I have written a booklet on how to weave V-shaped shawls. It is available in both English and Swedish. See Laura Fry's web site for details about the English version, or accessoarer (in Swedish) for the Swedish version.
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Bergdala Spinnhushandwoven, sewn - clothing, home furnishings - academic dress |
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- About 4-shaft counterbalance looms (Scandinavian style) - About multi-shaft (dräll pulley) CB looms - About jämtlandsdräll - Thoughts about "overshot" - Some rag weave facts - Om vadmal - Om färgeffekt - About fabric analyis - bindningskonstruktion (opens in new window) - About construction of double layers - About weaving double width - Double width, part 2 - About profile patterns - How to expand a profile pattern - More about profile patterns - Om tagelvävning - About differential shrinkage - Solid colour? - Om datoriserad vävstol - About old wooden reeds - About reading old literature - About Hulda Peters vävbok - threading notations, part 1 - threading notations, part 2 - About horsehair - Tageltyg från Småland - ideas about displaying - "Original", kopia eller plagiat? - A survey of Swedish weaving books - Om tyst kunskap - Om Textilsommar '03 - Nog nu! in English: - Serial weaving - "TWILL" - Block substitution - Vadmal |
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Over the years I have written some articles. You can read some of them here. You are welcome to share them with others, even in printed-out form. Note that I retain the copyright, and that I want you to mention my name.
I have written a booklet on how to weave V-shaped shawls. It is available in both English and Swedish. See Laura Fry's web site for details about the English version, or accessoarer (in Swedish) for the Swedish version. |
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About weaving:
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About the workings of Scandinavian style 4-shaft counterbalance looms
Part 2: about multi-shaft (dräll pulley) CB looms
About jämtlandsdräll
Thoughts about "overshot"
Some rag weave facts
Om vadmal
Om färgeffekt
About fabric analysis (in English)
Om hur man konstruerar sin egen bindning (eller analyserar ett tyg)
About construction of double layers (in English)
About profile patterns and how to interpret them (in English)
Om hur man väver med tagel, tricks och knep. Observations on differential shrinkage (in English)
Om att väva med datorstyrd skaftvävstol
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Other textile texts:
(in English, except when noted) |
About old wooden reeds
About reading old literature About Hulda Peters vävbok, a Swedish weaving book from 1925. About threading notations, part 1 (books and software) About threading notations, part 2 (older and foreign literature) About horsehair
Ett tageltyg från Smålands museum
Ideas about displaying
"Original", kopia eller plagiat?
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Attempt at a survey of Swedish weaving books
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Some older text books for download:
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Gustaf Ekenmark:
nya Magerska Linspinnings-Methoden (original; .pdf format)
Gustaf Ekenmark: nya Magerska Linspinnings-Methoden (transcribed; .pdf format)
Gustaf Ekenmark:
Magerska metoden, part 1 (transcription and translation part 1; .pdf format: on double spinning)
Gustava Beckwall: Handbok i väfnads-konsten (from Umeå university via National Library of Sweden) Lovisa Nylander: Lärobok i ny patenterad konstvävning (from National Library of Sweden) Wilhelmina Bergman: Bihang till Den lilla Väfboken (.pdf format) Persson: Väf-bok för mekanisk handväfstol (.pdf format, not the best quality) Montell-Glanzberg: Vävboken, via handweaving.net |
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Opinions:
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Om tyst kunskap
för Kronobergs läns hemslöjd
Om Textilsommar , en utställning på Virserums Konsthall 2003
Nog nu!, reflexioner över antologin "Den feminina textilen"
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For Complex Weavers:
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Serial weaving
Serial weaving, .pdf-version Proportional areas , .pdf-version only
"TWILL"
(a couple of photos added)
Block substitution (mostly on crackle)
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For Guild of Canadian Weavers:
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Bergdala Spinnhus Bergdala 27 365 92 Hovmantorp Sweden kerstin@bergdalaspinnhus.com www.bergdalaspinnhus.com | |