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Title: |
Weaving Designs by Bertha Gray Hayes |
| Sub-title: |
Miniature Overshot Patterns |
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| By (author): |
Norma Smayda |
| ISBN10-13: |
0764332465 : 9780764332463 |
| Illustrations: |
127 color & 72 B&W |
| Format: |
Hardback |
| Size: |
215x279mm |
| Pages: |
208 |
| Weight: |
1.388 Kg. |
| Published: |
Schiffer Craft - April 2009 |
| List Price: |
36.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: |
Temporarily Out of Stock, more expected soon
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| Subjects: |
Spinning & weaving |
A detailed guide to the miniature overshot weaving patterns of early 20th-century artisan Bertha Gray Hayes, featuring 72 original sample cards and 20 newly discovered drafts. Weaving Designs by Bertha Gray Hayes: Miniature Overshot Patterns showcases the innovative work of Bertha Gray Hayes, a self-taught weaver from Providence, Rhode Island, who pioneered miniature overshot patterns for four-harness looms. Her designs are celebrated for their creativity, asymmetry, and use of name drafting, which gave each pattern a distinct, personal touch. This book presents 72 original sample cards alongside 20 recently discovered patterns, many accompanied by woven samples, computer-generated drawdowns, and drafting instructions. A charter member of the Shuttle-Craft Guild, Hayes contributed to the early 20th-century American weaving movement and attended the first nine National Conferences of American Handweavers (1938â 1946). Key Features - Features 72 original sample cards and 20 newly discovered patterns
- Includes full-color images, woven samples, and digital drawdowns
- Highlights Bertha Gray Hayesâ s unique asymmetrical design approach
- Provides drafting instructions for weavers and historians
- An essential reference for fiber artists, historians, and collectors
For weavers, textile historians, and craft enthusiasts, Weaving Designs by Bertha Gray Hayes: Miniature Overshot Patterns offers a rare glimpse into the ingenuity of a self-taught artisan whose work continues to inspire. |
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