Publications on Tapestry published by Fine Fiber Press
Line in Tapestry by Kathe Todd-Hooker
Shaped Tapestry by Kathe Todd-Hooker For an excerpted sample of this book about weaving on a box loom click here. 
So Warped, Warping a Loom for Weaving Tapestry by Kathe Todd-Hooker & Pat Spark
Tapestry 101 by Kathe Todd-Hooker
Tapestry Grid Tablets designed by Kathe Todd-Hooker & Pat Spark

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Publications on Tapestry - Not published by Fine Fiber Press


Rare and Hard to Find Books on Tapestry
The Making of Modern Tapestry, My Journey of Discovery by Silvia Heyden
Nezhnie - Weaver & Innovative Artist by Linda Rees

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So Warped, Warping a Loom for Weaving Tapestry
by Kathe Todd-Hooker and Pat Spark

After many years of teaching tapestry and weaving, the authors realize that it is sometimes the warping process that stops a weaver dead in her/his tracks. Traditional weavers often have horror stories about their warping experiences and while many tapestry weavers do not have a background in traditional weaving, they too often see the process as impossibly difficult. In this book we are covering as many warping methods and hints as our combined 60 years of experience have taught us. We have learned these methods through much trial and error. We are certain there are other ways of doing things, but we have hit upon the methods that work well for us and for our students.
        To help understand warping, we present different types of tapestry looms, various tensioning and shedding mechanisms including several types of heddles, and the following warping methods: figure eight, circular, bout, four-selvedge, floor loom, and as an added treat, the method of warping the Russian Old Believer backstrap loom for weaving tapestry belts. There are 110 pages of information for warping your loom so you can weave tapestry. If you aren’t warped before you read this book, So Warped will really help you get there. 

        (110 pages of text, black/white drawings and photos.  Spiral bound so that it lies flat for quick reference when you're warping your loom.)  $35.00 plus $5.00 s/h. Discount quantity prices are available for vendors. Order from Fine Fiber Press and Studio, 604 1st Avenue East; Albany, Oregon 97321 USA phone 1-541-917-3251 email: finefiberpress@comcast.net   www.finefiberpress.com  ISBN 9780-9753698-6-9

Line in Tapestry
by Kathe Todd-Hooker

Been weaving tapestry for awhile? Then you aware that there are sometimes difficulties with weaving the perfect line for the situation. Or are you a beginner who wants to get a good technical foundation? Then knowing how to weave lines easily and correctly is important. How do you keep them from being wavy when you need them perfectly straight? How do you shade with dots or create a floating bar? How do you make vertical straight lines? Or lines that travel in all directions? Are you interested in the linear techniques of kelims such as zilli, soumak, and cicim?  What about textured lines such as those made with chaining or brocading? How do you tame a line and make it do what you want?  This book is written about line use, line technique, and producing lines in tapestry from the simple to the complex.  There are explanations and illustrated techniques for producing lines for all occasions and purposes. If you want to understand line usage in tapestry, this is the book for you. 
        This book also has a great deal of information of that would be of general use to tapestry weavers.  These include: preparing weft bundles so that the group of yarns lie flat and weave in without tension problems, wrapping bobbins efficiently, stabilizing edges, understanding and using hill and valley threads effectively, and using the technical aspects of weaving to help support the aesthetic possibilities of the tapestry design. 

(82 pages of text, black/white drawings and photos. Spiral bound so that it lies flat for quick reference when you're at the loom.) Cost: $25.00 plus shipping and handling ($3.67 inside USA and Canada. $8.50 outside North America.)  ISBN 0-9753698-2-2

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Shaped Tapestry
by Kathe Todd-Hooker

This book is filled with information about weaving tapestries "out-of-the-box".  There are many ways to weave a non-rectangular tapestry.  These include: shaping the loom itself, using weave structures that cause the weaving to become shaped, and using scaffolds and other devices to hold areas of warp that are then manipulated into 3-D shapes when the weaving is finished. Naturally, these types of techniques require some special finishing techniques, and this book covers those as well. 
       In addition, this book has a lot of information of general use to tapestry weavers.  These include: methods of stabilizing edges, choosing the warp and weft for tapestry, overview of tools useful for tapestry weaving, tips for beginning and ending weft threads so that you don't have a lot of extra ends hanging off the back of the loom, tips for easily securing weft ends, how to re-align warp ends, adding supplemental warps and wefts, hints on controlling eccentric weaving, methods of ending and finishing tapestries, and readying them for exhibition.  There is a lot of information here that can be applied to all types of tapestry weaving, not just shaped work.   For an excerpted sample of this book about weaving on a box loom click here.

(78 pages of text, black/white drawings and photos. Spiral bound so that it lies flat for quick reference when you're at the loom.) Cost: $25.00 plus shipping and handling ($3.67 inside USA and Canada. $8.50 outside North America.)  ISBN 0-9753698-0-6

Tapestry 101
by Kathe Todd-Hooker
 

This book is a beginning course for the person interested in learning how to do woven tapestry.  It will give you the foundation you need to understand tapestry weaving and be able to express yourself in this wonderful medium.  There are plans for a simple, but competent loom, information on the equipment and materials you'll need for weaving, and instructions on doing the basic techniques that you need to know to complete your own tapestry.  There is also information on finishing and mounting your tapestry for exhibition. Even if you have been weaving for awhile, Kathe has covered information on all aspects of tapestry weaving that will be a help to you.  There are 108 pages of written information, diagrams, and photographs with a spiral binding so that you can lay the book flat beside your loom as a reference while you're weaving.  Cost: $29.00 plus shipping and handling.  

30 pages, 15 large and 15 small sett grid; place for notes on the back side. Great for diagramming weft faced plain weave patterns, figuring out hachures and hatches, etc. Teachers, these are a good tool for teaching pick and pick and other weft faced patterning. Cost: US funds $8.00 (Shipping and Handling:$3.67 inside USA and Canada, $8.50 outside North America)  Wholesale: Purchase more than 19, unit price is $5.00.
 

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The Making of Modern Tapestry, My Journey of Discovery
by Silvia Heyden

“From the beginning, I was convinced that there was a tapestry waiting to be uncovered that could not be painted or designed on paper, but one that would evolve from the process of weaving itself.” Silvia Heyden.  This book is a wonderful catalogue of Silvia Heyden’s works and it is a great source material on wedge weaves and eccentric weaving in the extreme.  Cost: $35.00 plus shipping and handling.  (Sorry, there is no discount on this hard-to-find book.)

Nezhnie - Weaver & Innovative Artist
by Linda Rees

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100+ books       60% discount

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