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For some visitors the bookshelf in our Gallery is a destination all in itself. Browse the listing below to explore our favorite books that continue to inspire and challenge us.

You'll find books on fiber and textiles, design resources, creativity in all arenas, and marketing for craftspeople. Click on any book's title to view its detailed listing. Let us know how any of these books has affected you - add your own comments to our book listing!


  A Weaver’s Memoir Larsen, Jack Lenor
  Art & Inspirations McDowell, Ruth B
  Art to Wear Dale, Julie Schafer
  Art/Design: Biennale de Firenze 1996
  Dominic Di Mare
  Explorations in Cloth Kangas, Matthew, Jean Williams Cacicedo
  Fabric Savvy: The Essential Guide for Every Sewer Betzina, Sandra
  Fashion Asia Bullis, Douglas
  Fiber Art Japan Fiber Art Japan Shinshindo
  Fiberarts Design Book Five Batchelder, Ann and Nancy Orban, Eds
  Fine Art Quilts: Work by Artists of the Contemporary QuiltArt Association. Stevens, Rebecca A. T., and Yoshiko Iwamoto Wada, Eds
  Four Centuries of Fashion: Classical Kimono from the Kyoto National Museum Morrison, Michael and Lorna Price
  Fuwa Fuwa Nuno
  Homage to Nature: The Landscape Kimonos of Itchiku Tsujigahana
  Ikat: Splendid Silks of Central Asia, The Guido Goldman Collection Gibbon, Katherine Fitz and Andrew Hale
  Issey Miyake: Making Things Foundation Cartier pour lárt contemporain
  Issey Miyake: Photographs by Irving Penn Callaway, Nicholas, ed
  Japanese Folk Textiles: An American Collection Shikosa
  Japonism in Fashion Tokyo
  Kaffe Classics: 25 favorite knitting patterns for sweaters, jackets, vests and more. Fassett, Kaffe
  Knitting in America: Patterns, Profiles & Stories of America’s Leading Artisans. Falick, Melanie D
  Koromo: Fabrics Designed by Jurgen Lehl Takagi, Juriko
  Masakazu Kobayashi Kobayashi, Masakazu
  Naomi Kobayashi Kobayashi, Naomi
  Rapt in Color: Korean Textiles and costumes of the Choson Dynasty Roberts, Claire and Huh Dong-hwa, Eds
  Reflections of the Weaver’s World: The Gloria F. Ross Collection of Contemporary Navajo Weaving Hedlund, Ann Lane
  Scarves to Make Lee, Linda
  Shibori: The Inventive Art of Japanese Shaped Resist Dyeing, Tradition, Technique, Innovation Barton, Jane, Mary Kellogg Rice and Yoshiko Iwamoto Wada
  Sonia Delaunay: Fashion and Fabrics Damase, Jacques
  The Extraordinary in The Ordinary: Works in Cloth, Ceramic, Wood, Metal, Straw and Paper from Cultures Around The World. Textiles and Objects from The Collections of Lloyd Cotsen and The Neutrogena Corporation. Kahlenberg, Mary Hunt, ed
  The Mummies of Urumchi Barber, Elizabeth Wayland
  The New Textiles: Trends and Traditions Colchester, Chloe
  Valentino: Universe of Fashion Morris, Bernadine
  When Art Became Fashion: Kosode in Edo-Period Japan Gluckman, Dale Carolyn and Sharon SadakoTakeda
  Whole Cloth Constantine, Mildred and Laurel Reuter
  Women’s Work: The First 20,000 years. Women, Cloth and Society in Early Times Barber, Elizabeth Wayland
  World Textiles: A Visual Guide to Traditional Techniques. Gillow, John and Bryan Sentence


  Art & Fear Bayles, David and Ted Orland
  Art & Soul Flack, Audrey
  Art Is a Way of Knowing Allen, Pat B
  At a Journal Workshop. Progoff, Ira
  Cracking Creativity & Thinker Toys Mickalko, Michael
  Drawing the Light from Within: Keys to Awaken Your Creative Power. Cornell, Judith
  Fearless Creating: A Step-By-Step Guide to Starting And Completing Your Work of Art. Maisel, Eric
  Freeing the Creative Spirit Diaz, Andriana
  How to Think Like Leonardo Da Vinci. Gelb, Michael
  How You Do Anything Is How You Do Everything Huber, Cheryl
  Leonardo’s Inkbottle: The Artist’s Way of Seeing. Weir, Roberta
  Living Juicy SARK
  Mandalas of the World. Dahlke, Rudiger
  No More Second Hand Art London, Peter
  Serious Creativity De Bono, Edward
  Succulent Wild Woman SARK
  The Artist’s Way Cameron, Julia
  The Very Stuff Beale, Stephen
  Vein of Gold Cameron, Julia
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  Complex Cloth: A Guide to Surface Design Dunnewold, Jane
  Designer’s Guide to Color 5 Shibukawa, Ikuypshi
  Handmade in America: Conversations with Fourteen Craftmasters. Daimonstein, Barbaralee
  Katachi: Classic Japanese Design Iwamiya, Takeji and Kazuya Takaoka
  Soft Surfaces: Visual Research for Artists, Architects, and Designers Juracek, Judy A
  Surface Design for Fabric Proctor, Richard
  Textiles: A Classification of Techniques. Seiler-Baldinger, Annemarie
  The Nature of Design: A Quilt Artist’s Personal Journal Colvin, Joan
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  E-Myth Revisited Gelber, Michael
  Guide to Marketing on The Net Janal, Dan
  Mayer, Jeffrey J., Success Is a Journey: Seven Steps to Achieving Success in the Business of Life. Mayer, Jeffrey J
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