Description
Book SynopsisRenowned expert in the field provides how-to and inspiration for designing your own tapestries. More than 60 detailed exercises, plus unique method for analyzing your design.
Trade Review“Beautifully written with great clarity . . . Tapestry weavers, of all levels, will find themselves engrossed.”
-- Susan Iverson, professor emerita, Department of Craft/Material Studies, Virginia Commonwealth University; former president, American Tapestry Alliance
“Clear explanations . . . scores of inspiring tapestries . . . Suggestions for finding design ideas, as well as developing, and assessing them, will be of value to all. Bravo!” -- Mary Lane, former executive director, American Tapestry Alliance
“Illustrated with stunning and varied examples . . . leaving the aspiring tapestry weaver to believe that anything is possible.”
-- —Catharine Ellis, textile artist, coauthor of The Art and Science of Natural Dyes: Principles, Experiments, and Results
“Terrific . . . full of examples, images, exercises, techniques, resources, quotes. And, perhaps its greatest strength--her trust that readers can make their own choices.” -- —Micala Sidore, tapestry artist, author of The Art Is the Cloth: How to Look at and Understand Tapestries
