Weavers' Guild of St. Louis Library Catalog

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Art Fabric & Textiles

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Last Name First Name Title
American Craft Museum   Craft Today
Colchester Chloe The New Textiles
Collingwood/Coper   Victoria & Albert Museum
HGA/Weavers' Guild of Pittsburgh   Fiber Structures
Kybal Antonin Modern Textile Designs
Larsen/Constantine   The Art Fabric: Mainstream
Larsen/Constantine   Beyond Craft: The Art Fabric
Univ of Wisconsin   Fiber R/Evolution
Walker Art Center   Design Quarterly
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Basketry

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Last Name First Name Title
Christopher F.J. Basketry
Daugherty R.T. Splintwoven Basketry
DeLeon S. The Basketry Book
Jensen E. Baskets from Nature's Bounty
LaBarge Lura Basketmaking from the Beginning
Paul (Dept. of the Interior)   Spruce Root Basketry of the Alaska Tlingit
Rossbach Ed. Baskets as Textile Art
Siler Lyn Basket Book
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Coverlets

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Last Name First Name Title
Burnham Harold Handweaving in Pioneer Canada
Burnham Harold & Dorothy Keep Me Warm One Night
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Design & Color

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Last Name First Name Title
Spies Werner Albers
Bates Kenneth Basic Design
Christie A.H. Pattern Design
Enciso Jorge Design Motifs of Ancient Mexico
Feldsted C.J. Design Fundamentals
Hambidge Jay The Elements of Dynamic Symmetry
Hornung C.P. Hornung's Handbook of Designs and Devices
Itten Johannes The Elements of Color
Jackson Carole Color Me Beautiful
Justema Wm. & Doris Weaving & Needlecraft Color Course
Malcolm Dorothea C. Elements and Principles
Podolsky Edward How to Charm with Color
Proctor & Lew   Surface Design for Fabric
Scott R.G. Design Fundamentals
Wipplinger M. Color Trends
Diamond Tints & Dyes   Basic Design for Arts and Crafts
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Dyeing

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Last Name First Name Title
Adrosko R.J. Natural Dyes in the United States
American Crayon Co.   Everyday Art
Battenfield J Ikat Technique
Bemiss Elijah The Dyer's Companion
Blumenthal/Kreider   Hands on Dyeing
Brooklyn Botanic Garden   Dye Plants and Dyeing - A Handbook
Brunello Franco The Art of Dyeing
Cox Clarisse Anyone Can Dye
Davenport Elsie Your Yarn Dyeing
Eades B.G. Painted Warps
Fleming Edna One Hundred and One Formulas for Casserole Dyeing
Frode/Ericson   Print It Yourself
Larsen/Buhler/Solyon   The Dyer's Art - Ikat, Batik, Plangi
Ritch/Wada   Ikat: An Introduction Japanese Ikat/Warp/Weft/Figure
Storey Joyce The Thames and Hudson Manual of Dyes and Fabrics
Vinroot Sally The New Dyer
Wada/Rice/Barton   Shibori - The Inventive Art of Japanese Shaped Resist Dyeing
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture   Home Dyeing with Natural Dyes
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Ethnic

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Last Name First Name Title
Bennett Noel & Bighorse, Liana Working With the Wool: How to Weave a Navajo Rug
Ewers John C. Blackfeet Crafts
James George Wharton Indian Blankets and Their Makers
Kent Kate Peck The Story of Navajo Weaving
Lyford Carrie A. Ojibwa Crafts
Lyford Carrie A. Quill & Beadwork of the Western Sioux
Maxwell Gilbert S. Navajo Rugs Past, Present & Future
Pendleton Mary Navajo & Hopi Weaving Techniques
Reichard Gladys A. Weaving a Navajo Blanket
Smithsonian Traveling Exhibit   Patterns & Sources of Navajo Weaving
Wells Oliver N. Salish Weaving Primitive & Modern
Berlo Janet C. & Senuk, Raymond Maya Textiles of Highland Guatemala
Cahlander Adele with Cason & Houston Bolivian Tubular Edging & Crossed Warp Techniques
Cason Marjorie & Cahlabder, Adele The Art of Bolivian Highland Weaving
Ciba Review   Peruvian Textile Techniques
D'Harcourt Raoul Textiles of Ancient Peru & Their Techniques
Japanese Language Publication   Dolls of Peru
Mead Charles W. Peruvian Art - A Help for Students of Design
Metropolitan Museum of Art   Peruvian Textiles
Rogers Nora & Stanley, Martha, Eds In Celebration of the Curious Mind
Sawyer Alan R. Tiahuanaco Tapestry Design
Tidball Harriet Mexican Motifs
Tidball Harriet Peru: Textiles Unlimited
Vecchiato Gianni Guatemala Rainbow
Victoria & Albert Museum   Brief Guide to the Peruvian Textiles
Hanten Atsashi & Katagina Japanese Folk Textiles
Koechlin H. Oriental Art
Maxson Mary Lou with Anne Bliss Japanese Country Weaving
People's Fine Arts Publishing House   Embroidery Designs of the Miao People of China
Black Mary E. The Sett and Weaving of Tartans
Davis A. Paul Aaron's Breastplate
Dendel Esther Warner African Fabric Crafts - Sources of African Design & Technique
Fischer Joseph Threads of Tradition: Textile of Indonesia and Sarawak
Kerimov Lyatif Folk Designs from the Caucasus for Weaving and Needlework
L'Office Belge du Commerce   Belgian Textiles
Macdonald Agnes Simple Tartan Weaving
Nistoroaia G.H. Stergare Populare (Textiles of Eastern Europe)
Parcella Yvonne Fine: Plus Fine Ethnic Patterns
Rodier Paul The Romance of French Weaving
Weir Shelagh Spinning & Weaving in Palestine
Wessendorf E., Ed. Palette #24 Bhutanese Weaving, Coptic Textiles, etc.
Raahauge-Hill's Dictionary   Danish-English, English-Danish
Textile Glossary   Finish-English, Swedish-English
Gammal Allmogeslojd   Historical Swedish Weaving, Book 1, 3, 7
Anderson M.K. Paulli Vaevebogen - Pattern & Technique
Borgs I Lund   Tapestry - Rya - General
Broden Marta & Inger Transmattor
Cyrus Ulla Manual of Swedish Hand Weaving
CUM Magazine from Leclerc   Scandinavian Handweaving and Rya
Gustafsson-Saarto   Pellavasta Kudottua (Handweaving Patterns)
Johnson A. Vava Transmattor
Lundback Maja Small Webs (1 English & 1 Swedish)
Lundell Laila Stora Vavboken (Contemporary Ideas)
Monsterblad   Rya Rugs & Patterns
Museet Nordiska Swedish Textiles
Mobelstoff   Upholstery
Nordland Odd Primitive Scandinavian Textiles in Knotless Netting
Nye Thelma M. Swedish Weaving
Odlund Eva Vavbok
Olki Mary Uusia Riepu-mattoja (Color Studies - Rugs)
Moden-Olsson   Jamtlandscrall (Patterns)
Peters Hulda Vavbok (Patterns)
Pylkkanen Riitta The Use and Traditions of Mediaeval Rugs and Coverlets in Finland
Pyysalo/Merisalo   Hand Weaving Patterns from Finland
Raanukuvasto   Boundweave Rugs
Salonen Sylvi Finnish Handicraft Art
Selander Malin Swedish Hand Weaving
Selander Malin Swedish Swatches (Color Photos of the 4 Color Series)
Selander Malin Swedish Swatches - Red
Selander Malin Swedish Swatches - Yellow
Selander Malin Swedish Swatches -Blue
Selander Malin Swedish Swatches - Green
Selander Malin Weave a Weave
Selander Malin Weaving Patterns
Skeri-Matteson Anna I Vavstolen
The Studio Magazine   Special Swedish Issue
Svensson Leena 43 Vavar au En enda varp (43 weaves on a warp)
Tillquist Hilda Yllevavar
    Gammel Norsk Vaevkunst Book 1 & Book 2
Var Hemslojd-Finnish Handicraft   Kotiteollisuus (Cottage Industry)
Vuorelma Helmi Ryijyja Takanoita - Rya Rugs
Lundback Av Maja Vi Vaver till Hemmet (Weaving for the Home)
    Vaevebog for Hjemmene (Patterns & Woven Samples)
Cyrus-Zetterstrom Ulla Manual of Swedish Handweaving
Vav Magasinet   4 copies # 11985, #21985, #31985, #41985
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Fiber

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Last Name First Name Title
Andes Eugene Far Beyond the Fringe (macrame and nautical ropework)
Family Circle   Creative Crafts
Family Circle   Needlecrafts
Nowell-Koehler N. Soft Jewelry
Roche Nan New Clay
Meilach Dona Z. Macrame - Creative Design in Knotting
Harvey V.I. Macrame - Creative Design in Knotting
Ickis Marguerite Directions for Knotted & Braided Belts
Leisure Arts   Latch Hook Rugs
Sunset Books   How to Make Pillows
Feldman Annette The Hat Book
Katz Ruth J. Footwear -Shoes and Socks You Can Make Yourself
Vandervoort D. Temari - How to Make Japanese Thread Balls
Welch N. Tassels
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Garments

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Last Name First Name Title
Alderman & Wertenberger   Handwoven, Tailormade
Art Institute of Chicago   Five Centures of Japanese Kimono
Bogdanor Lura Jim To the Finish
Burnam Dorothy K. Cut My Cote
Evans Kerry Treadled Togs
Frode/Ericson   Sewing it Yourself
Hamaker Barbara A Handwoven Approach - Clothing
Interweave Press   Handwoven's Design Collection #1
Kopp/Rolfe/Zellin/Groce   Designing Apparel Through the Flat Pattern
Mayer Anita L. Modular Clothing - felted
O'Connor Kaorio Creative Dressing
Tidball H. Contemporary Costume: Strictly Handwoven
West Virginia A Cut Above
West Virginia Designer Diagonals
Wilson Jean Weave with Style
Wilson/Burhen   Weaving You Can Wear
Wittenberg   B. or…Alternatives to the Fig Leaf
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Knitting

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Last Name First Name Title
Hiatt J.E. The Principles of Knitting
Michelson/Davis   The Knitter's Guide to Sweater Design
Patternworks   Box Vest & Cap
Patternworks   Roll Collar Jacket
Patternworks   Raglan Pullover, Cowl Neck, Kangaroo Pocket
Patternworks   Thermal Vest
Patternworks   Pullover, Hat, Gloves, Mittens
Rush/Emmons   Sweaters by Hand
    17th Century Knitting Patterns
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Weaving Techniques

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Last Name First Name Title
Chamberlain/Crockett   Beyond Weaving
Dendel E. Needleweaving
Gilby M. Free Weaving
Marein S. Off the Loom
Meilach D.Z. Creating Art from Fibers and Fabrics
Meilach/Snow   Weaving Off-Loom
Rainey S.R. Weaving Without a Loom
Russell Elfleda Off-Loom Weaving
Skowronski Reddy Sprang
Beka Looms   Backstrap Loom Instructions
Bress Helene Inkle Weaving
Snow Marjorie and Wm. Tablet Weaving
Collingwood Peter The Techniques of Tablet Weaving
Atwater Mary Card Weaving
Groff Russell Card Weaving or Tablet Weaving
Specht/Rawlings   Creating with Card Weaving
Atwater Mary Card Weaving
Coats & Clark   1 page of instructions for weaving with the inkle loom & on a card loom
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Periodicals

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Last Name First Name Title
    Shuttle,Spindle & Dyepot
    Handwoven
    American Fabrics/Fashions Magazine
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Reference

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Last Name First Name Title
    American Fabrics Magazine
    An Encyclopaedia of Textiles - From Earliest Times to the Beginning of the 19th Century)
Finch Karen and Putnam G. Caring for Textiles
Designer/Craftsman Guild   Fort Wayne, Ind. Weaving Ex. 1994
Stinson Stephen Deterioration of Polymer Materials in Museums Challenges Chemists
Directory of Artists and Craftsmen   Art in Architecture (WAL of St. Louis)
Directory of Textile Collections   HGA publication 1991
HGA   Directory of Textile Collections in the US 1975
Hochberg B. Fibre Facts
O'Shaugnessy   Workshop notes and samples 1975
Hart Russell Photographing Your Artwork
Palmer Pletsch Mother Pletsch's Painless Sewing
    A Pocket Dictionary - Weaving Terms
Roth and Schulz   Handbook of Timesaving Tables
Scheidig Walther Weimar Crafts of the Bauhaus
Kolander Cheryl A Silk Worker's Notebook
Evans Mary The Story of Textiles
Allied Chemical Fibers Div   Yarn Conversion Guide
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Rugs

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Last Name First Name Title
Allard   Rug Making
Atwater Mary M. Hand Woven Rugs
Collingwood Peter The Technique of Rug Weaving
Collingwood Peter His Weaves and Weaving
Del Deo Gallinger Rug Weaving for Everyone
Fedlund/Wiberg   Rag Rug Weaves
Justin Valerie S. Flat-Woven Rugs of the World
Lewes Klares & Hutton Rug Weaving for Everyone
Ligon Linda A Rug Weaver's Source Book
Ries Estelle American Rugs
Scobey Joan Rugs & Wall Hangings
Znamierowski Nell Step by Step Rugmaking
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Spinning

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Last Name First Name Title
Amos Alden Alden Amos' Big Book of Handspinning
Boines   Linen - Handspinning & Weavind
Brown   Fundamentals of Handspinning
Fannin Allen Handspinning - Art & Technique
Horne B Fleece in Your Hands
Kahn D Handspiun Project Book
Ross Mabel Encyclopedia of Handspinning
Ross Mabel Essentials of Handspinning
Ross Mabel Essentials of Yarn Design for Handspinners
Ross Mabel Handspinner's Workbook: Fancy Yarns
Simmons Paula Patterns for Handspun
Simmons Paula Raising Sheep the Modern Way
Simmons Paula Spinning for Softness
Simmons Paula Spinning and Weaving with Wool
Svinicki E Spinning and Dyeing
Stove Margaret Merino - Handspinning, Dyeing & Working with Merino & Superfine Wools
Varney D Spinning Designer Yarns
Weavemaster Tech. Staff   Successful Spinning
Kluger Naruktb The Joy of Spinning
Linder Olive & Harry Handspinning Cotton
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Tapestry

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Last Name First Name Title
Ackerman Phyllis Tapestry, The Mirror of Civilization
Beutlich Tadek Woven Tapestry
Blumenau Lil Creative Design in Wall Hangings
Candee Helen Churchill The Tapestry Book
Constantine/Larsen   Wall Hangings
Designer/Craftsman Guild Fort Wayne   Contexture
Fischer/Ingers   Flamskvavnad: Flemish Weaving
Gurevitch Amikam, Ed. Tapestries Mambush Ein Hod, Israel
Hall Joanne Tapestry Weaving
Hamlyn Paul Tapestries from Egypt
Harvey Nancy The Guide to Successful Tapestry Weaving
Hunter George Leland The Practical Book of Tapestries
Ingres Gertrude Flemish Weaving - A Guide to Tapestry Techniques
Jaffe Irma American Tapestries
Jeppson Galleries   Murals of Wool
Jones Mary British & American Tapestries
Kaufmann Ruth The New American Tapestry
Kybalova Ludmila Contemporary Tapestries of Czechoslovakia
Jobe Joseph, Ed. Great Tapestries
Lurcat Jean Designing Tapestry
Marrillier H.C. Histroy of the Merton Abbey Tapestry Work
Moorman Theo Weaving as an Art Form: A Personal Statement
Redman Jane Frame Loom Weaving
Thomson F.P. Tapestry, Mirror of History
Tidball Harriet Contemporary Tapestry
Vilnius 1983   Lietunos Gobelenas
Viole Mercedes Tapestries
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Techniques

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Last Name First Name Title
Anderson/Gordon/Towner   Weave Structures Used in North American Coverlets
Allen H.L. American and European Hand Weaving Revised
Atwater Mary M. ByWays in Handweaving
Baiverman/Searle   Finishes in the Ethnic Tradition
Barrett C. Boundweave - Level I
Becker John Pattern and Loom
Lily Co (Belding)   A Creative Apporach for the Multiple Harness Weaver
Brooks M. Brooks Bouquet and Other 2 Harness Techniques
Brostoff L. Double Weave
Davison M.P. A Handweaver's Pattern Book
Dietz A.K. Algebraic Expressions Handwoven Textiles
Drooker P.B. Embroidering with the Loom
Emery I. The Primary Structures of Fabrics
Estes J. Miniature Patterns for Handweavers Part I
Estes J. Miniature Patterns for Handweavers Part II
Francisco I. Opening a Door to Two Harness Techniques
Frey Berta Four Harness Weaving
Frey Berta Designing and Drafting for Handweavers
Frey Berta Seven Projects in Rosepath
Gaston-Voute S. Double Weave on a Rigid Heddle Frame Loom
Harrisville Designs   The Fabric Book
Hindson A. Designer's Drawloom
Hoffman Henry A. Sr. Overshot, Treadle & Weave as Drawn In
Hoffman Henry A. Sr. Weaving on Paper or Draw-Down Made Easy
Hoskins Nancy Universal Stitches
Hoskins Nancy Weft-faced Pattern Weaves Tabby to Taquete
Interweave Press   Shaft Switching, Musical Motifs
Kliot Jules The Vertical Loom (Principles and Construction)
Jones J.L. Embroidery Weave Workshop
Knowles K & J 12 Floor Loom (mag article reprint)
Kurtz Carol Designing for Weaving
Landes John Patterns for Handweaving Part I
Landes John Patterns for Handweaving Part II
Landis Lucille Twills and Twill Derivatives
Larson Lois Software for Weavers
Laughlin M.E. More Than Four
Lily   Practical Weaving Suggestions
Weavers Journal   Moorman Techniques
Muller Donna Handwoven Laces
Nass Ulla Harness Lace
Neher E. Four-Harness Huck
Celsner G.H. A Handbook of Weaves
Searle Karen Moorman Inlay Technique for Rigid Heddle Frame Looms
Searles Nancy The Technique of Freeform Design
Skowronski/Tacker   Doup Leno
Snyder Mary Lace and Lacey Weaves
Snyder Mary Scottish District Checks
Snyder Mary The Crackle Weave
Stalnaker Budd (Fine Arts Dept, Indiana Univ , papers - tapestry)
Strickler Carol 8 Shaft Patterns
Sullivan Donna Summer & Winter
Sutton A. Falcons' Weave Compendium
Tidball Harriet Surface Interest: Textiles of Today
Tidball Harriet Supplementary Warp Patterning
Tidball Harriet Textile Structure and Analysis
Tidball Harriet Contempory Satins
Tidball Harriet Undulating Weft Effects
Tidball Harriet The Handloom Weaves
Tidball Harriet Thomas Jackson, Weaver 17th and 18th Century Records
Tidball Harriet The Weaver's Bood
Tovey John Weaves and Pattern Drafting
Voolich Erica Playing with Blocks (An Exploration of Multiharness Overshot)
Van der Hoogt M. The Complete Book of Drafting
Weigle Palmy Double Weave
Wertenberger K. 8, 12…20 Multishaft Weaving
Willcox D. Techniques of Rya Knotting
White & Vogel   Planned and Unplanned
Wilson Jean The Pile Weaves
Wilson Jean Weaving is Creative (Weaver Controlled Weaves)
Windeknecht M.B. Monks' Belt
Windeknecht Margaret/Thomas Color and Weave
Wood Irene K. 16 Harness Patterns (Fanciest Twills of All)
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Videos

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Last Name First Name Title
Barrett Clothide Double Weave
Crocket Candace Handwoven Fabric
Guy Sallie Time Savers, Tips, Tricks
Harvey Nancy Tapestry Weaving - Level I
Hoskins Nancy Boundweave - Level I
Ross Mabel Handspinning
Sullivan Donna Color Interaction for Handweavers
Van der Hoogt M. Handwoven Fabrics, Structure & Pattern
Zawistoski Patsy Spinning Cotton, Silk & Flax
    Garments to Weave
Convergence '92   The Capical Collection
Marshall J.E. Japanese Textile Dyeing - Paste Resist Techniques
Chandler Deborah Beginning Four Harness Weaving
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Weaving

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Last Name First Name Title
Alderman S. Handweavers Notebook
Voiers Leslie HD The Fabric Book II
Weavers' Guild of Boston, Mass   Weaver's Wisdom - 250 Aids to Happier Weaving
Albers Anni On Weaving
Alexander M. Weaving Handcraft
American Hand-weaving   The Shuttle-Craft Book
Birrell V. The Textile Arts
Black Mary New Key to Weaving
Bress Helene The Weaving Book Patterns and Ideas
Brown Harriette Handweaving for Pleasure
Brown Rachel The Weaving, Spinning and Dyeing Book
Sutton/Collingwood/Hubbard   The Craft of the Weaver(guilde to spinning, dyeing and weaving)
Degraw E.A. Textile Design in Weaving - Workbook I
Duchemin Mad Hand Weaving
Foster Laura Thread of the Loom
Gallagher C.D. Linen Heirlooms
Gallinger O.C. The Joy of Handweaving
Guagliumi Susan Handwoven
Garrett C. Warping All By Yourself
HGA   Helps and Hints for use in Service Programs
Held Shirley E. Weaving
Hooper Luther Hand-Loom Weaving
Kirby Mary Designing on the Loom
Lundback/Rinde-Ramsback   Small Webs
Meltzer Marilyn Weave It! 28 Projects for Your Home
Hamamura J. & S. Woven Works
Overman/Smith   Contemporary Handweaving
Parker Xenia Creative Handweaving
Pearson Hazel New Designs in Weaving
Plath Iona Handweaving
Redding Debbie Learning to Weave with D. Redding
Regensteiner Else Weaver's Study Course Ideas and Techniques
Shillinglaw P.B. Introducing Weaving
Sunset Books   Weaving Techniques and Projects
Vav Magasinet   Weaver's Delight
Willcox D.J. New Design in Weaving
Wilson Jean Weaving is Fun
Wilson Jean Weaving You Can Use
Wilson Jean Weaving is for Anyone
Wilson Kennedy Of Coverlets the Legacies, the Weavers
Worst Ed. F. How to Weave Linenes
Worst Ed. F. Foot-Power Loom Weaving
Znamierowski Nell Step by Step Weaving
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