Russell E. Groff (1924–2010)

Lovingly typed up using a Selectric italic face, and hand-illustrated with B&W photos of setups and samples, this labor of love from Robin & Russ Handweavers, 1969, is as splendid an introduction to tablet weaving as other more finely polished and professionally published offerings. What a delight to have a piece of Mr. Groff's early work, he who brought us the Online Digital Archive of Documents on Weaving and Related Topics at http://www.cs.arizona.edu/patterns/weaving/weavedocs.html as show more his lasting oeuvre. show less

Simple patterns are written out for over 50 designs; good way to start tablet weaving without having to draft your own patterns.

This book features 200, 5 to 12 harness weaving patterns including complete drafts and instructions to reproduce each. Accompanying every pattern is a photo of a fabric swatch. This book is a compilation of the first 20 years of Russ's monthly bulletin: Drafts & Designs.

Russell Groff was an amazing man; gifted and generous. I was blessed to have known him, albeit late in life.