Ikat II: Ikat with Warp, Weft, Double, Compound Weaving, Shifu, & Machine Knitting

Ikat, the original book published in 1980, was hailed as "the most complete and authoritative volume written on the subject." This edition is even bigger and better.Van Gelder's revised, updated and expanded book includes new chapters on ikat knitting and shifu (the art of Japanese paper spinning and weaving). The hallmarks of ikat - patter, color, and detail - are gloriously illustrated in the "gallery of Ikat" photo section.An introduction to the world of ikats by Professor Alfred Bühler, the well-known authority on the subject, sets the stage for this comprehensive volume. A succession of projects, each building on the previous one, provide in-depth instruction in this technique.