Pick-Up Bandweaving Designs: 288 Charts for 13 Pattern Ends and Techniques for Arranging Color

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Heather Torgenrud

Pick-Up Bandweaving Designs

288 Charts for 13 Pattern Ends and Techniques for Arranging Color

Heather Torgenrud

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Schiffer Publishing Ltd
01 October 2024

Needlework & fabric crafts; Spinning & weaving

A pattern and color sourcebook for weavers, featuring 288 brand-new patterns for Baltic-style technique and 70 samples unleashing the power of color choices

A lifelong resource for pick-up bandweavers, this pattern and color sourcebook contains 288 new charts that can be mixed and matched creatively, plus photos of 70 woven sample bands that illustrate techniques to help weavers arrange their own colors beautifully.

It empowers weavers to craft exquisite original bands woven in the Baltic-style pick-up technique found in many cultures.

Teaches weavers: .

the tremendous variety that's possible, even with narrow pick-up patterns that adhere closely to traditional design conventions; .

practical color approaches specifically related to bandweaving; and .

how the band design process works, for insights you can apply to designing your own patterns

AUTHOR: Heather Torgenrud studied traditional weaving in Norway and Sweden, and teaches pick-up techniques and bandweaving, including at the Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum. Her articles and patterns have appeared in publications such as Handwoven and the Norwegian Textile Letter. Heather originally taught herself to weave on a table loom. In 1972, the gift of an inkle loom sparked a fascination with pick-up. After spending time studying and documenting museum bands, she combined her passion for traditional bands and her practical approach to color to focus on pattern design. She is also the author of Norwegian Pick-Up Bandweaving. Visit her at norwegianpickupbandweaving.com.

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These 288 original, interchangeable patterns can be combined into Baltic-style bands however the weaver chooses .

Ideal for bandweavers who love pick-up and are looking for patterns, ideas, and inspiration .

Jargon-free color guidance features photos of 70 woven samples for colorway ideas and options

116 colour photos and b/w diagrams

By: Heather Torgenrud
Imprint: Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 279mm, Width: 216mm,
Weight: 45g
ISBN: 9780764368134
ISBN 10: 0764368133
Pages: 128
Publication Date: 01 October 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Heather Torgenrud studied traditional weaving in Norway and Sweden, and teaches pick-up techniques and bandweaving, including at the Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum. Her articles and patterns have appeared in publications such as Handwoven and the Norwegian Textile Letter. Heather originally taught herself to weave on a table loom. In 1972, the gift of an inkle loom sparked a fascination with pick-up. After spending time studying and documenting museum bands, she combined her passion for traditional bands and her practical approach to color to focus on pattern design. She is also the author of Norwegian Pick-Up Bandweaving. Visit her at norwegianpickupbandweaving.com.