This is my second tablet woven belt. Instead of using wooden cards, I wove this belt with the Lacis brand of plastic cards.… Read more...
Tablet Band Weaving
I have woven on large multishaft looms for many years, but have not had the chance to study the smaller versions of our weaving craft in much detail until now.… Read more...
Blue Skirts and Golden Belts
In October 2003 I had the chance to visit the fascinating exhibit of ancient Finnish textiles, in Tampere, Finland.
The Sinihameet kultavyöt
exhibit featured both textile fragments found at various archaeological gravesites from the Viking Age in Finland, and modern recreations of those textiles.… Read more...
Bands and Braids
Making woven braids, narrow bands, ply-split braiding, cords, tablet weaving.
Kumihimo
Information about making kumihimo braids.
Double Slot Rigid Heddle
The Saami and others in Scandinavia wove belts with complex designs using a double hole rigid heddle.… Read more...
Woven Bands
Weaving in narrow strips or bands has been done for many centuries and in many cultures. Tablet weaving with cards is traceable to the early Iron Age.… Read more...
Viking Textiles
It is commonly thought that Viking clothing was rough “sack-cloth”. Not so. Viking textiles influenced and were influenced by the many countries in which they travelled.… Read more...