Weaving & Spinning Books
Bibliography compiled by
Lu Peters, © 2007-2011
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Albers, Annie
On Weaving; Wesleyan University Press, 1966
Alderman, Sharon
Mastering Weave Structures, Transforming Ideas into Great Cloth;
Interweave Press, 2004
Allen, Heather
Weaving Contemporary Rag Rugs: New Designs, Traditional Techniques;
Lark, 2001
American Tapestry Alliance
Woven Gems 2008 (catalog); American Tapestry Alliance, 2008,
americantapestryalliance.org
Amos, Alden
The Alden Amos Big Book of Handspinning; Interweave Press
Spinning Wheel Prime; Interweave Press, 1989r
Amsden, Charles
Navajo Weaving; Grande Press, 1974
Navajo Weaving: Its Technic and History; Dover, 1991
Navajo Weaving Tradition, Rio Grande Press, 1974
Arn-Grinscott, Ursina
Doubleweave; Interweave Press
Baines, Patricia
Linen: Hand Spinning and Weaving; Interweave Press, 1990
Beard, Betty
Fashions from the Loom: Handwoven Clothing Made Easy; Interweave
Belfer, Nancy
Weaving: Design and Expression; Davis
Benson, A. & Warburton, N.
Looms and Weaving; Shire, 2002s
Black, Mary E.
The Key to Weaving: A Textbook of Hand Weaving for the Beginning
Weaver; John Wiley & Sons, 1980
Blumenau, Lili
The Art and Craft of Hand Weaving Including Fabric Design; Crown
Boeger, Lexi
Intertwined: the Art of Handspun Yarn, Modern Patterns and Creative
Spinning (Handspun Revolution); Quarry Books, 2010
Handspun Revolution; Pluckyfluff Publishing, 2005
Browdy, Eric
Book of Looms: a History of the Handwoven Loom from Ancient Times to
the Present; 1979
Brown, Rachael
Weaving, Spinning and Dyeing; Knopf, 1978
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Buchanan, Rita
Taking the Measure of Hand-Spun Yarns, e-book; Interweave Press
Spinner’s Question Rita Buchanan; Interweave Press
Burningham, Veronica
Weaving Without a Loom; Search Press
Cahlander, Adele
Double Woven Treasures from Old Peru; 1985
Bolivian Tubular Edging; Interweave Press
Callahan, Gail
Hand-Dyeing Yarn and Fleece: Custom Color Your Fabrics with DipDyeing, Hand Painting, Tie Dyeing, and Other Creative Techniques;
Storey, 2010
Cartwright, Linda
The Spinner’s Notebook: All about Wool; Wild Fibers
Casey, Maggie
Start Spinning: Everything You Need to Know to Make Great Yarn;
Interweave Press, 2008
Start Spinning DVD 2010
Cassidy, Carol
Weaving Traditions and Woven Silks of Laos
Castino, Ruth
Spinning and Dyeing the Natural Way; Van Nostrand Rheinhold, 1974
Chadwick, Eileen
Craft of Handspinning; Trafalgar Square, 1991
Chandler & Redding
Learning to Weave; Interweave Press, 1995
Chandler & Senuk
Guatemalan Woven Wealth; Friendship Bridge
Chetwind, Hilary
The Weaver's Workbook: A Concise Weaving Course Based on a Creative
Understanding of the Principles and Practices of the Craft; St. Martin’s
Griffin, 1988
Clark, Ruby
Central Asian Ikats; V & A Museum
Claydon, Jennifer
Spin, Dye, Stitch: How to Use Your Own Yarns; North Light Books, 2009
Cole, Thomas
Dream Weavers: Textile Art from the Tibetan Plateau; Times Edition
Collingwood, Peter
Technologies of Sprang: Plaiting on Stretched Threads; 1999
Techniques of Tablet Weaving; 1982
Cootner, Catherine
Flat-Woven Textiles: The Arthur D. Jenkins Collection; Textile Museum,
1981
Corran, Eric
Understanding the Spinning Wheel; 2003, ISBN 064632068
Crocket, Candace
Card Weaving; Interweave Press
THE Complete Spinning Book; Watson-Guptill, 1983
Crone-Findlay, Noreen
The Woven Bag: 30 Projects from Small Looms; Krause, 2010
Davenport, Betty Linn
Hands on Rigid Heddle Weaving; Interweave Press, 1987
Davidson, Marguerite
Hand Weaver’s Pattern Book; 1951
Hand Weaver’s Sourcebook
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Daykin, A. & Deane, J.
Creative Spinning; Quarry Books, 2008
Delaney, Connie
Spindle Spinning: from Novice to Expert; Kokovoko Press, 1998
Deutch
Weaving and Spinning; Bookthrift Co., 1877
Dixon, Anne
The Handweavers’ Pattern Directory; Interweave Press, 2007
Dockstader, Frederick
Weaving Arts of the American Indian
Durrant, Judith
Handwoven Scarves; Interweave Press
Ellis, Catharine
Woven Shibori (Weaver's Studio series); Interweave Press, 2005
An artist listing can be found at Piedmont Craftsmen.
Essinger, James
Jacquard’s Web: How a Hand Loom Led to the Birth of the Information
Age; Oxford University Press, 2007
European Tapestry Forum
Arttapestry2 Exhibition catalog; European Tapestry Forum,
tapestry.dk/nerws.htm
Fannin, Allen
Handloom Weaving Technology; 1998
Field, Anne
Collapse Weave: Creating Three Dimensional Cloth; A.C. Black, 2008
The Ashford Book of Spinning; Lark, 1986
Spinning: Beyond the Basics; Lark, 2002S
Forbes, R.J.
Studies in Ancient Technology: The Fibres and Fabrics of Antiquity—
Washing, Bleaching, Fulling and Felting, Dyes, Dyeing, Spinning, Sewing,
Basketry, Weaving; Brill Academic Publishers, 1997
Fournier, Nola
In Sheep’s Clothing: a Handspinner’s Guide to Wool; Interweave Press,
2003
Franquemont, Abby
Respect the Spindle; Interweave, 2009
Respect the Spindle DVD; Interweave, 2010
Drafting the Long and the Short of It, DVD; Interweave Press
Fry, Laura
Magic in the Water: Wet Finishing Handweavers; 2002
Garrould, Power, Moore
Henry Moore Tapestries; Lund Humphries, 1999
Gibson-Roberts, P.
Spinning in the Old Way (and Why) To Make Your Own Yarn with a HighWhorl Handspindle; Nomad Press, 2006
Gipson, Liz
Weaving Made Easy; Interweave Press, 2008
Glasbrook, K.
Tapestry Weaving; Search Press, 2001
Handwoven Magazine
The Weaver’s Companion; Interweave Press
Handwoven Scarves; Interweave Press
Hareven, Tamara
Silk Weavers of Kyoto: Families and Work in a Changing Traditional
Industry; University of California Press, 2002
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Harvey, Nancy
Tapestry Weaving: a Comprehensive Study Guide; 1991
Hecht, Ann
Art of the Loom: Weaving, Spinning and Dyeing Across the World; Diane
Publishing, 2001
Hicks, Sheila
Weaving as a Metaphor; Yale U. Press, sheilahicks.com
Hoppe, Elisabeth
Carding, Spinning, Dyeing: an Introduction to the Traditional Wool
and Flax Crafts; Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1975
Hoskins, Nancy
The Coptic Tapestry: Albums and the Archeologist of Antinoé, Albert
Gayet; University of Washington Press, 2004
Howard, S. & Kendrick, E.
Creative Weaving; Lark, 2008
Hower, Virginia
Weaving, Spinning and Dyeing: a Beginner’s Manual; Prentice Hall
Trade, 1976
Irwin, Bobbie
The Spinner’s Companion; Interweave Press
Twined Rag Rugs: Tradition in the Making; Krause, 2000
Keasby, Doramay
Pattern Techniques for Handweavers; self-published, 2005
Sheer Delight: Handwoven Transparencies; Stellar Pub House, 1990
Kent, Kate Peck
The Story of Navajo Weaving; Heard Museum of Anthropology and
Primitive Arts
Navajo Weaving: Three Centuries of Change; School for Advanced
Research Press, 1985
King, Amy
Spin Control: Techniques for Spinning the Yarns You Want; Interweave,
2009
Kluger, Marilyn
The Joy of Spinning; Owl Books, 1991
Kroll, Carol
The Whole Craft of Spinning: from the Raw Material to the Finished Yarn;
Dover, 1981
Kronenberg, Bud
Spinning Wheel Building and Restoration; Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1981
Lamb, Sara
Woven Treasures: One of a Kind Bags with Folk Weaving Techniques;
Interweave, 2009
Larsen, Jack Lenor
A Weaver’s Memoir; Henry Abrams Publisher, 2003
Material Wealth: Living with Luxurious Fabrics; Abbeville Press, 1989
Larsen & Commoner
Ethel Stein: Weaver; browngrotta Arts, 2009, browngrotta.com
Leadbetter, Eliza
Spinning and Spinning Wheels; Shire, 2009
Ligon, Linda
The Weaver’s Companion; Interweave Press
This is How I Go When I Go Like This; Interweave Press
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Homespun, Handknit; Interweave Press
Linn, Betty
Hands on Rigid Heddle Weaving; Interweave Press
Lloyd, Lisa
A Fine Fleece: Knitting with Handspun Yarns; Potter Craft, 2008
Lucero, H. & Baizerman, S.
Chimayo Weaving: the Transformation of a Tradition; U. of New Mexico
Press, 1998
Mackenzie, Judith
The Gentle Art of Plying DVD; Interweave Press, 2010
Popular Wheel Mechanics DVD; Interweave Press, 2010
Intentional Spinning: a Holistic Approach to Making Yarn; Interweave
Press
McCuin, Judith
The Intentional Spinner; Interweave Press, 2008
Teach Yourself Visually Handspinning; Visual, 2007
McEneely, Naomi
Interweave’s Compendium of Finishing Techniques: Crochet, Embroidery,
Knitting, Knotting, and Weaving; Interweave Press, 2003
McFadden and Constantine
Jack Lenor Larsen: Creator & Collector; Merrell, 2004
Malan, Allan & Deanna
The Friendly Spinning Wheel (Michigan Pioneer Farmer Series, Vol I;
Scribes, 1997
Major, Devorah
Open Weave; Penguin, 1997
Mattiessen, Barbara
Small Loom and Freeform Weaving: 30 Projects for Home and Fashion;
Creative Publishing International, 2008
Meany, J., et al.
Rag Rug Handbook; Interweave Press, 1996
Meilach, Dona
Weaving Off Loom; Henry Regnery Co, 1973
Menz, Deb
Color in Spinning; Interweave Press, 1998
Color Works; Interweave Press, 2004
Mensing, Margo
American Tapestry Biennial Seven 2008 (catalog); American Tapestry
Alliance, 2008
Moore, Jennifer
Doubleweave Pick Up, download; Interweave, 2010
Doubleweave Basics download; Interweave, 2010
interweave.com
The Weaver’s Studio: Doubleweave, download; Interweave, 2011
Morehouse, Brian
Yastiks: Cushion Covers and Storage Bags of Anatolia; Philadelphia 8th
ICOC, 1996
Musée Jean-Lurςat, Angers
Atelier 3/Transpositions: Tapisseries 1972-2008; Museum Catalog, Musée
Jean-Lurςat Publishing, 2008. Order at musees@angers.fr
Muller, Donna
Handwoven Laces; Interweave Press
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North, Symeon
Get Spun: the Step-by-Step Guide to Spinning, Interweave Press, 2010
O’Conner, Paul
Double Weave: A Retrospective; 2006
Loom-Controlled Double Weave from the Notebook of a Double Weaver;
Dos Tejedoras, 1992
Oelsner, G.
A Handbook of Weaves; Dover, 1976
Okey, Shannon
Spin to Knit: The Knitter's Guide to Making Yarn; Interweave Press, 2006
spintoknit.com
Osterkamp, Peggy
Weaving for Beginners: an Illustrated Guide; Lease Sticks Press, 2010
Peggy Osterkamp’s Guide to Weaving 3: Weaving and Drafting Your Own
Cloth; 2005
Warping the Loom from Back to Front; 2002
Patrick, Jane
Weaving on a Rigid Heddle Loom, DVD; Interweave, January 2011
The Weavers’ Idea Book: Creative Cloth on a Rigid Heddle Loom;
Interweave Press, 2010
Time to Weave: Simply Elegant Projects to Make in Almost No Time;
Interweave Press, 2006
Pennington, David
Pictorial Guide to American Spinning Wheels; United Society of Shakers,
1975
Pfaff, Paula
Rag Rug Handbook: the Basics of Rag Rug Weaving and Much More;
Interweave Press
Piper Pub. Eds.
1792 the Weaver’s Draft Book: Facsimile Reproduction from the Archives
of the American Antiquarian Society; ISBN 0-9717605-0-0,
piperpublications.com
Piroch, Sigrid
The Magic of Handweaving: The Basics and Beyond; Krause, 2004
Rainey, Sarita
Weaving Without a Loom; Davis, 1983
Raven, Lee
Spin It: Making Yarn from Scratch; Interweave Press
Hands On Spinning; Interweave Press, 1987
Regensteiner, Else
Art of Weaving, Schiffer Publishing, 1975
Reiter, Mary Jo
Weaving a Life; Interweave Press
Rodier, Paul
The Romance of French Weaving; Tudor
Roche, Nan
Thrums; Flower Valley Press, 1987
Rovine, Victoria
Bogolan: Shaping Culture through Cloth in Contemporary Mali;
Smithsonian, 2001
Rowe, Ann Pollard
Weaving and Dyeing in Highland Ecuador; U. of Texas Press, Austin, 2007
Sanders, Nadine
Theme and Variation: More Weaving That Sings; 2002
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Sarris & Resnick
Mabel McKay: Weaving the Dream; 1997
Sayres, Meghan Nuttal
Weaving Tapestries in Rural Ireland: Tapéis Gael, Donegal; Dufour
Editions, 2007
Schneider, Richard
A No-Lathe Saxony-Style Spinning Wheel Construction Manual (Spinster
Helper Series); Schneider Publications, 1984
Shook, Tonya Holmes
Anyone can Be a Wool Spinner: an Easy Guide for Beginners; Create
Space, 2009
Seif, Joanne
Fiber Gathering, Knitting, Crochet, Spin and Dye More than 20 Projects
Inspired by America’s Festivals; Wiley, 2009
Simmons, E. & M.
Double Stitch; Interweave
Simmons, Paula
Spinning and Weaving with Wool; Pacific Search Press, 1977
Spinning for Softness and Speed; Madrona Publishing, 1982
Snyder, Mary
Lace and Lacey Weaves; A compilation of 47 lace and lacey weave
projects with complete worksheets; self published, 1960
Spin Off Magazine
Spin Your Socks (e-book); Interweave, 2009
A Handspindle Treasury: Collected Works from the Save the Sheep
Exhibit; Interweave Press, 2002
Stove, Margaret
Spinning for Lace DVD; Interweave, January 2011
Strickler, Carol
A Weaver’s Book of 8-Shaft Patterns; Interweave Press, 1991
Stritzler-Levine, Nina
Sheila Hicks: Weaving as a Metaphor; New Haven and London, 2006
Sullivan, Donna Lee
Weaving Overshot: Redesigning the Tradition; Interweave Press, 1997
Switzer, Chris
Spinning Llama and Alpaca; Switzer Land Enterprises, 1994
Taggart, William
Cotton Spinning: Vol I: Including All Processes up to the End of Carding;
Adamant Media Corp., 2004
Tallarovic, Joanne
Tapper, Joan
Rep Weave and Beyond: the Weaver’s Studio; Interweave Press, 2004
Shear Spirit: Ten Fiber Farms, Twenty Patterns, and Miles of Yarn; Potter
Craft, 2008
Tanavoli, Parvis
Persian Flatweaves; Antique Collectors Club, A & C Black, 2007
Tassilo, Adam
The Art of Batik: Weaving and Dyeing in Java; Holyoake Press, 2010
Taylor, M. & Pennington, D.
Spinning Wheels & Accessories; Schiffer Publishing, 2004
Teal, Peter
Hand Woolcombing and Spinning; Blandford, 1985
Thorpe, Azalea &
Larsen, Jack Lenor
Elements of Weaving; Doubleday, 1978
Todd-Hooker, Kathe
Tapestry 101; Fine Fibre Press
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Tod, Osma Gallinger
The Joy of Handweaving; Dover, 1977
Tod, Osma Gallinger &
Couch Del Deo, Josephine
Rug Weaving for Everyone; Bramshall House, 1962
Van Der Hoogt, Madelyn
Warping Your Loom: Warp Without Worry, DVD; Interweave, January
2011
Summer & Winter Plus: the Best of Weaver’s; xRx books, 2010
Overshot is Hot!; xRx books, 2008
Huck Lace; xRx Books
Fabrics That Go Bump
Thick ‘n’ Thin; xRx Books
Twill Thrills; xRx Books, 2004
Magic of Doubleweave; xRx Books, 2006
Weaver’s Companion; Interweave Press, 2000
The Complete Book of Drafting for Handweavers; Shuttle Craft, 1993
Van, Medelyn
The Best of Weaver’s Magazine
Twill Thrills
Thick ‘n’ Thin
Fabrics That Go Bump
Huck’ Lace
xRx Books
Varney, Diane
Spinning Designer Yarns; Interweave Press, 2003
Vogel, Diane
The Twisted Sisters Sock Workbook: Dyeing, Painting, Spinning,
Designing and Knitting; Interweave Press, 2002
Wallace, Sandra
The Weaver’s Color Mixing Directory; Krause, 2008
Wallis, Susanna
Beginner's Guide to Needle Felting; Search Press, 2009
Washington Press
Weaving is Life; Washington Press Museum publication,
ohio.edu/museum/store
Watson, Penny
Tjanpi Desert Weavers; McMillan, September 2011
Weiner, Annette &
Schneider, Jane
Cloth and the Human Experience; Smithsonian, 1991
Weltge-Wortmann, Sigrid
Bauhaus Textiles: Women Artists and the Weaving Workshop; Thames
and Hudson, 1998
West, W. C.
Anyone Can Build a Spinning Wheel; Thresh Publications, 1975
Wood, W. Warner
Made in Mexico: Zapotec Weavers and the Global Ethnic Art Market;
Indiana U. Press, 2008
Wosk, Julie
Women and the Machine: Representations from the Spinning Wheel to the
Electronic Age; The Johns Hopkins University Press; New Ed edition, 2003
Ziek, B. & Schlein, A.
The Woven Pixel: Designing for Jacquard and Dobby Looms Using
Photoshop®; private publisher wovenpixelorders.com
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Weaving and Spinning Websites
amieadelman.com
weavespindye.org
americantapestryalliance.org
fibreandstitch.com
prairiefibers.com
spinweave.org
interweave.com
fiberworks-pcw.com
buxtonbrook.com
Artist/professor at University of North Texas, Denton, TX
Handweavers Guild of America
American Tapestry Alliance Association
allfiberarts.com
weaversew.com
wildfibersmagazine.com
Comprehensive site with resources and information
Spinning/ Weaving Association
Spin-off Magazine, Handwoven Magazine
Weaving design software
Weavette loom and other portable looms
Magazine for knit, crochet, weaving and spinning
dancinghummingbird.com/weaving/links.html
buxtonbrook.com
Weavette loom and other portable looms
hali.com
Swiss Publisher of Hali Carpet and Textile Magazine and books
desertweaving.com
americantapestryalliance.org
earthguild.com
Supplies and books
glimakrausa.com
Glimakra Looms
cs.arizona.edu/patterns/weaving/index Digital archive of documents on weaving and related topics
incas.org
Center for Traditional Textiles of Peru
leclerclooms.com
LaClerc Looms
weaversfriend.com
Manuals and newsletter
craftdesigns.co.uk
Workshops, looms, supplies
rainbowlight.org
Carol Todd’s natural dyeing
weavingworks.com
Supplies, classes, books
royalwood.com
Supplies for weaving, basketry and beading
americancraft.com
American Craft magazine
translationsgallery.com
Contemporary fiber gallery in Denver, CO
thirteenmoonsgallery.com Fiber art gallery in Santa Fe, NM
dreamcometrueyarn.com
Supplies
storiesofcloth.com
Personal stories about textiles
lakegeorgearts.org
Lake George Arts Project (cynthiaschira.com weaver)
textilesociety.org
weavershand.com/warp.html Tablet Weaving International Studies and Techniques
dallasweavers.org
Dallas Weavers and Spinners Guild
wssaustin.org
Austin area Weavers and Spinners Guild
contemporaryhandweaversoftexas.org
weavehouston.org
Houston area Weaving Guild
weaversguildmn.com
Minnesota Weavers Guild
home.fuse.net/weavers
Midwest Weavers Guild
intermountainweavers.org
gcw.org
Canadian Weavers Guild
complexweavers.org
Seattle Area Weavers Guild
cnch.org
Conference of Canadian Handweavers
northweatweavers.org
Association of Northwest Weavers Guild
mlhguild.com
Michigan Weavers Guild
weaversstudio.com
weavershand.com/warp.html Oklahoma City Weave a Real Peace
bluemoonfibers.com
Waco, Texas, Weavers Guild
weaversstudio.com
Indian Resource Center promoting textiles of India
interweave.com/books/corrections.asp Corrections for patterns in the Interweave Books
thefiberconnection.org
Organization for fiberartists and weavers
alpacainfo.com
Alpaca Owners and Breeders Association
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jute.org
weaverealpeace.org
International Jute Study Group
Weave a Real Peace (WARP) group fostering the improvement of
textile artists in communities in need; newsletter link
somamushrooms.org/dyes/dyes.html
Information about dyeing yarns with mushrooms; newsletter link
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