Dig into evolving  fiber traditions.

These are books I recommend to all my classes!

• Women's Work: The First 20,000 Years by Elizabeth Wayland Barber
  
• How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci: Seven Steps to Genius Every Day by Michael J. Gelb
  
• The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It For Life by Twyla Tharp
  
• Walking In This World: The Practical Art of Creativity by Julia Cameron
  
• Pencil Dancing: new ways to free your creative spirit by Mari Messer
  
• The Maker's Hand: A Close Look at Textile Structures by Peter Collingwood
  
• Art Quilt Workbook: Exercises & Techniques to Ignite Your Creativity by Jane Davila & Elin Waterston
  
• The Quilter's Book Of Design by Ann Johnston
  
• The Knitting Experience Book 3: Color by Sally Melville
  
• Design Language by Tim McCreight