International weaving teacher, Rowena Hart, shows how you can create exiting, beautiful garments and crafts - all on the simple two shaft loom. In the book she guides you step-by-step through the many techniques, showing just how easy it is to make your woven creations come alive through colour and texture. Be inspired by Rowena, who has worked with weavers from many cultures in her role as Education and Marketing Manager of Ashford Handicrafts Ltd, the world famous spinning wheel and weaving loom manufacturer. Also known as the Rigid Heddle, this loom is simple to use, light and compact. It will produce fabrics and tapestries to delight you - whether you are a novice or experienced weaver.

Typical of Walter's poems are the vibrant splashes of color, the driving meters, and the whirlpool of lush images. Even more striking are his references to a shared, pan-national human culture and his highly developed word-play. --J.M. Daniel.

"Through an analysis of specific weaving stories, the difference between a text and a textile becomes blurred. Such stories portray women weavers transforming their domestic activity of making textiles into one of making texts by inscribing their cloth with both personal and political messages."--BOOK JACKET.

Welcome to an exploration of the divinity of the masculine and that of the feminine. Meet the universe; watch the stars shine throughout your world. Hydration is the act or process of combining or treating with water. Madration is the act or process of combining or treating with The Mother Spirit; the breath of all life. Prayer invokes supranatural intervention by the universe in energetic form. (Read on good traveler, this is just getting started)

This lavishly illustrated guide to one of the premier collections of woven coverlets in the United States is an essential reference for collectors, historians, specialists in material culture, and all those who are interested in American textiles. Information about the lives and professional careers of more than seven hundred weavers is included. In-depth discussions explore fifty coverlets that are depicted in detail.