In Celebration of Plain Weave

By Annie MacHale.

Color and Design Inspiration for Inkle Weavers

Learn about color and design for weaving narrow warp-faced bands from one of the contemporary masters! This book is a feast for the eyes, containing many full-page color photos showing hundreds of bands woven by the author. Guaranteed to inspire! It also includes a catalog of 200 interactive patterns to use as is or to provide you the basis from which to design your own. 

This book has three parts. Part One is a discussion of color theory and band design including the author's best tips from years of experiments. Get ideas and resources for choosing color combinations. Part Two illustrates how to get the various elements of inkle patterns. Learn what makes chains, teeth, stripes, etc and how to balance these in your band design. Part Three is a catalog of 200 individual patterns plus tips for turning these into thousands upon thousands more.

Annie MacHale has been an inkle weaver since 1976. She is also the author of "Three-Color Pickup for Inkle Weavers."

Spiral-bound paperback, 116 pages, published 2019.