If I mention a book in a post somewhere, you’ll find a short description of it here.
The Ashford Book of Projects for the Eight Shaft Loom – Elsa Krogh
[English]
The Ashford Book of Projects for the Eight Shaft Loom is, as the name suggests, a collection of projects for which you need a loom with eight shafts. You’ll find descriptions for dish towels, table runners, scarfs and more.
Within its slim 38 pages, the book contains a number of interesting projects which let the possibilities of eight shafts shine.
Every descriptions provides information about the material used given in universal measurements, so that it is easy to pick what you need from you preferred distributer.
One downside is that the pictures are all in black and white.
To use this book, one should have a solid understanding of the weaving craft and be able to interpret drafts.
Das grosse Pulli Strickbuch – Babette Ulmer u.a.
[German]
This books gives a basic introduction into sweater knitting based on three different approaches. It is useful as a general orientation but if you are looking to develop new ideas and adapt patterns to existing material this might not be your best stop.
All patterns presented involve knitting together separate pieces. If you are planning to knit in one go, better look elsewhere.
Socken Stricken – Manuela Burkhardt.
[German]
Socken Stricken is a comprehensive guide to knitting socks. The first section explains some basic knitting techniques, as well as providing a detailed guide to knitting the different parts of a sock.
The second part contains patterns for a couple of different socks, providing inspiration for a variety of projects.
I particularly like, that the book provides a table for different sizes of socks. With that it is relatively easy to calculate the right number of stitches for every project.
A Weaver’s Book of 8-Shaft Patters – Carol Strickler
[English]
The book contains 765 weaving patterns, divided into 25 chapters. You’ll find anything from relatively simple patterns to more complex double-weave structures.
Besides a short introduction to each chapter, the main content of the book consists of pictures, all in black and white, and drafts for weaving patterns. Deciphering the drafts can be a challenge at times.
All patterns are for 8 shafts but some require more than 10 treadles, so that weaving them on a standard issue eight-shaft loom is not possible.
If you are familiar with the basics of the weaving craft you’ll find lots of inspiration here. If you are new to weaving this might not be the right resource (yet).
Snathanna 