Weft-Faced Pattern Weaves: Tabby to Taquete

by Nancy Arthur Hoskins

Travel beyond the traditional limits of boundweave with this comprehensive guide to weft-faced pattern weaves. Beginning and experienced weavers alike will learn how to plan, predict, and weave colorful, rhythmical patterns, charming folk figures, and geometric designs in fabrics that are decorative and durable. Fifty-three projects range from simple to complex weaves. Directions, patterns, and tips are provided for the plain weave, twill, point twill, rosepath, overshot, taqueté, and samitum. It also features Coptic taquete and samitum re-creations and patterns from the Tunic of Tutankhamun. Engaging and informative text accompanies diagrams, illustrated samplers, and drafts with threading, tie-up, treadling, and drawdowns. This is the definitive work on weft-faced pattern weaves and is a must-have reference and resource guide for weavers and crafters alike.

Genres: Crafts

352 pages, Spiral-bound

First published December 31, 1992

Reviews

[Kati · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is advertised as having 53 projects. It's actually 53 samplers. In a textbook-like fashion, it walks you through 53 samplers that each build on the ones that came before.

Problem is, I am not going to do 53 weft-faced samplers on 14 warps. To be honest, I probably wouldn't get through 5 samplers. But because they all build on each other, it's not easy to go "hey, I don't care about rosepath, but I am curious about that taquete thing" and just go to that section. Also, the crunchy bits are spread throughout the instructions for each sampler, so it's not like there's just a summary to easily read for each without getting into the weeds.

I feel like this was written as a textbook for a in-person course, where you would do 53 samplers because you needed to in order to get the grade. For home hobbyist use, though, it's not nearly as useful as it could have been.