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

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A respected fiber artist teaches 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. . Clear, easy-to-follow instructions enable weavers to use pulled warp innovations in their own work. . Includes the technical and designing details that creative weavers want . Beautiful examples woven by Susan Iverson demonstrate what pulled warp has to offer. . Can be used in several ways: as an intensive workshop-like experience, an inspiration for weavers at any level, and a source of technical ideas to try . Directly relevant to weavers at any stage, since Iverson shares how the technique has had an impact on different phases of her weaving career. AUTHOR: Susan Iverson taught for 40 years as a professor at Virginia Commonwealth University in the Department of Craft/Material Studies. She has held workshops on the pulled-warp technique, including at Penland School of Craft, and has used it widely in her art. Her tapestries are in the collections of the Art in Embassies Program, Capital One, the Avenir Museum (CO), and the Renwick Gallery at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, DC. Iverson lives near Richmond, Virginia. www.susaniversonart.com 241 colour images

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Makes me want to carve out some time to sample and to explore . . . shares numerous tips, pitfalls, strategies . . . I especially love the section on Deciding When to Use Pulled Warp (An Artists Journey) . . . This book balances the practical with the vision and creative thought . . . a must-have. -- Elizabeth Buckley, The Artists Path
"...a love letter to weaving...gives permission to beginner and experienced weavers to choose their own adventure." -- Wanett Clyde, Textile Society of America member
"...will delight both new and experienced weavers, and anyone interested in contemporary textile arts...a valuable reference to add to all collection serving textile artists, designers, and historians." -- Patrice George, Associate Professor, Fashion Institute of Technology, NYC
"[Iverson] regularly advises the weaver to relax, to prepare thoroughly, to see the weaving as a process of discovery, to play. Her love and clarity show up in every sentence and tapestry. Her instructive style is clear and accessible...all in all, Iverson's book provides immense satisfaction." -- Micala Sidore
"The subtitle of this book says so much to recommend it to anyone: "Inspiration, Technique, and the Creative Process". These are precisely the gifts that Susan Iverson lays out for the reader: she provides initial ideas, clear step by step instructions and opens the doors to what might go beyond the basics, with the simple question "What If" after providing the basics." -- Michael Rohde

Author Bio

Susan Iversonbegan weaving in college. She has an MFA from Tyler School of Art at Temple University and a BFA from Colorado State University. She was a professor at Virginia Commonwealth University in the Department of Craft/Material Studies for 40 years and has taught all levels of textile classes. She has held workshops on the pulled-warp technique, including at Penland School of Craft, and has used it widely in her work as a studio artist. Her art has been exhibited widely throughout the United States and in Canada, Italy, Poland, Australia, and Uzbekistan. Her tapestries are in many collections, including the Art in Embassies Program, Capital One, the Avenir Museum (CO), and the Renwick Gallery at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, DC.Iverson lives and works in rural Virginia.