The Art of Tapestry Weaving
by Mezoff, Rebecca; Swett, Sarah C.Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2020-10-27
Publisher(s): Storey Books
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Summary
Put aside those preconceptions of dusty, medieval tapestries hanging on castle walls! Tapestry weaving has a whole new look, and fiber enthusiasts of all levels are eager to try their hand at creating images with yarn. Rebecca Mezoff, a renowned teacher of contemporary tapestry weaving, shares her techniques in this in-depth guide to every aspect of the process, from developing a color palette to selecting yarn, warping the loom, and weaving the image. Crafters can choose from inexpensive tabletop and hand-held looms to larger floor looms. Detailed step-by-step photos and inspiring examples from a range of weaver-artists make this a one-stop resource for tapestry weaving how-to.
Author Biography
Rebecca Mezoff is the author of The Art of Tapestry Weaving. An award-winning weaver and nationally known teacher of tapestry weaving, she reaches thousands of students annually through her online courses, popular self-styled weaving retreats, and in-person workshops at Penland School of Craft, Convergence, and Red Alder Fiber Arts. Mezoff has been weaving tapestries for 15 years and her articles on the subject have appeared in the American Tapestry Alliance, Spin Off, Handwoven, and Fiber Art Now. She lives in Colorado.
Table of Contents
Foreword
Introduction: Why Tapestry?
Why Weave Tapestry?
How to Be a Beginning Tapestry Weaver
How to Use This Book
1 This Is Tapestry
Stacked like Bricks
What Tapestry Is Not
Tapestry's Storied History
Terms to Know
2 Looming Large (and Small)
Characteristics of a Good Tapestry Loom
Anatomy of a Tapestry Loom
Types of Looms
Choosing a Tapestry Loom
Approaches to Weaving
Additional Tools
3 Yearning for Yarn
Fiber Common in Tapestry Yarns
The Wonder of Wool
Yarn Terminology
Good Tapestry Yarns
Choose an Anchor Yarn
How Much Yarn?
Other Yarn Considerations
4 Only the Warped Can Weave
Why Warp Size Matters
How Weft Size Influences Your Textile
Sett Affects Image
Tips for Warping Success
Warp Length
Warping Procedures
5 Learning to See Color
You're Not "Bad" at Color
Hue and the Color Wheel
Color Harmonies
Creating Your Own Color Palette
6 Let the Weaving Begin
Parts of a Tapestry
Using Shedding Devices
Headers
7 Heading Off Trouble
Bubbling's Effect on Weft Tension
How the Loom and Beating Affect Your Selvages
8 Color Blending Magic
Creating Color Illusions with Irregular Hatching
Creating Forms with Stripes
Hachures: Formalized Hatching
9 Closing Up the Holes
Sewing Slits
Weft Interlocks
Warp Interlocks
Using Hatching for Joins
10 Angling
Straight Angles, Hills, and Valleys
Using an Uneven Number of Sequences in Each Step
Breaking Up Large Color Areas
11 Vertical Growth
Pick and Pick
Invisible Weft Sequence Join for Vertical Warp Wraps
Cutting Off the Corners to Make Vertical Curves and Angles Smoother
Other Ways to Make Vertical Lines
12 Designing
Design vs. Cartoon
Design Concepts
Making a Cartoon
Attaching the Cartoon
13 Curve Appeal
Weaving One Shape at a Time
Bottom to Top: Shape Order
Smoothing Out the Steps
Making Curved Vertical Shapes
Circles
14 Outlining
Weaving Eccentrically
Eccentric Outlines
Split Weft
15 Finish Up
Final Cleanup
Labeling Your Tapestry
Conservation Considerations
Appendices
Knots
Leashes
Making Pipe Looms
Metric Conversions
Acknowledgments
Index
Introduction: Why Tapestry?
Why Weave Tapestry?
How to Be a Beginning Tapestry Weaver
How to Use This Book
1 This Is Tapestry
Stacked like Bricks
What Tapestry Is Not
Tapestry's Storied History
Terms to Know
2 Looming Large (and Small)
Characteristics of a Good Tapestry Loom
Anatomy of a Tapestry Loom
Types of Looms
Choosing a Tapestry Loom
Approaches to Weaving
Additional Tools
3 Yearning for Yarn
Fiber Common in Tapestry Yarns
The Wonder of Wool
Yarn Terminology
Good Tapestry Yarns
Choose an Anchor Yarn
How Much Yarn?
Other Yarn Considerations
4 Only the Warped Can Weave
Why Warp Size Matters
How Weft Size Influences Your Textile
Sett Affects Image
Tips for Warping Success
Warp Length
Warping Procedures
5 Learning to See Color
You're Not "Bad" at Color
Hue and the Color Wheel
Color Harmonies
Creating Your Own Color Palette
6 Let the Weaving Begin
Parts of a Tapestry
Using Shedding Devices
Headers
7 Heading Off Trouble
Bubbling's Effect on Weft Tension
How the Loom and Beating Affect Your Selvages
8 Color Blending Magic
Creating Color Illusions with Irregular Hatching
Creating Forms with Stripes
Hachures: Formalized Hatching
9 Closing Up the Holes
Sewing Slits
Weft Interlocks
Warp Interlocks
Using Hatching for Joins
10 Angling
Straight Angles, Hills, and Valleys
Using an Uneven Number of Sequences in Each Step
Breaking Up Large Color Areas
11 Vertical Growth
Pick and Pick
Invisible Weft Sequence Join for Vertical Warp Wraps
Cutting Off the Corners to Make Vertical Curves and Angles Smoother
Other Ways to Make Vertical Lines
12 Designing
Design vs. Cartoon
Design Concepts
Making a Cartoon
Attaching the Cartoon
13 Curve Appeal
Weaving One Shape at a Time
Bottom to Top: Shape Order
Smoothing Out the Steps
Making Curved Vertical Shapes
Circles
14 Outlining
Weaving Eccentrically
Eccentric Outlines
Split Weft
15 Finish Up
Final Cleanup
Labeling Your Tapestry
Conservation Considerations
Appendices
Knots
Leashes
Making Pipe Looms
Metric Conversions
Acknowledgments
Index
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