Krokbragd Patterns

by Debby Greenlaw

Debby Greenlaw creates a winning sequel to her popular book How to Design & Weave. Her newest offering, Krokbragd Patterns, fills the void found when searching for published patterns and projects that feature this Scandinavian weaving technique.While Debby's first book explored the skills and techniques for weaving the krokbragd structure, Krokbragd Patterns focuses on a collection of individual motifs and borders, as well as full project designs. Comprehensive instruction for combining motifs, altering colors, and adding texture and embellishments further enhances traditional krokbragd projects. Keeping Debby's straightforward style, weaving tips, detailed illustrations, and step-by-step photography fill Krokbragd Patterns. An innovative approach to presenting the weaving draft and instructions allows you to complete any of the 3-shaft patterns, whether weaving on a floor, table, or rigid-heddle loom. Enlisting from around the world, 18 talented weavers contributed projects using Debby's designs. In addition to the book's drafts, instructions, photos, and suggested variations, these weavers bring their extraordinary insights and helpful advice for weaving the individual projects.The delightful designs and beautiful projects within Krokbragd Patterns provide bountiful weaving inspiration. Still, following Debby's tips for individualizing, the design possibilities become endless! Add Krokbragd Patterns to your library; you'll be thrilled!

325 pages, Paperback

Published April 2, 2021

About the author

Endeavoring to live a simpler and more creative life
while sharing what I learn along the way.

Debby Greenlaw, a baby boomer who traded her suburban Charleston-style home for a farm house in the country; replaced her skirts and lab coat with T-shirt dresses and comfortable work shoes; happily shovels goat poop at the crack of dawn rather than sitting in rush hour traffic; and now provides more “patient” care to farm animals than people.

Along with her best friend and husband Pete, bought and subsequently restored a 14 1/2 acre farm in Prosperity, South Carolina. We share Green Pastures Farm with a cadre of dairy goats, chickens, a mini donkey, a barn cat, and a playful pup. They cultivate fruit, vegetable, herb, and natural dye gardens. Over the past decade, they have taught themselves skills that were once common to their ancestors, from delivering baby animals to winemaking to spinning fiber and weaving fabric.

Debby shares the skills learned, adventures experienced, and insights gleaned on farming and fiber, goats and gardening, and everything in between. Her desire is that it brings a smile to your face and inspires you to pursue your own creative passions.

To learn more about Debby, visit her website at www.florafiber.live

Reviews

[Yvonne · Rating 2 out of 5]

I was hoping for more from this book. I was hoping it would be a stitch dictionary. It isn't. It has lots of patterns inspired by Scandinavian design and knitting and embroidery and even crochet. Most of the patterns there is white space so you can write in the pattern yourself. Some designs have patterns, but it can be confusing which order they go in. Some of the images are blurry and the pages are cropped oddly, probably due to it being print on demand.