Transparency Weaving: A Guide to Creating Sheer Textile Art with 6 Projects, (Hardcover)

Transparency weaving is a practice that pairs an open weave structure of fine fibers with inlaid designs to create astonishing sheer effects in cloth.<br> <br> This guide, the only current, comprehensive technique book on the subject, enables you to use transparency weaving for eye-catching effects in contemporary fiber art and tapestry.<br> <br> Innovative weaver and instructor Rebecca Smith expertly teaches the basics, then encourages you on through higher-level skills.<br> <br> Features: <ul> <li><strong>Details on the tools</strong>, loom types, and materials needed.&amp;#8203;</li> </ul> <ul> <li>The<strong> history</strong> of the technique, from the 1890s through the mid-20th century to today.&amp;#8203;</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Helpful insights from the approaches of <strong>six contemporary transparency weavers</strong>.&amp;#8203;</li> </ul> <ul> <li><strong>More than 300 photos and diagrams</strong> that express the powerful effects of transparency.&amp;#8203;</li> </ul> <ul> <li><strong>Step-by-step techniques</strong> for weaving pictorial, geometric, and abstract designs.&amp;#8203;</li> </ul> <ul> <li><strong>Six beautiful projects for skill building</strong>; each focuses on one or two techniques, including imagery, inlay patterns, overlapping shapes, and more.&amp;#8203;</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Instructions for <strong>best display methods</strong> to show off transparencies' light and shadow effects.</li> </ul>

• Transparency Weaving: A Guide to Creating Sheer Textile Art with 6 Projects, (Hardcover)
• Author: Rebecca Smith
• ISBN: 9780764372438
• Format: Hardcover
• Publication Date: 2026-08-28
• Page Count: 168