List of NVWG Library books alphabetically by Author; updated August 25, 2023

Author Title
Adrosko, Rita J. Natural dyes and home dyeing
Albers, Josef Interaction of color
Albers, Anni On weaving
Alderman, Sharon Mastering weave structures
Allard, Mary Rug making
Allen, Heather L. Weaving contemporary rag rugs
Alvarez, Nilda Callañaupa
Franquemont, Christine
Faces of tradition
Alvarez, Nilda Callañaupa Weaving in the Peruvian highlands
Anderson, Clarita
Gordon, Judith
Towner, Naomi Whiting
Weave structures used in North American coverlets
Atwater, Mary Meigs Byways in hand weaving
Atwater, Mary Meigs Crime in corn weather
Atwater, Mary Meigs The Shuttle-craft book of American hand-weaving
Atwood, Betty Weaves and techniques for the inkle loom
Austin, Robert J. A manual of fingerweaving
Autio, Laurie Knapp (editor) Eight shafts: beyond the beginning
Avery, Virginia Quilts to wear
Bain, George Celtic art
Baity, Elizabeth Chesley Man is a weaver
Barrett, Clotilde Boundweave
Barrett, Clotilde
Smith, Eunice
Double two-tie unit weaves
Barron, Birgit Olson Knitting on the loom
Beck, Dorothy
Chase, Hazel
Weavers answer book
Bemis, Elijah The dyer’s companion
Bennet, Noël
Bighorse, Tiana
Working with the wool
Beutlich, Tadek The Technique of woven tapestry
Birren, Faber Creative color
Black, Mary E. New key to weaving
Blumenau, Lili Creative design in wall hangings
Blumenthal, Betsy
Kreider
Hands on dyeing
Bogdonoff, Nancy Dick Handwoven textiles of early New England
Bolton, Eileen M. Lichens for vegetable dyeing
Bolton, Eileen M. Lichens for vegetable dyeing, second edition
Bress, Helene The coverlet book, volume one
Bress, Helene The coverlet book, volume two
Bress, Helene Inkle weaving
Bress, Helene The weaving book
Bronson, J. and R. Early American weaving and dyeing
Brostoff, Laya Double weave: theory & practice
Broudy, Eric The book of looms
Brown, Rachel The weaving, spinning, and dyeing book
Burnham, Dorothy K. Unlike the lilies
Cahlander, Adele
Baizerman, Suzanne
Double-woven treasures from old Peru
Cason, Marjorie
Cahlander, Adele
The art of Bolivian highland weaving
Casselman, Karen Leigh The craft of the dyer
Casselman, Karen Diadick Lichen dyes
Chandler, Deborah Redding Learning to weave
Chetwynd, Hilary The weaver’s workbook
Chiu, Tien Master your craft
Collingwood, Peter The maker’s hand
Collingwood, Peter The Techniques of ply-split braiding
Collingwood, Peter The techniques of rug weaving
Collingwood, Peter The techniques of sprang
Collingwood, Peter The techniques of tablet weaving
Creager, Clara Weaving: a creative approach for beginners
Crockett, Candace Card weaving
Curtis, Linda Kubik Sew something special
Cutler, Thomas W. A grammar of Japanese ornament and design
Cyrus, Ulla Manual of Swedish handweaving
Cyrus, Ulla Swedish-English weaving glossary and word list
D’Harcourt, Raoul Textiles of ancient Peru and their techniques
Davenport, Betty Linn Textures and patterns for the rigid heddle loom
Davenport, Elsie G. Your yarn dyeing
Davidson, Mary Frances The dye-pot
Davison, Marguerite Porter A handweaver’s pattern book
De Grandis, Luigina Theory and use of color
Dendel, Esther Warner Needleweaving…easy as embroidery
Dennis, Ahiagble Bob The pride of Ewe kente
Desai, Chelna Ikat textiles of India
Dixon, Anne The handweaver’s pattern directory
Dixon, Anne The Weaver’s inkle pattern directory
Douglas, Harriet C.
Tidball, Harriet
Handweaver’s instruction manual
Drooker, Penelope B. Embroidering with the loom
Drooker, Penelope B. Samplers you can use
Duke, Pauline Letter code drafting for four harnesses
Dupont-Auberville, M. Classic textile designs
Erf, Mary Elva Congleton Shaker towels for the 21st century
Eyring, Sally 3-D Hand loom weaving
Fannin, Allen Handloom weaving technology
Fannin, Allen Handspinning: art and technique
Fisch, Arline M. Textile techniques in metal for jewelers textile artists & sculptors
Fischer, Ernst
Ingers, Gertrude
Flamskvävnad: Flemish weaving
Frey, Berta Designing and drafting for handweavers
Frickinger, Johann Michael Nűlzliches in lauterauserlesenen, wohl=approbizt=und meistentheils neu=inventirten…
Fry, Laura The Intentional weaver
Gallagher, Constance Dann Linen heirlooms
Gallinger, Osma Couch The joy of hand weaving
Garden Way Publishing, Simple gifts
Garrett, Cay Warping all by yourself
Gerspach, M. Coptic textile designs
Gordon, Judith American star work coverlets
Gordon, Beverly Shaker textile arts
Grae, Ida Nature’s colors
Graver, Pattie Next steps in weaving
Gray, Connie Latvian “Jostas” workshop with Connie Gray
Gray, Herbi On-loom cardweaving
Grierson, Su The Colour cauldron
Groff, Russell E. 200 patterns for multiple harness looms
Groff, Russell E. Card weaving
Groff, Russell E. Sectional warping
Hale, Mason E. How to know the lichens
Hall, Eliza Calvert A Book of hand-woven coverlets
Hamamura, John and Susan Woven works
Handwoven Magazine, Weaver’s Companion
Hansen, Egon H. Tablet weaving
Hargrove, John The weavers draft book and clothiers assistant
Harvey, Nancy The Guide to successful tapestry weaving
Harvey, Nancy Patterns for tapestry weaving
Harvey, Nancy Tapestry weaving
Heinrich, Linda Linen
Hendrickson, Linda Double-faced tablet weaving
Hendrickson, Linda Great SCOT!
Hendrickson, Linda Please weave a message
Hochberg, Bette Spin span spun
Holland, Nina Inkle loom weaving
Horne, Beverley Fleece in your hands
Hutchins, Jeane (editor) The Fiberarts design book II
Ickis, Marguerite Weaving as a hobby
Irwin, Bobbie Twined rag rugs
Jones, Carolyn
Swendeman, Dorothy
Tinkham, Terri
Young, Vikki
Atelier ABCDedarium
Justema, William & Doris Weaving and needlecraft color course
Katz, Ruth J. Card weaving
Keasbey, Doramay Designing with blocks for handweavers
Kent, Kate Peck Navajo weaving
Kierstead, Sallie Pease Natural dyes
Kirschbaum, Johann Michael Neues weberbild=und musterbuch der edlen leinen=und bildweberkunst…
Kluger, Marilyn The Joy of spinning
Knisely, Tom Huck lace weaving patterns with color and weave effects
Krochmal, Arnold and Connie The complete illustrated book of dyes from natural sources
Krogh, Elsa Book of projects for the eight shaft loom
Kurtz, Carol S. Designing for weaving
Lambert, Patricia
Staepelaere, Barbara
Fry, Mary G.
Color and fiber
Las Arañas Spinners and Weavers Guild Dyeing with natural materials
Laughlin, Mary Elizabeth More then four
Leclerc, Robert Warp and weave
Leechman, Douglas Vegetable dyes from North American plants
Linder, Harry P. Techniques of code drafting
Marshall, John Make your own Japanese clothes
Martin, Denise
Otis, Trudy
Yelton, Dianne
Echoes from our ancestors
Marx, Ellen Optical color & simultaneity
Mauriès, Patrick Maison Lesage
Mayer, Anita Luvera Clothing from the hands that weave
Mayer, Anita Luvera Handwoven clothing: felted to wear
McDowell, Ruth B. Art & inspirations
McEneely, Naomi Compendium of finishing techniques
McGrath, Judy Waldner Dyes from lichens & plants
Menz, Deb Color works
Moorman, Theo Weaving as an art form
Moulton, Deborah K.
Thompson, Marjie P.
Historical New England weaves 1770 – 1850
Mullarkey, John
Holtzer, Marilyn Emerson
Hoffman, Luise
White, Bonnie
Treumann, Jo Ann
A Tablet weaver’s pattern book
Mustard, Frances E. Dyeing the natural way
Nash, Dominie Warp painting
Naumann, Rose
Hull, Raymond
The off-loom weaving book
Nilsson, Anna-Stina
Johnsson-Godet, Christina
Väv i rosengång och munkabälte (Weaving in rosepath and monk’s belt)
O’Connor, Paul R. A twill of your choice
Oelsner, G. H. A handbook of weaves
Ormerod, Frank Wool
Osterkamp, Peggy Weaving & drafting your own cloth
Parry, Barbara Adventures in yarn farming
Patrick, Jane The Weaver’s idea book
Pellew, Charles E. Dyes and dyeing
Pendleton, Mary Navajo and Hopi weaving techniques
Pete, Linda Teller
Ornelas, Barbara Teller
How to weave a Navajo rug and other lessons from Spider Woman
Phillips, Janet The Weaver’s book of fabric design
Piroch, Sigrid Sample Design challenges: monograph one, works of Elmer Wallace Hickman
Piroch, Sigrid The Magic of handweaving
Piroch, Sigrid Weaving with fine threads and in miniature
Plath, Iona The craft of handweaving
Plath, Iona The handweaver’s pattern book
Porcella, Yvonne Art & inspirations
Postrel, Virginia The Fabric of civilization
Powell, Marian 1000 (+) Patterns in 4, 6, and 8 harness shadow weave
Raven, Lee Hands on spinning
Redman, Jane Frame-loom weaving
Regensteiner, Else Geometric design in weaving
Reiter, Mary Jo (compiled by) Weaving a life
Rhodes, Mary Small woven tapestries
Rice, Miriam C. Let’s try mushrooms for color
Rice, Miriam Mushrooms for color
Righetti, Maggie Knitting in plain English
Ritch, Diane
Wada, Yoshiko
Ikat: an introduction
Robinson, Seonaid M. Dyes from plants
Robinson, Stuart A history of dyed textiles
Robinson, Stuart A history of printed textiles
Rodee, Marian E. Old Navajo rugs: their development from 1900 to 1940
Rogers, Nora (ed.) In celebration of the curious mind
Roth, H. Ling Ancient Egyptian and Greek looms
Rowe, Ann Pollard Warp-patterned weaves of the Andes
Russell, Elfleda Off-loom weaving
Russell, Carol K. The Tapestry handbook
Ryall, Pierre Weaving techniques for the multiple-harness loom
Safner, Isadora M. The weaving Roses of Rhode Island
Schutz, Sophie and Walter How to weave on the inkle loom
Selander, Malin Swedish handweaving
Selander, Malin Swedish swatches
Selby, Margo Color and texture in weaving
Serff, Abraham Beginning of book #2: Abraham Serff’s weaving books
Shangold, Judith Weave * knit * wear
Siler, Lyn Handmade baskets
Skjöldebrand, Ingerlise The treasure chest of Swedish weaving
Skowronski, Hella
Tacker, Sylvia
Doup leno
Smayda, Norma
White, Gretchen
Brown, Jody
Schelling, Katharine
Weaving designs by Bertha Gray Hayes
Smith, Kate
the staff of MSW
Warping & dressing the 4-post barn loom
Specht, Sally
Rawllings, Sandra
Creating with card weaving
Speck, Johann Ludwig The Speck book
Spies, Nancy Ecclesiastical pomp & aristocratic circumstance
Staudigel, Otfried Tablet weaving magic
Strickler, Carol (compiled by) A portfolio of American coverlets, volume 1
Strickler, Carol (compiled by) A portfolio of American coverlets, volume 2
Strickler, Carol (compiled by) A portfolio of American coverlets, volume 3
Strickler, Carol (compiled by) A portfolio of American coverlets, volume 4
Strickler, Carol (editor) A weaver’s book of 8-shaft patterns from the friends of Handwoven
Sutton, Ann Colour-and-weave design
Sutton, Ann
Collingwood, Peter
Hubbard, Geraldine St Aubyn
The craft of the weaver
Sutton, Ann
Sheehan, Diane
Ideas in weaving
Sutton, Ann The structure of weaving
Sutton, Ann
Holtom, Pat
Tablet weaving
Sutton, Ann
Carr, Richard
Tartans
Svinicki, Eunice Step-by-step spinning and dyeing
Tallarovic, Joanne Rep weave and beyond
Thorpe, Heather G. A handweaver’s workbook
Thresh, Robert and Christine An introduction to natural dyeing
Thurstan, Violetta The use of vegetable dyes
Tidball, Harriet Brocade
Tidball, Harriet Contemporary costume: strictly handwoven
Tidball, Harriet Contemporary tapestry
Tidball, Harriet The double weave, plain and patterned
Tidball, Harriet Peru: textiles unlimited, part I
Tidball, Harriet Peru: textiles unlimited, part II
Tidball, Harriet Summer and winter and other two-tie unit weaves
Tod, Osma Gallinger Brooks bouquet folio
Tod, Osma Gallinger
Del Deo, Josephine Couch
Designing and making handwoven rugs
Tod, Osma Gallinger
Del Deo, Josephine Couch
Rug weaving for everyone
Tovey, John Weaves and pattern drafting
Turbayne, Jessie A. Hooked rugs
Turner, Alta R. Finger weaving
Van Cleve, Kate Hand loom weaving for amateurs
van der Hoogt, Madelyn The complete book of drafting for handweavers
van der Hoogt, Madelyn (editor) Fabrics that go bump
van der Hoogt, Madelyn (editor) The Magic of double weave
van der Hoogt, Madelyn (editor) Thick ‘n thin
van der Hoogt, Madelyn (editor) Twill thrills
Van Epen, Marijke The unknown tablet weaving
Vanderhoff, Margil
Franck, Lavina
Campbell, Lucille
Textiles for homes and people
Varney, Diane Spinning designer yarns
Vinroot, Sally
Crowder, Jennie
The new dyer
Voiers, Leslie Conversations & notes on log cabin
Voiers, Leslie Lace weaves portfolio
Voiers, Leslie Looking at twills
Voiers, Leslie Plain weave is anything but plain
Voiers, Leslie Workshop notes for winding multi-colored warps with a warping paddle using the warping board frame or the upright warping reel
Wasserman, Tamara E.
Hill, Jonathan S.
Bolivian Indian textiles
Weavers’ Guild of Boston, Weavers’ wisdom
Webster, Sandra Betzina More power sewing
Weigle, Palmy Ancient dyes for modern weavers
Weltge, Sigrid Wortmann Bauhaus textiles
Wertenberger, Kathryn 8, 12…20
West, Virginia M. Finishing touches for the handweaver
Will, Christoph International basketry for weavers and collectors
Wilson, Jean Jean Wilson’s soumak workbook
Wilson, Sadye Tune
Kennedy, Doris Finch
Of coverlets
Wilson, Kathleen Curtis Textile art from southern Appalachia
Wilson, Sadye Tune
Jackson, Ruth Davidson
Textile arts index 1950-1987
Wilson, Jean Weaving is creative
Wilson, Jean Weaving is for anyone
Wilson, Jean
Burhen, Jan
Weaving you can wear
Windeknecht, Margaret B. The rosepath motif
Wipplinger, Michele (editor) Color trends
Worst, Edward F. Weaving with foot-power looms
Young, Helen Daniels The summer and winter weave
Ziek de Rodriguez, Judy
Ziek, Nona M.
Weaving on a backstrap loom
Zimmerman, Sandra R. (curator) Sewn stitched and stuffed
Znamierowski, Nell Step-by-step weaving
Dyeplants and dyeing
Generations/transformations: American fiber art
Homespun to factory made
Interlaced
Interpreting change: Weavers’ Guild of Boston 1922-2022
The journal for weavers, spinner, and dyers
Linen-making in New England 1640-1860
Masterpieces of primitive art
Portland Handweavers Guild coverlet project
A rug weaver’s source book
Schacht Spindle Company: 50 years
The Weavers’ Guild of Boston Yearbook 2008-2009
Weaving classics
Weaving: techniques & projects