Tapestry Design Basics and Beyond

“I wish Tommye’s book had been available when I was first struggling with creating my own designs . . . There is no person more qualified to teach these ideas than Tommye Scanlin.” -- —Rebecca Mezoff, from the foreword “This beautiful and inspiring new book should be on every weaver's bookshelf . . . With substantial information on the process of building an idea into a finished tapestry, will inspire weavers of all levels to push their ideas further and make their art more visually interesting.” -- —Handwoven Magazine, review by Susan Iverson, former president, American Tapestry Alliance “Clear explanations . . . scores of inspiring tapestries . . . Suggestions for finding design ideas, as well as developing, and assessing them, will be of value to all. Bravo!” -- Mary Lane, former executive director, American Tapestry Alliance “Illustrated with stunning and varied examples . . . leaving the aspiring tapestry weaver to believe that anything is possible.” -- —Catharine Ellis, textile artist, coauthor of The Art and Science of Natural Dyes: Principles, Experiments, and Results “Terrific . . . full of examples, images, exercises, techniques, resources, quotes. And, perhaps its greatest strength--her trust that readers can make their own choices.” -- —Micala Sidore, tapestry artist, author of The Art Is the Cloth: How to Look at and Understand Tapestries