The author of this book, a doctor for five years, left medicine to take up hand weaving in 1950. Since then, he has lived by weaving rugs and wall-hangings, and by writing on and teaching textile techniques, especially in America.
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The author of this book, a doctor for five years, left medicine to take up hand weaving in 1950. Since then, he has lived by weaving rugs and wall-hangings, and by writing on and teaching textile techniques, especially in America.
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Add this copy of The Techniques of Rug Weaving to cart. $73.00, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Baltimore rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Halethorpe, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1968 by Faber and Faber.
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Good. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Wear commensurate with age and use. Clean unmarked copy. Light bumping visible to corners of boards and ends of spine strip. Light scuffing and smudging to boards and spine strip. Dust jacket wrapped in protective mylar sleeve. Secure packaging for safe delivery.
Add this copy of The Techniques of Rug Weaving to cart. $73.96, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1968 by Faber and Faber.
Add this copy of The Techniques of Rug Weaving to cart. $160.32, new condition, Sold by GridFreed rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from North Las Vegas, NV, UNITED STATES, published 1968 by Faber.
Add this copy of Techniques of Rug Weaving to cart. $218.93, very good condition, Sold by Pistil Books Online rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Seattle, WA, UNITED STATES, published 1968 by Faber and Faber.
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Near Fine in Very Good jacket. Textiles. Signed by Author. Book has faded front cover at lower strip of brigh orange cloth covers, one very slightly bumped corner, back endpapers foxed, otherwise very clean, bright. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no other blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket shows fading at spine, edgewear, general scuffing. no tears. Marked "First Published 1968" on publisher's page, signed by author on title page. 575 pages of text with very detailed illustrations throughout, about 30 pages of b&w photos at back. Contents include: The loom, shuttles, temples, rug forks or beaters, yarn winder, warp and weft yarns, weaving the heading, joining wefts, darnign int he weft, one shuttle techniques, two shuttle, conplensated inlay, tapestry techniques, weft looping, weft chining, soumak, etc.
