Handwoven Tape : Understanding and Weaving Early American and Contemporary Tape by Susan Faulkner Weaver (2016, Hardcover)

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The book also gives step-by-step instructions for setting up a tape loom with warp threads, and explains how to weave your own tape. AUTHOR: Susan Faulkner Weaver has been weaving for thirty years. 288 colour images.

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PublisherSchiffer Publishing, The Limited
ISBN-100764351966
ISBN-139780764351969
eBay Product ID (ePID)221458527

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Book TitleHandwoven Tape : Understanding and Weaving Early American and Contemporary Tape
Number of Pages208 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicFolkcrafts, Fiber Arts & Textiles, Weaving
Publication Year2016
IllustratorYes
GenreCrafts & Hobbies
AuthorSusan Faulkner Weaver
FormatHardcover

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Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight31.1 Oz
Item Length10 in
Item Width7 in

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Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2016-949370
Dewey Edition23
Number of Volumes1 vol.
Dewey Decimal746.42
SynopsisA documentation of the fascinating American history of traditional handwoven tape and its early uses, along with step-by-step instructions for how to make it, and how to use it in contemporary projects. Narrow bands of woven tape were important to Americans in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, before the days of elastic and zippers. Many Early American households had a tape loom for making the tape needed by the family. This book documents the fascinating American history of handwoven tape and offers patterns and instructions to enable today's weavers to make it. It also offers a discussion of the people who wove tape, the patterns woven, and the types of looms used, along with over 280 color images. Also included are step-by-step instructions for setting up a tape loom with warp threads, and an explanation on how to weave your own tape. You can weave tape for similar practical uses as our forebears, or to create one-of-a-kind gifts and decorations like key chains, holiday garlands, or lanyards., Narrow bands of woven tape were important to Americans in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, before the days of elastic and zippers. This book documents the fascinating American history of handwoven tape and offers patterns and instructions to enable today's weavers to make it. Many Early American households had a tape loom for making the tape needed by the family, and this book offers a discussion of the people who wove tape, the patterns woven, and the types of looms used, along with over 280 color images. The book also gives step-by-step instructions for setting up a tape loom with warp threads, and explains how to weave your own tape. You can weave tape for similar practical uses as our forebears, or to create one-of-a-kind gifts and decorations like key chains, holiday garlands, or lanyards., Narrow bands of woven tape were important to Americans in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, before the days of elastic and zippers. Here's the fascinating American history of handwoven tape, along with patterns and instructions to enable today's weavers to make it. Step-by-step instructions help you to set up a tape loom with warp threads, and to weave your own tape. You can use your tape in the same practical ways our forebears did... or create more contemporary projects like dog leashes, USB drive tags, and decorations. Book jacket.
LC Classification NumberTT848.W3646 2016

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