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The Hand Loom Weaving Historic book collection is a detailed examination of the process of hand loom weaving at the turn of the 20th century. The 9 books in this collection are chock full of details on the hand weaving process. You will find details on how to build your a variety of hand looms and their associated equipment as well as techniques on their use for making wonderful works. The volumes contain excellent descriptive materials and many illustrations to help you in your hand weaving endeavors.

All the titles contained on this CD are listed below.

1. Hand-loom weaving, plain & ornamental (1920) - Hooper, Luther - 410 pages
2. The Shuttle Craft Book Of American Hand Weaving (1928) - Mary Megis Atwater - 297 pages
3. The art of weaving, by hand and by power (1844) - Gilroy, Clinton G - 684 pages
4. Hand-loom weaving; a manual for school and home (1902) - Todd, Mattie Phipps - 164 pages
5. The history and principles of weaving by hand and by power (1879) - Barlow, Alfred - 468 pages
6. Weaving for beginners with plain directions for making a hand loom, mounting it and starting the work (1919) - Hooper, Luther - 118 pages
7. Weaving with simple appliances Volume 1 The Weaving Board (1922) - Hooper, Luther - 93 pages
8. Weaving with simple appliances Volume 2 Tablet Weaving (1923) - Hooper, Luther - 83 pages
9. Weaving with simple appliances Volume 3 The Table Loom (1925) - Hooper, Luther - 85 pages

Here are some images from a few of the books:

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