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Tablet Weaving
I finally figured out how to get my photo from Flickr to appear here.
As you'll probably notice, it gets neater as you go down it. I started on a backstrap loom, made a fair number of mistakes, abandoned it for a while when its original purpose became obsolete, bought a cheap inkle loom, finished it off and was very pleased with the even tension and increased ease of weaving (and far less back ache) achieved on the inkle loom.
I was so happy with the final result that I promptly started a new project (see below). This was a relatively simple pattern. I wanted to take advantage of some sparkly yarn I had, so I used that against a darker background. I don't think you can see the sparkle in the photo.
I won't be buying any more of the yarn. It's easy to use and I had it to hand, but sparkle is non-biodegradable plastic... However, I shall use up what I have. (I thinking about ways of using recycled yarn in the long term, but I've several balls to use up first. The dark yarn in this was old left-over wool I'd inherited.)
I'm pleased with the way the little bells worked. They were left over from an old morris school project. Because the warp threads twist around the weft, they grip it very firmly. Hence, an inch or so on each side, threaded through the bell's loop is all that is needed to secure the bell to the hat band. Yes, it's another morris hatband... Not sure who is going to get it yet. I'll offer it to my son's fiancee and see if she likes it.
He proposed to her a month or two ago, and I'm very pleased that C said 'yes'. He loves her from the bottom of his heart and she's a lovely person.
The whole project was very fast. It probably took as long to plan it and to warp the loom, as it did to actually weave it. About three days in all.
Lesson learnt: continuous warping is easier when you don't have a border of a different colour... You have to start knotting bits together and it's a bit of a pain.
As you'll probably notice, it gets neater as you go down it. I started on a backstrap loom, made a fair number of mistakes, abandoned it for a while when its original purpose became obsolete, bought a cheap inkle loom, finished it off and was very pleased with the even tension and increased ease of weaving (and far less back ache) achieved on the inkle loom.
I was so happy with the final result that I promptly started a new project (see below). This was a relatively simple pattern. I wanted to take advantage of some sparkly yarn I had, so I used that against a darker background. I don't think you can see the sparkle in the photo.
I won't be buying any more of the yarn. It's easy to use and I had it to hand, but sparkle is non-biodegradable plastic... However, I shall use up what I have. (I thinking about ways of using recycled yarn in the long term, but I've several balls to use up first. The dark yarn in this was old left-over wool I'd inherited.)
I'm pleased with the way the little bells worked. They were left over from an old morris school project. Because the warp threads twist around the weft, they grip it very firmly. Hence, an inch or so on each side, threaded through the bell's loop is all that is needed to secure the bell to the hat band. Yes, it's another morris hatband... Not sure who is going to get it yet. I'll offer it to my son's fiancee and see if she likes it.
He proposed to her a month or two ago, and I'm very pleased that C said 'yes'. He loves her from the bottom of his heart and she's a lovely person.
The whole project was very fast. It probably took as long to plan it and to warp the loom, as it did to actually weave it. About three days in all.
Lesson learnt: continuous warping is easier when you don't have a border of a different colour... You have to start knotting bits together and it's a bit of a pain.
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The great advantage of tablet weaving is that it's very cheap. I've done some with old yarn from charity shops.
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I have a wonderful book on morris dancing that was sold as ex-library. Brilliant book for research as it has all the newspaper reports from 1900- 1910 in the region I'm interested in.
Mind you, this one cost me £12 on Amazon and I was lucky to get it. Most second-hand copies are £20-£30, but it's a shame it wasn't appreciated in its local area.