The book is concerned with rare weaving techniques and patterns from ancient Egypt & Peru, modern Guatemala, Scandinavia, the South Pacific, Atlas Mountains and various American Indian tribes. Most of the weaves are for narrow bands but many may be adapted for wider fabrics.
There has been a great resurgence of interest in both card- and inkle-weaving since this book was first published in 1954. Both sections include clear text, many pattern diagrams & fine color illustrations of finished pieces. The rest of the book is concerned with a number of other little-known techniques; "primitive" only in the aspect of being non-loom, or requiring only the simplest of materials. There are examples of twined weaving as practiced in many parts of the world as remote from one another as Persia, the Subarctic & the South Seas. A fascinating chapter on braiding & knotting includes a group of Indian, Egyptian, Chinese & Peruvian braids, belt-braiding, Osage braiding. Another section deals with some very subtle and beautiful belt-weaves of Peru, Estonia & Guatemala.
[Sarah Kahn, The Last Whole Earth Catalog, p.164]

【コンテンツ】
PART 1. CARD-WEAVING
PART 2. "INKLES" AND THE INKLE LOOM
PART 3. TWINED WEAVING
PART 4. BRAIDING AND KNOTTING
PART 5. PLAITING
PART 6. A GROUP OF BELT-WEAVES
PART 7. FOUR GUATEMALAN BELT-WEAVES
etc...

出版年：1973年 (6th Printing)
言語：英語
ページ数：218ページ
サイズ：16cm×23.5cm×1.5cm

【コンディション】
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