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How to Weave a Navajo Rug and Other Lessons from Spider Woman
Barbara Teller Ornelas & Lynda Pete
Available NowNavajo blankets, rugs, and tapestries are the best-known, most-admired, and most-collected textiles in North…
Size: 7″ x 9″ | 200 color photos & 40 b/w illustrations | 152 pp
ISBN13: 9781734421705 | Binding: spiral$29.95
Every Thread a Story & The Secret Language of Miao Embroidery
Karen Elting Brock, Wang Jun, Zeng Li & Linda Ligon
Available NowEvery Thread a Story is a tribute to ethnic minority artisans of China’s Guizhou Province. It is also a tribute to…
Size: 9″ x 11″ | 240 color photos, 38 b/w illustrations & 1 map | 160 pp
ISBN13: 9781733200394 | Binding: box set$49.95
True Colors: World Masters of Natural Dyes and Pigments
2nd Edition, Revised & ExpandedKeith Recker, Foreword by Lidewij Edelkoort
Available NowTrue Colors is about artists who create color from natural materials and about the historical importance and…
Size: 9″ x 11″ | 300 color photos | 252 pp
ISBN13: 9781733200387 | Binding: softcover$36.95
The Human Thread: Photography of Joe Coca
Joe Coca
Available NowThrough evocative images, insightful descriptions, and companion personal stories, Joe Coca guides us on a global…
Size: 10″ x 11″ | 100 color photos | 188 pp
ISBN13: 9781733510868 | Binding: hardcover$36.95
True Colors: World Masters of Natural Dyes and Pigments
Keith Recker
Available NowTrue Colors is about artists who create color from natural materials and about the historical importance and…
Size: 9″ x 11″ | 300 color photos | 252 pp
ISBN13: 9781733510851 | Binding: hardcover$39.95
A Textile Traveler’s Guide to Guatemala
Deborah Chandler
Available NowThe vibrant character of Guatemala is most visible in its handwoven textiles, which are still in everyday use and…
Size: 7″ x 9″ | 180 color photos & 4 maps | 132 pp
ISBN13: 9781732352841 | Binding: softcover$24.95
A Textile Traveler’s Guide to Peru & Bolivia
Cynthia LeCount Samaké
Available NowFrom the marketplace of famed Machu Picchu to the outrageous costumes of Bolivia’s Carnival, travel along and…
Size: 7″ x 9″ | 180 color photos & 2 maps | 152 pp
ISBN13: 9781732352858 | Binding: softcover$24.95
Rug Money: How a Group of Maya Women Changed Their Lives through Art and Innovation
Cheryl Conway-Daly & Mary Anne Wise
Available NowRecognizing the dire need for more income-generating opportunities for Maya women in Guatemala, an accomplished…
Size: 8 1/2″ x 11 | 200 color photos & 1 map | 160 pp
ISBN13: 9780999051788 | Binding: softcover$29.99
Spider Woman’s Children: Navajo Weavers Today
Barbara Teller Ornelas & Lynda Pete
Available NowNavajo rugs set the gold standard for handwoven textiles in the U.S. Their history and value to collectors is…
Size: 10″ x 10″ | 124 color photos 1 b/w illustration & 1 map | 144 pp
ISBN13: 9780999051757 | Binding: softcover$34.95
Women Artisans of Morocco: Their Stories, Their Lives
Susan Schaefer Davis & Joe Coca
Available NowMorocco: Ancient cities, adobe fortresses of centuries past, fertile plains of wheat and olives, carpets of…
Size: 10″ x 10″ | 200 color photos & 1 map | 168 pp
ISBN13: 9780999051719 | Binding: softcover$34.95
Embroidering within Boundaries: Afghan Women Creating a Future
Rangina Hamidi, Mary Littrell & Paula Lerner
Available NowWinner, Silver Medal in the Multicultural Category, 2018 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards Fifteen years ago, Rangina…
Size: 10″ x 10″ | 130 color photos & 1 map | 172 pp
ISBN13: 9780998452302 | Binding: softcover$34.95
Silk Weavers of Hill Tribe Laos: Textiles, Tradition, and Well-Being
Joshua Hirschstein, Maren Beck & Joe Coca
Available NowWinner, Gold Medal in the Travel Category, 2018 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards Part travelogue, part silk-weaving…
Size: 10″ x 10″ | 200 color photos & 1 map | 224 pp
ISBN13: 9780997216899 | Binding: softcover$34.95
Secrets of Spinning, Weaving, and Knitting in the Peruvian Highlands
Nilda Callañaupa Alvarez
Available NowWinner, Silver Medal in the Craft/Hobby Category, 2018 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards Nilda Callañaupa Alvarez has…
Size: 8 1/2″ x 9″ | 490 color photos 10 charts & 1 map | 144 pp
ISBN13: 9780998452357 | Binding: softcover$24.95
Maya Gods and Monsters: Supernatural Stories from the Underworld and Beyond
Carol Karasik
Available NowThrough captivating stories and lush illustrations, this book draws on ancient myth and lore of the Maya people…
Size: 8″ x 8″ | 75 color illustrations & 1 map | 128 pp
ISBN13: 9780997216851 | Binding: softcover$16.95
Oaxaca Stories in Cloth
Eric Sebastian Mindling
Available NowWinner: 2017 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards, Gold, Multicultural; 2017 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards, Silver, Art &…
Size: 10″ x 10″ | 175 color photos & 2 maps | 280 pp
ISBN13: 9780983886082 | Binding: softcover$36.95
Textile Fiestas of Mexico: A Traveler’s Guide to Celebrations, Markets, and Smart Shopping
Sheri Brautigam
Available NowWinner: 2017 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards, Silver, Travel This book, geared to independent-minded travelers,…
Size: 7″ x 9″ | 200 color photos & 1 map | 120 pp
ISBN13: 9780996447584 | Binding: softcover$24.95
Traditional Weavers of Guatemala: Their Stories, Their Lives
Deborah Chandler, Joe Coca & Teresa Cordón
Available NowAgainst the backdrop of Guatemala, this book presents portraits of artisans working in the ancient traditions of…
Size: 10″ x 10″ | 214 color photos & 1 map | 152 pp
ISBN13: 9780983886075 | Binding: softcover$34.95
Maya Threads: A Woven History of Chiapas
Walter F. Morris Jr., Carol Karasik & Janet Schwartz
Available NowWinner of: IBPA 2016 Benjamin Franklin Gold Award, Multicultural Through the pages of this incredibly-researched…
Size: 9″ x 11″ | 245 color photos & 16 b/w illustrations & 6 maps | 224 pp
ISBN13: 9780983886068 | Binding: softcover$34.95
Beyond the Stones of Machu Picchu: Folk Tales and Stories of Inca Life
Elizabeth Conrad VanBuskirk & Angel L. Callañaupa Alvarez
Available NowAndean village life is vibrantly depicted through folk tales, stories, and art in this compendium of South…
Size: 8 1/2″ x 9″ | 86 color illustrations | 114 pp
ISBN13: 9780983886051 | Binding: softcover$19.95
Faces of Tradition: Weaving Elders of the Andes
Nilda Callañaupa Alvarez, Christine Franquemont & Joe Coca
Available NowIn this revealing cultural study, dozens of ancient weavers and the landscapes that they occupy in the Cusco…
Size: 10″ x 10″ | 175 color photos & 1 map | 152 pp
ISBN13: 9780983886044 | Binding: softcover$34.95
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