Monograph #8 Sailmakers’ Palms expanded edition 2018 110 pages 72 b/w and 16 coloured illustrations plus 5 A3 plates of templates £12.00 see monograph page http://despawson.com/mongraphs/
Books
New edition of Sailmakers Needle Monograph now out
New edition of Sailmakers Needle Monograph now out, see also monograph section under Books on the website
- #3 Sailmaker’s Needles …………………………………………………………….£5.50
- Des Pawson 2004/5/8/9/10/15 (47 pages 11 b/w 6 coloured illustrations )
- Covers the history of the sail needle, their sizes and types together with a very comprehensive list of makers names, there are 6 coloured pages showing some of the packaging used to sell sail needles
Des Pawson’s books abroad
Des Pawson’s Knot Craft is now published in the Netherlands
Schiemanswerk Des Pawson’s Knopen receptenboek
Publisher de Alk & Heijnen Watersport isbn 978-90 –5961-093-4
Des Pawson’s Knot Craft is now published in Italy
L’Arte dei Nodi di Des Pawson
Publisher Mare di Carta isbn 978-88-87505-21-4
New book out now!
Monograph # 9 Navy Rigger’s Blocks, Stocks or Benches
By Des Pawson 2011
26 pages 25 B/w illustrations
£4.00
New stock of second-hand books
Looking for some new inspiration? Is there a hole in your knot book library? We have just purchased a private collection of knot books, which are now on sale in our shop.
New edition of Knot Craft
Knot Craft
By Des Pawson
New expanded 2nd edition, now 112 pages with a total of 35 projects. Available in our shop.
New mat book and exhibition
SAILORS’ MATS – all you ever needed to know in one book
A new book on sailors’ mats has been published to coincide with a special mat exhibition in the Netherlands. Des explains: ‘This book, the fruit of over 15 years of research, is published to coincide with the exhibition “Scheepsmatten, oud touw en tijd bij de vleet”. (Ships mats, old rope and plenty of time) held at the The Nationaal Vlechtmuseum, Noordwolde (National Basket Museum), The Netherlands.’
With careful research, Des has assembled a 72-page book covering the history and background of mat making, together with hints, tips and ideas on various methods of making mats, from sewn and sennit mats, to mats with knitted panels, hitched ‘Appledore mats and mats with stitched yarns on canvas.
THE BOOK
Sailors’ mats from yarns, strands and sennit
Des Pawson MBE
Museum of Knots and Sailor’s
Ropework Monograph #7
210mm x 150mm 72 pages
34 illustrations in black & white,52 illustrations full colour
Paperback Retail £12
Trade Terms avaiable
THE EXHIBITION
“Scheepsmatten, oud touw en tijd bij de vleet”
(Ships mats, old rope and plenty of time).
November 1 2009-February 28, 2010
The Nationaal Vlechtmuseum, (National Basket Museum),
Noordwolde, The Netherlands.
For details see www.vlechtmuseum.nl/?nl/vlechten/uitgelicht/