I just bought the Kindle version of your book and I love it. I can learn and practice at my own pace. My first few projects will be samplers. The nice thing about tapestry is that you can make something that is both simple and beautiful even if you only know one stitch. Thanks so much for the work you put into the book. It is a treasure.
My daughter got me your book for Christmas last year. I had started weaving with a rigid heddle about a year before that so tapestry is a technnique I look forward to adding my my repetoire.
I learned just now about the importance of waste. I am so glad and surprised thar there is even an entry in the index on the subjects of waste, header and ordering cord!
I'm definitely on route in purchasing this book. My burning question, how fine can you realistically go. I've been researching a major project where I would like and intend on crafting a 1/3 scale 18th century gown with all of the garments. I have already done this where I've researched each piece and made a workable pattern for a unusually healthy doll body. I now want to take it up a level. I want to see if its realistically possible to create fabric that is fine for the scale and produce a pattern that is in scale to the gown.
Ah! I love this application of weaving! Remember that my book is about tapestry weaving which is not actually used for garments except perhaps decoration. So I'm not sure this is what you're looking for. If you want to weave fabric for clothing, you're looking for harness weaving. Some people weave 120 warp ends per inch (though that is usually on a jacquard loom). On a handloom I don't know what the limit is, but if you have the patience to weave with very fine threads, I'm sure you could manage something that would work for miniatures. 30 ends per inch perhaps? Best of luck! And if you are wanting to do tapestry for patterned work, I'd say something in the neighborhood of 20 epi would be pushing it. I would look at Kathe Todd-Hooker's work at Between and Etc. She is the person I know who weaves finer than 20epi sometimes. She uses sewing thread a lot and this might be what you're after. For garments I would probably look at pick-up work instead of tapestry, but I'm not sure what you're working on exactly.
Hi Rebecca your Book looks Amazing. Definitely on my Christmas list. Hope one day we can all be as good Weavers as you are.(but doubt I'll ever be that good). Keep weaving,keep smiling,keep safe and well. Lots of love. Jen xx
There is a resources page on my website under FAQs. But probably yarn needles aren't on there. Just google yarn needle. My favorite is the 5 inch Susan Bates Weaving needle and you'll find it on Amazon or sometimes at JoAnns fabric. I'd search for yarn needle if what you're looking for is to put the weft through your weaving. If you want a small tapestry needle to sew slits, then any fabric store has those.
Sure you can. Those looms have a particular sett, so review the information about what that means in the book. If the sett you want to use isn't the one that your loom is made for, you may need a different loom. If it is 8 epi or something close, you're at a good starting point.
Of COURSE this is an advertisement for my book. I'm an author and have to make a living and selling the book is how you do that. It is a great book! If you want to learn tapestry weaving, this is one of the books that should be on your shelf. I have hundreds of TH-cam videos here that are educational that you're welcome to watch to learn more for free.
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I just bought the Kindle version of your book and I love it. I can learn and practice at my own pace. My first few projects will be samplers. The nice thing about tapestry is that you can make something that is both simple and beautiful even if you only know one stitch. Thanks so much for the work you put into the book. It is a treasure.
You're welcome! Thanks for purchasing TAOTW!
My daughter got me your book for Christmas last year. I had started weaving with a rigid heddle about a year before that so tapestry is a technnique I look forward to adding my my repetoire.
I learned just now about the importance of waste. I am so glad and surprised thar there is even an entry in the index on the subjects of waste, header and ordering cord!
My copy is being delivered tomorrow!
I'm going to borrow this from the library :)
Excellent! Enjoy the book and I'm thrilled your library has it!
I'm definitely on route in purchasing this book. My burning question, how fine can you realistically go. I've been researching a major project where I would like and intend on crafting a 1/3 scale 18th century gown with all of the garments. I have already done this where I've researched each piece and made a workable pattern for a unusually healthy doll body. I now want to take it up a level. I want to see if its realistically possible to create fabric that is fine for the scale and produce a pattern that is in scale to the gown.
Ah! I love this application of weaving! Remember that my book is about tapestry weaving which is not actually used for garments except perhaps decoration. So I'm not sure this is what you're looking for. If you want to weave fabric for clothing, you're looking for harness weaving. Some people weave 120 warp ends per inch (though that is usually on a jacquard loom). On a handloom I don't know what the limit is, but if you have the patience to weave with very fine threads, I'm sure you could manage something that would work for miniatures. 30 ends per inch perhaps? Best of luck! And if you are wanting to do tapestry for patterned work, I'd say something in the neighborhood of 20 epi would be pushing it. I would look at Kathe Todd-Hooker's work at Between and Etc. She is the person I know who weaves finer than 20epi sometimes. She uses sewing thread a lot and this might be what you're after. For garments I would probably look at pick-up work instead of tapestry, but I'm not sure what you're working on exactly.
Hi Rebecca your Book looks Amazing.
Definitely on my Christmas list.
Hope one day we can all be as good Weavers as you are.(but doubt I'll ever be that good).
Keep weaving,keep smiling,keep safe and well.
Lots of love. Jen xx
Where can I find a metal tapestry needle. I just bought your book! Excited to learn
There is a resources page on my website under FAQs. But probably yarn needles aren't on there. Just google yarn needle. My favorite is the 5 inch Susan Bates Weaving needle and you'll find it on Amazon or sometimes at JoAnns fabric. I'd search for yarn needle if what you're looking for is to put the weft through your weaving. If you want a small tapestry needle to sew slits, then any fabric store has those.
@@RebeccaMezoffTapestry Ty very much. You have answered my question. 😀
Yea, Rebecca. I am waiting for my copy❤️
How excellent - just added it to my Christmas wish list!!!
Love the book!
I have bought the book but am still a little uncertain if i can use my plain little table loom which has notches and a wooden hand turned heddle bar.
Sure you can. Those looms have a particular sett, so review the information about what that means in the book. If the sett you want to use isn't the one that your loom is made for, you may need a different loom. If it is 8 epi or something close, you're at a good starting point.
On my list
I have ordered your book. It looks amazing! I can't wait for it to arrive in the early part of January 2021.
Is your book also available in Europe? I live in Belgium and I am really interested .
Yes, it has European distributors. Check Amazon or weaversbazaar has it in the UK.
@@RebeccaMezoffTapestry Thank you ,I found it on ebay.fr
I can’t wait to receive my copy!!!!!! You’re an inspiration Rebecca!
Weave from begining
Exactly! I haven searching videos where i can see a landscape tapestry from beginning to end. But not a single video shows that.
Just an advertisement for her book.
Of COURSE this is an advertisement for my book. I'm an author and have to make a living and selling the book is how you do that. It is a great book! If you want to learn tapestry weaving, this is one of the books that should be on your shelf. I have hundreds of TH-cam videos here that are educational that you're welcome to watch to learn more for free.