The Weaver's Inkle Pattern Directory: 400 Warp-Faced Weaves

by Anne Dixon, Madelyn van der Hoogt (Foreword)

From expert weaver Anne Dixon is The Weaver's Inkle Pattern Directory --the ultimate resource for inkle weavers. Inkle weaving is a simple technique that offers ample opportunity for experimentation by beginners and experienced weavers. This book provides 400 patterns for loom enthusiasts and is the most comprehensive tool available to weavers.

You'll

   • An overview of inkle weaving's history and traditions.
   • Instructions for loom set-up and simple techniques.
   • An astonishing 400 woven patterns--some making their first debut.
   • Illustrated samples and charts.
   • Drafts provided throughout the entire guide.
An incomparable guide, Anne Dixon offers all of the tips, tricks, and techniques to these traditional and modern patterns and introduces a bounty of new, innovative designs as well. Inkles can be used for a variety of projects ranging from belts and braces to trims and neckpieces. They can be stitched together to make bags, mobile-phone purses, cushion-covers, table-mats, and much more.

Also included is a foreword by Madelyn van der Hoogt, the editor of Handwoven magazine and the author of The Complete Book of Drafting and The Weaver's Companion (Interweave). She opened the Weaver's School in 1984 and teaches weaving workshops throughout the United States and Canada.

Genres: Crafts, Nonfiction, Reference

176 pages, Hardcover

First published July 31, 2012

Reviews

[Jim · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is my daughter's pick for an 'inkle bible' rather than Inkle Weaving by Helene Bress which I reviewed here:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I'm interested in inkle loom construction & this book doesn't have much about it at all, but it does have a good, quick overview of looms & getting started. My daughter says there are more & better patterns, so when she had to choose one book to get, this was the recommendation. Bress' book might be better for a beginning weaver who doesn't have a support group. At least, I found her explanations better. Bress' book is about $30 used on Abebooks while this one is only $20. Prices are subject to change without notice, of course.

[Rachel G · Rating 5 out of 5]

As a member of the Society for Creative Anachronism, I have done a fair bit of handicrafts that have been done for many many centuries. One of my favorites is weaving. I love to sit down with a bunch of string and get up a while later (sometimes a long while later!) with a decorative band of fabric. A while ago, I took a class at one of our events, and the teacher recommended Dixon’s book. I am glad I finally took her advice and read this for myself!

Dixon has been weaving inkle bands for more than 20 years, and she shares her experience and patterns with the rest of us in this spiral-bound book. She describes step-by-step how to setup the warp to make decorative bands and trims using a variety of methods. She breaks down each type of weaving so that anyone can follow along and learn from her book. I am not an inexperienced weaver, but I learned a better way to start and stop a piece in the first 10 pages of her book.

The book begins with straight weaving, called tabby weaving. This is the basic over/under you probably think of when someone says “weaving”. The pattern here comes directly from the colors you used in your warp string. She then progresses through warp manipulation (also called pickup weaving), Baltic-style pickup weaving, Monks Belt and many more ways to create beautiful bands.

[Mara · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've wanted to try my hand at Inkle weaving for quite some time now, and found this book while searching for weaving inspiration.

Read it from front to back in one sitting. Along with tons of patterns (complete with photos of the completed inkle) a wide variety of Inkle weaving techniques are explained. I definitely feel prepared to experiment now!

Would definitely recommend this book to anyone interested in Inkle weaving.

[Mandi · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this book. I've read through it several times and have so many ideas on projects and techniques I want to try. It is a phenomenal resource for ideas and inspiration - plain weave, using floats, picking techniques, pebble weaving, warp manipulation. Can't wait to try them all! All the techniques are clearly explained with text, drawings, and examples, and the author included styles and techniques from all over the world. This book will forever be on my bookshelf. Hopefully, one day, I will be able to say I have tried them all!

[Carissa · Rating 2 out of 5]

I was gifted a two sided inkle loom. They are very uncommon and it is incredibly difficult to get information on them. Is it harder to warp them? Yes, but they hold tension much better and exist for a reason. While this book has a great amount of patterns, I highly dislike how very negative and downright dismissive the author is regarding two sided inkle looms. I want to learn on something I was gifted so why not give at least some help there rather than flat out say, more or less, these suck don't bother? I want to learn, not be dismissed because of your dislike of these looms.

[Thirza · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've wanted to try my hand at Inkle weaving for quite some time now, and found this book while searching for weaving inspiration.

Read it from front to back in one sitting. Along with tons of patterns (complete with photos of the completed inkle) a wide variety of Inkle weaving techniques are explained. I definitely feel prepared to experiment now!

Would definitely recommend this book to anyone interested in Inkle weaving.

[Janet Frost · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book has a huge collection of weaving styles and respective patterns. I do have to admit, I found the explanations tough to follow. I would like to apply the patterns to looms beyond an inkle loom and the book doesn't have any explanation for that.

[Mylene · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent references for beginning band wants.