Welcome to Weaving: The Modern Guide

Great book! I would say if you've never ever ever heard of weaving or watched any videos, I don't know that you would be able to follow necessarily, but come on people, we all know when someone is interested in something they start research and watching instructional videos way before they buy a book over it. Do your part and while your supplies and book are on their way, look at terminology, join Lindsey Campbell's Facebook group and look at the community to learn terms and techniques, watch some videos on YouTube. The book is definitely helpful, and very inspiring. I've never weaved before, just seen others do it. And you can see I'm getting it down pretty easily! I finished reading this book while I was waiting on my Beka Deluxe loom to arrive. And I ended up going ahead and buying her second book too! They make a great conversation piece for your coffee table too, they don't stick out weird, they are well made books! And highest praises to Lindsey and her team because usually when you buy a hardcover book (Say.....Homebody by Joanna Gaines) you think the photo printing you see online is going to be the actual hardcover, then you get it and realize it's a book sleeve. This is a huge pet peeves of mine. Luckily Homebody was a beautiful book without the sleeve. But I didn't have to worry about that with this book, it has no annoying and useless sleeve and I love it!!!

I preordered this months before it was released and it was worth the wait! Visually, it's a beautiful book with matte pages (perfect for taking notes in if desired), binding that with some use will allow you to leave the book open while you use the techniques, and a ribbon bookmark. The content itself is great too- Lindsey does a great job explaining with pictures and words how to execute each technique from beginning tabby to adding embellishments like gold leaf. As a word of caution, it does include a couple of specific projects to get started and practice the techniques but if you're looking for instruction on how to make an exact replica of various tapestries, this is not the book for you. For instance, the pillow project on the front cover is in the book, but it simply tells you "When you have completed your tapestry to the desired size of your pillow...". Personally I prefer it this way as it gives me the reader creative license to make my own designs, and Lindsey covers enough techniques to where I feel unlimited to what I can accomplish on the loom. Overall, I would recommend this book to anyone wanting a creative outlet. Weaving is methodical, meditative, and with this book approachable and requires just a few basic supplies to get started. Give it, and this book, a try!

Lindsey Campbell is one of the best Weaving Teachers in the game. I love the layout of the book, the beautiful photos and the how to projects. This is my 2nd book of hers

Item was fine but delivery instructions ignored.As a handicapped person on oxygen, I had to get someone to pick it up

Lindsey Campbell is an accomplished Weaver of all things lovely. "Welcome to Weaving: The Modern Guide" is an exceptional book of resources. From the beautiful cover to all of the photos within, I was not able to read or turn pages fast enough.... I am new to weaving and I love it so much; thank you Lindsey. I highly recommend this perfect book to anyone wishing to learn the craft of weaving. It is for the beginner and most advanced weavers alike. OR, it is beautiful to set on a special spot in your home. T from Colorado

Being new to weaving I have purchased several books on the subject. Each one was of some help but, they all left me with questions. They describe techniques etc that seemed to have something missing. I felt like I would have to take what was taught in one book and look through the others for clarification only to find that the information wasn't covered in any of the other books at all. Then finally, Lindsey's book was available. I was so excited to get mine. I was not disappointed and the book is even better than what I was hoping for. If you can only buy one weaving book, this would definitely be my recommendation. It is very well done. Now, I look forward for her second book to be available and I will not think twice about purchasing it.

I am new to weaving and wanted to try it as a hobby. I found the Hello Hydrangea website and ordered a loom and this book. I am so happy I did. This book is an excellent way to learn the basics and the foundation of all the knots of the different weaves that you can do. I like the projects that are included, perfect for a beginner. I am really happy with my purchase.

This is the weaving book you’ve been looking for. When I started weaving about a year ago, I searched for a book that would explain tools, materials and techniques in real detail. A proper primer, an instruction manual, effectively a weaving bible. What I found was a lot of books that did this halfway and then plunged into a lot of projects, half of which seemed loosely connected to weaving at best. But Lindsay’s book is everything you could ever want in a weaving manual. Throughout, it is filled with her natural charisma and charm and eye for detail. Every technique is explained fully, with no assumptions made for ability, and with clear step by step images. It’s no wonder they’re having her make a second book!

There are a lot of new weaving books available now that show the basics of weaving, but leave the novice weaver completely out of their depth if they want to take their crafting skills further. They are also way behind this book in what they do teach. Lindsay Campbell, of Hello Hydrangea fame, does not teach traditional tapestry weaving the way it was taught 20 years years ago, or even now in many of the Guilds around the world, but what she does do, and very well, is give a good grounding on learning how to let your fingers do the walking, and how to use cartoons and a simple loom to create attractive home furnishings and other useful and fashionable items, and lets you expand your skills so you are ready to stretch your talents further. If you have already started learning on a rigid heddle loom or a shafted loom, you may well find techniques in this book that you can use on your current looms as well as making a simple frame loom to enhance your tapestry skills, not always covered in beginner weaving books for those looms. This is the first of two volumes, I have the second on order, and its a thorough introduction to tapestry, but not tapestry weaving as your grandmother would have learned. Yes, there are exercises to get your fingers and brain used to weaving, only they are called projects to keep your interest and have a much better purpose than turning out a length of a sampler that you are supposed to store in case you ever need to use those techniques again, because you do need to practice if you want to learn, but this is much more fun that the older books make them out to be. This will not teach you to Guild standard, but if you want to find a weaving teacher or group, you will find it very easy to pick up what they teach as you will have learned more than the basics in this book Ms Campbell has not reinvented the wheel, but she has brought it up to date and made it much more interesting for people who have been brought up with instant gratification as the norm. The projects in this book are in the main interesting and useful, employ the use of the latest yarns and fibres and designs, and help the novice weaver feel that they are not only learning, but achieving something. The book is well illustrated with plenty of coloured photos showing details of what you are meant to be doing, and some of this can also be found on her website if you read her blog. Its not a cheap book, none of them are, but its certainly one of the best around and the contents cover a great deal, making it value for money, and a useful start to anyone's weaving library. If you want to learn a hobby that will make beautiful things, stretch your imagination, and feed your desire to create, you definitely should consider this book!

Beautiful book. Easy to follow directions. Great projects

I decided 2019 I would learn to weave on a simple lap-loom. This book starts with the VERY fundamental basics - the first few pages describing the terminologies such was warp, weft, and the tools that are needed - then in a very sensible manner, begins with the fundamental weaves - with easy-to follow steps, and pictures that break down each and every step. Then once the very basic weaving patterns have been established it moves onto binding your work together, and then onto projects that can be made with the various weaves. It does take patience, but this is a brilliant book for anyone who (like me!) wants to learn basic loom weaving or improve their fundamental skills.

Excelente livro. Recomendo.

Loved rmturning to this book for ideas