hand weaving

A contemporary male weaver from Ghana explains how his people maintain the tradition of weaving, including an explanation of the strip weaving of Kente cloth and its importance in their Ewe culture.

Introduces various off-loom weaving techniques including macram?, fingerweaving, braiding, and coiling.

An introduction to the equipment and techniques of weaving with instructions for making such items as a shag rug, shoulder bag, scarf, and a pillow.

Introduces children to the art of weaving, with instructions for creating fifteen inexpensive, colorful projects, including note cards, friendship bracelets, magic carpets, shoelaces, and blankets.

Provides basic information about hand weaving and directions for a variety of projects in paper, tapestry, and ikat weaving.

Presents an introduction to textiles, in simple text with illustrations, desrcibing how they are made, and how they are used in day-to-day life.

Geraldine, a goat, describes each step as she and her Navajo friend make a rug, from the hair clipping and carding to the dyeing and actual weaving.