The Art of Weaving is a tutorial and instruction guide to weaving by Betty Briand. Originally published in French in 2021, this English language translation is due out 1st Aug 2023 from Rowman & Littlefield on their Stackpole Books imprint. It's 284 pages and will be available in hardcover and ebook formats.
This is a thorough, accessible, and very well annotated reference work on weaving. It covers the tools, materials, utilization, and theory behind planning, designing, and executing a woven structure in plain and (relatively) easy to understand everyday language.
The author is clearly very knowledgeable and experienced and readers will not have trouble following the instruction as written.The lessons are arranged logically and follow on from one another. She begins with tools and supplies, building on the introduction with a survey of fibres and threads for different specific purposes. The book then proceeds through weave structure (with very good explanations of the characteristics), through drafts, tie-ups, dressing the loom, and weaving.
Each lesson follows on from the ones before; step-by-careful-step. This is written as a reference and will be invaluable for the weaver's studio, maker's groups, home studio, and library acquisition. It will undoubtedly also find a place in more formal art classroom instruction. There are numerous useful schematics and blank charts and worksheets included for customization and design.
It is well illustrated throughout with clear diagrams and color photos.
Five stars. Very well written. It's not for beginners, but a determined intermediate student through expert level will find valuable info here, if mostly as a reference.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
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