Weaving Shaker Rugs
traditional techniques to create beautiful reproduction rugs and tapes
$94.40
- Paperback
144 pages
- Release Date
27 October 2015
Summary
Weaving Shaker Rugs: A Timeless Craft
Learn how to make colourful, gorgeously patterned rugs using the 200-year-old techniques of the Shakers. The author researched and analyzed textiles at five historic Shaker village sites before developing a method to create new versions of these classics.
You’ll learn how ten original rugs were woven and then get detailed instructions on how to make ten reproduction rugs, with full explanations of the dyeing, the warp material, the weft …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780764349072 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0764349074 |
| Author: | Mary Elva Congleton Erf |
| Publisher: | Schiffer Publishing Ltd |
| Imprint: | Schiffer Publishing Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 144 |
| Release Date: | 27 October 2015 |
| Weight: | 912g |
| Dimensions: | 279mm x 216mm |
About The Author
Mary Elva Congleton Erf
Mary Elva Congleton Erf is widely recognized as an authority on Shaker textiles. Her reproduction textiles are in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art as well as the Shaker villages at Pleasant Hill, Kentucky; Canterbury, New Hampshire; and Hancock, Massachusetts.
Returns
This item is eligible for free returns within 30 days of delivery. See our returns policy for further details.