There are a bunch of new books out on tapestry weaving, and this is one of the good ones! Its well written and the explanations are clear and easy to follow, and while it serves to introduce the craft of weaving, it also gives a good grounding by introducing weaving terms, the rules of tapestry weaving and the basic stitches used so that if you want to learn more, you will know what to call things and how to ask the right questions.The book is divided into 4 sections covering tools, yarns, basic tapestry techniques and 15 projects. The author is thorough in the first three sections and shows how to create a tapestry from go to whoa, starting with a basic store bought loom and including colour theory, the yarns to use and a handy chart so you can work their size out, several different stitches to create variety in your work, and how you finish off properly with hemstitching.There is a good selection of projects, starting with making your own loom, if you want to start off that way. Each project builds on the previous one, with plenty of room for adapting them to your own tastes. These include simple wall tapestries, which are great for experimenting with and practicing new stitches, a circular wall hanging, working with different yarns, threads and tops, and there are bracelets and a necklace, a plant hanger, and a cushion. These are all modern designs and show the variety that exists in contemporary weaving.If you want to learn to weave for the sheer pleasure of seeing what yarn stretched out on a frame can do, then this book gives you the techniques to do just that, and you will get a lot of ideas from here that you can adapt, and enough skills to take inspiration from the world around you to create your own individual pieces. If you want to go on to more formal tapestry weaving what you have learned from this book will stand you in good stead so you will go into further study knowing the basics and understanding what tapestry weaving involves. If you decide to graduate to a rigid heddle loom, generally the next step, you can use that loom as well when you want to weave a small tapestry, and again what you learn from this book will help you make the transition.All in all, its a good book to get you started, one of the better ones, and should give hours of pleasure as you work your way through it. It also help you understand just how cloth is made and that the only purpose a loom serves is to hold the warp in place and under tension while you weave, which is why a twig or a piece of driftwood can make the perfect loom if you want it to be part of your design.