NYGH Lending Library
The library is a guild benefit and only open to NYGH members. Books may be checked out for one month. They may be renewed if no one else has requested the book. We do not ship books; you may pick them up at a meeting or at the librarian's mid-town apartment. Email NYGH.librarian@gmail.com to borrow books or publications.
Publications Available:
Handwoven (2016-2018 plus some random issues)
Shuttle, Spindle & Dyepot (1975-1978, with gaps)
Väv Magasinet/Väv Magazine (1987, 1991-2006, with gaps)
Weaver's Craft (issues 1-31; each issue covers a single technique)
The Weaver's Journal (issues 11-45, with gaps). Also, issues 32-46 available as PDFs here.
Weaver's (edited by Madelyn van der Hoogt) 1,2 plus most of 8-44
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Cover | Title | Author | Description | Subject | Format | Skill level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1000 (+) Patterns in 4, 6, and 8 Harness Shadow Weaves | Powell, Marian | Pattern book - 1976 | Patterns/ projects | Book | All levels | |
8,12 … 20 An Introduction to Multishaft Weaving | Wertenberger, Kathryn | 1988 | Structure/ technique | Textbook & projects | Intermediate | |
Achieving Color Magic in Your Weaving | Vera, Betty | A workshop with Betty Vera - 2003 | Workshop | Workshop manual | Intermediate | |
African Textles | Picton, John, Mack, John | Traditional African textiles and looms | ethnic textiles | Book | all | |
Alden Amos Big Book of Handspinning, The | Amos, Alden | fiber prep, building tools, wheel spinning | spinning | book | all | |
Anni Albers | Weber, Nicholas Fox and Asbaghi, Pandora Tabatabai | Guggenheim exhibition catalog on Anni Albers | Miscellaneous | Exhibition catalog | General interest | |
Anni Albers: On Weaving | Albers, Anni | Personal view - 1965 | Miscellaneous | Book | General interest | |
Art of Tapestry Weaving | Mezoff, Rebecca | Complete Guide to Mastering the Techniques for Making Images with Yarn | Tapestry | Book | All levels | |
Ashford Book of Rigid Heddle Weaving, The | Hart, Rowena | Revised edition - Rigid heddle - 2014 | Rigid heddle | Textbook & projects | All levels | |
Backstrap Weaving | Taber, Barbara & Marilyn Anderson | 1975 | Other fiber techniques | Book | All levels | |
Band Weaving | Tacker, Harold and Sylvia | The Techniques, Looms, and Uses for Woven Bands - Instruction & projects - 1974 | Other fiber techniques | Book | All levels | |
Bateman Weaves, The Missing Monograph - The Basics and Beyond | Davis, Linda Tilson | This is an in-depth study of Bateman Weaves, not a project book. | Structure/ technique | Book | Intermediate | |
Bauhaus Textiles | Weltge, Sigrid Wortmann | Women artists and the weaving workshop Miscellaneous - History - General interest - 1993 | Miscellaneous | Book | General interest |