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Bibliography and suggested reading

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Bradley, Lavinia. Inkle Weaving: A Comprehensive Manual. Bury St. Edmunds: St. Edmundsbury Press, 1982. This book is better for intermediate inkle weavers. Bradley's beginner information is only adequate, but she expands on the basic techniques and has some interesting and useful innovations. She includes some tricks for warping and finishing ends that make the finished band neater. Bradley also shows how to use pick-up techniques to make every letter of the alphabet, so that you can include words in your work. Diagrams and black and white photos, 83 pages.

Bress, Helene. Inkle Weaving. Rockville: Flower Valley Press, 1990. This book is probably the best one for beginners. Includes plans and instructions for building two types of inkle looms and has an excellent chart on pages 46-48 for choosing the right yarn for your project. Bress has good, clear instructions. Lots of diagrams and black and white pictures; some color pictures. There are pattern drafts included for nearly every band shown. 214 pages.

Crockett, Candace. Card Weaving. New York: Watson-Guptill Publications, 1974. Although this book is about card weaving (tablet weaving,) it contains good information about the basic finishing techniques. Plus, modern inkle looms can be warped up to do card weaving, too.

Smith, Hervey Garrett. The Marlinspike Sailor. Tuckahoe, NY: John de Graff, Inc, 1971. What every good sailor should know about ropes and splicing: a classic. Incidentally, everyone should know how to tie at least one good, non-slipping knot without having to think about it too long.

Snow, Marjorie, and William Snow. Step-by Step Tablet Weaving. New York: Golden Press, 1973. Although this book is about tablet weaving (card weaving,) it contains good information about the basic finishing techniques.

Tacker, Harold, and Sylvia Tacker. Band Weaving: The Techniques, Looms, and Uses for Woven Bands. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, 1974.

Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary. 1977 ed.


Web resources

Camilla Valley Farm - yarns, weaving supplies. Includes linen thread and yarn. They have nice sample cards so that you can see and compare different weights of yarns.

Halcyon Yarn - All sorts of natural fibers for weavers, knitters, etc. Includes exotics like alpaca and silk.

Inkleweaving - some patterns drafted on graph paper. A source for new pattern ideas.

Phiala's String Page - Phiala (Sarah) is in the SCA and, in her own words, loves to play with string. This is the link to her page. While it does not include inkle weaving information, it does have plenty of good information and instructions for tablet weaving, naalbinding, sprang, braids of many types, and dyeing information.

Schacht Spindle Co. inkle loom information - The Schacht Spindle Co. makes and sells looms and weaving accessories. This page includes good information on how to get started: warping and weaving, plus some pattern drafts.

Tracy Degarmo's inkle weaving page - There is a lot of good information here. She is an experienced inkle weaver and does pick-up, brocade, and other advanced methods. Plenty of inspiration and some details on how to achieve the more difficult techniques.

The Woolery homepage (no family connection!) - Spinning and weaving, fiber arts supplies.

Catherine Willoughby/April Woolery, 2001



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