Weaving with Foot-Power Looms

weaving with foot-power looms edward f worst 1974 "This Dover edition, first published in 1974, is an unabridged and unaltered republication of the sixth (1924) edition of the work originally published by The Bruce Publishing Company, Milwaukee, 1918. The work was formerly titled "Foot-Power Loom Weaving". With illustrations and patterns. General operating instructions and specific patterns, with sections on linen, damask, and double weaving, pattern drafting methods and construction details for up through ten-harness looms. Drafts for 285 traditional patterns, 275 pages"

That is the original title,published in 1918. Contains everything required to learn to weave, start to finish. Diagrams,drafts, directions,Colonial, Swedish, Damask, Doubleweave, Dyes & dyeing, and constructing a loom. Been weaving 35 years & could'nt get here without it. Beautiful Book To Hold !!

although first published in 1918, this book still has a lot to offer contemporary handweavers. i have been told that there are some errors in drafting, but i haven't found them in the patterns i've been interested in. the photos are fascinating, not so much for the techniques illustrated, but for the historical interest in dress. if i remember correctly, this was used as a text in the chicago school district when students learned about the crafts that housed, clothed and maintained them. part of the philosophy was that hand work taught confidence through skill. it wouldn't be a bad idea today, when so many people have no idea where there clothes come from, how they're made, or anything about the skill and ingenuity of women and men througout the ages. for many reasons, then, this book still has a place in the weaver's library.