Ikat : the essential handbook to weaving resist-dyed cloth / Mary Zicafoose.
Material type:
TextPublisher: [Loveland, Colorado] : Interweave, an imprint of Penguin, [2020]Description: 157 pages : colour illustrations ; 28 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781632506788
- 1632506785
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult Book
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Main Library | NonFiction | 746.66 Z64 | Available | 33111010434062 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Award-winning weaver and instructor Mary Zicafoose has spent more than 30 years exploring the possibilities of ikat and now shares her wealth of knowledge with you. Dig into the pages of this handbook to discover-
Historical background on ikat with gorgeous visual refernces.
Instruction in warp, weft, and double ikat techniques, written and illustrated in clear sequential steps.
Instructions to build ikat wrapping boards.
An addendum on painted "faux" ikat using dye pastes and brushes.
Acid and indigo dye system recipes and procedures.
Compelling projects with detailed instruction taking you from undyed yarn to woven ikat cloth.
A gallery of contemporary ikat created by a range of diversely talented dyers and weavers.
"The Weaver's Studio" -- cover.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This book is your introduction to the fundamentals of a resurging trend in woven cloth: ikat. Award-winning weaver and instructor Mary Zicafoose has spent more than 30 years exploring the possibilities of ikat and now shares her wealth of knowledge with you. Dig into the pages of this handbook to discover: *Historical background on ikat with gorgeous visual references. *Instruction in warp, weft, and double ikat techniques, written and illustrated in clear sequential steps. *Instructions to build ikat wrapping boards. *Synthetic and indigo dye system recipes and procedures. *Compelling projects with detailed instruction taking you from undyed yarn to woven ikat cloth. *Examples of contemporary and classic ikat created by a range of diversely talented dyers and weavers.