Handwoven Tape : Understanding and Weaving Early American and Contemporary Tape BarbourBeaufort soft and comfortable

soft and comfortable

The shell fabric is virtually windproof and treated with a dry-wax finish for water resistance

this cosy jumper features a V-neck and ribbed trim

even if dropped

Crafted from a premium cotton-wool blend

Handwoven Tape : Understanding and Weaving Early American and Contemporary Tape BarbourBeaufort soft and comfortableNarrow bands of woven tape were important to Americans in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, before the days of elastic and zippers. This book documents the fascinating American history of handwoven tape and offers patterns and instructions to enable today's weavers to make it. Many Early American households had a tape loom for making the tape needed by the family, and this book offers a discussion of the people who wove tape, the patterns