Deborah Robson's Book and Magazine Design Work

Deborah Robson
Book and magazine design work (partial list)

Samples will be posted on this site with the next update. Meanwhile, the books noted below are available in libraries. The design approaches range from the classic (Buchanan, A Weaver’s Garden) to the fanciful (Cartwright-Jones, The Prolific Knitting Machine). The titles marked with dots represent solutions to especially interesting challenges.

	Books

	Buchanan, Rita. A Weaver’s Garden. Loveland, Colorado: Interweave Press, 1987. Currently available as a Dover Press reissue.

	Buchanan, Rita, and Deborah Robson, editors. Socks: A Spin-Off Special Publication for Knitters and Spinners. Loveland, Colorado: Interweave Press, 1994.

	Cartwright-Jones, Catherine. The Prolific Knitting Machine. Loveland, Colorado: Interweave Press, 1990.

	Cartwright-Jones, Catherine, and Roy Jones. The Tap-dancing Lizard: 337 Fanciful Charts for the Adventurous Knitter. Loveland, Colorado: Interweave Press, 1992.

	Davenport, Betty Linn. Hands On Rigid Heddle Weaving. Loveland, Colorado: Interweave Press, 1987.

	Gibson-Roberts, Priscilla. Knitting in the Old Way. Cedaredge, Colorado: Nomad Press, forthcoming (2003).

	Gibson-Roberts, Priscilla. Simple Socks, Plain and Fancy: A short-row technique for heel and toe. Cedaredge, Colorado: Nomad Press, 2001. Layout supervision.

	Hoppe, Flo. Wicker Basketry. Loveland, Colorado: Interweave Press, 1989.

	Jarvis, Helen N. Weaving a Traditional Coverlet. Loveland, Colorado: Interweave Press, 1989.

	Muller, Donna. Handwoven Laces. Loveland, Colorado: Interweave Press, 1991.

	Raven, Lee. Hands On Spinning. Loveland, Colorado: Interweave Press, 1987.

	Rowe, Mary. Knitted Tams. Loveland, Colorado: Interweave Press, 1989.

	Robson, Deborah, editor. Handspun Treasures from Rare Wools: Collected Works from the Save the Sheep Project. Loveland, Colorado: Interweave Press, 2000.

	Rush, Hélène, and Rachael Emmons. Sweaters by Hand. Loveland, Colorado: Interweave Press, 1988.

	Strickler, Carol. American Woven Coverlets. Loveland, Colorado: Interweave Press, 1987.

	Sullivan, Donna. Summer and Winter: A Weave for All Seasons. Loveland, Colorado: Interweave Press, 1991.

	Varney, Diane. Spinning Designer Yarns. Loveland, Colorado: Interweave Press, 1987.

	West, Virginia M. Finishing Touches for the Handweaver. Revised edition. Loveland, Colorado: Interweave Press, 1988. Rocky Mountain Book Publishers Association award in recognition of design and production excellence, first place how-to-book, designer: Deborah Robson (October 5, 1989).

	Magazines

		Spin-Off: The Magazine for Handspinners. Published by Interweave Press, Loveland, Colorado. Spring 1988 through Spring 2000, layout, plus design in collaboration with production staff.

		Literary magazines I have edited and designed, in full or in part, have included Swift River (two-color production, sheetfed, fine-print quality, two issues; full design), The Port Townsend Journal (hand silkscreen and mimeograph production, three issues), and Assay (University of Washington graduate school publication, sheetfed, one issue).


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