Best Weaving Books of 2025

This book, Friendship Bracelets 101, is a perfect guide for kids and teens who want to learn how to make knotted bracelets with embroidery floss. The book provides step-by-step instructions, clear knotting diagrams, and colorful photos of finished bracelets. It also includes patterns for braiding chevrons, stripes, waves, zigzags, diamonds, and more, using inexpensive embroidery floss and cotton thread. The book is a great way to learn how to make unique bracelets and share them with friends. Overall, Friendship Bracelets 101 is an excellent craft book that is easy to follow and perfect for beginners.

Weaving on a Little Loom by Fiona Daly is the ultimate guide for anyone looking to get started with loom weaving. The book covers everything from setting up a loom to finishing a woven project, including basic and advanced techniques, pattern creation, and environmentally-friendly materials. The clear instructions, beautiful illustrative photographs, and step-by-step visual tutorials make it easy to design and create five contemporary woven projects. Daly's expertise as a textile designer-maker and handweaver shines through in this comprehensive and accessible guide. Overall, Weaving on a Little Loom is a must-have for anyone interested in the craft of small-frame loom weaving.

Design & Texture: Endless Possibilities: Weaving with Loops on a Potholder Loom is an exciting book that expands on the art of plain weave using split loops and an array of patterns to create stunning weaves. The book includes patterns written line-by-line, as well as charts for each design, making it easy for weavers of all levels to follow. With full-color photographs of actual woven samples and colors noted to get started, the possibilities are endless. The book offers patterns in both PRO and Traditional interpretations, allowing weavers to use their preferred loom. Overall, this book is a must-have for anyone interested in weaving and looking to expand their skills.

Potholder Loom Designs: 140 Colorful Patterns is a delightful book that teaches the art of weaving at a small-scale level. This book is perfect for anyone who wants to unplug and enjoy some creativity with a potholder loom. Readers can choose from 140 patterns that can be woven on any standard potholder loom or on the PRO loom. The book also includes ideas for enjoying potholder weaving as a group activity or as a fundraiser for schools, clubs, and other organizations. Overall, this book is an excellent choice for those who want to learn how to make practical gifts or handy trivets for their own kitchen.

The Fleece & Fiber Sourcebook is a comprehensive encyclopedia that showcases over 200 animals and their fleece, from raw to spun yarn. Written by Carol Ekarius and Deborah Robson, this book is not only an artist's handbook and a spinning enthusiast's reference source but also a travel guide. The authors include photographs of each animal's fleece at every stage of the handcrafting process, making it easy to understand and use. The book has received rave reviews from spinners and knitters, who appreciate the sheer complexity of the subject made clear, useful, and fascinating. Overall, the book is a must-have for anyone interested in fiber art and curious about different types of animal fibers and how best to use them.

The Art of Tapestry Weaving by Rebecca Mezoff is an in-depth guide to mastering the techniques of creating images with yarn. Mezoff shares her expertise in developing a color palette, selecting yarn, warping the loom, and weaving the image. The book features step-by-step photos and inspiring examples from a range of weaver-artists. The author's passion and precision guarantee that readers will need no other book to learn the essential skills of tapestry weaving. The Art of Tapestry Weaving is a must-have book for anyone interested in this craft.

The Weaver's Inkle Pattern Directory: 400 Warp-Faced Weaves is the ultimate resource for inkle weavers. With 400 patterns, this book offers ample opportunity for experimentation to both beginners and experienced weavers. Anne Dixon provides an overview of inkle weaving's history and traditions, instructions for loom set-up and simple techniques, and drafts provided throughout the entire guide. The book also includes a foreword by Madelyn van der Hoogt, the editor of Handwoven magazine. This comprehensive guide is highly recommended for public libraries and textile collections in academic institutions. Overall, this book is an incomparable guide that offers all of the tips, tricks, and techniques to traditional and modern patterns and introduces a bounty of new, innovative designs as well.

Inventive Weaving on a Little Loom by Syne Mitchell is a comprehensive guide to the full potential of rigid-heddle looms. The book includes step-by-step photography that leads readers through the warping and setup process and showcases a range of textural effects and materials from silky threads to wire. The projects range from pillows and curtains to bags, shawls, and even jewelry. What makes this book unique is the author's easy-to-follow method for translating 4-shaft weaves to the rigid-heddle loom, including twill, shadow weave, overshot, and more. This book is an inspiring and comprehensive resource that holds the hands of beginners and challenges advanced rigid-heddle weavers.

Loom Beading Patterns & Techniques is an excellent book for novice or experienced loom beaders. The author, Ann Benson, presents fifty unique patterns that are easy to follow, and she also covers various finishing techniques to create beautiful bracelets and necklaces. The book provides helpful information on materials, sizing, and equipment, making it a comprehensive guide to loom beading. Whether you're looking to enhance your skills or simply enjoy beading, this book is an excellent choice. Overall, it's a must-have for anyone interested in the technique of loom beading.

Learning to Weave is a comprehensive study guide for both novice and experienced weavers. With straightforward advice and helpful illustrations, readers can learn everything from basic weaving techniques to project planning and drafting. Written by Deborah Chandler, an experienced weaving teacher, this book is an invaluable resource for weavers looking to improve their skills. Chandler's mentoring voice makes the book a pleasure to read and her insights into weave structures and drafting will be appreciated by experienced weavers. Learning to Weave is an essential addition to any weaver's library.