I had an opportunity to read this book and to try out some of the patterns. I have intermediate sewing skills and I found this book quite easy to follow. And it works! Using some of my handwoven foxfibre cotton fabric, I used the Kimono pattern from Susan's book and achieved excellent results. Crackle Weave Project The patterns use narrow warps that will accommodate most looms (24" - 30") and are drawn on a grid with full cutting layouts. Different sewing techniques are described. How to make your own bias tape How to sew shoulder darts How to sew slit and patch pockets How to add facings How to add collars How to install zippers and other closures How to make rolled cuffs How to add inside plackets onto jackets How to make shaped armholes Where to serge, topstitch or finish edges Collar variations With this set of tools, I feel confident to mix and match the designs in the book to create my own unique variations. Thank you, Susan. Paivi Suomi former About Weaving web site now All Fiber Arts - see links I've been weaving nearly thirty years and found Clothing Pattern from the Weaving Room a useful book. It follows the ancient historical teachings of using material straight off the loom, which is a wonderful way to make loose fitting garments.... A practical way to use this book would be to follow it pattern by pattern from beginning to end. Lilly tends to build on the experience gained from proceeding patterns, and always emphasizes the simplicity of making clothing straight from the loom. She emphasizes the use of no darts, no interfacing, buttonholes, sleeve caps, lining, no padding and no handsewing.... Overall this is a book whose time has come. Itís definitely needed. I teach weaving and know of other pattern books for weavers but this one is much more creative. Certainly the designs she presents are classic and comfortable. For making loom shaped clothes, this is a good book to keep in the studio. Carala Gomez - from The Woolly Times - Spring 2001 PO Box 123 - Pecos, NM - 87552 - (505) 757-2221

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Clothing Patterns from the Weaving Room is a wonderful resource for students. The approach to garment construction is especially useful for the beginning handweaver. Susan Lilly's clear direction and reliance on large basic shapes makes construction fun and accessible. Barbara Setsu-Pickett Associate Professor, Fiber Area, Department of Art, University of Oregon We all aspire to make something from our looms for ourselves and for those we love. Scarves, shawls, table runners, and throws cover many surfaces in our homes. The next logical step would be clothing, except few of us are trained in the skills necessary for proper pattern fit and engineering. Thus, classic loom-shaped clothing, rectangular shapes sewn right from the loom, appeal to many weavers--designs are simple, selvages are used, and construction details are minimal. It is with this type of clothing that Susan Lilly excels, and her book covers the design, fit, and construction of simple shapes from the loom. ...Ms. Lilly makes terrific use of selvages so that minimum seam finishes are required. Her construction rules "are general and are made to be broken once in a while." There are no darts, no intertacings, no buttonholes, no sleevecaps, no hand sewing, no padding, no lining--no kidding! ...there are few books on garments for handweavers currently in print. Lilly's book gives basic information and layouts of many of the classic handwoven silhouettes. For those wishing to expand their repertoire and to create simply-shaped garments from basic rectangles, Lilly's book is a basic addition to a handweaver's library. Daryl Lancaster - from Shuttle Spindle & Dyepot - Summer 2001 Published by Handweavers Guild of America, Inc. Two Executive Concourse, Suite 201 3327, Duluth Highway, Duluth, GA 30096-3301