Overman & Smith: CONTEMPORARY HANDWEAVING 1955 weaving Start Price USD 2.99 Current Price USD 2.99 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Monday, September 01, 2008 End Time Monday, September 08, 2008 Location Schenectady, NY See more about 'Overman & Smith: CONTEMPORARY HANDWEAVING 1955 weaving' Description This auction is for the book Contemporary Handweaving, by Ruth Overton and Lula Smith.  Published in 1955 by Iowa State College Press.  Hardcover with no dustjacket.  Handsome blue cloth binding with gold stamped spine and cover.  There is minor damp-staining and rippling along top and outer edges of first signature, and thereafter along the top edge only.  This does not affect the text of the book.  The front flyleaf has a name written in the corner, and some penciled bookstore markings.  Otherwise, the book is in nice condition, binding tight, pages clean with no writing.  The back of the original dustjacket, and the inside front flap, have been preserved and are inserted into the book.  The book is printed throughout with reddish-sepia ink on glossy paper, with matching reddish-sepia photographs.From the foreward:  "This is a book about creative weaving -- understanding and appreciating the accomplishments and procedures of the past as foundations for individual achievement today.  It is addressed especially to those individuals who wish to learn the basic techniques of weaving so they may, if they like, proceed alone and develop the craft in their own fashion.   "The 4-harness loom, with which this book is concerned, is an extremely versatile instrument; it is capable of producing almost every type of fabric.  If used as a creative agent, it offers an unlimited opportunity for exploration.  The weaver will realize this when he becomes familiar with the countless materials available to him and the innumerable ways in which they can be arranged and combined in fabric."The chapters are: Our Weaving Heritage; Tools and Accessories; Fabric Materials; An Approach to Design; Making the Warp; Preparing the Loom; Processes of Weaving; Finishing Techniques; FabricStructure; Solving Your Problems; Evaluation. Includes a glossary, blbliography, and index.  I am happy to combine shipping whenever possible.  Thanks for looking!Canadian buyers:  Paypal only, please Place a Bid!