Author Biography

Tom Knisely is the manager of The Mannings Handweaving School in East Berlin, Pennsylvania. He has taught weaving there for more than thirty years--everything from beginners' classes to complex multi-harness weaving--and was named Teacher of the Year by Handwoven magazine. He has design collections and instructional DVDs on looms, weaving, and other weaving matters published by Interweave press. He is the author of the popular Weaving Rag Rugs (978-0-8117-1212-5).