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Mystery tablet weave
Several people expressed an interest in tablet weaving. Rather than go through lots of technical blurb about warp-twining and the like, I thought it might be more fun to give you a try.
The great thing about tablet weaving is that the set up cost is close to zero.
So, we're going to make a book mark. (Or if you make the warp threads longer, it can be a hat band)
I'm not going to tell you how it will come out, just follow the instructions as I add them a section at a time and watch the pattern emerge.
Gather together the following:
1. Odd bits of yarn. The warp threads need to be pretty much the same thickness, but the weft can be anything you want to get rid of. You can use any kind of yarn: sock yarn, double knitting, crochet thread, etc. I'd avoid anything really fluffy, but apart from that feel free to rummage through your drawer.
I want you to have two distinct colour groups for the warp. For convenience in telling you what to do, I'll call them dark and light.
'Dark' could be black. Or it could be that bit of stripy sock yarn you had left over from a project a decade ago.
'Light' could be white, or it could be a selection of pale blue and pink yarns that are too small to use for anything else.
This is about fun, not precision. As long as you like the way your colours look together, just go with it.
The weft can be something you hate and want to get rid of. In tablet weaving, the weft is invisible most of the time. I'm using up some black sock yarn that is impossible to knit with.
2. A ruler.
3. A pack of old playing cards (you can use any bits of thin cardboard, but playing cards are far less effort and work surprisingly well as their surfaces are smooth)
4. Scissors
5. An old pencil or a six inch bit of dowel. Two may be handy, but not essential.
6. A belt that fits you. Preferably a fairly stiff one.
7. A fixed point to tie things to - could be the back of a chair, a door handle, a clamp, whatever you like really.
When three of you say you've collected your bits, I'll move onto stage 2.
The great thing about tablet weaving is that the set up cost is close to zero.
So, we're going to make a book mark. (Or if you make the warp threads longer, it can be a hat band)
I'm not going to tell you how it will come out, just follow the instructions as I add them a section at a time and watch the pattern emerge.
Gather together the following:
1. Odd bits of yarn. The warp threads need to be pretty much the same thickness, but the weft can be anything you want to get rid of. You can use any kind of yarn: sock yarn, double knitting, crochet thread, etc. I'd avoid anything really fluffy, but apart from that feel free to rummage through your drawer.
I want you to have two distinct colour groups for the warp. For convenience in telling you what to do, I'll call them dark and light.
'Dark' could be black. Or it could be that bit of stripy sock yarn you had left over from a project a decade ago.
'Light' could be white, or it could be a selection of pale blue and pink yarns that are too small to use for anything else.
This is about fun, not precision. As long as you like the way your colours look together, just go with it.
The weft can be something you hate and want to get rid of. In tablet weaving, the weft is invisible most of the time. I'm using up some black sock yarn that is impossible to knit with.
2. A ruler.
3. A pack of old playing cards (you can use any bits of thin cardboard, but playing cards are far less effort and work surprisingly well as their surfaces are smooth)
4. Scissors
5. An old pencil or a six inch bit of dowel. Two may be handy, but not essential.
6. A belt that fits you. Preferably a fairly stiff one.
7. A fixed point to tie things to - could be the back of a chair, a door handle, a clamp, whatever you like really.
When three of you say you've collected your bits, I'll move onto stage 2.
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May I join, please?
I've collected the bits.
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You're very welcome. I'm going to post the first instructions after the Easter weekend as several people are away on holiday right now.
I'm really looking forward to seeing how everyone's weaving turns out.