Pattern Weaving: Basics for the Handloom

Basic steps needed to weave luxurious fabrics on a foot-treadle handloom

Tips and variations for exploring creative weaving ideas

Step-by-step color photos show the process

Projects for scarves, throws, table sets, runners, and blankets

Rabbit Goody lives in Cherry Valley, New York, and is a nationally recognized textile historian and consultant to major museums and the film industry. Her reproduction fabrics have appeared in many movies, including No Country for Old Men, Titanic, Transformers, and the miniseries John Adams. She owns, directs, and designs for Thistle Hill Weavers, a custom mill that has been producing reproduction fabrics, trim, and carpet for more than 20 years. She has written for several periodicals, including Early American Life, Old House Interiors, and Heritage.