Collingwood is often acknowledged as the go to source for rug weaving and this book sure showed me why.
Peter collingwood rug weaving book.
Peter was the best.
Collingwood is often acknowledged as the go to source for rug weaving and this book sure showed me why.
My peter collingwood book on weaving rugs has about 500 pages and goes into incredible detail of techniques i d never heard of.
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The cover picture doesn t match my edition either but i can t see mine on here.
Peter collingwood s most popular book is the techniques of tablet weaving.
This is the definitive book on rug weaving but even if you aren t a rug weaver you will find an amazing variety of techniques and information in this rather large text.
I weave occasionally as a hobby playing with intricate patterns for fun.
Collingwood is often acknowledged as the go to source for rug weaving and this book sure showed me why.
Take his chapter on soumak weaving.
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Peter collingwood the techniques of rug weaving.
Watson guptill publications 1969 art 527 pages.
If you have some weaving knowledge and are aware of the terms used by weavers you will find this book very useful not just for rugs but it also gave me a lot of ideas on how to alter drafts for more common things like towels runners.