tablet weaving
Found tablet weaving book I bought ~8 years ago. I'm pretty sure I have my old cardboard tablets from the class I took. Anyone out there know what a beginner should use for string? I'd like to use something of natural fiber, but am not overly picky about content for practice purposes. I'll probably dig out some old string and try to use that before cursing a lot and getting something decent.
Just yesterday I was wondering 'What's a 2/2 twill?' because it was the most commonly found fabric at Hedeby. It was close to bedtime, and I didn't get around to looking it up. One of the first things I saw today when I flipped through Dress in Anglo-Saxon England, which arrived today after being ordered in January, was a diagram showing the weaving method and resulting pattern of 2/2 twill. Woohoo!
I'd eventually like to do some fabric weaving as well as card-weaving - I have an old table loom from my mom. I wish I had my grandmother's giant floor loom that she used to use in her basement - I think she gave it to the nursing home when she moved into their assisted care apartments. I believe that I will start small.
H - still looking for a home for that drop spindle?
We're planning to attend the Metalsmith Symposium thingy on September 24th. I want to play with glass, and Adam wants to learn casting. My hope is that he'll take it up so that eventually he can use his artistic skills to carve me cool stuff that we can cast in bronze or silver (I took a jewelry class in college, so I know the basics). It can't be THAT hard/expensive to put a fume hood in one's garage. . .
Just yesterday I was wondering 'What's a 2/2 twill?' because it was the most commonly found fabric at Hedeby. It was close to bedtime, and I didn't get around to looking it up. One of the first things I saw today when I flipped through Dress in Anglo-Saxon England, which arrived today after being ordered in January, was a diagram showing the weaving method and resulting pattern of 2/2 twill. Woohoo!
I'd eventually like to do some fabric weaving as well as card-weaving - I have an old table loom from my mom. I wish I had my grandmother's giant floor loom that she used to use in her basement - I think she gave it to the nursing home when she moved into their assisted care apartments. I believe that I will start small.
H - still looking for a home for that drop spindle?
We're planning to attend the Metalsmith Symposium thingy on September 24th. I want to play with glass, and Adam wants to learn casting. My hope is that he'll take it up so that eventually he can use his artistic skills to carve me cool stuff that we can cast in bronze or silver (I took a jewelry class in college, so I know the basics). It can't be THAT hard/expensive to put a fume hood in one's garage. . .