Mystery tablet weave. Step 5 Anchoring the Ends- part 2

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 Here’s how to fasten the pencil to a chair back or door handle.

I’d also recommend experimenting with plastic bag clips (as long as your band isn’t too wide for
the clip to handle. My cousin, Patsy Rose suggested this idea, and I like it.

I’ve used one clip to clamp all the threads, and a second clip to secure the ends wrapped around
one end of a small embroidery frame that I’m going to tuck into my belt. But you could just slide
the bag clip through your belt. (I like the embroidery frame because I can wind long pieces of
work around it, but this isn’t a long project, so you won’t need one)

How do I get all those warp threads to line up so smoothly?

The trick is to use the cards themselves as a comb. Secure one end of the warp threads
(I’d recommend the end furthest away from you) and do it with the block of cards close
to that end. Now, hold the cards loosely as a block and slide them towards you, threads
will miraculously straighten out with lovely even tension.

If you have all the dark marks on your cards facing upwards (rotate the cards in a vertical
plane until this is the case), then you will see what is in the picture below. All your dark
threads will be evenly combed on top, and all your light threads will be evenly combed
on the bottom.

I don’t expect this to take you very long, so I’m going to go away and video the first bit of actual
weaving! (Would have done it yesterday, but we had unexpected baby-sitting)