Susan Kesler-Simpson is passionate about fiber arts and breaking down weaving techniques so that even beginners can learn the basic concepts. She is the author of the successful Overshot Simply and has a B.S. and M.A. in Clothing, Textiles, and Design from the University of Nebraska. She enjoys teaching weaving and working in other crafts such as knitting, spinning, and crocheting. She resides in Danville, Pennsylvania.
Susan walks us through alternating light and dark threads, in both
warp and weft, to produce motifs outlined with an identical shadow.
Learn how structure works, then weave any of the 25 project
patterns.
*Machine Knitting Monthly*
As a novice weaver I have attempted shadow weaving once, was
disappointed with the results and did not feel inclined to try it
again. Until I read this book. By the time I had read the
introduction and the first two pages I suddenly realised that I
understood the weave structure, as the title promised. The author
writes in a friendly and conversational style. After explaining the
basic principles of shadow weaving, she leads the reader
step-by-step through threading and treadling for four and
eight-harness set-ups. In Chapter 6 she explains how to break down
a full draft into its individual components, starting with the
dominant threads, then adding the shadow threads, before putting
all the components together to see if it works. The second half of
the book contains 15 very attractive projects to try, from simple
but beautiful designs on 4-shafts to complex constructions for
8-shafts. I now understand why my first attempt at shadow weaving
failed and I can’t wait to warp up my loom for my next project.
Highly recommended.
*The Journal for Weavers, Spinners & Dyers*
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