For everything on weaving, there is no book better than “The Big Book of Weaving: Handweaving in the Swedish Tradition: Techniques, Patterns, Designs and Materials.” Whether you are brand new to weaving or have mastered a few patterns, you are bound to find plenty of interesting information and new knowledge inside this large reference book.

This book is filled with tons of information. If you want to learn a particular weave, there is a good chance this book will show you how. Alternatively, if you just want to glean information about weaving, this book is great for that as well. The techniques are all detailed in typed word as well as diagrams, pictures and more. Many readers also like the fun and unique Swedish patterns which are hard to find in other weaving reference books.

What I particularly liked about the book is how it walks the reader through choosing a loom. I have never weaved before in my life and know very little about the craft but I felt like this book gave very practical and easy to follow instructions on how to get set up and started. Each pattern was laid out in a very comprehensive manner in a way that made weaving as a hobby very approachable.

The authors are Laila Lundell and Elisabeth Windesjo . Lundell has written another weavers book and Windesjo is an instructor of weaving in Stockholm. For a great book to get started are continue pursuing weaving pick up a copy of “The Big Book of Weaving: Handweaving in the Swedish Tradition: Techniques, Patterns, Designs and Materials.”