Globe Pequot / Stackpole Books
Pages: 224
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Trim: 9¼ x 10½
978-0-8117-3725-8 • Hardback • October 2019 • $39.95 • (£24.95)
978-0-8117-6687-6 • eBook • October 2019 • $38.99 • (£24.95)
Tom Knisely operates the Red Stone Glen Fiber Arts Center in York Haven, Pennsylvania. He has taught weaving for more than thirty years--everything from beginners' classes to complex multi-harness weaving--and was named Teacher of the Year by Handwoven magazine. He is the author of the popular Weaving Rag Rugs, Handwoven Table Linens, and Handwoven Baby Blankets.
Knisely's encyclopedia of huck lace patterns should be a must-have for loom weavers who want to explore this particular method. In addition to hundreds of patterns, Knisely provides a few basic tips for getting started, and a small array of projects . . . Knisely breaks up the patterns into four main categories: Dark/Light, Monochromatic, Complementary Colors, and Triadic Colors. They're followed by projects: scarfs, towels, rugs, and blankets. Before tackling any of the patterns, Knisely advises weavers to consult the key he provides for reading the weaving drafts (pattern guides). Newbies should be warned that the text is written for experienced weavers, and, without a glossary or any photographs of looms or the weaving process itself, those new to the craft will find themselves a bit at sea. For veteran weavers, however, this well-appointed resource will amply fulfill the goal Knisely states in his introduction―to talk to readers “as old friends sitting down with a cup of tea and catching up on the latest weaving projects.”
— Publishers Weekly, Sept. 16, 2019