Reddit mentions: The best books about fibers

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I'm very silly with blankets.. I like textured weaves a lot for throws that need to be cozy and warm. On a 4 harness loom, a waffle weave is always nice or some variant of bronson lace, which can be gauzy and nice in a light blanket. I dunno, maybe I'm prematurely old; I really like texture... hahah.

Thinking back, I've done embarrassingly few weave structures on a 4 harness that call for a reliance of pattern/structure over color. I wanted to offer you this pinwheel structure as one of my favorites... but then I remembered it was for an eight harness loom (sorry). Most of my four harness exploration have been really texture based... I suppose that is a fault of mine. :x

For a reference book, do you have The Handweaver's Pattern Directory? It is awesome. Super recommend! Even just to keep around, because it's a great launching point for drafting your own patterns. Another basic point of reference I tend to keep tucked away is The Weaver's Companion is nice to keep around your bench, too, for random things one forgets while dressing the loom. Y'know, the math parts. ;)

I love the "Crocheter's Skill Building Workshop" by Dora Ohrenstein, combined with YouTube. I picked that book up at Joann's but it looks like Amazon has it as well!

Spot on with everything...

...although in this modern era, where goats are recognized at giving nearly as much milk as a cow with half of the energy input, finding information on raising your own goats has never been easier!

You'll need this one at some point - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003AU7DTI