• Weaving with the
  Four Shaft loom
• The Ashford Book
  of Spinning
• Spinning Wool:
  Beyond the
  Basics
• Collapse Weave
  Create three-
  dimensional cloth
• Dévoré
  for Knitters and
  Weavers

Yarn Order

This classic weaving book has recently been revised. The versatile four shaft loom is popular with both beginners and experienced weavers. Here award-winning weaver and teacher Anne Field has written a comprehensive text specifically for this loom. It covers planning a warp, pattern drafting, weaving techniques and fourteen innovative projects. These projects range from simple woven articles to complex garments and hangings.

This international best-seller, so well-known to spinners all over the world since it was first published in 1986, has now been revised to take account of new equipment, spinning techniques and practices.

This book is intended for spinners who have mastered the basic spinning techniques explored in The Ashford Book of Spinning. It begins by showing spinners how to analyse a fleece on its own merits and includes many examples of fleece types from all over the world. The functions of bobbin and flyer wheels are discussed in detail, and how to make the most of a wide range of wheel types, including Timbertops, Ashford, Louet, Schacht and Majacraft.

The yarn design section of the book takes spinners step-by-step through the process of spinning yarns of a pre-determined size and twist count, and shows how to spin everything from solid hard-wearing worsted to soft, fluffy woollen yarns. Also included are projects that suggest suitable end uses for handspun yarn.

An up-dated edition is in process and will be out in 2010

Collapse weave can be created by contrasting yarn factors, or combining weave structures that react with each other to create pleats and puckers and waves. This cloth has a flexibility of movement that makes it lovely to wear and the uniqueness of the weave means the artistry of thee weaver can be seen in the cloth. Instructions are clearly written and easy to understand, and the book is fully illustrated with examples of the kind of cloth produced, and clear, easy to follow diagrams. This guide opens the door to an exciting form of weaving.

Dévoré is a process that has been used in the fashion industry for many years when making a cut velvet fabric with a rayon pile on a silk backing. The rayon was burnt out, leaving elaborate etched patterns on the transparent silk backing. Dévoré occurs when sodium bisulphate is applied to the cloth, dried, then heated. The heat process causes the sodium bisulphate to eat away at the cellulose content of the cloth. This book shows how the same effect can be achieved on woven and knitted fabric to make beautiful and original fashion wear.