Guidelines
All members in good standing may borrow two items at a time for a period of two months.
Contact librarian Judy Johnson (jajohnson47@sonic.net) to request specific items or make purchase suggestions.
Additions as of February 2024 are shown in bold.
Categories
Click the links below to locate the category.
Weaving | |
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| Adler, Peter, and Nicholas Barnard | African Majesty: The Textile Art of the Ashante and Ewe |
| Albers, Anni | Anni Albers on Weaving |
| Alderman, Sharon | A Handweavers Notebook |
| Alderman, Sharon | Mastering Weave Structures: Transforming Ideas Into Great Cloth |
| Allard, Mary | Rug-making Techniques and Design |
| Allen, Heather L. | Weaving Contemporary Rag Rugs |
| Allen, Helen Louise | American and European Handweaving - Revised |
| Amsden, Charles | Navajo Weaving - Its Techniques and History |
| Anderson, Fiona | Tweed |
| Atwater, Mary Meigs | Byways in Handweaving |
| Atwater, Mary Meigs | Recipe Book: Patterns for Handweavers |
| Atwater, Mary Meigs | The Shuttlecraft Book of American Hand-Weaving |
| Baines, Patricia | Linen: Hand-Spinning and Weaving |
| Baizeman, Suzanne, and Karen Searle | Finishes in the Ethnic Tradition |
| Baizeman, Suzanne, and Karen Searle | Latin American Brocades: Explorations in Supplementary Weft Techniques |
| Barrett & Smith | Double Two-Tie Unit Weaves |
| Barrett, Clotilde | Shadow Weave and Corkscrew Weave |
| Bateman, Dr. William G. | Extended Divided Twill Weaves |
| Bateman, Dr. William G. | Boulevard, Chevron, and Combination Weave |
| Bateman, Dr. William G. | Multiple Tabby Weaves |
| Battenfield, Jackie | Ikat Techniques |
| Beard, Betty J. | Fashions from the Loom - Handwoven Clothing Made Easy |
| Beck, Dorothy, and Hazel Chase | Handwoven Embroidery Weaves |
| Bennett, Noël | Designing with the Wool - Advanced Techniques in Navajo Weaving |
| Bennett, Noël, and Tiana Bighorse | Working with the Wool: How to Weave a Navajo Rug |
| Berte, Betty A. | 8-Harness Rosepath Patterns |
| Best, Eleanor | Weaves, A Design Handbook |
| Beveridge, June H. | Warp/Weft/Sett: A Reference Manual for Handweavers |
| Black, Mary E. | The Key to Weaving: A Textbook of Hand Weaving for the Beginning Weaver |
| Black, Mary E. | The Sett and Weave of Tartans |
| Blum, Herman | The Loom has a Brain |
| Blumenau, Lili | The Art and Craft of Hand Weaving |
| Blumenau, Lili | Creative Design in Wall Hangings |
| Boalt, Eiror | Verv med tradisjoner (photos & drawdowns, in Scand.) |
| Bress, Helene | The Weaving Book - Patterns and Ideas |
| Brostoff, Laya | Double Weave: Theory and Practice |
| Brown, Hariette J. | Handweaving for Pleasure and Profit |
| Brown, Rachael | The Weaving, Spinning and Dyeing Book |
| Chandler, Deborah | Learning to Weave, Revised Edition |
| Chetwind, Hilary | The Weaver’s Workbook |
| Collingwood, Peter | Rug Weaving Techniques - Beyond the Basics |
| Collingwood, Peter | The Journal for Weavers, Spinners & Dyers (Summer 2009) |
| Collingwood, Peter | The Techniques of Rug Weaving |
| Constantine, Mildred, and Jack Lenor Larson | Beyond Craft: The Art of Fabric |
| Constantine, Mildred, and Jack Lenor Larson | Beyond Craft: Mainstream |
| Creager, Clara | Weaving, A Creative Approach for Beginners |
| CUM Textile Industries | CUM: Scandinavian Handweaving and Rya |
| Cyrus, Ulla | Manual of Swedish Handweaving |
| Dalgaad, Lotte | Magical Materials to Weave |
| Daly, Fiona | Weaving on a Little Loom: Techniques, Patterns and Projects for Beginners |
| Davenport, Betty Linn | Hands On Rigid Heddle Weaving |
| Davenport, Betty Linn | Textures & Patterns for the Rigid Heddle Loom |
| Davison, Marguerite Porter | A Handweaver’s Pattern Book |
| Davison, Marguerite | A Handweaver’s Source Book |
| De Ruiter, Erica | Weven op 3 Schachten / Weaving on 3 Shafts |
| Dixon, Anne | The Handweaver’s Pattern Directory |
| Drooker, Penelope | Samplers You Can Use |
| Drooker, Penelope B. | Embroidering with the Loom: Creative Combinations of Weaving and Stitchery |
| Duchemin, Mad | Handweaving – Introduction to Weaving on 2, 3 and 4 Harnesses |
| Eatough & Shelp (ed.) | Complex Weavers Greatest Hits |
| Ellis, Catherine | Woven Shibori |
| Essen, Deb | Easy Weaving with Supplemental Warps: Overshot, Velvet, Shibori and More |
| Fannin, Allen | Handloom Weaving Technology |
| Field, Anne | Collapse Weave: Creating Three-Dimensional Cloth |
| Field, Anne | The Ashford Book of Weaving for the Four Shaft Loom |
| Fox, Nancy | Pueblo Weaving & Textile Arts |
| Frey, Berta | Designing and Drafting for Handweavers |
| Fry, Laura | Magic in the Water: Wet Finishing Handwovens |
| Gallagher, Constance D.N. | Linen Heirlooms: Designs and Drafts Handdrawn by the Author |
| Garrett, Cay | Warping All By Yourself |
| Geary, Kay | Textile Design Course for Weavers - Part 2 |
| Geary, Kay | Textile Design Course for Weavers - Part 3 |
| Gilby, Myriam | Free Weaving |
| Gilfoy, Peggy Stoltz | Patterns of Life: West African Strip-Weaving Traditions |
| Goldenberg, Sara, and Jane Patrick | Simple Woven Garments: 20+ Projects to Weave & Wear |
| Gordon, Beverly | Final Steps – Traditional Methods & Contemporary |
| Graver, Patti | Next Steps in Weaving, What You Never Knew You Needed to Know |
| Greenlaw, Debby | Krokbragd: How to Design & Weave |
| Handwoven Magazine | Design Collection #18 – A Treasury of Towels |
| Handwoven Magazine | Design Collection #19 – Scarves & Shawls for All Seasons |
| Held, Shirley | Weaving – A Handbook of the Fiber Arts |
| Holroyd, Ruth N. | Jacob Angstadt - His Weavers Patron Book |
| Holroyd, Ruth N. | Jacob Angstadt - Designs - Drawn from His Weavers Patron Book |
| Hoppe, Elisabeth, and Estine Östlund and Lisa Melén | Free Weaving on Frame and Loom |
| Hoskins, Nancy | Weft-Faced Pattern Weaves: Tabby to Taqueté |
| Ignell, Tina | Favorite Rag Rugs |
| Ignell, Tina | Favorite Scandinavian Projects to Weave: 45 Stylish Designs for the Modern Home |
| Irwin, Bobbie | Weaving Iridescence: Color Play for the Handweaver |
| Ixchel Museum of Traditional Dress | Cofradia: Warp and Weft |
| Jarvis, Helen | Weaving a Traditional Coverlet |
| Keasbey, Doramay | Pattern Devices for Handweavers |
| Keasbey, Doramay | Pattern Techniques for Handweavers |
| Keasbey, Doramay | Sheer Delight – Handwoven Transparencies |
| Kirby, Mary | Designing on the Loom |
| Knisely, Tom | Handweaving - Baby Blankets |
| Knisely, Tom | Weaving Rag Rugs |
| Kroncke, Grete | Simply Weaving |
| Kurtz, Carol S. | Designing for Weaving: A Study Guide for Drafting, Design and Color |
| Lamb, Sara | Woven Treasures, one-of-a-kind bags with folk weaving techniques |
| Landes, John | A Book of Patterns for Hand-Weaving |
| Laughlin, Mary E. | More Than Four |
| Leclerc, Robert | Warp & Weave |
| Lewes, Klares, and Helen Hunt | Rug Weaving |
| Lewis, Alfred Allan | Everybody’s Weaving Book |
| Ligon, Linda C. (ed) | A Rug Weaver’s Source Book: A Compilation of Rug Weaving Techniques |
| Linder, Harry P. | Techniques of Code Drafting: Lively Art of Personal Weaving Drafts |
| Lundback, Maja | Small Webs |
| Lundell, Laila | Rep Weave |
| Lundell, Laila, and Elisabeth Windesjo | The Big Book of Weaving: Handweaving in the Swedish Tradition |
| Marein, Shirley | Creating Rugs and Wall Hangings |
| Mattera, Joanne | Designing Woven Fabric |
| McKinney, Rev. David B. | Weaving with Three Rigid Heddles |
| Miller, Barbara, and Deb Schille | Frances L. Goodrich's Coverlet and Counterpane Drafts |
| Mingei International Museum of World Folk Art | Ikat of India |
| Moore, Jennifer | Doubleweave – Revised and Expanded |
| Moorman, Theo | Weaving As An Art Form: A Personal Statement |
| Muller, Donna | Handwoven Laces |
| Murphy, Marilyn | Woven to Wear - 17 Thoughtful Designs with Simple Shapes |
| Neher, Evelyn | Four-Harness Huck |
| Nielson, Rosalie | An Exaltation of Blocks - Volume 1 |
| Nielson, Rosalie | An Exaltation of Blocks - Volumes 1 and 2 |
| Nye, Thelma M. (ed) | Swedish Weaving |
| O’Connor, Paul R. | A Twill of Your Choice |
| Oelsner, G. H. | A Handbook of Weaves - 1875 Illustrations |
| Osterkamp, Peggy | #1 New Guide to Weaving: How to Wind a Warp & Use a Paddle |
| Osterkamp, Peggy | #2 Warping Your Loom & Tying on New Warps |
| Osterkamp, Peggy | #3 Weaving and Drafting Your Own Cloth |
| Osterkamp, Peggy | Weaving for Beginners |
| Overman, Ruth, and Lula Smith | Contemporary Handweaving |
| Patrick, Jane | The Weaver’s Idea Book: Creative Cloth on a Rigid Heddle Loom |
| Patrick, Jane, and Stephanie Flynn Sokolov | Woven Scarves: 26 Inspired Designs for the Rigid Heddle Loom |
| Pendleton, Mary | Navajo & Hopi Weaving Techniques |
| Pendleton, Mary | The Overshot Weave Series (Looming Arts reprints) |
| Phillips, Janet | Designing Woven Fabric |
| Phillips, Janet | The Weaver's Book of Fabric Design |
| Picton, John, and John Mack | African Textiles |
| Plath, Iona | Handweaver's Pattern Book |
| Plath, Iona | Handweaving |
| Posselt, E. A. | Technology of Textile Design - Book I |
| Posselt, E. A. | Technology of Textile Design - Book 2 |
| Powell, Marian | 1000 (+) Patterns in 4, 6, and 8 Harness Shadow Weaves |
| Pyysalo, Merusalo | Handweaving Patterns from Finland |
| Regensteiner, Else | The Art of Weaving |
| Regensteiner, Else | Geometric Design in Weaving |
| Regensteiner, Else | Weaver’s Study Course - Ideas and Techniques |
| Reichard, Gladys A. | Navajo Shepherd and Weaver |
| Reichard, Gladys A. | Weaving a Navajo Blanket |
| Richards, Ann | Weaving Textiles that Shape Themselves |
| Roth, Bettie G., and Chris Schulz | Handbook of Timesaving Tables for Weavers, Spinners, Dyers |
| Safner, Isadora, and Diane Piette | The Weaving Book of Peace and Patience |
| Saltzman, Ellen Lesis | Overshot Weaving |
| Samuel, Cheryl | The Chilkat Dancing Blanket |
| Sanders, Nadine, and Joyce Harter | Theme & Variations: More Weaving That Sings |
| Seagroat, Margaret | Rug Weaving for Beginners |
| Selander, Malin | Weave a Weave: Project Pattern Book (Swedish) |
| Selander, Malin | Weaving Patterns |
| Selby, Margo | Color and Texture in Weaving, 150 Contemporary Designs |
| Silver, Deborah | The Technique of Split-Shed Weaving |
| Skinner, Tina | Plaids - A Visual Survey of Pattern Variation |
| Skjöldebrand, Ingerlise | The Treasure Chest of Swedish Weaving |
| Snyder, Mary | Lace and Lacey Weaves |
| Snyder, Mary | The Crackle Weave |
| Stanton, Andra Fischgrund | Zapotec Weavers of Teotitlan |
| Strickler, Carol | A Weaver’s Book of 8-Shaft Patterns |
| Strickler, Carol, and Barbara Taggart | Weaving in Miniature |
| Stubenitsky, Marian | Double with a Twist |
| Stubenitsky, Marian | Weaving Stubenitsky Code |
| Stubenitsky, Marian | Weaving with Echo and Iris |
| Stubenitsky, Marian | Weven / Weaving MAX8 |
| Sullivan, Donna | Summer & Winter: A Weave for All Seasons |
| Sullivan, Donna Lee | Weaving Overshot |
| Sutton, Ann | The Structure of Weaving |
| Swanson, Karen | Rigid Heddle Weaving Technique |
| Tallarovic, Joanne | Rep Weave and Beyond |
| Tate, Blair | The Warp: A Weaving Reference |
| Thorpe, Azalea Stuart, and Jack Lenor Larsen | Elements of Weaving (Revised Edition) |
| Thorpe, Heather G. | A Handweaver’s Workbook |
| Tidball, Harriet | Summer & Winter & Other Two-Tie Unit Weaves |
| Tidball, Harriet | Supplementary Warp Patterning – Monograph 17, 1966 |
| Tidball, Harriet | Surface Interest – Monograph 2 |
| Tidball, Harriet | The Double Weave Plain and Patterned |
| Tidball, Harriet | The Handloom Weaves: Enlarged Edition |
| Tidball, Harriet | The Weaver’s Book |
| Tidball, Harriet | Undulating Weft Effects (Honeycomb) |
| Tidball, Harriet | Woolens and Tweed |
| Tod, Osma Gallinger, and Josephine Couch Del Deo | Designing and Making Handwoven Rugs |
| Tod, Osma Gallinger | The Joy of Handweaving |
| Tomita, Jun and Noriko | Japanese Ikat Weaving |
| Tovey, John | Weaves and Pattern Drafting |
| Trujillo, Lisa | A Chimayo Weaver's Guidebook |
| Van der Hoogt, Madelyn | Fabrics that go Bump (from Best of Weavers) |
| Van der Hoogt, Madelyn | Huck Lace (from Best of Weavers) |
| Van der Hoogt, Madelyn (ed.). | Overshot is Hot! (from Best of Weavers) |
| Van der Hoogt, Madelyn (ed.). | Summer & Winter (from Best of Weavers) |
| Van der Hoogt, Madelyn | The Complete Book of Drafting for Handweavers |
| Van der Hoogt, Madelyn (ed.). | Twill Thrills (from Best of Weavers) |
| Van Gelder, Lydia | Ikat |
| Van Gelder, Lydia | Ikat II |
| Vav Magazine | Weaver’s Delight |
| Voolich, Erica | Playing With Blocks: An Exploration of Multiharness Overshot |
| Weavers' Guild of Boston | Interlaced: …Celebrates 90 Years of Friendship and Education |
| Weavers' Guild of Boston | Processing and Finishing Handwoven Textiles |
| Weavers' Guild of Minnesota | A Thread Through Time |
| Weigle, Palmy | Color Exercises for the Weaver |
| Weiss, Jeffrey | Rugs |
| Wertenberg, Katheryn | 8-12…..20 Introduction to Multi-Shaft Weaving |
| West, Virginia | Designer Diagonals: A Portfolio of Patterns for Bias Clothing |
| West, Virginia | Finishing Touches for the Handweaver |
| Willcox, Donald J. | New Design in Weaving |
| Wilson, Jean | Soumack Workbook |
| Wilson, Jean | The Pile Weaves |
| Wilson, Jean | Weave With Style |
| Wilson, Jean | Weaving is Creative–The Weaver Controlled Weaves |
| Wilson, Jean | Weaving You Can Use |
| Wilson, Jean | Weaving You Can Wear |
| Wilson, Susan | Weave Classic Crackle & More |
| Windeknecht, Margaret | Creative Monk’s Belt |
| Windeknecht, Margaret | Point Twill with Color and Weave |
| Windeknecht, Margaret | The Rosepath Motif: An Approach to Weaving Design |
| Worst, Edward | Weaving with Foot-Power Looms |
| Young, Helen Daniels | Study of the Relationship Between Borders & Patterns |
| Zicafoose, Mary | Ikat: The Essential Handbook of Weaving with Resists |
| Zielinski, Stanislaw A. | Encyclopedia of Handweaving |
| Znamierowski, Nell | Step-By-Step Weaving |
Tapestry | |
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| American Tapestry Alliance | Panorama of Tapestry |
| Beutilich, Tadek | The Technique of Woven Tapestry |
| Boman, Monica, and Patricia Malarcher | Helena Hernmark - Tapestry Artist |
| Brostoff | Weaving A Tapestry |
| Caron, Tenney / Black Dog Press | Tapestry, A Woven Narrative – essays & photographs |
| Glasbrook, Kirsten | Tapestry Weaving |
| Hall, Joanne | Mexican Tapestry Weaving |
| Harvey, Nancy | Patterns for Tapestry Weaving |
| Harvey, Nancy | Tapestry Weaving: A Comprehensive Study Guide |
| Harvey, Nancy | The Guide to Successful Tapestry Weaving |
| Heyden, Silvia | The Making of Modern Tapestry: My Journey of Discovery |
| Heyden, Daniel | Movement in Tapestry - Silva Heyden 1927-2015 |
| Ingers, Gertrud | Flemish Weaving: A Guide to Tapestry Techniques |
| Koppen, Maria Brekke | Norwegian Tapestry Weaving |
| Mezoff, Rebecca | The Art of Tapestry Weaving |
| Redman, Jane | Frame Loom Weaving |
| Thomson, F.P. | Tapestry–Mirror of History |
| Todd-Hooker, Kathe | Shaped Tapestry |
| Todd-Hooker, Kathe, and Pat Spark | So Warped: Warping a Loom for Weaving Tapestry |
| Todd-Hooker, Kathe | Tapestry 101 |
Basketry | |
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| Allen, Elsie | Pomo Basketmaking - A Supreme Art for the Weaver |
| Barratt, Olivia Elton | Basket Making: How to Use Classic Basket Making Techniques Modern Materials to Create 10 Unusual Baskets |
| Bibby, Brian | Precious Cargo: California Indian Cradle Baskets and Childbirth Traditions |
| Christopher, F. J. | Basketry |
| Hart, Carol and Dan | Natural Basketry |
| Harvey, Virginia | The Techniques of Basketry |
| LaPlantz, Shereen | Twill Basketry: A Handbook of Designs, Techniques and Styles |
| Meilach, Dona Z. | Basketry Today with Materials from Nature |
| Meilach, Dona Z., and Dee Menagh | Modern Approach to Basketry with Fiber and Grasses |
| Milliken, Linda L. | Pine Needle Baskets |
| Newman, Sandra | Indian Basket Weaving: how to Weave Pomo, Yurok, Pima and Navajo Baskets |
| Rossbach, Ed | Baskets as Textile Art |
| Rossback, Ed | The New Basketry |
| Sarris, Greg | Mabel McKay: Weaving the Dream |
| Stanli, Sue | Basketry |
Single & 2-element | |
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| Austin, Robert J. | A Manual of Fingerweaving |
| Carey, Jacqui | 200 Braids to Twist, Knot, Loop or Weave |
| Collingwood, Peter | The Techniques of Tablet Weaving |
| Crockett, Candace | Card Weaving |
| Dam, Inge | Tablet-Woven Accents for Designer Fabrics |
| Damon, Phyllis | Easy to do Weaving |
| Dendel, Esther Warner | Needleweaving, Easy as Embroidery |
| Dendel, Esther Warner | The Basic Book of Finger Weaving |
| Dendel, Esther Warner | The Basic Book of Twining |
| Dixon, Anne | The Weaver’s Inkle Pattern Directory |
| Dryad Handicrafts | Tablet Weaving |
| Gray, Herbi | On Loom Card Weaving |
| Groff, Russell, E. | Card Weaving or Tablet Weaving |
| Hendrickson, Linda | Tubular Cardwoven Neckpieces: Modern Adornment from an Ancient Weaving Technique |
| James, Carol | Fingerweaving Untangled, A Beginner’s Guide |
| James, Carol | Sprang Unsprung |
| Kliot, Kaethe and Jules | Bobbin Lace: Form by the Twisting of Cords |
| Kliot, Jules and Kaethe | The Art of Netting |
| Krevitsky, Nik R., and Lois Ericson | Shaped Weaving: Making Garments and Accessories with Simple Needle- and Finger-Weaving Techniques |
| Meilach, Dona | Macrame: Creative Design in Knotting |
| Mullarkey, John, et al | A Tablet Weaver’s Pattern Book |
| Nauman, Rose, and Raymond Hull | The Off-Loom Weaving Book |
| Russell, Elfleda | Off-Loom Weaving: A Basic Manulal |
| Skowronski, Hella, and Mary Reddy | Sprang: Thread Twisting, A Creative Textile Technique |
| Smith, Joyce Ronals | Taaniko Maori Hand Weaving |
| Snow, Margorie and William | Step by Step Tablet Weaving |
| Specht, Sally, and Sandra Rawlings | Creating with Card Weaving |
| Taber, Barbara, and Marilyn Anderson | Backstrap Weaving: Step-by-Step Techniques on One of the Oldest and Most Versatile Looms |
| Tacker, Harold aned Sylvia | Band Weaving: The Techniques, Looms, and Uses for Woven Bands |
| Tidball, Harriet | Weaving Inkle Bands |
| Torgerug, Heather | Norwegian Pick-up Bandweaving |
| Trotzig, Liz, and Astrid Axelson | Weaving Bands |
| Waddington, Laverne | Andean Pebble Weave (backstrap weaving) |
| Waddington, Laverne | Andean Pebble Weave on Inkle Looms: Step-by-Step Instructions for Beginner Pick-up Weavers |
| Waddington, Laverne | The Eye Pattern Tubular Band and Other Decorative Finishing Techniques of the Peruvian and Bolivian Highlands |
| Waddington, Laverne | Warp-faced Pick-up Patterns (backstrap weaving) |
| Wollny, Claudia | Tablets at Work: The Book of Basic Tablet Weaving Techniques |
Spinning & Fiber | |
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| American Wool Council | Spinning Your Own Wool Yarn |
| Amos, Alden | Spinning Wheel Primer |
| Amos, Alden | Big Book of Handspinning |
| Anderson, Sarah | The Spinnger's Book of Yarn Designs - Technique for Creating 80 Yarns |
| Chadwick, Eileen | The Craft of Handspinning |
| Clark, Hazel | Fibres to Fabrics: Techniques and Projects for Handspinners |
| Crockett, Candace | The Complete Spinning Book |
| Davenport, Elsie G. | Your Handspinning |
| Field, Ann | The Ashford Book of Spinning |
| Fowler, Peter H. | How to be Owned by an Antique Spinning Wheel: A Practical Guide |
| Franquemont, Abby | Respect the Spindle |
| Garripoli, Amelia | Productive Spindling |
| Hochberg, Bette | Fiber Facts |
| Hochberg, Bette | Handspinner’s Handbook |
| Horne, Beverly | Fleece in Your Hands |
| Japan Silk Association, Inc. | Silk and Japan |
| Kahn, Deborah | Handspun Project Book |
| Leadbeater, Eliza | Spinning & Spinning Wheels |
| Linder, Olive & Harry | Hand Spinning Cotton |
| Linder, Olive & Harry | Hand Spinning Flax |
| McCuin, Judith Mackenzie | The Intentional Spinner |
| Menz, Deb | Color in Spinning |
| Moreno, Jillian | Yarnitecture - A Knitter's Guide to Spinniing: Building Exactly the Yarns You Want |
| Needle Crafts | #13 - Spindle Spinning |
| Parkes, Clara | Vanishing Fleece: Adventures in American Wool |
| Pennington, David P., and Michael B. Taylor | A Pictorial Guide to American Spinning Wheels |
| Robson, Deborah, and Carol Ekarius | The Fleece & Fiber Sourcebook |
| Ross, Mabel | Handspinner's Workbook - Fancy Yarns |
| Ross, Mabel | The Encyclopedia of Hand Spinning |
| Simmons, Paula | Spinning and Weaving with Wool |
| Straw into Gold (ed.) | A Hundred and One Questions for Spinners |
| Svinicke, Eunice | Manual for Weavers (Step by Step Spinning & Dyeing) |
| Switzer, Chris | Spinning Llama & Alpaca |
| Tapper, Joan | Shear Spirit: Ten Fiber Farms, Twenty Patterns, and a Mile of Yarn |
| Thresh, Christine | Spinning with a Drop Spindle |
| Varney, Diane | Spinning Designer Yarns |
| Walsh, Penny | The Yarn Book |
| Wilkes, Stephany | Raw Material: Working Wool in the West |
Color & Dyeing | |
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| Adrosko, Rita J. | Natural Dyes and Home Dyeing |
| Adrosko, Rita J. | Natural Dyes in the United States |
| Anderson, Fay | Tie Dyeing and Batik |
| Bemiss, Elijah | The Dyer’s Companion |
| Bessette, Arleen and Alan | The Rainbow Beneath My Feet – A Mushroom Dyer’s Field Guide |
| Birren, Faber | Creative Color |
| Blumenthal, Betsy, and Kathryn Kreider | Hands on Dyeing |
| Boutrup, Joy, and Catharine Ellis | The Art and Science of Natural Dyues: Principles, Experiments and Results |
| Brackman, Holly | The Surface Designers Handbook |
| Brito, Karren K. | Shibori: Creating Color & Texture on Silk |
| Bronson, J & R | Early American Weaving and Dyeing |
| Brooklyn Botanical Gardens. | Dye Plants & Dyeing–3 parts |
| Buchanan, Rita | A Dyer's Garden - From Plant to Pot. Growing Dyes for Natural Fibers |
| Buffington, Adriene | Hand-Dyed Fabric Made Easy |
| Burgess, Rebecca | Harvesting Color: How to Find Plants and Make Natural Dyes |
| Bustanoby, J. H. | Principles of Color & Color Mixing |
| Casselman, Karen L. | Craft of the Dyer: Colour from Plants and Lichens |
| Cohen, Daniel and Paula | Marbling on Fabric (plus assorted loose articles) |
| Colton, Mary-Russell Ferrell | Hopi Dyes |
| Davidson, Mary F. | The Dye Pot |
| Dean, Jenny | Wild Color: The Complete Guide to Making and Using Natural Dyes |
| Dyronforth, Noel | Batik |
| Fereday, Gwen | Natural Dyes |
| Fletchall, Gale Frederick | Oregon Wool and Natural Dyeing |
| Furry, Margaret S., and Bess M. Viemont | Home Dyeing with Natural Dyes |
| Gerber, Frederick | Cochineal and the Insect Dyes |
| Grae, Ida | Nature’s Colors–Dyes from Plants |
| Grey, Robin | Robin Grey's Batiker's Guide - A Guide to Using Procion Fiber Reactive Dyes … |
| Hersk, Bernadette | The ABCs of Batik |
| Itten, Johannes, and Faber Birren (translator) | The Elements of Color |
| Jacobs, Betty | Growing Herbs and Plants for Dyeing |
| Johnston, Ann | Color by Accident: Low-water Immersion Dyeing |
| Justema, Willliam and Doris | Weaving and Needlecraft Color Course |
| Klein, Bernat | Eye for Colour |
| Lambert, Patricia, and Barbara Staepelaere and Mary G. Fry | Color and Fiber |
| Larson, Jack Lenor | The Dyer’s Art |
| Lesch, Alma | Vegetable Dyeing: 151 Recipes for Deying Yarns and Fabric Using Natural Materials |
| Liles, J.N. | The Art and Craft of Natural Dyes - Traditional Recipes for Modern Uses |
| McRae, Bobbi A. | Colors from Nature & Growing, Collecting & Using Natural Dyes |
| Menz, Deb | Color Works: The Crafter’s Guide to Color |
| Miller, Dorothy | Indigo |
| Milner, Ann | The Ashford Book of Dyeing (rev. ed.) |
| Möller, Elfriede | Shibori |
| Nash, Dominie | Warp Painting |
| Nea, Sara | Batik |
| Nea, Sara | Tie-Dye: Designs Materials Techniques |
| Newman, Michelle, and Margaret Allyson | Handpainting Fabric: Easy, Elegant Techniques |
| Padrick, Deborah | Painting with Dyes on Silk and Wool |
| Pettit, Florence H. | America's Indigo Blues: Resist Printed and Dyed Textiles of the Eighteenth Century |
| Rice, Miriam, and Dorothy Beebe | Mushrooms for Color |
| Rice, Miriam, and Dorothy Beebe | Mushrooms for Dyes, Paper, Pigments & Myco-Sttix |
| Sandberg, Gösta | The Red Dyes: Cochineal, Mader, and Murx Purple - A Work Tour of Textile Techniques |
| Searle, Valerie, and Roberta Clayson | Screen Printing on Fabric |
| Shibukawa, Ikuyoshi, and Yumi Takahasha | Designer's Guide to Color 5 |
| Siminoff | The Use of Color and Dyeing |
| Thresh, Robert and Christine | An Introduction to Natural Dyeing |
| Thurstan, Violetta | The Use of Vegetable Dyes |
| Torimaru, Sadae and Tomiko | Imprints on Cloth: 18 Years of Field Research among the Maio People of Guizhou, China |
| Tuchman, Diane, and Jan Janus | Creative Silk Painting |
| Wada, Yoshiko Iwamoto | Memory on Cloth: Shibori Now |
| Wada, Yoshiko Iwamoto, Mary Kellogg Rice and Jane Barton | Shirobi: The Inventive Art of Japanese Shaped Resist Dyeing – Tradition, Technique, Innovation |
| Wells, Kate | Fabric Dyeing and Printing |
| Whipplinger, Michele (ed.) | Color Trends |
Knit & Crochet | |
|---|---|
| Abbey, Barbara | The Complete Book of Knitting |
| Albright, Barbara | The Natural Knitter |
| Allen, Pam | ScarfStyle - Innovative to Traditional, 31 Inspirational Styles to Knit and Crochet |
| Alpert, Tanya | Haiku Knits - 25 Serenely Beaultiful Patterns Inspired by Japanese Designs |
| Amedro, Gladys | Shetland Lace |
| Anderson, Lee | You Knit Unique: Inspiration and Information for the Original Knitter |
| Barr, Lynne | Reversible Knitting |
| Bates, Nancy | Knitting the National Parks |
| Bernard, Wendy | Custom Knits: Unleash Your Inner Designer with Top-Down and Improvisational Techniques |
| Bernard, Wendy | Japanese Stitches Unraveled: 160+ Stitch Patterns to Knit Top Down, Bottom Up, Back and Forth, and in the Round |
| Bliss, Debby | Traditional Knitting from the Scottish and Irish Isles |
| Bordi, Cat | Socks Soar on Two Circular Needles |
| Bortner, Gwen | Entrée to Entrelac: The Definitive Guide from a Biased Knitter |
| Bradley, Sue | Around the World in Eighty Sweaters |
| Bredewold, Ank, and Anneke Pleiter | The Knitting Design Book |
| Brian, J.C. | Charts Made Simple: Understanding Knitting Charts Visually |
| Brown-Reinsel, Beth | Knitting Ganseys |
| Brunette, Cheryl | Sweaters 101: How to Plan Sweaters that Fit…and Organize Your Knitting Life at the Same Time |
| Bryant, Laura Militzer | The Yarn Stash Workbook |
| Bush, Nancy | Folk Socks |
| Bush, Nancy | Knitting Lace of Estonia: Techniques, Patterns, and Traditions |
| Campochiaro, Cecilia | Making Marls: A Sourcebook for Multistrand Handknitting |
| Carrol, Amy | The Sweater Book: How to Knit Fifty Spectacular Sweaters… |
| Chin, Lily M. | Couture Crochet Workshop: Mastering Fit, Fashion and Finesse |
| Christoffersson, Britt-Marie | Pop Knitting: Bold Motifs Using Color & Stitch |
| Clark, Evelyn A. | Knitting Lace Triangles |
| Coss, Melinda | Folk Knits: Traditional Patterns from Around the World |
| Danger, Rebecca | The Big Book of Knitted Monsters |
| Dowde, Jenny | Freeform Knitting and Crochet |
| Eaton, Jan | 200 Crochet Blocks for Blankets, Throws and Afghans |
| Elalouf, Sion | The Knitting Architect |
| Epstein, Nicky | Knitting Beyond the Edge: Cuffs and Collars, Necklines, Corners & Edges, Closures |
| Epstein, Nicky | Knitting Never Felt Better: The Definitive Guide to Fabulous Felting |
| Epstein, Nicky | Knitting On the Edge: Ribs, Ruffles, Lace, Fringes, Flora, Points & Picots |
| Epstein, Nicky | Knitting Over the Edge: Unique Ribs, Cords, Appliqués, Colors, Nouveau |
| Epstein, Nicky | The Knit Hat Book – 25 Hats from Basic Shapes |
| Fassett, Kaffe | Glorious Colors: Sources of Inspiration for Knitting and Needlepoint, with 17 Projects |
| Fassett, Kaffe | Kaffe Fassett's Pattern Library |
| Fassett, Kaffe, and Brandon Mably | Knitting with the Color Guys: Inspiration, Ideas and Projects from the Kaffe Fassett Studio |
| Field, Anne | Dévoré for Weavers & Knitters |
| Frost, Jean | Stitches for Colored Knits: Build Better Fabric |
| Galeskas, Beverly | Felted Knits |
| Galik, Tanis | Interlocking Crochet: 80 Original Stitch Patterns Plus Techniques and Projects |
| Gibson-Roberts, Priscilla A. | Ethnic Socks & Stockings: A Compendium of Eastern Design & Techniques |
| Gibson-Roberts, Priscilla A., and Deborah Robson | Knitting in the Old Way: Designs and Techniques from Ethnic Sweaters |
| Gibson-Roberts, Priscilla A. | Salish Indian Sweaters - A Pacific Northwest Tradition |
| Goldstein, Barbara | All Sweaters in Every Gauge |
| Gschwandtner, Sabrina | Knit Knit: Profiles + Projects from Knitting's New Wave |
| Hiatt, June Hemmons | The Principals of Knitting. Methods and Techniques of Hand Knitting |
| Høxbro, Vivian | Knit to be Square: Domino Designs to Knit and Felt |
| Interweave Crochet | Special Issue: Get Into the Loop |
| Jackson, Maggie, and Alexis Xenakis (photographer) | Maggie’s Ireland: Designer Knits on Location |
| Kinzel, Marianne | First Book of Modern Lace Knitting |
| Kinzel, Marianne | Second Book of Modern Lace Knitting |
| Knight, Edika (ed.) | Cables & Arans: 250 Stitches to Knit |
| Knight, Edika (ed.) | Knit & Purl: 250 Stitches to Knit |
| Knight, Edika (ed.) | Lace & Eyelets: 250 Stitches to IKnit |
| Knitters Edge | Elegant Scarves |
| Kunnecke, Kyle | Urban Knit Collection |
| Lavold, Elsebeth | Viking Patterns for Knitting |
| Leapman, Melissa | Knitting the Perfect Fit: Essential Fully Fashioned Shaping: Techniques for Designer Results |
| LeCount, Cynthia Gravelle | Andean Folk Knitting: Traditions and Techniques from Peru and Bolivia |
| Leinhauser, Jean, and Rita Weiss | Crochet Master Class: Lessons and Projects from Today's Top Crocheters |
| Lewis, Susanna E. | Knitting Lace: A Workshop with Patterns and Projects |
| Ligon, Linda | Homespun Handknit: Caps Socks Mittens & Gloves |
| Lind, Vileke | Knitting in the Nordic Tradition |
| Lydon, Susan Gordon | The Knitting Sutra: Craft as a Spiritual Practice |
| Marchant, Nancy | Knitting Brioche: The Essential Guide to the Brioche Stitch |
| Marchant, Nancy | Knitting Fresh Brioche: Creating Two-Color Twists & Turns |
| McIver, Sandra | Knit, Swirl! Uniquely Flattering One Piece, One Seam Swirl Jackets |
| Meikle, Margaret | Cowichan Indian Knitting |
| Melville, Sally | Sally Melville's Styles: A Unique and Elegant Approach to Your Yarn Collection |
| Messent, Jan | Wool 'n Magic |
| Michelson, Carmen, and Mary-Ann Davis | The Knitters Guide to Sweater Design |
| Mon Tricot | Knitting Dictionary – 800 Stitches Patterns including Crochet |
| Nava, Marinella | The Book of Knitting – From Beginning to Expert |
| Newton, Deborah | Designing Knitwear |
| Nicholas, Kirstin | Knitting the New Classics: 60 Exquisite Sweaters from the Studios of Classic Elite |
| Nicholas, Kristin | Knitting Today's Classics: 65 Beautiful Sweaters from the Studios of Classic Elite |
| Norbury, James | Traditional Knitting Patterns from Scandinavia, the British Isles, France, Italy and other European Countries |
| Noro | Knit Noro - 30 Designs in Living Color |
| Oberle, Cheryl | Folk Shawls: 25 Knitting Patterns and Tales from Around the World |
| Oberle, Cheryl | Folk Vests: 25 Knitting Patterns and Tales from Around the World |
| Parkes, Clara | The Knitter’s Book of Wool |
| Pence, Katherine | And a Time to Knit Stockings |
| Radford, Leigh | Alterknits: Imaginative Projects and Creative Exercises |
| Rehfeldt, Janet, and Mary Jane Wood | More Crocheted Socks - 16 All-New Designs |
| Righetti, Maggie | Knitting in Plain English |
| Rowe, Mary | Knitted Tams |
| Shuttlewood, Nina, and Janet Biggs | Designer Knitting from Handspun Yarn |
| Silverman, Sharon Hernes | Tunisian Crochet: The Look of Knitting with the Ease of Crocheting |
| Simmons, Paula | Patterns for Handspun!!!! |
| Sowerby, Jane | Victorian Lace Today |
| Square, Vicki | Folk Bags: 30 Knitting Patterns and Tales from Around the World |
| Square, Vicki | Folk Hats: 32 Knitting Patterns & Tales from Around the World |
| Stanfield, Lesley | 150 Knitted Trims |
| Stanfield, Lesley | The New Knitting Stitch Library |
| Stanley, Montse | Reader's Digest Knitter's Handbook |
| Starmore, Alice | Alice Stanmore's Book of Fair Isle Knitting |
| Starmore, Alice | Alice Starmore's Charts for Color Knitting |
| Starmore, Alice | Sweaters for Men: 22 Designs from the Scottish Isles |
| Sterling Publishing | Big Book of Knitting Stitch Patterns |
| Sterling, Jean | Count Your Stitches |
| Stove, Margaret | Wrapped in Lace: Knitted Heirloom Designs from Around the World |
| Strick, Candace Eisner | Beyond Wool - 25 Knitted Projects Using Natural Fibers |
| Swanson, Meg | A Gathering of Lace |
| Swanson, Meg | Handknitting with Meg Swanson |
| Swanson, Meg | Meg Swanson's Knitting: 30 Designs for Hand Knitting |
| Szabo, Janet | Aran Sweater Design |
| Taunton Press | Knitting Tips & Trade Secrets |
| Thomas, Mary | Mary Thomas's Book of Knitting Patterns |
| Threads Magazine | Colorful Knitwear Design |
| Tracy, Gloria, and Susan Nevin | Crochet Your Way |
| Trock, Stacey | Crocheted Softies - 18 Addorable Animals from Around the World |
| Ventura, Carol | More Tapestry Crochet |
| Walker, Barbara, G. | A Second Treasury of Knitting Patterns |
| Walker, Barbara, G. | Knitting From the Top |
| Walker, Barbara, G. | Mosaic Knitting |
| Waterman, Martha | Traditional Knitted Lace Shawls |
| Wilde, Gina | Shibori Knits: The Art of Exquisite Felted Knits |
| Williams, Joyce | Latvian Dreams: Knitting from Weaving Charts |
| Wiseman, Nancie M. | Classic Knitted Vests: 18 Styles for Men and Women |
| Wiseman, Nancie M. | The Knitter's Book of Finishing Techniques |
| Wright, Mary | Cornish Guernseys and Knit Frocks |
| XRX Books | Bags – A Knitter's Dozen |
| Zilboorg, Anna | Knitting for Anarchists |
| Zimmermann, Elizabeth | Knitter's Almanac ̶ Projects for Each Month of the Year |
| Zimmermann, Elizabeth | Knitting Around |
| Zimmermann, Elizabeth | Knitting Without Tears |
| Zimmermann, Elizabeth | Knitting Workshop |
| Zimmermann, Elizabeth | The Opinionated Knitter: …Newsletters 1958-1968 |
Felting | |
|---|---|
| Belgrave, Anne | How To Make Felt |
| Clay, Liz | Nuno Nouveau: Fashionable Felt |
| Crowther-Smith, Alison | Shibori Knitted Felt |
| Evers, Inge | Felt-Making Techniques & Projects |
| Mayer, Anita Luvera | Handwoven Clothing Felted to Wear |
| Schwab, Nancy | Nuno Felting Tips and Tricks (2nd ed.) |
| Smith, Sheila | Felt to Stitch – Creative Felting for Textile Artists |
| Spark, Patricia | Scandinavian-Style Feltmaking |
| Vickrey, Anne Einset | Needle Felting – Art Techniques & Projects |
Miscellaneous | |
|---|---|
| Alderman, Sharon D., and Kathryn Wertenberger | Handwoven, Tailormade |
| Association of the Guilds of Weavers, Spinners & Dyers | The Weaver's Journal – Winter 1978 |
| Birrell, Verla | The Textile Arts: A Handbook of Weaving, Braiding, Knitting, and Other Textile Techniques |
| Bishop, Robert | New Discoveries in American Quilts |
| Briscoe, Susan | The Ultimate Sashiko Sourcebook - Patterns, Projects and Inspiration |
| Brooklyn Museum | Anni Albers Drawings |
| Budworth, Geoffrey | The Complete Book of Decorative Knots |
| Burgess, Rebecca, and Courtney White | Fibershed: Growing a Movement of Farmers, Fashion Activists, and Makers for a New Textile Economy |
| Burnham, Dorothy | Cut My Cote |
| Chamberlain, Marcia, and Candace Crockett | Beyond Weaving: Felting, Spinning, Natural Dyeing, Knitting, Crocheting, Braiding, Card Weaving, Wrapping & Coiling |
| Chen, Lydia | Chinese Knotting |
| Clarke, Duncan | The Art of African Textiles |
| Collingwood, Peter | The Maker's Hand: A Close Look at Textile Structures |
| Constantine, Mildred, and Jack Larson | The Art Fabric: Mainstream |
| Cowan, Mary L. | Introduction to Textiles |
| Curtis, Linda Kubik | Sew Something Special: Sewing Handwoven Fabric |
| de Sausmarez, Maurice | Basic Design: The Dynamics of Visual Form |
| Ericson, Lois, and Diane Ericson | The Bag Book |
| Ericson, Lois, and Diane Frode | Design & Sew It Yourself |
| Fisch, Arline M. | Textile Techniques in Metal for Jewelers, Textile Artists & Sculptors |
| Fitzgerald, Diane, and Helen Banes | Beads and Threads: A New Technique for Fiber Jewelry |
| Gaworski, Michael, and Wanda Warming | The World of Indonesian Textiles |
| Gibbon, Kate Fitz, and Andrew Hale | Ikat: Splendid Silks of Central Asia |
| Gittinger, Marriebelle | To Speak with Cloth: Studies in Indonesian Textiles |
| Goodhue, Horace R. | Indian Bead-Weaving Patterns |
| Heim, Judy | Needle Crafter’s Computer Companion |
| Hochberg, Bette | Reprints of Bette Hochberg’s Textile Articles |
| Hoover, Doris, and Nancy Welch | Tassels: The Fanciful Embellishment |
| Hoskins, Nancy Arthur | Universal Stitches for Weaving, Embroidery and Other Fiber Arts |
| Host, Marilynn | Gourd Crafts for the First Time |
| Howard, Constance | Embroidery and Colour |
| Irwin, Bobbie | Twined Rag Rugs |
| Irwin, Bobbie | Twist & Twine: 18 Ideas for Rag Rugs & Home Decor |
| Jerstop, Karen, and Eva Köhlmark | The Textile Design Book: Understanding and Creating Patterns Using Texture, Shape and Color |
| Kerimov, Lyatif | Folk Designs from the Caucasus for Weaving and Needlework |
| Kieve, Heinz Edgar | Charted Peasant Designs from Saxon Transylvania |
| Kliot, Jules, and Kaethe | Kumihimo: Techniques of Japanese Plaiting |
| Kolander, Cheryl | A Silk Worker’s Notebook |
| Lawrence, Sarah | Silk Paper: A Guide to Making It and Using It In Textile Art |
| Marein, Shirley | Creating Rugs and Wall Hangings |
| Marein, Shirley | Stitchery, Needlepoint, Appliqué and Patchwork |
| Martin, Catherine | Kumihimo: Japanese Silk Braiding Techniques |
| Mayer, Anita Luvera | Clothing from the Hands that Weave |
| McCarty, Cara, and Matilda McQuaid | Structure and Surface – Contemporary Japanese Textiles |
| McClun, Diana, and Laura Nownes | Quilts!! Quilts!! Quilts!! The Complete Guide to Quiltmaking |
| McQuiston, Don & Debra | The Woven Spirit of the Southwest |
| Messent, Jan | Designing with Motifs and Borders |
| Morris, Walter, and Carol Karasik, Alfredo Martinez, Janet Schwartz | A Textile Guide to the Highlands of Chiapas |
| Moss, Kathlyn, and Alice Scherer | The New Beadwork |
| Nicoletti, Sally | Japanese Motifs for Needlepoint |
| Nordland, Odd | Primitive Scandinavian Textiles in Knotless Netting |
| Peterson, Kathy | Creative Wire Jewelry |
| Petty, Marilyn | The Back Page |
| Priolo, Joan B. | Designs and How to Use Them |
| Proctor, Richard M. | The Principles of Pattern for Craftsmen and Designers |
| Puckett, Gail, and Marjorie Giberson | Primarily Patchwork |
| Righetti, Maggie | Universal Yarn Finder |
| Rogers, Nora, and Martha Stanley (eds.) | In Celebration of the Curious Mind: A Festschrift to Honor Anne Blinks |
| Shaeffer, Claire B. | Couture Sewing Techniques |
| Short, Eirian | Introducing Quilting |
| Sieber, Roy | African Textiles and Decorative Arts |
| Summerfield, Ann and John (eds) | Walk in Splendor: Ceremonial Dress and the MInangkabu |
| Spady, Robyn | Jewelry from Your Yarn Stash |
| Stribling, Mary Lou | Art From Found Materials |
| Suess, Barbara B. | Temari Techniques: A Visual Guide to Making Japanese Embroidered Thread Balls |
| Summit, Ginger, and Jim Widess | Making Gourd Dolls & Spirit Figures |
| Summit, Ginger, and Jim Widess | Making Gourd Musical Instruments |
| Sunset Books | How to Make Pillows |
| Threads Magazine | Fitting Solutions: Pattern-Altering Tips for Garments that Fit |
| Torimaru, Sadae and Tomiko | Spiritual Cloth: 20 Years of Field Research among the Maio People of Guizhou, China |
| Vandervoort, Diana | Temari Treasures: Japanese Thread Balls and More |
| Van Dommelen, David B. | Decorative Wall Hangings |
| Welch, Nancy | Tassels: The Fanciful Embellishment |
| West, Virginia | Weaver’s Wearables |
| Williams, Gerald | Textiles of Oaxaca |
Historical | |
|---|---|
| Adelson, Laurie, and Arthur Tracht | Aymara Weavings: Ceremonial Textiles of Colonial and 19th Century Bolivia |
| Adelson, Laurie, and Bruce Takami | Weaving Traditions of Highland Bolivia |
| Apreza, Yoland Castro, Charlene M. Woodcock, and K'inal Antesetik | Weaving Chiapas: Maya Women's Lives in a Changing World |
| Barber Wayland, Elizabeth | Women’s Work: The First 20,000 Years |
| Bilash, Radomir, and Barbara Wilberg | Tkanyna: An Exhibit of Ukrainian Weaving |
| Bogdonoff, Nancy | Handwoven Textiles of Early New England |
| Brett-Smith, Sarah C. | The Silence of the Women - Bamana Mud Cloth |
| Burnham, Dorothy K. | Unlike the Lilies: Doukhobor Textile Traditions in Canada (Royal Ontario Museum) |
| Butterfield & Butterfield | Native American, Pre Columbian, African, Oceanic and Other Tribal Works of Art, 1996 |
| Butterfield & Butterfield | Native American, Pre Columbian, Spanish Colonial, and Tribal Works of Art, 1998 |
| Channing, Marion L. | The Textile Tools of Colonial Homes |
| Dartmouth College | Textiles of Oaxaca |
| D’Harcourt, Raoul | Textiles of Ancient Peru & Their Techniques |
| Doig, Roberto Gheller (ed.) | Textiles of Ancient Peru |
| Dubin, Lois | History of Beads |
| Essinger, James | Jacquard's Web: How a Hand Loom Led to the Building of the Information Age |
| Fennelly, Catherine | Textiles in New England, 1790-1840 - Old Sturbridge Village |
| Finlay, Victoria | Fabric: The Hidden History of the Material World |
| Hedlund, Ann Lane | Reflections of the Weavers World (Navajo Weaving) |
| Heinrich, Linda | The Magic of Linen: From Seed to Woven Cloth |
| Heisey, John W. | A Checklist of American Coverlet Weavers |
| Holstein, Jonathan | The Pieced Quilt: An American Design Tradition |
| Jackson, Anna | Japanese Country Textiles |
| James, George Wharton | Indian Blankets & Their Makers |
| Jongeward, David | Weaver of Worlds:… A Woman's Journey in Tapestry (Navajo) |
| Kent, Kate Peck | Pueblo Indian Textiles: A Living Tradition |
| Krueger, Glee | A Gallery of American Samplers |
| Larson, Jack Lenor | A Weaver's Memoir |
| Loveless, Joan Potter | Three Weavers |
| McKay, Mary Terence, and Lisa Trujillo | The Centinela Weavers of Chimayo: Unfolding Tradition |
| Museo Rufino Tamayo | Mexican Textiles: Line and Color |
| Neutze de Rugg, Carmen | Designs in Guatemalan Textiles |
| Postrel, Virginia | The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World |
| Reid, James W. | Textile Masterpieces of Ancient Peru |
| Reiter, Mary Jo | Weaving a Life: The Story of Mary Meigs Atwater |
| Ricci, Franco Maria | Cotton and Silk Making in Manchu China |
| Rowe, Ann Pollard | Warp-Patterned Weaves of the Andes |
| Rowe, Ann Polland, and John Cohen | Hidden Threads of Peru: O’ero Textiles |
| Ryder, M.L. | Sheep & Man |
| Safford, Carleton L., and Robert Bishop | American Quilts and Coverlets |
| Samuel, Cheryl | The Raven’s Tail (northwest Canada & US coastal people, woven garments) |
| Saunders, Peter | Tribal Visions–Marin Cultural Center/Textiles U.S.A. Exhibition, Museum of Modern Art, N.Y. |
| Schorsch, Anita | The Art of the Weaver |
| St. Clair, Kassia | The Golden Thread - How Fabric Changed History |
| Textile Museum Journal | Volumes 34 & 35 1995-1996 |
| Volbach, Fritz W. | Early Decorative Textiles |
| Von Rosenstiel, Helene | American Rugs & Carpets from the Seventeenth Century to Modern Times |
| Walker, Sandra Rambo | Country Cloth to Coverlets: Textile Traditions in 19th Century PA. |
| Yafa, Stephen | Big Cotton |
| Young-Sanchéz, Margaret, and Fronia W. Simpson | Andean Textile Traditions |
DVDs | |
|---|---|
| Alexander, Kathryn | Spinning Energized Yarns |
| Alvarez, Nilda Callanaupa | Andean Knitting |
| Alvarez, Nilda Callanaupa | Andean Spinning |
| Bryant, Laura | A Fiber Artist’s Guide to Color |
| Casey, Maggie | Big and Lofty Yarns |
| Casey, Maggie | Getting Started on a Drop Spindle |
| Casey, Maggie, and Eunny Jang | Start Spinning |
| Chin, Lily | The Knitter's Toolbox |
| Collingwood, Jason | Rug Weaving–Block Weaves & Shaft Switching |
| Costello, Sharon | Painting with Wool (needle, wet felting) |
| Essen, Deb | Weaving with Supplemental Warp |
| Franquemont, Abby | Drafting: the long and short of it |
| Franquemont, Abby | Respect the Spindle |
| Fry, Laura | Wet-Finishing for Weavers |
| Gipson, Liz | Slots and Holes, 3 ways to warp your rigid heddle loom |
| Guy, Sallie | Tips, Tricks & Problem Solvers for the Handweaver |
| Guy, Sallie | Warping and Loom Preparation |
| Harvey, Nancy | Tapestry Techniques for Fabric for Clothing |
| James, Carol | Introduction to Sprang with Carol James |
| Kennedy, Norman | From Wool to Waulking - Spinning Wool and Creating Cloth |
| Kennedy, Norman | Spin Flax and Cotton (plus Indigo Dyeing) |
| Knisely, Tom | The Loom Owner’s Companion, know and love your loom |
| Knisely, Tom | The Weaver’s Yarn Companion |
| Knisely, Tom | Weave a Good Rug |
| Knisely, Tom | Weaving with Novelty Yarn |
| Lamb, Sara | Spin to Weave |
| Lamb, Sara | Spinning Silk |
| Mackenzie, Judith | A Spinner’s Toolbox, six drafting techniques |
| Mackenzie, Judith | Spinning Exotic Fibers & Novelty Yarns |
| Mackenzie, Judith | Spinning Luxury Fibers |
| Mackenzie, Judith | The Gentle Art of Plying–beyond singles |
| Mayer, Anita Luvera | Creative Cloth |
| Menz, Deb | Color and Yarn Design for Spinners |
| Menz, Deb | Color Magic: Color Families |
| Menz, Deb | Color Magic: Value & Harmony |
| Menz, Deb | Fiber Dyeing: Immersion & Painting of Protein Fibers |
| Menz, Deb | Fiber Preparation–Multicolor Blending Techniques |
| Moore, Jennifer | Double Weave Basics |
| Moore, Jennifer | Double Weave Pick-Up |
| Mullarkey, John | Tablet Weaving Made Easy |
| Neatby, Lucy | Knitting Essentials 2 |
| Neatby, Lucy | Knitting Gems |
| Neatby, Lucy | Sock Techniques 1 |
| Neatby, Lucy | Sock Techniques 2 |
| Neilson, Rosalie | Weaving Rep |
| Nisbet, Jacquetta | Supplementary Warp Patterning – Inkle Loom Techniques |
| Nisbet, Jacquetta | Tubular Woven Finishes – Backstrap Loom Techniques |
| Osterkamp, Peggy | Warping the Loom Back to Front |
| Owen, Rodrick | Kumihimo: Japanese Braiding |
| Patrick, Jane | Inkle Weaving A to Z, the Basics and Beyond |
| Ruane, Joan | Cotton Spinning Made Easy |
| Ruane, Joan | Cotton Spinning With the Takli |
| Sanders, Nadine | Warping on a Shoestring (2 copies) |
| Schevill, Margo Blum | Splendor in the Highlands: Maya Weavers of Guatemala |
| Schevill, Margo Blum, and Kathleen Mossman Vitale | A Century of Color: Maya Weaving & Textiles |
| Spady, Robin | Totally Twill: Beyond the Basics |
| Spady, Robin | Totally Twill: The Basics |
| Spier, Nadine | Basket Weaving Essentials |
| Totten, Dianne | Woven Shibori: Making Crimp Cloth |
| Totten, Dianne | Woven Shibori: Sewing with Crimp Cloth |
| Van der Hoogt, Madelyn | Block Weaves Designing & Weaving with Blocks |
| Van der Hoogt, Madelyn | Warping your Loom |
| Van der Hoogt, Madelyn | Weaving Lace |
| Van der Hoogt, Madelyn | Weaving Well from Yarn to Cloth |
| Van der Hoogt, Madelyn | Weaving Deflected Doubleweave |
| Vitale, Kathleen Mossman | Manuela & Esperanza: The Art of Maya Weaving |
| Waddington, Laverne | Operating a Backstrap Loom |
| Willoughby, Janet | Backstrap Weaving: Traditional Weaving in Mexico, Guatemala |
| Zawistoski, Patsy | Spinning & Plying Textured Yarns |
| Zawistoski, Patsy | Spinning Cotton, Silk, and Flax |