PHG Library

Welcome to the PHG library, a wealth of knowledge to use on your weaving path. Take side trips into basketry, spinning, dyeing and surface design, or sewing. Travel the globe through world textiles. Take a trip through history with Native American weaving. Learn to make your own trims using a Simple Loom such as an inkle loom or Braiding techniques like kumihimo.

The library has a collection of over 850 books and 18 periodicals. Many items are out of print. We are always adding to the collection. New formats include DVDs and e-books on CD. We have Handwoven magazine both in print and, for the recent decade, on CD. We have been expanding our DVD collection and continue to retain our VHS collection. We have a number of Interweave’s e-books for both weaving and spinning on CD. The earlier weaving e-books are also available in print. There are many notebooks of samples from study groups

The library is divided into 25 sections to make finding your item easier. New sections have been added and older ones expanded. Tablet weaving is now in the Simple Looms section which also includes inkle and rigid heddle looms. If you are new to weaving or want to know how to use a paddle, head to the Warping section to get started. The new Structures section has materials specific to particular structures such as rep or lace weaves. Videos are shelved along side the books by subject matter.

The library is available during the monthly meetings. PHG members may check out three items at a time. Items are due back the next month.

Tips for Using Library Thing

• Use the smaller, lower seach box to stay in the guild library. The larger box will search the whole site.
• Click on authors to see a list of authors. You can then click on the name to find the list of books that we own written by that author.
• Click on tags to browse a section of the guild library. There are also a few secondary tags such as DVD, VHS, PHG study grants and swatches (those materials with actual swatches). The first tag listed indicates shelving section.
• Once you open a title record, you can use the quick links on the side bar to access Amazon and other sites to read reviews and find additional information.

Notes

• The widget shows the most recently added items first.
• If you would like to add a review for a book, feel free to email your review to Robin K. and it can be added to the record. Please use this option primarily for older books that do not have Amazon records.
• For self published authors, if your book does not have a cover picture send Robin a JPEG or a link to a JPEG and it can be added to the record.

Submit questions and requests here.