Fiber Arts-Books
Using the Norwegian Cradle Loom by Lila Nelson
Newly revised! Lila Nelson, previous Vesterheim Textile Curator, originally wrote these instructions for how to use the cradle loom in 1977. Includes detailed drawings and updated full-color pictures.
Softcover.
$13.95
Vesterheim Magazine Vol. 19 No. 2 2021 – Dressed
Vesterheim is published twice a year, featuring in-depth articles focusing on the museum's priceless collections of artifacts, Norwegian-American history and culture, and up-to-date information on all museum events, classes, tours, and education opportunities. The magazine is a benefit to Vesterheim members...
$5.00
Handweaving In The Norwegian Tradition by Laurann Gilbertson and Carol Colburn
Catalog of the popular Vesterheim exhibition, Handweaving In The Norwegian Tradition.Softcover, 30 pp.
$5.00
Norwegian Tapestry Weaving by Maria Brekke Koppen
The classic book on Norwegian tapestry. Profusely illustrated with over 220 black and white drawings, photographs, and 4 color plates. The translation combines the 1978 and 1988 editions. It includes: history, joining techniques (especially the Norwegian dovetail), looms, designing, weaving...
$19.99
Skinnfeller du kan lage selv by Britt Solheim
Learn the ancient craft of sewing and decorating a sheepskin coverlet with Solheim, who has taught skinnfeller at Vesterheim, Includes full-color photographs and patterns. Norwegian text. Hardcover.
$127.95
Tape Loom Weaving Simplified by Regina Britton
Complete instructions for working with a tape loom. Includes pattern charts and full-color photographs. Spiral-bound, softcover.
$33.25
Craft of the Dyer by Karen Leigh Casselman
Complete guide to making and using dyes from plants and lichens. Introductory chapters on equipment, mordants, dyeing procedures, and other essentials are followed by chapters on individual plants and their suitability for dyeing, how to process them, colors, dye-fastness, and...
$11.95
Nordic Knits: 44 Beautiful Patterns to Knit and Keep You Cozy
By Sue Flanders, Janine Kosel, and Hélène Magnússon.
Nordic Knits offers 44 authentic, Scandinavian-inspired patterns for hats, mittens, and gloves, including stylish, traditional projects from Sweden, Norway, and Iceland.
Softcover.
$24.99
Lichen Dyes: The New Source Book by Karen Diadick Casselman
Lichens have been used to create brilliant, versatile dyes for over 4,000 years. In this comprehensive guide based on 25 years of meticulous research, Casselman explains how to create and use dyes derived from these unusual plants. Filled with expert...
$7.95
Flatweaves From Fjord And Forest by Peter Willborg
This is the first book in English to celebrate the little-known woven art of Scandinavia. It contains 46 full-color plates of rare and unpublished examples of indigenous tapestry designs, all of which display an astonishing variety of pattern, geometric, floral,...
$34.95
The Handweaver's Pattern Directory by Anne Dixon
A practical guide to more than 600 weaves for the loom.
Hardcover, spiral bound.
$36.99
Preserving Textiles by Harold F. Mailand and Dorothy Stites Alig
A practical guide for the nonspecialist, including individuals responsible for family heirlooms, private collectors, and employees of institutions that do not have professional conservation staffs. Softcover.
$20.00
Strikking I Billedkunsten- Knitting in Art by Annemor Sundbo and translated by Carol Huebscher Rhoades
Shows how artwork can be used to discuss knitting history. The yarns and techniques found in old knitted remnants have been the springboard for these updated designs for knitters and anyone interested in cultural heritage. Includes 20 knitting projects. Softcover.
$55.00
Cozy Knits: 30 Hat, Mitten, Scarf and Sock Projects from Around the World by Sue Flanders
What is everyone’s favorite thing about hand knits? The coziness! This book offers 30 knitted patterns inspired by international knitting traditions for socks, sweaters, scarves, and hats.
Softcover.
$24.99
Batik, Tie Dyeing, Stenciling, Silk Screen, Block Printing by Francis J. Kafka
Stenciling, batik, block printing, tie dyeing, free-hand painting, silk-screen painting, as well as flocking and transferring pictures are all covered in this book. Over 350 illustration and complete step-by-step explanations. This is an unabridged republication of 1959 edition. 198 pp....
$11.95
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