by Alice Schlein
self-published, 2010, 158 pages
When Alice Schlein and Bhakti Zeik’s book, The Woven Pixel, was published it kindled new fires in the weaving world, teaching weavers how to use powerful graphics software, Adobe Photoshop, to design drafts for jacquard looms. The technical jacquard content and the hefty price tag of $160, however, put it out of the reach of many weavers. Still, dobby weavers yearned to use the technique to design imagery for their looms.
Alice’s latest book, The Liftplan Connection, brings that wonderful design technique down to earth in a less expensive volume aimed specifically at dobby weavers. That and its inclusion of instructions for the consumer-priced Adobe Photoshop Elements make it accessible to a wider audience. Read more >>