Margaret FranklinMargaret Franklin has been a serious student of weaving for nearly 20 years, following earlier experiences and teaching in multiple textile related fields. She is a graduate (B.Sc.) (Home Economics-Textiles) of Mount Allison University in New Brunswik, Canada, and holds an M.Ed. in Adult Education from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, Toronto, Ontario.

Margaret is inspired by pattern and "hand" in textiles, and by the beauty and technique of textiles from around the world, especially Africa, Japan, the Americas, and Early Canadian and American weaving. This fascination began with her exposure while studying as a volunteer Docent at the Textile Museum of Canada.

In this book, Margaret has focused particularly on Dr. William Bateman's weaving legacy from the 1950's, the result of extensive research and actual replication and new adaptations of his weaving system, Bateman Blend. Read More Read Less