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Texere Troon Aran Wool Felted Bag & Purse Knitting Pattern 004

£1.50

Here is a knitting pattern for a felted bag and purse using Texere Troon Tweed aran. The yarn is used double for the bag meaning you'll have it knitted up in no time and the little purse only uses one ball - so great, quick gifts. The transformation of the non-felted bag when you take it out of the washing machine is brilliant and the rigidity of the bag means it doesn't even need lining! All the shades of Troon are marled or tweedy, so even if you don't want stripes you could achieve a lovely textured effect with very little effort.
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China Blue 1237 - Destiny

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C4 Linen - Cerise Marble

£6.12

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Serenity Super Chunky by Wendy - 1708 Teal

£3.52

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In Action DVD - Jan Beaney & Jean Littlejohn

£19.99

In this 2-hour DVD, Jan Beaney and Jean Littlejohn share their thoughts and experiences of creating sketches through to beautiful textiles. Known around the world for their textile art and creative workshops, Jan and Jean demonstrate a variety of techniques including: fabric paints, dyes, embellishing, knitting, foiling, soluble film, hand and machine stitching. Educational and Inspiring,
IN ACTION is suitable for the beginner and professional textile artist interested in embroidery, quilting arts, surface design and fabric art. A perfect accompaniment to the "Stitchscapes" book as many of the pieces Jan and Jean work on are illustrated in the book. It's great to see how they have been created and see and hear the authors design processes and techniques in "real life".
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Amica Thistle Ring - Candyfloss

£5.65

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Weaving

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Woven Treasures by Sara Lamb
Renowned fibre artist Sara Lamb gives weavers an inside look at her groundbreaking work in Woven Treasures. From inspiration and project planning, to her signature hand-manipulated techniques, Lamb leads weavers through the steps of making exquisite bags using folk weaving techniques that evoke modern ideas in brilliant colours and textures. Woven Treasures begins with an overview of Lamb’s recent bag series, followed by an introduction for the weaver to the process of imaging concepting and planning a woven piece, a technique section of 6 folk weaving tutorials, and project instructions for 8 hand-woven bags. The technique section discusses hand-manipulating weaving techniques with a multi-technique sampler that gives basic instructions for soumak, twining, cut pile, cardweaving, inkle weaving, and plain weave. The projects section explores these techniques in depth with projects using a rigid heddle loom that gain in complexity and opportunity for personalisation. £17.99

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The Weaver's Idea Book by Jane Patrick
Use one of the world's simplest tools to explore the creative possibilities of cloth! The Weaver's Idea Book presents a variety of patterns for simple rigid-heddle and harness looms, complete with sample swatches for drafts and project ideas. Beginning and experienced weavers on the lookout for new weave structure patterns will be drawn to the multitude of designs in The Weaver's Idea Book. Inside readers will learn: Techniques including leno, Brooks bouquet, soumak, and embroidery on fabric; Weaving patterns and swatches that illustrate each technique, accompanied by beautiful step-by-step photography; How to create 10 attractive projects, including a felted scarf, sturdy tote, evening wrap, table mat, tunic with pattern trim, felted wrap skirt with woven-in belt loops, honeycomb pillow pair, clasped-weft coasters, apron with paper pile, and a double weave table runner; Weaving tips and tricks to help weavers at all levels achieve their textile dream! £19.99

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Hands on Rigid Heddle Weaving
Betty Linn Davenport. Betty is the author of many articles for textile magazines and has worked intensively with a rigid heddle loom as she believes it is the most efficient type of loom to use and therefore excellent for beginners.
With colour photography and detailed instructions this book covers everything you need to know about starting to weave on a rigid heddle loom.
It is divided into 5 chapters including an introduction which helps you choose a loom, getting started, weft-faced and warp-faced plain weaving, open weaves, inlay, surface textures and tapestry, planning a project, good design, choosing yarns and variations on warping. Plus there is a handy appendix including troubleshooting, resources etc.
There are 11 projects to make including placemats and runners, a shawl and an afghan, a bag and a purse.
The author says that these looms are efficient, simple and you can see exactly what you are doing. These are portable looms, so can be taken travelling or to workshops as they are very fast and easy to set up. This is an excellent guide to weaving and lets you see what the possibilities of the loom are before you actually go out and buy one! £14.99

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