quilts Across America: The

Making of the Great American Quilt Banner (24 Complete How-to Patterns Plus

70 Full-Color Quilts). NY: St. Martin’s Press, 1988.

Lyon, Mary, ed. Crafts for the Aging. NY: The American Craftsmen’s Council, 1962.

Mailand, Harold F. Considerations for the Care of Textiles and Costumes: A Handbook

for the Non-Specialist. Indianapolis, IN: Indianapolis Museum of Art, 1978.


May, Marian. Decorative Stitchery. Menlo Park, CA: Lane Books, 1967.


Meilach, Dona Z. Macramé: Creative Design in Knotting. NY: Crown Publishers,

Inc., 1971. Persis Grayson Collection.

Newman, Thelma. Quilting, Patchwork, Applique and Trapunto: Traditional Methods and Original Designs. NY: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1974.

Michaels-Paque, Joan. A Creative and Conceptual Analysis of Textiles. Self-published,

1978.

Persis Grayson Collection. autographed.

Design Principles and Fiber Techniques (Advanced and Experimental). Selfpublished, 1973. Persis Grayson Collection. autographed.

Visual Instructional Macramé. Self-published, 1971.

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Persis Grayson Collection. autographed.

Miller, Irene Preston and Winifred Lubell. The Stitchery Book. NY: Doubleday &

Company, Inc., 1965.

Nordland, Odd. Primitive Scandinavian Textiles in Knotless Netting. Oslo, Norway:

Oslo University Press, 1961. Persis Grayson Collection.

North, Anna and Noreen Gladwin. Rugmaking and Macramé. London: Hamlyn

Publishing Group, Ltd., 1974. Persis Grayson Collection.

Phillips, Mary Walker. Step-by-Step Macramé. NY: Golden Press, 1970.


Rainey, Sarita R. Fiber Expressions: Knotting and Looping. Worcester, MA: Davis

Publications, Inc., 1979.

Rauma-Ryer. Raumagart Møllsikert. Persis Grayson Collection. Rya rugs, colorful photos.

Rough, Joan Z. Australian Locker Hooking. Glasgow, VA: Fox Hollow Fibres, 1982.

Persis Grayson Collection. Autographed, includes locker hook, invoice, and

Source Directory Update.

Seyd, Mary. Designing with String. London: B.T. Batsford Ltd., 1969.

Slivka, Margaret et al. The Crafts of the Modern World. NY: Horizon Press, 1968.


Studley, Vance. The Art and Craft of Handmade Paper. NY: Litton Educational

Publishing, Inc., 1977.

Sunset Books. Macramé: Creative Knot-Tying. Menlo Park, CA: Lane Books, 1975.

Quilting, Patchwork and Appliqué. Menlo Park, CA: Lane Publishing Co., 1987.

Thomas, Mary. Mary Thomas’s Knitting Book. NY: Dover Publications, Inc., 1972.


Tod, Osma Gallinger. Wool Stitchery. NY: Gramercy Publishing Co.,

Donated by Eleanor Hayes.

Van Dommelen, David B. Decorative Wall Hangings. NY: Funk & Wagnalls, 1962.


Vogue. Vogue Sewing Book. NY: Vogue Patterns (Butterick Publishing), 1975.

Woman’s Day. Dictionary of Embroidery Stitches. NY: Fawcett Publications, 1961.

Zimmerman, Elizabeth. Knitting Without Tears. NY: Charles Scribner’s Sons,

1971.


Zweybruck, Emmy. Hands at Work. Springfield, MA: The Holden Publishing Co.,

1942.

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