The Weaver's Inkle Pattern Directory: 400 Warp-Faced Weaves

Hey, if you're looking to dive into Inkle Loom weaving, this book is totally your jam! The instructions are super easy to follow and straight to the point. Plus, the spiral binding is a sweet bonus that makes it super convenient to use while you're working.

This is a MUST HAVE for the inkle or tape loom owner. This isn't a "how to get started with your loom" guide. You'll need a simple pamphlet from your loom manufacturer and maybe a YouTube video to learn to warp your loom and get good tension, to start and end a band, etc. This is the book you'll keep with your loom, the magic, the pattern guide! It contains the information you'll want for the rest of your journey with the band-type loom. Good examples, handy layout, lays flat. The companion to Anne Dixon's Handweaver's Pattern Directory that lives next to my floor looms.

Very informative book teaches you many different styles of weaving on an inkle loom. Great for reenactors or people just interested in history.

I got this book because it was what was "linked" (others bought XXX with this...) to the loom I was buying, so I decided to try it. The book has a hard cover and spirals for the spine that allow the pages to lie flat--very nice feature and excellent forethought on the author's and/or publisher's part. The patterns in there are very cool and I'm looking forward to trying most of them--and coming up with some of my own (which the author encourages)! Anne Dixon clearly knows what she is doing, and while her directions and information are good and definitely useful, she's been doing it so long that some of it was a bit over my head (being the complete novice that I am). However, I've been able to fill in the gaps by watching videos on inkle looms and how to weave on them. (Yay for Google and nice people who post stuff!) The three videos that helped the most were quite different from each other (beginner to expert) and different styles (no doubt that contributed to them being helpful). The three are: http://edythmiller.blogspot.com/2014/02/baltic-style-pickup-inkle-weaving.html (Edyth Miller's blog post was particularly helpful) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gec2C_ChCm8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08huXOt_46U So, this book gets 4 stars rather than 5 because the beginner-level information could have been put together clearer and in a more accessible way...but it's worth the investment.

I bought this book for the patterns. I weave on Tape or Band looms and found these patterns easy to adapt to band weaving on my small rigid heddles. I found the basic set up and instructions easy to follow in the book Tape Loom Weaving... simplified, also on Amazon if anyone needs basic instructions on setting up the threads and how to start pick up weaving. Then I wanted more patterns which Anne Dixon supplied. She had many great new patterns for me to explore. These two books are all you need!

Many options to make, with good explanations.

This is THE manual for anyone interested in weaving on an Inkle loom. Don't own one? The book includes a directory of suppliers. The basics of setting up and weaving on the loom are covered. Full color illustrations of each design are accompanied by a pattern to follow - AND the book also explains clearly how to READ an inkle pattern. Other pattern books skip this step! The book also explains how to achieve fancy warp manipulations including Baltic surface patterns, lettering, South American pebble weaving, Scandinavian Krokbragd, Soumak and loop embroidery and Turkish knots. The photo is of my very first project. The weaving is quick and easy. Fun.

I only recently received this, and need to find my inkle loom. I'm already haranguing my husband about making me a box style band loom. I'm ooh-ing and aah-ing over the various patterns included, and have half a mind to make samples of EVERYTHING. Because, you know, that's a totally good use of my time... The wire binding so it will lay flat is a definite plus in a craft book, as well. Pages are thick, the images are clear, and I feel this is an asset to my crafting library.