Mystery tablet weave. Step 6 - Weaving the first part of the pattern

[watervole]

 

"Mystery Tablet Weaving Project" (Watch on YouTube)

You'll notice the warp threads on the far side of the cards becoming twisted.  Don't worry about this, it is normal, and we'll be doing something to unwind them later. 

After every few turns of the cards, insert your ruler in the shed on the other side of the cards  and push the twist back towards your attachment point.  This will stop the twist getting too close to your cards and making it difficult for you to move them.  You can also use the cards themselves to help most the twist away.  Sliding the deck up and down will move a lot of it and will probably mean you need to use the ruler less often.

 

Comments

[feng_shui_house]

That looks soo cool. Your video is wonderfully clear and explains the process beautifully. I still have too many projects to start this, but I am enjoying learning something new- it keeps the brain flexible. ;^)

[watervole]

Thanks! You made me smile, and after a day spent phoning all the utilities to cancel my mother-in-law's accounts, I really needed a smile.

[feng_shui_house]

*Huggles* Among other things, I'm sorting out some of the clutter around here- if I come across a boring surplus deck of playing cards, I shall set them aside for future use as weaving cards.

[kerravonsen]

I'm not participating in this, but am making note just in case I feel like taking up yet another craft. But the whole way that the cards control the warp threads, that's so nifty.

[watervole]

I just love it. And you wait until you see how easy it is to introduce variations in the pattern with simple changes to the cards.

[alex-holden.livejournal.com]

Is there a way to figure out before you start how much weft thread to wind onto the shuttle?

[watervole.livejournal.com]

Doesn't really matter. It's very easy to add new weft threads without weakening the weave.

I'll demonstrate how to introduce a new thread when I video the pattern change - but in essence, you just let the last of the old thread dangle at one side and dangle the end of the new thread alongside it and then snip them both off when you've finished the weave. Because the warp threads twine around the weft, the weft is very strongly held.

[la-avispa.livejournal.com]

Amazing! I love it!

I haven't found a way to add photos into comments, so, I'll just give a link to my lj entry: http://la-avispa.livejournal.com/119604.html