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	African Fabric Crafts (OL) by Esther Warner Dendel Sources of African design and technique. Numerous black and white photos of decorative articles and clothing with descriptions and some instructions. Sold for funds for Rare Breeds Survival Trust Hardback with dust cover 162 pages With dedication on front inside page. Price: £6.00
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Carpet Knotting and Weaving (OL) from the V&A museum Sold for funds for Rare Breeds Survival Trust Paperback 54 pages Price: £0.50
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(The) Celtic Collection by Alice Starmore Twenty five practical and interesting designs for men and women photographed against stunning backgrounds. Good condition. Sold for funds for Marie Curie Cancer Care Hardback 144 pages Price: £10.00		Quantity:

Colour and Weave Designs (OL) by Ann Sutton a practical reference book.Colour and monochrome photographs and detailled weave patterns including colours required for particular checks and tartans. Hardback No dust cover, but otherwise excellent condition. Sold for funds for Rare Breeds Survival Trust. Price: £40.00
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	(The) Colour Cauldron (OL) by Su Grierson the history and use of natural dyes in Scotland Sold for funds for Rare Breeds Survival Trust Hardback with dust cover 236 pages. Name on inside front cover, otherwise near perfect book. Price: £30.00
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Colour from Plants (TG) by Cherry Morton and Annette Mortlock A simple dyers' notebook. Sold for funds for Alzheimer's Society Paperback 20 pages. Excellent condition. Price: £4.00		Quantity:

Coptic Weaves (TG) by Margaret Seagroatt Notes on the collection of coptic textiles in the Merseyside county museums. Sold for funds for Alzheimer's Society Paperback 44 pages Price: £1.00		Quantity:

Designing on the Loom (OL) by Mary Kirby how to plan your fabric, read instructions, different types of weaves, keeping records and more. Black and white photos and line drawings. Sold for funds for Rare Breeds Survival Trust. Paperback 42 pages Price: £2.00
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	Discovering Textile History and Design (OL) by K.G.Ponting this is a survey of the whole field of textiles. This book examines the historical beginnings in Egypt, developing through China and India and European textiles, in particular British masterpieces. Black and white photos plus weaving charts. One loose page in middle of book. Sold for funds for Rare Breeds Survival Trust Paperback 72 pages Price: £0.50
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Dundee and its Textile Industry (TG) First edition :1969 Sold for funds for Alzheimer's Society Paperback 122 pages Very good condition Price: £5.00		Quantity:

Early Days in a Dundee Mill (TG) Extracts from a diary of William Brown, an early Dundee spinner from 1819 to 1823 Sold for funds for Alzheimer's Society Paperback 106 pages. Very good condition Price: £5.00		Quantity:

(The) Esgair Moel Woolen Mill (TG) by J Geraint Jenkins (1965) History of this Welsh woollen mill. Black and white photos throughout. Paperback 36 pages Very good condition Price: £1.50		Quantity:

	(The) Essentials of Yarn Design (TG) by Mabel Ross Sold for funds for Alzheimer's Society Sprial bound 126 pages Good condition (back cover has been bent) Price: £40.00
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Fashion with Ribbon (BM) by Kay Anderson Using ribbon techniques such as bias, zig-zag and cube weaving to create outfits and furnishings for the home. Projects include christening gown, quilted jacket, patchwork quilt and table setting. Basic sewing skills required for each project and step by step instructions included. Book and dust jacket in excellent condition Hardback 120 pages Price: £0.50		Quantity:

Fishermen's Sweaters by Alice Starmore 20 exclusive knitwear designs for all generations. Practical sweaters featuring all-over textures. Excellent condition. Hardback 128 pages Price: £20.00		Quantity:

Glorafilia Needlepoint Collection by Jennifer Berman and Carole Lazarus detailled instructions for projects with colour charts and stunning photographs which makes the book itself a feast of colour and design. The themes vary from Victorian florals, geometrics and classic motifs for projects from cushions to stuffed animals and rugs. Excellent condition. Sorry, no needlecards inside. Hardback 192 pages Price: £5.00		Quantity:

Going to Bed (TG) by Naomi Tarrant a history of bedrooms in Scotland! Sold for funds for Alzheimer's Society Paperback 80 pages Very good condition Price: £2.00		Quantity:

Handspinner's Work Book: Fancy Yarns (TG) by Mabel Ross Colour photographs and black and white illustrations showing how to spin a range of different fancy yarns Sold for funds for Alzheimer's Society Sprial bound 86 pages Very good condition Price: £40.00
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	(A) Handweaver's Pattern Book (OL) by Marguerite Porter Davison a handbook for four-harness patterns for weavers of all abilities. Contains 345 threading directions from simple twills to complicated techniques. Sold for funds for Rare Breeds Survival Trust Hardback with dust cover which is show signs of age/use. 220 pages Price: £30.00
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Indonesian Textile Techniques (OL) by Michael Hitchcock This area of the world is famed for its fabrics decorated with batik and ikat, but it also has other complex and fascinating textile traditions some of which are shown in the book. Sold for funds for Rare Breeds Survival Trust Paperback 56 pages Price: £3.00
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	Knitting in the Old Way (OL) by Priscilla A Gibson-Roberts Gansey, Aran, Fair Isle, Bohus: the great folk sweaters of the world have been knitted for generations. You can now master these techniques, learn to draft your own styles, chart your patterns and create your own heirlooms. Drawings, charts and photographs throughout. Sold for funds for Rare Breeds Survival Trust Paperback, sprial bound 188 pages Price: £25.00
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Linen: Hand Spinning and Weaving (TG) by Patricia Baines A description of techniques of spinning flax and weaving with handspun linen, with intention of encouraging more textile craftsmen to use this fibre. Very good condition. Includes dust jacket. Sold for funds for Alzheimer's Society Hardback 208 pages Price: £25.00
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	Maori Customs and Crafts (OL) a picture dictionary by Alan Armstrong Sold for funds for Rare Breeds survival Trust paperback 64 pages Price: £0.50
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Master Weavers - Dovecot Studios (TG) Tapestry from the Dovecot Studios, Edinburgh 1912 - 1980 Colour and black and white photos with a description of each tapestry and also includes a history of the studio. Sold for funds for Alzheimer's Society Paperback 144 pages Price: £5.00		Quantity:

	Natural Dyes - Fast or Fugitive (OL) by Gill Dalby From testing for light and wash fastness to 85 recipes with the expected colour fastness on each Sold for funds for Rare Breeds Society Paperback 50 pages Price: £3.00
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Natural Dyes for Spinners & Weavers by Hetty Wickens the identification and use of a wide range of natural dyes, including roots, berries, lichens, bark and flowers. Includes the use and effect of various mordants and uincludes a chapter on historical dyes. Sold for funds for Rare Breeds Survival Trust Paperback 96 pages Price: £6.00
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	North African Carpets & Textiles by Jaques Revault designs and patterns from North African carpets and textiles is book full of squared-off patterns which could be transferred in to numerous different crafts, especially knitting, tapestry weaving and shaft weaving. Included are the famous Kairouan carpets, the Beduoin knotted carpets and textiles from Gafsa, the Sahel and Kairouan. 344 illustrations, mainly black and white. Sold for funds for Rare Breeds Survival Trust Paperback about 110 pages Price: £5.00
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North American Indian Designs (OL) by Eva Wilson A British Museum Pattern Book of line drawings showing the rich variety of patterns and designs which decorate artefacts in the museum and elesewhere. An introduction discusses the historical and geographical background of the designs Sold for funds for Rare Breeds Survival Trust Paperback about 110 pages Price: £5.00
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	Rag Rug Handbook (OL) by Janet Meany and Paula Pfaff the basics of rag rug weaving, plus 20 traditional patterns for two and four-shaft looms Sold for funds for Rare Breeds Survival Trust Paperback 128 pages Price: £40.00
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Salish Weaving (OL) by Oliver N Wells primitive and modern weaving as practised by Salish Indians of South West British Columbia Sold for funds for Rare Breeds Survival Trust. Paperback 38 pages Price: £8.00
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Shawls (TG) by Pamela Clabburn Shire Album No 77. History of the shawl. Paperback 32 pages Very good condition Price: £0.50		Quantity:

(The) Structure of Weaving by Ann Sutton with photography by David Cripps There is nothing in this book which the average weaver cannot reproduce following the author's concise instructions and clear diagrams. Every sample is shown actual size with each thread visible. 125 diagrams revealing how each effect is achieved. 80 photographs in colour plus 100 in monochrome. (A lovely-looking book.) Sold for funds for Rare Breeds Survival Trust Hardback with dust cover 192 pages Price: £30.00
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Studies in Primitive Looms (TG) by H Ling Roth and reprinted by Ruth Bean Roth's life was spent in the Yorkshire woollen industry, but his hobby was the study of textile appliances from all cultures and periods. This book was originally written in 1918 and as such, the text and illustrations are a bit dated, but the facts and conclusions are as important as ever. Line drawings and charts. Very good condition. Sold for funds for Alzheimer's Society Paperback 160 pages Price: £5.00		Quantity:

Sweaters for Men by Alice Starmore 22 designs from the Scottish Isles featuring Gansey, Fair Isle, textured 'Boat and Rope' design with cables and rib, practical tops, cardigans and jumpers for all ages and styles from chest sizes 38 - 44" (97-112 cm). Very good condition inside, but dust cover is a little 'tired' Hardback 138 pages. Price: £15.00		Quantity:

	(The) Techniques of Rug Weaving (TG) by Peter Collingwood Sold for funds for Alzheimer's Society Hardback with dust jacket 560 pages Excellent condition Price: £50.00
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Traditional Scottish Dyes (OL) by Jean Fraser, illustrated by Florence Knowles Traditional Scottish dyes and how to make them. Black and white illustrations Sold for funds for Rare Breeds Survival Trust Paperback 106 pages. Very good condition Price: £10.00		Quantity:

	Traditional Designs from India (OL) by Pradumna Tana and Rosalba Tana Hand block print motifs fior borders and all-over patterns. Dedication on inside cover. Sold for funds for Rare Breeds survival Trust Paperback 112 pages Price: £4.00
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Traditional Indian Textiles (OL) by John Gollow and Nicholas Barnard No other land enjoys such a profusuin of energy for the production of textiles as India. From city to village, handloom weavers, block printers, dyers and embroiderers continue its textile traditions. This book contains a cultural background, an account of traditional textile production and an array of colour pictures of some of the textiles in various regions of India. Sold for funds for Rare Breeds Survival Trust Paperback 160 pages Price: £6.00
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	(The) Weavers of Ancient Peru (OL) by Moh Fini this book includes chapters on the history of peruvian textiles, fibres, spinning, looms and natural dyes, symbolism, chumpis (belts) and Inca costume. Colour and monochrome phots, line drawings and charts. Sold for funds for Rare Breeds Survival Trust Paperback 64 pages Price: £2.00
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Weaving (OL) by Nell Znamierowski a complete introduction to the craft of weaving. Illustrated in colour throughout. Step by step instructions for weaving on a frame and 4-harness loom. The dyeing of yarns is also covered. Learn to make a Rya rug, bags, tapestry, pillow and stoles. Sold for funds for Rare Breeds Survival Trust Paperback 96 pages Cover is partly sun-bleached Price: £2.00
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	William Morris + more (OL) from the Victoria and Albert Museum Black and white photos of hangings and fabric + colour postcard. Also: Clothes From Scottish Houses 18-20th Century; Museum of Mankind - Discovering other Cultures - Weaving; American Museum - Claverton Manor, Bath Sold for funds for Rare Breeds Survival Trust Paperback Price: £0.50
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Woad (OL) by Nancy Cameron its history, how to grow it, how it works and how to get colour out of it. Sold for funds for Rare Breeds Survival Trust Paperback 40 pages Mark on front cover and tiny tear on back Price: £0.50
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The Garden Expert by Dr D G Hessayon one of the 'Expert' gardening series on a wide range of garden subjects from identifying your soil type to suitable plants, tools and equipment, pests and diseases etc Paperback 128 pages Price: £2.50		Quantity:

The Rose Expert by Dr D G Hessayon one of the 'Expert' gardening series on rose bushes, planting, pests and diseases. etc Paperback 128 pages Price: £2.50		Quantity:

The Tree and Shrub Expert by Dr D G Hessayon one of the 'Expert' gardening series on trees and shrubs for your garden with clear photographs for identification, hints on pruning and pests and diseases. Paperback 128 pages Price: £2.50		Quantity: