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Weaving. Part 2. A look at weaving on tapestry looms and rigid heddle frame looms.
CREATIVE CRAFTS #66 Dec 1978 (v.6#6) pg. 36

Swedish tapestry. A simple mat you weave on a frame loom you make yourself.
CREATIVE CRAFTS #74 Apr 1980 (v.7#2) pg. 32

How to weave a tapestry hanging.
HANDWOVEN Fall-Winter 1979 (v.1#1) pg. 23, 55

Cartoon and instructions for a tapestry in an aspen leaf design.
HANDWOVEN Jan 1982 (v.3#1) pg. 30

Tips on drawing and designing for tapestry.
HANDWOVEN Jan 1982 (v.3#1) pg. 39

Tapestry for interiors. Suggestions for creating your own designs.
HANDWOVEN Jan 1982 (v.3#1) pg. 42

Tapestry in twill woven on a 4-harness loom.
HANDWOVEN Jan 1982 (v.3#1) pg. 46

Painting weft threads for tapestry.
HANDWOVEN Jan 1982 (v.3#1) pg. 58

Dyeing your own yarns for tapestry weaving.
HANDWOVEN Jan 1982 (v.3#1) pg. 66

Special issue on tapestry weaving. Includes nine articles, an annotated bibliography of books on tapestry weaving and a resource guide to tapestry looms.
HANDWOVEN Mar-Apr 1988 (v.9#2) pg. 40

Weaving a tapestry sampler. Techniques explained for weaving a chevron, slit tapestry, double weft interlock, working different diagonals simultaneously, hatching, circles, working with marked warps, rolakan, outlining shaped areas, shading with horizontal lines and soumak.
HANDWOVEN Mar-Apr 1988 (v.9#2) pg. 44

Using a cartoon as a guide in tapestry weaving. Includes rules for figuring how much shrinkage to allow in both length and width.
HANDWOVEN Mar-Apr 1988 (v.9#2) pg. 53

Tapestry weaving on a pin board. Includes instructions for weaving a tapestry band that can accent the front of a belt.
HANDWOVEN Mar-Apr 1988 (v.9#2) pg. 56, I-10

Small-scale tapestries. Pieces are woven with quilting or sewing thread as warp and silk sewing thread or buttonhole thread as weft. Includes instructions for weaving a box lid with a zinnia motif.
HANDWOVEN Mar-Apr 1988 (v.9#2) pg. 58, I-11

How to design for tapestry. Suggestions on sources for a realistic design (and how to translate it into cartoon form), symbolic design, abstract design and a non-objective design.
HANDWOVEN Mar-Apr 1988 (v.9#2) pg. 64

The basics of tapestry weaving.
HANDWOVEN May-Jun 1995 (v.16#3) pg. 33

"Fuchsia Blossoms" tapestry weaving.
HANDWOVEN May-Jun 1995 (v.16#3) pg. 40

Simple two-shaft frame loom to build for tapestry weaving.
HANDWOVEN May-Jun 1995 (v.16#3) pg. 42

How to adapt an inkle loom for tapestry weaving.
HANDWOVEN May-Jun 1995 (v.16#3) pg. 42

Weaving tapestry on a horizontal loom.
HANDWOVEN May-Jun 1995 (v.16#3) pg. 61

Advice on choosing a loom for tapestry weaving.
HANDWOVEN May-Jun 1995 (v.16#3) pg. 66

A Coptic tapestry technique.
HANDWOVEN May-Jun 1995 (v.16#3) pg. 72
Correction HANDWOVEN Sep-Oct 1995 (v.16#4) pg. 6

How to adapt an inkle loom to weave small tapestry pieces.
HANDWOVEN Nov-Dec 1996 (v.17#5) pg. 11

Talking tapestry. A tapestry artist responds to questions about his weaving process, yarns, tools, books and supply sources.
HANDWOVEN Nov-Dec 1996 (v.17#5) pg. 43

"Blue on the Loose" tapestry (20" square) is inspired by Piet Mondrian. Strong horizontal and vertical bands intersect in one corner against a white background. Small squares of primary colors dot the bands.
HANDWOVEN Nov-Dec 1996 (v.17#5) pg. 47, 78

Thumbnail tapestries. A small hanging, Arrows and Feathers, is based on Navajo motifs. It is woven on a decorative frame which is also used as the display frame. Detailed instructions on warping the loom and weaving.
HANDWOVEN May-Jun 1997 (v.18#3) pg. 44

How to blend tapestry and embroidery. Tips on flat surface stitchery, 3-dimensional embroidery, embroidery over empty warp threads, and over balanced plain weave.
INTERWEAVE Summer 1980 (v.5#3) pg. 37

A look at Egyptian child-woven tapestries and an 18" square cat tapestry based on their designs.
LADIES HOME JOURNAL NEEDLE & CRAFT Spring-Summer 1978 (v.8#2) pg. 65, 103

Two tapestry needlewoven hangings. (1) Birch trees (18"x15"). (2) Circular geometric weaving (24" diameter).
McCALLS NEEDLEWORK & CRAFTS Fall 1978 (v.23#3) pg. 138, 202

A look at hatching as a method of color blending in tapestry weaving.
SHUTTLE, SPINDLE & DYEPOT #39 Summer 1979 (v.10#3) pg. 56

Fingernail weaving, an introduction to the Japanese technique that uses fingernails instead of a reed to insert weft into warp. Used to create tapestries of complicated design.
SHUTTLE, SPINDLE & DYEPOT #49 Winter 1981 (v.13#1) pg. 26

Aubusson tapestry. A view of the history and technique.
SHUTTLE, SPINDLE & DYEPOT #52 Fall 1982 (v.13#4) pg. 5

Tapestry. Part 1. The basics of tapestry weaving.
SHUTTLE, SPINDLE & DYEPOT #55 Summer 1983 (v.14#3) pg. 20

Tapestry. Part 2. Weaving circles and gradual, curving shapes.
SHUTTLE, SPINDLE & DYEPOT #56 Fall 1983 (v.14#4) pg. 8

Tapestry. Part 3. An inside view. Several weavers share their approach to tapestry design.
SHUTTLE, SPINDLE & DYEPOT #58 Spring 1984 (v.15#2) pg. 20

Variations and thoughts on the Moorman technique offered by tapestry designer/weaver Annie Curtis Chittenden.
SHUTTLE, SPINDLE & DYEPOT #68 Fall 1986 (v.17#4) pg. 59

Experimenting with slits in tapestry weaves.
SHUTTLE, SPINDLE & DYEPOT #118 Spring 1999 (v.30#2) pg. 57

How to weave a Gobelins-style tapestry.
THREADS #1 Oct-Nov 1985 pg. 48, 52

A tapestry primer. How to make a frame loom and weave a sampler.
THREADS #41 Jun-Jul 1992 pg. 62

Techniques of tapestry weaves. Part 1. Includes instructions for constructing and warping three looms: (1) Nail frame sampler loom. (2) Large scale built-in frame loom. (3) Freestanding loom.
WEAVER'S JOURNAL #15 Jan 1980 (v.4#3) pg. 41

Techniques of tapestry weaves. Part 2. Making a sampler.
WEAVER'S JOURNAL #16 Apr 1980 (v.4#4) pg. 45

Techniques of tapestry weaves. Part 3. Shading, stripes, checks, grids, hatching, mottling, brocade weave, finishing, hanging, blocking, cleaning, mothproofing, and fireproofing.
WEAVER'S JOURNAL #17 Summer 1980 (v.5#1) pg. 29

Hopi embroidery weave as a technique for tapestry.
WEAVER'S JOURNAL #17 Summer 1980 (v.5#1) pg. 37

Techniques of tapestry weaves. Part 4. Developing design for tapestry.
WEAVER'S JOURNAL #18 Fall 1980 (v.5#2) pg. 15

A farmer and his wife: Figure boundweave. Threading, treadling and color selection to create the following designs: a farmer, his wife, a sheep, a dropspindle, a flower and a shuttle.
WEAVER'S JOURNAL #20 Spring 1981 (v.5#4) pg. 8

Build a tapestry loom. Est. cost: $15.
WEAVER'S JOURNAL #20 Spring 1981 (v.5#4) pg. 42

Handwoven tapestries become practical. A look at how to incorporate tapestries into homes as window coverings.
WEAVER'S JOURNAL #21 Summer 1981 (v.6#1) pg. 15

Weaving ecclesiastical tapestries and hangings. Suggestions for design and preparation of color samples.
WEAVER'S JOURNAL #21 Summer 1981 (v.6#1) pg. 40

Basic instructions for French tapestry weaving using the Aubusson method.
WEAVER'S JOURNAL #23 Winter 1981-82 (v.6#3) pg. 50

Enlarged patterns. "Op Art" in weaving by enlarging waffle weave or using Dukagang techniques.
WEAVER'S JOURNAL #28 Spring 1983 (v.7#4) pg. 68

An introduction to Aklae: Norwegian tapestry. Instructions for setting up a wall hanging to weave as a sampler.
WEAVER'S JOURNAL #29 Summer 1983 (v.8#1) pg. 27

How to weave leno, with heddles controlled as the ancient Peruvians did, but adapted to a floor loom. Use this same method to weave tapestries on leno ground.
WEAVER'S JOURNAL #29 Summer 1983 (v.8#1) pg. 32

A look at twill tapestry as woven by prehistoric Southwestern Indians.
WEAVER'S JOURNAL #29 Summer 1983 (v.8#1) pg. 35

"Blue beak embers" tapestry woven in clasped weft technique.
WEAVER'S JOURNAL #32 Spring 1984 (v.8#4) pg. 16

Figures in boundweave. How to use a rosepath, point twill, or diamond overshot drafts to design trees, flowers, animals and human figures.
WEAVER'S JOURNAL #38 Fall 1985 (v.10#2) pg. 58

Wearable fine-thread tapestries. Includes instruction for weaving a neckpiece.
WEAVER'S JOURNAL #39 Winter 1986 (v.10#3) pg. 34

Tapestry weaving with unspun flax weft.
WEAVER'S JOURNAL #42 Fall 1986 (v.11#2) pg. 49

Tapestry tips. Part 1. Describes two types of weft interlocks and techniques for making them look good.
WEAVER'S JOURNAL #45 Summer 1987 (v.12#1) pg. 13

Inserted tapestry weaves of Coptic Egypt are explained. Suggestions on how to make a sampler.
WEAVER'S JOURNAL #45 Summer 1987 (v.12#1) pg. 58

Tapestry tips. Part 2. How to create narrow vertical lines or outlines that travel in the direction of the warp.
WEAVER'S JOURNAL #46 Fall 1987 (v.12#2) pg. 9

Floor-standing tapestry frame features decorative spindle turnings. The sides of the pivoting frame incorporate wooden screw threads and wooden nuts to allow for adjusting the work area from 28"x11" up to 28"x22"
WOODTURNING #59 Jan 1998 pg. 33

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