Belt weaving

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Welcome to my new Home page. I hope you enjoy reading my posts about my passion for backstrap loom weaving. If you are viewing this on a mobile device, you can find additional content such as backstrap loom FAQs, tutorials, pattern charts, articles, videos and other resources by clicking on the Menu tab above left…

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Tablet weaving is a weaving technique where tablets (cards) are used to create the shed through which the weft is passed. It is well suited for creating narrow work such abelts, straps, or garment trims. The technique dates back at least to the 8th century BCE in Europe. Elaborate tablet-woven bands are found in many high status Iron Age and medieval graves, among these the Oseberg and Gokstad Viking ship burials. In Norway this ancestral technique is still used today in the woven belt of of…

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During our residency we accumulated invaluable insights about Latvian belt making from two very nice people and experienced weavers, Lilija and Laima, who taught us two different techniques of belt…

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I have been working on a type of 4 colour pebble weave and I would like to share how to weave with the motifs I have drawn for this purpose. It can look like this. How to thread: All cards should be threaded the same way (Z or S, it doesn't matter). You need to

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