Card Weaving

by Candace Crockett

Book Overview

With nothing more than colored yarn and simple cardboard squares, crafters can produce exquisitely patterned woven bands with this guide, which includes patterns for sturdy belts and camera straps, delicate silk trims and ties, creative wall art, and even hefty rugs and mats.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0934026610
• ISBN13: 9780934026611
• Release Date: September 1991
• Publisher: Krause Craft
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.2" x 10.8"

Customer Reviews

Excellent tutorials

I get confused easily by alot of directions but this book is really geared toward making it easy to understand, especially how to string the cards up. There are several easy to follow diagrams and the information is something that you will use over and over again. I was having alot of trouble understanding how to string up and turning following a graph but not anymore, this book will clear that up.

A great beginners book. :)

I just started card weaving this past spring. I searched for books on the subject and came across this one from a recommendation from several web sites. I am so glad that it has been reprinted. This is a great book for us beginners learning card weaving. The pictures are clear, she touches on some great techniques, and her patterns are really pretty. She walks you through several techniques, and touches on some others that are available. The directions are clear and to the point. The pictures are great. She even has examples at the end of the book of some things that you can do with the bands once they are woven. I would definitely recommend this book for beginner to intermediate level weavers.

Many Bags

When I bought this book I wanted to learn to card weave, it has helped me so much that I've woven strips and made them into tote bags and have sold two already. WOW!! So I rate this book the best. 1

Great for beginners or advanced weavers....

Easy to read, easy to understand, clear description - technical and basic. All you need to get started. I strongly recommend it.

Informative and well-designed book.

This book has one of the best explanations of how to do card weaving that I have seen. Crockett has you weaving within an hour or so after reading the directions. My only reservation concerns her instructions for winding the warp for the first project. I would recommend that beginners start with a short warp to minimize tangling. After the first project you advance to other methods, and later in the book there is a way to warp which does away with the problem of tangling. Overall, she gives clear explanations of both the mechanics of card-weaving and pattern design. The book is more than a just a how-to manual. It has sections on the history of this ancient art, and explores the contemporary use of this medium by fiber artists. It's the sort of book that, if you see it in a bookstore, you want to buy it. There are a lot of gorgeous color photogaphs so it's really beautiful to look at. The overall flavor of the book design and photos is contemporary. I suppose that in 30 years it might seem dated, in the same way that textile books from the 70s often seem dated to us now. However, some of those books still attract the eye, and I predict that in a few decades this one will probably do the same.