RUG hc: WEAVING,BRAIDING ,RAG,HOOKING,LOOM+FRAME MAKING

PROFUSELY ILLUSTRATED LARGE

* HARDCOVER BOOK with DUST JACKET *

profusely illustated with Photographs Diagrams and Drawings in this neat book of Creating rugs and wall hangings using several exciting and different TECHNIQUES that become no more complicated and mysterious than darning a sock among the crafts explained are FLAT and PILE WEAVING (including twining and TAPESTRY) ... looping .. the making of rya, flossa, Ghiordes, Sehna, and other knots, and latchet and rag pile ... Other chapters deal with various forms of hooking .. embroidery and needlepoint .. knitting and crocheting ... BRAIDING .. and macrame ... Drawings and diagrams especially made for the book illustrate the clear, concise instructions and explain the meaning and function of the basic terms and tools ... the History of each Technique is discussed and is illustrated with photographs of superb examples from Oriental, South American, European, Scandinavian, Navajo, Colonial, and modern American sources .... All the crafts described can be enjoyed without expensive materials or equipment .. tells HOW TO MAKE LOOMS and FRAMES for weaving and hooking and how to use RAGS and scraps to create handsome wall hangings and rugs ... a separate chapter shows how to devise DRAMATIC DESIGNS from nature, art, photography, or your own imagination, and how to translate these designs into patterns suitable to each craft ..... the detailed instuctions and the rich fund of photographic of inspiring contemporary and historical examples make it possible for the reader to learn how to create handsome, original rugs and wall hangings in a variety of styles adaptable to any occasion or situation ... Contents: Woven Rugs ... FLAT-Woven RUGS and Wall Hangings (twining; tapestry; variations; contents for this chapter: constructing a frame to hold the warp; assembling the frame; stretcher strips; a frame of heavier lumber; warping the frame; winding the warp in figure eights; making four selvages; preparing the weft for twining; to make a butterfly; weft twining; Weaving: half turn; full turn; paired twining; alternating half turns and paired twining; alternating paired twining; Plain turns; Countered turns; Laying in New Yarn: twining with loops; finishing; Tapestry; materials; Frame Looms for Tapestry Rugs and Wall Hangings; Warping the frame; warp calculation; inserting the shed sticks; heddles; the Navajo Loom; binding the warp; mounting the warp; opening the shed; tapestry weaving; two-color stripe or slit; diagonal lines; ovals or circles; weaving problems; Variations: chaining; Soumak; weaving patterns; color warping; vertical stripes; looped pile; weft-faced rag rugs; the fur rug; fringes and finishes) ..... HOOKED RUGS and Wall Hangings (contents: hooking frame; foundation fabric; attaching fabric to frame; transferring the design; hookers for yarn and cloth; preparing woven fabrics for hooking; strip cutting; the small hand hook; punch needles; hooking direction; shuttle hooking; clipping hooked rugs; finishing hooked rugs; hemming a round rug) plus other Chapters are: Pile Rugs and Wall Hangings (knotted pile; latchet pile; rag pile) Design , embroidered Rugs and Wall Hangings, crocheted and knitted Rugs and wall hangings (crocheting; tambour chain crochet; knitting) ... Braided Rugs and macrame plus handy Index in this dated 1975, 224 page Large Hardcover Book with Dust Jacket in good condition with clean, intact pages and good binding, some dust jacket wear&tear, little wavy to color page inserts, TEXT PAGES LOOK NICE and CLEAN and book measures about 11.25" x 8.5"

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