The Art of Weaving : Master the Techniques, Understand the Weave Structures, Create Your Own Designs /: Master the Techniques, Understand the Weave Structures, Create Your Own Designs. (2023)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Betty Briand.
• Authors: Briand, Betty
• Contents: <span style="font-weight:bold;">Table of Contents Foreword <span style="font-weight:bold;">PART ONE <span style="font-weight:bold;">SETTING THE SCENE TO WEAVE <span style="font-weight:bold;">1 THE MAIN CHARACTERS: THE LOOM, THE TOOLS, THE MATERIALS Which Loom is Right for You? Anatomy of a Loom Tools Yarns Natural Fibers Man-Made Fibers <span style="font-weight:bold;">2FABRICS: BEHIND THE SCENES What Is the Intended Use? Which Yarn Should I Choose? Characteristics of Different Yarns Yarn Count The Influence of Colors: the Lighting Designer at Work Which Weave Structure Should I Choose? The Basics The Three Components of a Structure The Three Basic Structures What Should the Density Be? Do I Need to Make a Sample? Calculating Density Making Samples: the Dress Rehearsal The Reed: the Tool to Get the Density You Want What Size Should It Be? <span style="font-weight:bold;">3THE READING AND WRITING OF WEAVING: STAGE LEFT THEN STAGE RIGHT How to Read and Understand Threading, Treadling and Tie-Up Drafts Threading Treadling Tying Up the Treadles The Drawdown Connections Between the Draft and the Loom, or How to Dress Your Loom A Plot Twist? New Notations Tying Up Treadles: a 14-Letter Alphabet Writing and “Weaving” on Paper: Creating the Script Act One: Drawing the Drawdown of a Draft Act Two: Inventing Your Own Fabric and Writing It Out Weaving Software <span style="font-weight:bold;">4STAGING WITHOUT STAGE FRIGHT: DRESSING THE LOOM The Script: Project Record Sheets Winding the Warp: Preparing the Yarn Warp Width Warp Length Projected Amount of Yarn Needed for Warp and Weft Warp Color Order Charts The Warping Board, an Essential Tool for Length, Tension and the Cross Preparing the Equipment Counting Heddles on the Loom According to the Threading Backstage, Each Accessory in its Place Setting up the Raddle and “Raddling” the Warp Beaming the Warp: Quiet on Set… We’re Rolling! Warp Sticks Weights A Few Comments End of the Act Heavens, the Cross Has Disappeared!!! Tightening Loose Warp Ends Threading A Comfortable Position is a Treasure Worth Seeking A Bit of Method to Become More Efficient Now for a Little Dexterity Mistakes May Happen Sleying the Reed: Each Thread in Its Place Method, Attention, Precision! Going over Your Reed with a Fine Tooth Comb Tying the Warp to the Cloth Beam Tying Up the Treadles: the Stagehand at Work In Which the Weaver Becomes a “Dresser” Drum Roll Please! The Countermarch Loom Having a Good Treadle Stroke A Short, Well-Thought-Out Summary A Final Fine-Tuning: Adjusting the Shafts, the Reed and Other Mechanisms To Conclude, Some Encouragement <span style="font-weight:bold;">5AND NOW, TO THE STAGE: LET THE WEAVING BEGIN! The Entrance: Before the First Warps Filling the Shuttle The « Half-Dozen » Picks The Paris Stitch and Hemming Time to Perform: Weaving at Last! The Song of the Silk Weavers Beating Pressure Perfect Edges Minimal Shrinkage Advancing the Weaving Every 1 to 2 Inches Debriefing on Set in 5 minutes! Winding onto the Cloth Beam Always Pay Attention to Warp Tension The Conclusion: Finishing the Weaving Different Ways to Finish Your Weaving: the Final Bow A Last Curtain Call: We Keep On Weaving In the Limelight: Mistakes to Correct, Tips and Tricks Before Starting to Weave After the First Picks While Weaving: What to Do When… By Way of Conclusion <span style="font-weight:bold;">PART TWO <span style="font-weight:bold;">THE MELODY OF WEAVING: STRUCTURES <span style="font-weight:bold;">6BASIC WEAVE STRUCTURES: PERFECT HARMONY Dynamic Plain Weave Plain Weave Fabrics Let’s Review: Plain Weave Explained How is Plain Weave Made? Welcome Creativity with Method Stripes, Plaid, Log Cabin and Other Color Effects Supplementary Yarn, Interchanging Warp and Other Manipulations By Way of Conclusion Plain Weave Derivatives : Changing the Tempo Derivatives Due to Number of Threads Derivatives Due to Density : the Rep Family Twill Prelude: Some Definitions Tie Up: the Conductor Sets the Rhythm First Concert: Suite of Chevron Threadings on 4 Shafts Intermission! A Few Clarifications to Stay in Harmony A Polyphony of Threading: Twill Gamp or Patchwork An Interlude Suggested by William G. Bateman The Orchestra is Growing: Twill on an 8-Shaft Loom! Undulating Twill: New Vocalizations Plaited Twills: the Weaver’s Braid Twill in Weft-Faced Rep: A Key Change Threading, Tie-Up, Treadling: Some Points of Reference To Your Instruments: First Picks in G major When the Question of Density Comes Up Again and Again Finishing t
• Publisher Details: Stackpole Books
• Publication Date: 2023
• Extent: 1 online resource (288 pages), (150 illustrations)
• Subjects: Crafts & Hobbies: General; Crafts & Hobbies: Fiber Arts & Textiles
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780811771856; 0811771857
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.