THIS IS HOW I GO WHEN I GO LIKE THIS 144 pp $16.95 Linda Ligon

This collection of anecdotes and essays on weaving, spinning, knitting, and editing, certainly gave me some food for thought. This important publisher is an important mentor and example for us as we explore our crafts.

Card Weaving: Candance Crockett, Interweave Press, 141pp, $21.95.
With nothing more than colored yarn and simple cardboard squares, you can produce exquisitely patterned woven bands. Covers the history, materials, techniques, pattern designing, double weave, finishing touches and sculptural effects, over 250 diagrams and photographs.

Double Woven Treasures from Old Peru: Adele Cahlander, Interweave Press, 198pp, color and b&w photos,$28.00.
A comprehensive look at the varieties of pre-Colombian double cloth preserved in museums and private collections, complete with weaving instructions.

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Hands on Rigid Heddle Weaving: Betty Linn Davenport, Interweave Press, 120pp, $16.95.
How to choose and set up a rigid heddle loom. Many projects with complete instructions are included showing the use of plain weave variations and finger manipulations.

Handwoven Scarves: From the editors at Interweave Press, 112pp, $24.95.
An exquisite collection of 50 handwoven carves, each portrayed in a full-color photograph, with a biography of the weaver, draft of the weave structure, and design notes.

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A Joy Forever
Latvian Weaving: Jane A. Evans, Interweave Press, 178pp, color and b&w photos ,$28.95.

Learning to Weave: Deborah Chandler, interweave, 232pp, $24.95.
All you need to know to weave with confidence is here. It also shows the tools you need to warp and weave, structure and process. Many ideas and projects - definitely for the beginner or a refresher.

Navajo Weaving Way
The Path from Fleece to Rug: Noel Bennett, Interweave Press, 160pp, $19.95.
A compilation of three of Bennett's out-of-print books, Augmented with all-new chapters on spinning, carding and dyeing. Speaks to the beginning and experienced weaver, moving step by-step through making a simple sampler, then introducing more advanced techniques. Contains graphs for full sixed rugs, instructions for a Navajo loom, line drawings and b/w photos.

A Weaver's Book of 8-Shaft Patterns
From the friends of Handwoven: Carol Strickler, Editor, Interweave Press, 240pp, b&w photos ,$36.95.
Whether you want to get a project off to a fast start or to experiment with confidence, let A Weaver's Book of 8-Shaft Patterns be your guide. It's a recipe book containing almost 1000 weaving patterns on more than 25 different weave structures.

Weaving Spinning and Dyeing Book: Rachel Brown, publisher, 429pp, $40.
The basics of weaving and spinning are included in this book. The weaving includes basic card weaving , inkle, backstrap, treadle loom and Navajo weaving. Also a section on dyeing.