Tapestry with Pulled Warp

Tapestry with Pulled Warp: Inspiration, Technique, and the Creative Process

by Susan Iverson

Respected fiber artist Susan Iverson shares a technique that allows weavers to create shaped and three-dimensional tapestries, on any kind of loom.

Designed for adventurous weavers of all skill levels who love a new challenge, this is the first book on the intriguing pulled warp technique. Used through the decades by a handful of weavers to create 3-D tapestries, and also to make flat tapestries that bend and curve, pulled warp helps weavers achieve exciting results. 

Susan Iverson, a professional weaver who has spent years researching and using this technique, is known for her skillful teaching style. This book offers: 

• Clear, easy-to-follow instructions enable weavers to use pulled warp innovations in their own work

• The technical and designing details that creative weavers want

• Beautiful examples woven by Susan Iverson demonstrate what pulled warp has to offer

• Several ways to use it: as an intensive workshop-like experience, an inspiration for weavers at any level, and a source of technical ideas to try

• Personal insight from Susan on how the technique has had an impact on different phases of her weaving career

Size: 8″ x 10″ | 241 color images | 176 pp - hardcover