Helene Bress

It is extremely difficult to find any information on inkle weaving, but here is a whole book, complete with black and white photos, diagrams, and weaving patterns. The history of the loom and this type of belt weaving is accompanied by many photographs of examples of work, from simple belts to works of art (some of these are color photos). I have a loom myself and have woven on it for many years, but this book went way beyond any ideas I came up with on my own. A must for serious weavers, show more artists or art teachers of textile arts. show less

Here is a fascinating study-based on origian research from primary sources: from the coverlets themselves, the dearly draft books and collections of early individual drafts. The auther, an intensely curious weaver, explores all the facets of each coverlet, each of their many structures and variations and then, with gusto, passes this information along to the reader in a readable, meaningful and interesting way.

Good book on a type of weaving, the age doesn't matter for practical purposes but the illustrations take me back to my Hippie past.

Good all round book on inkle weaving. Includes warping instructions and many pattern possibilites.