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The Ashford Book of Weaving Patterns from Four to Eight Shafts

ASHFORD BOOK OF WEAVING PATTERNS FROM FOUR TO EIGHT SHAFTS

By Elsa Krogh

Elsa Krogh, Danish weaver, spinner and author, has brought together her favourite weaving patterns using four, six and eight shafts. Elsa has woven beautiful and exciting shawls, scarves, cushions, towels, table runners, placemats and fabric material, She uses a variety of techniques from twill to summer and winter and modern backed weaves and there are projects for all levels of weaving experience. Many of the patterns are sourced from archival material from local museums. Elsa brings a wonderful sense of continuity to her craft as well as an elegant Scandinavian style.

Product code: ABWPFES

Chapters

  1. Introduction
  2. About the instructions
  3. Towels with black warp stripes
  4. Towels with coloured warp stripes
  5. Placemats and towels in mock damask
  6. Towels in Molly’s rib block weave
  7. The mixed green warp
  8. Off-white and black cushion in honeycomb
  9. Black and off-white placemats in overshot
  10. Scarves in pointed twill variation
  11. Scarves in turned Ms and Os on a mixed warp
  12. Placemats with “roses” in summer-&-winter and matching napkins in plain weave
  13. The white warp
  14. Shawl in Swiss Ms and Os
  15. Jacket and suit material in backed weaves, samples only