[(The Weaver's Idea Book: Creative Cloth on a Rigid-Heddle Loom)] [ By (author) Jane Patrick ] [August, 2010] Hardcover – 17 Aug. 2010

I'm smittten with this book. i have the kindle edition which hasnt given me the best pictoial experience but in a way has focused me more on understanding whats written . I'm not as slick with weaving terminology as I am with knitting but this book has demistified a lot of it and i feel like the learning is progressive rather than a great, drowning, wash of facts. Ive put a mental paperclip on the double heddle chapter though. i need a lot more experience before I try that.i promised myself when i started weaving that i would sample sample sample but that life was too short for coasters and teatowels. This book has equiped me to make fabric. Thank you

Good text book; clear pictures and generally easy to follow. I'm new to weaving, so I needed something that would give me ideas on what could be achieved. Love the spiral binding and on the whole, techniques are explained clearly. As it's title suggests, it's a book of ideas rather than a 'how to weave' book. Goes into great detail of how subtles differences can be achieved just by simple changes to the drafting order. Covers major topics such as pick up sticks and double weave. I did find the explanation of weaving draft charts difficult to follow - I have worked it out now, but it was not easy as rigid heddles don't have 4 shafts so the 'tie-up' grid bamboozled me at first.

If you are just starting out with rigid-heddle weaving, or if you have been weaving for a while and are looking for more creative ideas, this is the book for you. I've looked at quite a few books on rigid-heddle weaving and got more than frustrated with authors' assumptions that I already knew things that I didn't. Jane Patrick makes everything seem do-able. Written in plain language with plenty of colour photos and clear instructions I almost jumped for joy when I first paged through it. I had bought Hands on Rigid Heddle Weaving by Betty Linn Davenport when I first started weaving. This is a priceless book to have if you are just learning how to weave. Combined with Jane Patrick's book, The Weaver's Idea Book, you really have all you need to get started and to progress in your weaving. This is really a brilliant book and I cannot recommend it highly enough.

I bought this book as a complete beginner, having just purchased my first rigid heddle loom. It has proved an essential tool in my journey into weaving.Instructions and illustrations are clear and easy to follow. Book can be used by beginners as a how-to, and the pattern ideas are useful to more experienced weavers who want some inspiration.

This book is jam packed with images and clear simple instructions on how to achieve what appear to be complicated patterns and designs.As a beginner I thought I would be overwhelmed by the complexity of all these amazing patterns. However on inspection of this book and the detail offered in teaching how to re create these patterns, I was able to see how each is achieved with patience and focus. The steps are clear and the instructions coupled with images and patterns. The author is generous in her sharing of ideas and imagination. This book illustrates how diverse the achievements can be on a Rigid Heddle Loom. I recommend this to book wholeheartedly. A wonderful book.

Lots of ideas for the rigid heddle loom, the execution of which are well described and photographed. This is not a "How to weave" guide but a source book for extending what you have already learned. The format of spiral bound within a hard back is useful - can lie out flat whilst in use but less likely to fall apart cf books that are only spirally bound.

Looking at this it seems extremely informative and in depth. A must have book I for any new weaver wanting to move on from the very first initial basics.

This is a great book for ideas to try on the rigid heddle loom. You need to know your way around the loom first.Clear pictures and instructions on the various techniques.