If you enjoy seeing projects about weaving with handspun yarn, check out this video using a rigid heddle loom and handspun rolags with a historic twist! ▶ ua-cam.com/video/607nyAR2wjw/v-deo.html
My jaw dropped when you turned the cards for the first time. I've never done any sort of weaving before and your videos are my first exposure to it, and it looks overwhelming in the best way possible!! I'm also completely enamored by the way you give the threads personhood and refer to them as if they're making the choice to stick with their buddies. I personify things like that all of the time and I love seeing you do it, especially when its about something I really like!
It was only after I started working with my own handspun yarn that I really appreciated wool. I also only realized then just how rare wool is in the commercial world. It’s difficult to get 100% wool fabric in stores, and even when you can find it, it can go for $90/metre! I’m amazed that light alpaca gloves can keep my hands warm in the middle of the Canadian winter, or how much difference real wool socks make in ski boots. There’s nothing like wool for warmth, but it’s almost impossible to find (and prohibitively expensive) wool clothing. Spinning and knitting is such a game changer because you can supply yourself with that which you cannot buy!
YES This!! I never realized how good wool is for warmth until I stepped out on a windy new york winter day with my normal big coat and a newly knitted wool cowl, and my my woo cowl was the warmest thing I had on me. My neck literally was the only part that felt warm when I went outside, and I was like wow! wool is so much better than all the plasric fabrics they have nowadays
Same here. I have been putting off buying a new winter coat (currently polyester)because I want to replace it with a wool coat. Which I can't afford, but, I have a loom and real wool and I'm spinning and soon my spun wool will be good enough to put on the loom and I'll make my own cloth for my own coat. That's the goal. Fingers crossed.
I know what you mean, I have been looking into bamboo Fiber as well as linen mixed with wool as they both have a wicking affect to them to keep the moister away from the skin. Ever since I went down the rabbit hole in research on fibers as to what was best to keep one dry in this Aussie Outback summer heat and still keep me cool has been a fun journey our ancestors defiantly know more about fabrics than we do today that’s for sure. I like the Wool/linen or wool/bamboo mix as it has the best of both wool to keep me warm and dry during the winter and during the summer heat the linen and bamboo has the wicking affect of drawing the moisture away from my body to keep me cool and dry in summer all from the same article of clothing. But the cost has been the biggest issue for sure, but I have been saving and buying when on special the second hardest thing was finding said items not made in China which yes is cheaper but not always better. Finally found items from Italy cost that little more but I found the wool blend I am buying now is from a family based company which makes me happy for some reason 😊😊
Wow weeks of work there!! I use my spinning in hats, but have started to incorporate Wiccan views in spinning. Thinking of the outcome while spinning adds intention, and clockwise spin will pull it, while counterclockwise will push it or banish. I then use it in crafts related to the season. Most recently with a Brigid's cross. I have a spider as a spirit guide and spinning is almost sacred to me.
Ayy a kindred spirit! I'm not Wiccan but I do practice magic and spirit work, and have a good relationship with Spider. I recently did a spell with different drop spindle yarns I spun up, to help a friend get into a v exclusive course (they were on a waiting list for it and the class only allows 12 students). Worked beautifully!
Whenever I make historically made things like this I do incorporate it into daily life. I'm really into "history-bounding" or just making my own clothes in a way that has a nod to historical fashion. So, if I have a tablet woven band it will become a trim on the neckline and sleeves or a belt, or maybe even a headband! If I just have a small bit left it could be a keychain lanyard or bracelet or a loop for hanging a garment.
I've been tablet weaving for almost 20 years now, and while most of it has been for historical garment embellishment & reinforcement, I have taken the bands and created handbags with them by zig-zag stitching strips together that I laid side by side. They make very cute and very sturdy bags that last for years. Also, when you run out of room on your tension bar, which you can do even if you start at the farthest spot, you can utilize the bars your warped threads are on to give yourself back the room you need. You just move your finished product to other bars to give yourself more room to work, and it's best to do it before you run out of room completely. I usually do so when I am at the 3/4's mark. Then you will be able to pull your tension bar back to get back to more efficient work/weaving flow.
I am a member of Hønefoss jernalderingen (the Iron Age circle,) and we learn, preserve and demonstrate Scandinavian Iron Age crafts at the local museum, Veien Kulturminnepark. Brikkeveving (tablet weaving) is useful in modern life for making belts, bag ties and handles, shoe laces, even bands to keep wool on distaves. Some of our members even produce cloth via this method of weaving! The possibilities are endless.
Love it! Makes me want to try. As far as using homemade historic replicas, I would like to make rugs for the house. However, my husband said he couldn't walk on them because of how much work they take, so I feel bad. I guess I could just go ahead and make them and create a grownup game of "the ground is lava", except it'd be "the ground is hand washed hand spun hand woven" lol
Hi, Evie! The whole reason I’ve always wanted to learn to spin is to knit wearable garments with yarn I made (and possibly dyed). My family has children quite late in life, so our generations are at least 30 years apart, if not more. One great grandmother wore a corset her entire life and another was a milliner in the early 1900’s. My maternal grandmother moved to Texas from the Carolinas in a covered wagon and grew up knitting socks & undies as daily chores in a cabin with a dirt floor during the Depression. I was always fascinated by her self reliance and admired her (paternal grandma, too) ability to do virtually anything “from scratch.” I want to be like that, too. I’m a brand new baby spinner (at 47 years young) and I’m hooked. I’ve started with a Russian spindle and some lovely Corriedale from Paradise Fibers. I’m starting to look at spinning wheels. I know you have some physical challenges, so I’d very much like to ask a few questions. I’m disabled due to chronic illnesses, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and Rheumatoid Arthritis are the most problematic, and I have lots of back, neck, shoulder, hip, and knee issues. I’m mostly sure I’d need a single treadle, castle style wheel so I could treadle with either foot (using both will cause hip dislocation) or I should just get an electric wheel? I don’t have a LYS, so I’m looking for a nudge in a direction. The information online is overwhelming. What wheels should I look for with a limited budget? I want to spin fingering to worsted weight. Any advice on even who to ask, or a point to a resource would be so helpful. That goes for anyone who reads this novel, too. Thank you in advance for your help. Thank you for all you do to bring the world of handspun yarn to us, Evie! Love, light, and blessings to you and yours.
Hey MetatronGirl! I don't know what your budget is, but if you think you might have trouble with a full sized wheel, I would strongly consider an electric spinner and I happen to know of one that is extremely budget friendly. In fact I have two of them! Electric Eel Wheel. The maker is very involved with the spinning community and carefully tests his new prototypes before he has them made. I know he ran out of stock right before Christmas, but if he doesn't have new stock by now, he will soon. AND there are a lot of people upgrading to new spinners right now, so if you check out the ravelry page, you might be able to get a deal on a used one. I learned on a Louet Irish tension wheel (Irish tension is best for thicker yarns) but wanted to spin very fine yarn so I tried the Electric Eel Wheel Nano and now I spin very fine singles that I'm so happy with. I hope this helps you. It's a huge learning curve but the community is very warm and helpful!
The whole video I was totally mystified until I actually saw you start doing the weaving. This is absolutely *fascinating* and I love it! Thank you for filming this process and explaining it and the history of it.
I learned tablet weaving for my job as seamstress at a museum. I have used tablet weaving in my small business to make guitar and camera straps, but I use size 10 crochet cotton for durability on those. I just learned to spin (also for work) and my first yarns have high twist but it worked out great for doing a tablet woven belt.
Such a lovely design and colourway. I had a book on tablet weaving for many years and I always intended to tackle it. I had a collection of playing cards to make the cards with and an inkle loom at one time. Somehow it never happened and now that I am in my 80s I have to face the reality that I cannot possibly do everything that I once intended so I have reluctantly dropped a number of dreams and got rid of the tools and equipment. However this video has rekindled the desire to try it but that is probably not realistic. If I made tablet woven straps I would use them as bag handles (I do make my own bags), braid decorations on all sorts of things, maybe join many strips together to create the bag itself. I would use them as closure ties 😀for books/journals. I too have learned not to put cuppas close to whatever you are doing, whether artwork, knitting or laptop!!! Thank you so much for sharing this.
Heia 🤗 I tablel weave historical bands for reanactment, and it's a lott of fun 🤩 Last Chritsmas iI made bands that looked like christmas trees and made wreaths of the bands for gifta to all my family ☺️ Everyone loved them ❤️❤️❤️
You are living my dream life - Just found you! I want a life full of fiber, alpaca fleece, spinning, weaving, and crochet. Really! I'm so glad I ran across your channel. I use my textiles as gifts so far. I think the tablet woven bands are wonderful for button bands on sweaters, and my "tester bands" make great key fobs and tabs for hanging. I've been crocheting for about 50 years, and only discovered my love of weaving about a year ago. I spin as a "light" hobby, some, but I want to get much deeper into it. My fave fibers are cotton, linen, silk, and wool. 'Cause why not? I ply yarns and threads together to make textures and colors that I can't find in the marketplace.
Your timing is exquisite. My husband made an inkle loom for me and I made a set of playing card tablets but I didn’t know how to pull it all together. Thank you for this demo. Ooooh,the back is as beautiful as the front!
Maysville Carpet Warp is GREAT for tablet weaving - I started with Tablet weaving before I started spinning. I have that exact same inkle loom. A couple recommendations - have your peg at the max for tension. Also - try using your Heddle peg as extra warp room an when your warp beam is all the way at the end, you can squeak out a bit of extra weaving room. I actually just finished a twist neutral pattern and had absolutely zero wasted warp. I'm working on a pair of suspenders for my dad.
Oh! I've been thinking about making some suspenders. My partner's store-bought suspenders are all stretchy. Do you do anything to add stretch to your inkle bands? Or is that even needed?
@@jenthulhu I did not do any stretch, but make sure you base the measurements on an already adjusted pair. The stretchy ones are needed as store bought need to fit a range.
So glad to see you again! I love making historical things. It is the real reason for my love of fiber arts- a connection to the past. I'm too social phobic to join reenactment groups but I use my linen Viking gowns as nighties! All my fiber stuff is just part of my daily life: socks and shawls from handspun, rugs, dish towels, etc.
I'm really interested in spinning my own yarn and weaving things like this as well as sew my own clothes. An idea I had watching this is using this type of textile as straps for a dress or as a waistband for a skirt.
The coffee thing killed me - too funny! I have (never) learned this lesson too many times!!! Great video! I have an inkle loom on order and cant wait to get started!
aaaaaaah with the begonia you've entered my wheelhouse! Begonias are naturally perennials. They're what are called "tender perennials" which means that if you don't bring them inside in the winter they'll die. These include plants like amaryllis, geraniums, rosemary, lavender or coleus. You can put tuberous begonias (a specialized kind, fairly sure yours is not that) into dormancy like you would other bulbs, and in fact you have to if you want them to survive the winter unscathed. Tubers and bulbs are huge magnets for mold and insects. So you have to be very careful. Check them often, keep them in a cool dark place as light will make them want to come out, and in the spring when you start your flower seeds, start the tubors. Dahlias have to be raised the same way. They can also dry to a crisp or be chewed on by mice or beetles in storage. The opposite of a tender perennial is a hardy perennial. These are plants that require winter weather to do well the following year. If you don't give them that dormancy period to take a nap, they'll become very weak and easily eaten by bugs or killed by rot. Hyacinths, lemon balm, anise hyssop, really any of the herbs or flowers viewed in northern climates as "perennial" fit into the hardy perennial category while most tender perennials are simply sold as annuals to prevent hard feelings the following spring. If you're having luck with that begonia over there you might want to get your hands on a cane begonia. This is a style of begonia that resembles a cross between a begonia and bamboo. They're perennial houseplants that can grow to be the size of a person! Mine is still very young. It has polkadotted leaves and coral pink blooms that aren't very fancy looking, really this is a foliage plant.
Hello Jillian Eve. I Learned so much by listening to your videos. This time, I noticed that I love to do the same textiles craft as you. And mostly, I learned to tied 4 threads together as it seems to save time. Wow. I will adopt this method from now on. I would have never thought to use my handspun to do a warp. What a nice finding for me. I just took out of my inkle loom a pair of shoe laces. After another pair, I will do a band for the sidings of a square pillow. And also, I am spinning a wheft for a futur scarf, golden and purple. Thanks for your really good mood and your smille. Nices videos.
Back in the day (2008) I made my own inkle loom, shuttle, and cards because you couldn't buy them. I used a fancy paper cutter to round the corners of the cards. That made a huge difference in comfort for turning the cards. This video is encouraging me to get the loom back out and use some of my handspun.
I have bought my cards a last year still to use them but have not had time to make the frame to do the weaving on, was going to buy one but nearly died at the cost of not only the unit but the cost of shipping it to me 🙀🙀🙀 so Dad is helping me with making my own frame work for weaving. I have started to make my own clothes again all in natural fibers, was getting tired for going out to the shops and getting zapped every time I reached to the shelf to get something at the end of one day of being zapped me poor hands had so many electric burns on them, so been busy ordering fabrics in all natural fibers no polyesters, acrylics not even nylon or rayon just in case they did the same thing 😹😹 took longer because of the cost and trying to find fabric colours and prints that I like, for my wool blends I bought the Italian boiled marino with alpaca mix in neutral and will be dying he fabric myself 😊went with the boiled wool blend as it’s pre-felted as it has a smother finish to it and will dye nicely. I wanted to make my own bands and belting out of linen and cotton mix so been buying them in neutral colours so they will colour match. It has been a long journey but I am loving going back to basics and learning how it was done in the past as much as it is tempting to use the sewing machine I have set myself the task of hand sewing mostly because I prefer hand sewing over machining. My Mom use to joke that I was born out of step with the world because of my dress stile has always been from the past rather than the present. 😊she was right about that. We use to quilt together Mom always used the machine where as I would work by hand we worked as a great team as we blended old with new together on many of our projects. I want to lean to spin but with issues with my wrists I’m not sure if I can. One day will give a go on a smaller project, I’m looking for a local spinners and weavers clubs near me in the Aussie Outback where I live.
This trim is beautiful! I go to medieval recreation events, so a lot of the things I make get used there. I'm currently weaving a band to use as a strap on a Hedeby find inspired cross-body bag.
And you are back with a bang!!! Lovely spinning and dyeing -- I’m drooling 🤤!!! The band is perfection!!! You have been busy, oh the satisfaction of being the creative maker!!!
This is amazing! I love this pattern and the fact that you used your own hand-spun yarn. Absolutely beautiful!!! I am just getting started with tablet weaving and can't wait to try this pattern.
This is great advise. When I was learning to spin and weave, my very first tablet weaving experiment was with handspun alpaca singles. It did not go well. Fluffy, low twist, unplyed yarn does not a good tablet weaving warp make. Ah, but we didn't have resources like this back then. Thank you so much for such an awesome video. love the spindles.
That is absolutely stunning. Thank you so much for sharing. Your talent is so far beyond anything l can do. But l watch and learn! Greetings from Nova Scotia.
I'm new to inklette loom weaving. I made a band to sew along the bottom of my sleeves as they were a bit worn -giving my favourite jacket a new lease of life. The next narrow braid was short and perfect for adding a D ring for my house keys to attach, and sewing the other end firmly into my pocket - no more lost keys, and it looks so pretty. I sent my brother two book marks of 1 inch braid which I lightly starched. I have woven two pretty pieces of braid to sew onto a skirt - covering a flaw in the fabric. Now I am weaving laces for my trainers. Why? Because I can. Any spare pieces of braid will go into my box for the next time I sew something which would benefit from a little trimming to jazz it up a bit such as a zipper pouch or draw string bag. Love it.
Love your helpful hints, my partner was sat chuckling at them as they are all the things that happened to me when starting tablet weaving (coffee too). Just start weaving on the floor loom with a tablet weave boarder.
Your skills are next level. I had no idea you could even use cards with an inkle loom. I have done some very basic spinning (on a wheel) and I used the finished wool to knit a jumper. So it definitely got used. As for your lovely braid, it would make a great guitar strap, particularly for someone who plays classical guitar as they generally want the instrument to stay in place and the sticky quality of the wool would assist with that. That braid would also be good for a lute strap - again, lutenists like their instruments to stay in place.
I have too much stuff in my house so the rule is whatever I make must either be given away, be historically adequate medieval garb specific (I do armoured combat and armouring and need things to wear at festivals when I'm unarmoured), or be everyday wearable (seasonal exceptions apply). The tablet weave I'm working on is my first, and it's a relatively simple pattern, all cards turn in the same direction but in two batches (Cambridge Diamonds per Elewys), but I keep losing the edges every few feet, despite that I am not overturning or failing to turn cards, usually it resolves when the pattern repeats but the last time I had to get creatove to get the edges to behave. It's also not a neutral twist pattern so I have been periodially untwisting each card's threads and shoving the problem to the back of the loom (it's a 5' long salvaged IKEA board from a crib with two bookend pieces tied on with yarn that I adjust to be closer together as tension increases) so we'll see how long I can go before I have to actually untie a few things or flip all my cards so they're going the other way. This weave will be the belt for a pair of medieval pockets that a friend cross-stitched for me (one says "I can adult today" and the other says "I can't adult today"). The first thing I learned was to lock up the rabbit (who chews wood, nips thread and steals scissors) while warping on the floor... So far I've made the same style short-sleeved tunic shirt, hand-sewn, 4 times in cotton and linen and cotton-linen blend, and I wear them all the time except the one of quilting cotton where the fabric's still too rough and needs to go through the wash a bunch more times, I have machine sewn 3 times a polarfleece sweatshirt and have fabric for several more, I hand-sewed a Kefta cosplay out of wool, flannel, cotton twill and a wool-polyester blend that is my new fancy winter coat, I've got two white linen undershirts (one long sleeved, one sleeveless) that I am incorporating into my wardrobe and two purple flannel house dresses I wear all the time in winter that are all made wiht medieval rectangles and gores, I've got a purple linen one too that I'm having trouble figuring out when to wear cause it's a bit heavy for summer and I find linen a little chilly in winter) all hand sewn, a purple linen kirtle pinafore I just finished in time for fall, and for those really cold days (I'm in Ontario) I have hand sewn blanket weight wool house coat and skirt with this purple and camel plaid wool I got on discount, sold as "unknown fibres" (burn test smells like burning hair and no polyester residue). Now working on a half-corset that's going to hopefully be a sports bra replacement since I hate undeboob bands so much and it was a good excuse to lubricate and thread up my new to me 1914 hand crank sewing machine!
This came out very nicely! I enjoy tablet weaving. I like how you did the three different colors of the diamonds. I have made guitar straps out of inker bands.
I make bobbin lace, making collars for polo style shirts. I like a knit collar, but most commercially available are for children's or men's shirts. I use mercerised cotton to make the lace, hoping that the sheen will help reduce the amount of fluff and dirt that attracts and lands on the collar, and increase its rate of wearing out. Of course I can also choose threads which pick up on the colours of the print on the beautiful italian knit fabrics that I make into the polo style shirts.
Hi Evie, I hope you're all OK xx 😘 💕 I love your Tablet Woven Band, it looks so pretty. You've done a wonderful job 👏. I've not actually made anything yet with my hand spun yarns. I have a Crochet idea and maybe, a woven idea. Neither will be as elaborate as your Woven Band. Happy Spinning, hope you have fun in whatever else you do. Take care and stay safe. Lots of love Jen 💘 xx ❤❤💕🐏🐏
So I love the videography you used with the tea cup and candle, as a young adult I did camera work for a traveling youth event and your shots there made the old camera tech in me super happy. Nicely done, but that doesn't surprise us, you're creativity comes out all over the place😘
I haven't forgotten! They are coming up in my next big project. I'm about to start working on it. The video should be coming out before the end of next month. I posted about it recently on my Instagram and you'll see those gorgeous locks in the planning picture over there! 💜🐑🐑💜
I have just started spinning wool on a drop spindle, after watching your tutorial. I am now awaiting my first ever spinning wheel and some wool to arrive in the mail for spinning. So far I have knit two small squares with my hand spun, drop spindle yarn. I used scraps from my felting basket for spinning my first yarn, and it was a rainbow square. I gave it to my friend and she decided to put a crystal on it. I think it's a lovely way to display my little hand spun and knit rugs. My second one I am keeping and my daughter is going to paint a rock that she found today by the river that reminds her of a pregnant woman, and I will put that on the little rug. The yarn for the second rug that I made was inspired by your fractal spinning video. It was really fun to make and it's super tiny! I love the weaving you did in this video. Did you make those cards yourself with the blessings on them, or did you purchase those somewhere? What a beautiful idea.
I have a friend who likes to tablet weave. I think they've used a couple for dog collars! Personally I've been making a lot of gloves for family and friends. I'm hoping at some point I can start making bags or even a sweater with my handspun. (as soon as I finish sweater #1... I'm on try 3 with it now and I think it'll finally turn out!)
I love the simple clothing patterns, always wanted to learn to tablet weave, but so far, have no loom. I saw a loomless weaving technique, where you attach your weaving to a table leg or other solid surface. Warping this still sort of eludes me, but working at it. I used an old set of uno playing cards (part of a happy meal long time ago, and never played with, since we had the original) as the weaving cards, and just had A B C D hand written on them. But on a medieval market, I saw a set that was colour coded on the edges of the cards. I liked that better, being more visible at first glance. She grouped the cards on different levels, too and this was making the turning process faster, than having to count. So many tricks to this special weaving process. I want to make a wide camera strap and another one for a messanger bagwith tablet weaving. I saw a polyester strap you could buy separately, which I liked colourwise, it was machine woven, but I am sure can be tablet woven, too. Have you ever tried double sided tablet weaving? I imagine, it will make a more substantial band.
I haven't done a double weave with the inkle loom yet. I've done it on my floor loom. I'm looking forward to a project eventually! (I have so many projects!) 😊
Yay tablet weaving! I am a beginner. But I plan on making a leather hat with a hand woven hat band. I also plan on making a linen shirt reminiscent of old norse with woven trim.
Wow! I have never seen this art form before!!! Thanks for introducing me to it. I’ve always been fascinated with weaving and have considering the purchase of a tabletop loom. Maybe then, I’ll use up more of my ridiculous yarn stash 😂
SO not spinning related but I ADORE begonias! You should definitely try planting some Hellebores in your yard if you crave that late winter/early spring color. They have such a unique flower, and there are varieties that can be hardy up through zone 4!! They're another favorite of mine 😍
I am just starting into tablet weaving and LOVE this video where you are covering it. I also LOVE your shawl you are wearing. I make much of my own clothing, with both my woven cloth and I sew them together. With the tablet weaving, I'm planning on making shoelaces, dog collar, dog leash, trim for handwoven jackets or vests, bag straps etc.
I have made a few tablet woven bands using 10/2 cotton for making shoelaces! I was first inspired by the shoelaces found in weaving g magazine, sorry it was either Handwoven or Little Looms, and they turned out fantastic! I also used a pattern - Dublin Deagons of Drachenwald to gift my stepson a pair of laces in black and gray. They are a bit daunting to make. The max finished length I can weave on my loom is 5 yards, so I had to make a second warp for the second lace. But so worth it. I had a practice band that I made from a workshop, using a special heddle and back strap and pick up patterns, and I use it as a headband, because despite the imperfections I still love it and want to use it!
I am new to spinning and using a drop spindle. I would love to learn how to spin my wool like you do! I tried and made a tangled mess. I plan on using the sock blend to make blue and yellow socks of course :) I am also learning to tablet weave, not brave enough to use hand spun wool yet. Using Yoga yarn from Ashford.
I’ve been doing shave em 2 save em and ended up with some yarns that are pretty but totally not the softest. This looks like a great option since I don’t have space for my big loom at the moment.
I love this video, I love your channel and I love you! You make it so simple, and your explanations are easy to understand for someone with no experience. This seems so fun and I am not intimidated at all now from getting started. You are so cute! Thank you so much
If you enjoy seeing projects about weaving with handspun yarn, check out this video using a rigid heddle loom and handspun rolags with a historic twist! ▶ ua-cam.com/video/607nyAR2wjw/v-deo.html
My jaw dropped when you turned the cards for the first time. I've never done any sort of weaving before and your videos are my first exposure to it, and it looks overwhelming in the best way possible!! I'm also completely enamored by the way you give the threads personhood and refer to them as if they're making the choice to stick with their buddies. I personify things like that all of the time and I love seeing you do it, especially when its about something I really like!
It was only after I started working with my own handspun yarn that I really appreciated wool. I also only realized then just how rare wool is in the commercial world. It’s difficult to get 100% wool fabric in stores, and even when you can find it, it can go for $90/metre! I’m amazed that light alpaca gloves can keep my hands warm in the middle of the Canadian winter, or how much difference real wool socks make in ski boots. There’s nothing like wool for warmth, but it’s almost impossible to find (and prohibitively expensive) wool clothing. Spinning and knitting is such a game changer because you can supply yourself with that which you cannot buy!
YES This!! I never realized how good wool is for warmth until I stepped out on a windy new york winter day with my normal big coat and a newly knitted wool cowl, and my my woo cowl was the warmest thing I had on me. My neck literally was the only part that felt warm when I went outside, and I was like wow! wool is so much better than all the plasric fabrics they have nowadays
Same here. I have been putting off buying a new winter coat (currently polyester)because I want to replace it with a wool coat. Which I can't afford, but, I have a loom and real wool and I'm spinning and soon my spun wool will be good enough to put on the loom and I'll make my own cloth for my own coat. That's the goal. Fingers crossed.
I know what you mean, I have been looking into bamboo Fiber as well as linen mixed with wool as they both have a wicking affect to them to keep the moister away from the skin. Ever since I went down the rabbit hole in research on fibers as to what was best to keep one dry in this Aussie Outback summer heat and still keep me cool has been a fun journey our ancestors defiantly know more about fabrics than we do today that’s for sure. I like the Wool/linen or wool/bamboo mix as it has the best of both wool to keep me warm and dry during the winter and during the summer heat the linen and bamboo has the wicking affect of drawing the moisture away from my body to keep me cool and dry in summer all from the same article of clothing. But the cost has been the biggest issue for sure, but I have been saving and buying when on special the second hardest thing was finding said items not made in China which yes is cheaper but not always better. Finally found items from Italy cost that little more but I found the wool blend I am buying now is from a family based company which makes me happy for some reason 😊😊
Wow weeks of work there!! I use my spinning in hats, but have started to incorporate Wiccan views in spinning. Thinking of the outcome while spinning adds intention, and clockwise spin will pull it, while counterclockwise will push it or banish. I then use it in crafts related to the season. Most recently with a Brigid's cross. I have a spider as a spirit guide and spinning is almost sacred to me.
That's so interesting! Thanks for sharing!
Wow so cool dude!
Ayy a kindred spirit! I'm not Wiccan but I do practice magic and spirit work, and have a good relationship with Spider. I recently did a spell with different drop spindle yarns I spun up, to help a friend get into a v exclusive course (they were on a waiting list for it and the class only allows 12 students). Worked beautifully!
Awesome!
Whenever I make historically made things like this I do incorporate it into daily life. I'm really into "history-bounding" or just making my own clothes in a way that has a nod to historical fashion. So, if I have a tablet woven band it will become a trim on the neckline and sleeves or a belt, or maybe even a headband! If I just have a small bit left it could be a keychain lanyard or bracelet or a loop for hanging a garment.
I've been tablet weaving for almost 20 years now, and while most of it has been for historical garment embellishment & reinforcement, I have taken the bands and created handbags with them by zig-zag stitching strips together that I laid side by side. They make very cute and very sturdy bags that last for years.
Also, when you run out of room on your tension bar, which you can do even if you start at the farthest spot, you can utilize the bars your warped threads are on to give yourself back the room you need. You just move your finished product to other bars to give yourself more room to work, and it's best to do it before you run out of room completely. I usually do so when I am at the 3/4's mark. Then you will be able to pull your tension bar back to get back to more efficient work/weaving flow.
I am a member of Hønefoss jernalderingen (the Iron Age circle,) and we learn, preserve and demonstrate Scandinavian Iron Age crafts at the local museum, Veien Kulturminnepark. Brikkeveving (tablet weaving) is useful in modern life for making belts, bag ties and handles, shoe laces, even bands to keep wool on distaves. Some of our members even produce cloth via this method of weaving! The possibilities are endless.
The idea of tablet weaving cloth blows my mind!
Love it! Makes me want to try.
As far as using homemade historic replicas, I would like to make rugs for the house. However, my husband said he couldn't walk on them because of how much work they take, so I feel bad. I guess I could just go ahead and make them and create a grownup game of "the ground is lava", except it'd be "the ground is hand washed hand spun hand woven" lol
Lol! The ground is textiles!
Ha! Show him how to do it--get him involved. He'll be proud to walk on them then.
Your handmade rugs would probably be more hardwearing than the ones made in China from plastic fibre.
Hi, Evie! The whole reason I’ve always wanted to learn to spin is to knit wearable garments with yarn I made (and possibly dyed). My family has children quite late in life, so our generations are at least 30 years apart, if not more. One great grandmother wore a corset her entire life and another was a milliner in the early 1900’s. My maternal grandmother moved to Texas from the Carolinas in a covered wagon and grew up knitting socks & undies as daily chores in a cabin with a dirt floor during the Depression. I was always fascinated by her self reliance and admired her (paternal grandma, too) ability to do virtually anything “from scratch.” I want to be like that, too.
I’m a brand new baby spinner (at 47 years young) and I’m hooked. I’ve started with a Russian spindle and some lovely Corriedale from Paradise Fibers. I’m starting to look at spinning wheels. I know you have some physical challenges, so I’d very much like to ask a few questions. I’m disabled due to chronic illnesses, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and Rheumatoid Arthritis are the most problematic, and I have lots of back, neck, shoulder, hip, and knee issues. I’m mostly sure I’d need a single treadle, castle style wheel so I could treadle with either foot (using both will cause hip dislocation) or I should just get an electric wheel? I don’t have a LYS, so I’m looking for a nudge in a direction. The information online is overwhelming. What wheels should I look for with a limited budget? I want to spin fingering to worsted weight.
Any advice on even who to ask, or a point to a resource would be so helpful. That goes for anyone who reads this novel, too. Thank you in advance for your help. Thank you for all you do to bring the world of handspun yarn to us, Evie! Love, light, and blessings to you and yours.
Hey MetatronGirl! I don't know what your budget is, but if you think you might have trouble with a full sized wheel, I would strongly consider an electric spinner and I happen to know of one that is extremely budget friendly. In fact I have two of them! Electric Eel Wheel. The maker is very involved with the spinning community and carefully tests his new prototypes before he has them made. I know he ran out of stock right before Christmas, but if he doesn't have new stock by now, he will soon. AND there are a lot of people upgrading to new spinners right now, so if you check out the ravelry page, you might be able to get a deal on a used one. I learned on a Louet Irish tension wheel (Irish tension is best for thicker yarns) but wanted to spin very fine yarn so I tried the Electric Eel Wheel Nano and now I spin very fine singles that I'm so happy with. I hope this helps you. It's a huge learning curve but the community is very warm and helpful!
The whole video I was totally mystified until I actually saw you start doing the weaving. This is absolutely *fascinating* and I love it! Thank you for filming this process and explaining it and the history of it.
That looks like it would make a fantastic belt.
I learned tablet weaving for my job as seamstress at a museum. I have used tablet weaving in my small business to make guitar and camera straps, but I use size 10 crochet cotton for durability on those.
I just learned to spin (also for work) and my first yarns have high twist but it worked out great for doing a tablet woven belt.
Such a lovely design and colourway. I had a book on tablet weaving for many years and I always intended to tackle it. I had a collection of playing cards to make the cards with and an inkle loom at one time. Somehow it never happened and now that I am in my 80s I have to face the reality that I cannot possibly do everything that I once intended so I have reluctantly dropped a number of dreams and got rid of the tools and equipment. However this video has rekindled the desire to try it but that is probably not realistic. If I made tablet woven straps I would use them as bag handles (I do make my own bags), braid decorations on all sorts of things, maybe join many strips together to create the bag itself. I would use them as closure ties 😀for books/journals.
I too have learned not to put cuppas close to whatever you are doing, whether artwork, knitting or laptop!!! Thank you so much for sharing this.
Beautiful edges!! Well done my fiber friend!!
Heia 🤗 I tablel weave historical bands for reanactment, and it's a lott of fun 🤩 Last Chritsmas iI made bands that looked like christmas trees and made wreaths of the bands for gifta to all my family ☺️ Everyone loved them ❤️❤️❤️
I hope you had a nice break. Missed seeing your videos, but understand the need for time off. Welcome back 💕
You are living my dream life - Just found you! I want a life full of fiber, alpaca fleece, spinning, weaving, and crochet. Really! I'm so glad I ran across your channel.
I use my textiles as gifts so far. I think the tablet woven bands are wonderful for button bands on sweaters, and my "tester bands" make great key fobs and tabs for hanging.
I've been crocheting for about 50 years, and only discovered my love of weaving about a year ago. I spin as a "light" hobby, some, but I want to get much deeper into it.
My fave fibers are cotton, linen, silk, and wool. 'Cause why not?
I ply yarns and threads together to make textures and colors that I can't find in the marketplace.
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Hey! Tea! Just like Eloise!!
Your timing is exquisite. My husband made an inkle loom for me and I made a set of playing card tablets but I didn’t know how to pull it all together. Thank you for this demo.
Ooooh,the back is as beautiful as the front!
I like what you did on this video 📹.
THAT IS SO AMAZING TO SEE AND WATCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Amazing how the back is nearly as pretty as the front.
WOW amazing Mrs, Jillian you can spin for sure! wonderful. I do envy you thank you, so much.
I was not totally following how card weaving worked... Until you showed the first turn of the cards - then 😲☺️ AMAZING
I have a tiny shrine for my makes the last few days lol, and I sit there like Cailie on Firefly hoarding her unnecessarily big and splendid dress
Haha! All the ruffles! 😄❤
Fiber friends?! Aww that's cute!
I can really see the consistency in your yarn! Very nice work!
Thank you! 😊
Welcome back!! Hope you got some good rest
I can not imagine my feeling you are not looking cute, but you the cute it self wow ❤😮
Wow, i like how neat your selvedges are!
Maysville Carpet Warp is GREAT for tablet weaving - I started with Tablet weaving before I started spinning. I have that exact same inkle loom. A couple recommendations - have your peg at the max for tension. Also - try using your Heddle peg as extra warp room an when your warp beam is all the way at the end, you can squeak out a bit of extra weaving room. I actually just finished a twist neutral pattern and had absolutely zero wasted warp. I'm working on a pair of suspenders for my dad.
Oh! I've been thinking about making some suspenders. My partner's store-bought suspenders are all stretchy. Do you do anything to add stretch to your inkle bands? Or is that even needed?
@@jenthulhu I did not do any stretch, but make sure you base the measurements on an already adjusted pair. The stretchy ones are needed as store bought need to fit a range.
THAT LOOKS SOSOSO FUN!!!!
very nice work
I love the look of both sides of the band!
I love your energy, also great safety tip there.
So glad to see you again! I love making historical things. It is the real reason for my love of fiber arts- a connection to the past. I'm too social phobic to join reenactment groups but I use my linen Viking gowns as nighties! All my fiber stuff is just part of my daily life: socks and shawls from handspun, rugs, dish towels, etc.
Watched one video, subbed!
i personally prefer tablet weaving with wool/handspun yarn. i love that it "sticks" to itself and just sort of locks the pattern in on its own.
I'm really interested in spinning my own yarn and weaving things like this as well as sew my own clothes. An idea I had watching this is using this type of textile as straps for a dress or as a waistband for a skirt.
The coffee thing killed me - too funny! I have (never) learned this lesson too many times!!! Great video! I have an inkle loom on order and cant wait to get started!
aaaaaaah with the begonia you've entered my wheelhouse! Begonias are naturally perennials. They're what are called "tender perennials" which means that if you don't bring them inside in the winter they'll die. These include plants like amaryllis, geraniums, rosemary, lavender or coleus. You can put tuberous begonias (a specialized kind, fairly sure yours is not that) into dormancy like you would other bulbs, and in fact you have to if you want them to survive the winter unscathed. Tubers and bulbs are huge magnets for mold and insects. So you have to be very careful. Check them often, keep them in a cool dark place as light will make them want to come out, and in the spring when you start your flower seeds, start the tubors. Dahlias have to be raised the same way. They can also dry to a crisp or be chewed on by mice or beetles in storage.
The opposite of a tender perennial is a hardy perennial. These are plants that require winter weather to do well the following year. If you don't give them that dormancy period to take a nap, they'll become very weak and easily eaten by bugs or killed by rot. Hyacinths, lemon balm, anise hyssop, really any of the herbs or flowers viewed in northern climates as "perennial" fit into the hardy perennial category while most tender perennials are simply sold as annuals to prevent hard feelings the following spring. If you're having luck with that begonia over there you might want to get your hands on a cane begonia. This is a style of begonia that resembles a cross between a begonia and bamboo. They're perennial houseplants that can grow to be the size of a person! Mine is still very young. It has polkadotted leaves and coral pink blooms that aren't very fancy looking, really this is a foliage plant.
Jill, you are so beautiful, love from grandma 🥰
I love how this turned out. I had no idea you rotated the cards like that.
I love tablet weaving and spinning! Hi from Canada!
Stunning
Hello Jillian Eve. I Learned so much by listening to your videos. This time, I noticed that I love to do the same textiles craft as you. And mostly, I learned to tied 4 threads together as it seems to save time. Wow. I will adopt this method from now on. I would have never thought to use my handspun to do a warp. What a nice finding for me. I just took out of my inkle loom a pair of shoe laces. After another pair, I will do a band for the sidings of a square pillow. And also, I am spinning a wheft for a futur scarf, golden and purple. Thanks for your really good mood and your smille. Nices videos.
Back in the day (2008) I made my own inkle loom, shuttle, and cards because you couldn't buy them. I used a fancy paper cutter to round the corners of the cards. That made a huge difference in comfort for turning the cards. This video is encouraging me to get the loom back out and use some of my handspun.
That’s beautiful Evie!!
Love the colors together; quite a beautiful palette.
Thanks so much 😊
I have bought my cards a last year still to use them but have not had time to make the frame to do the weaving on, was going to buy one but nearly died at the cost of not only the unit but the cost of shipping it to me 🙀🙀🙀 so Dad is helping me with making my own frame work for weaving. I have started to make my own clothes again all in natural fibers, was getting tired for going out to the shops and getting zapped every time I reached to the shelf to get something at the end of one day of being zapped me poor hands had so many electric burns on them, so been busy ordering fabrics in all natural fibers no polyesters, acrylics not even nylon or rayon just in case they did the same thing 😹😹 took longer because of the cost and trying to find fabric colours and prints that I like, for my wool blends I bought the Italian boiled marino with alpaca mix in neutral and will be dying he fabric myself 😊went with the boiled wool blend as it’s pre-felted as it has a smother finish to it and will dye nicely. I wanted to make my own bands and belting out of linen and cotton mix so been buying them in neutral colours so they will colour match.
It has been a long journey but I am loving going back to basics and learning how it was done in the past as much as it is tempting to use the sewing machine I have set myself the task of hand sewing mostly because I prefer hand sewing over machining. My Mom use to joke that I was born out of step with the world because of my dress stile has always been from the past rather than the present. 😊she was right about that. We use to quilt together Mom always used the machine where as I would work by hand we worked as a great team as we blended old with new together on many of our projects.
I want to lean to spin but with issues with my wrists I’m not sure if I can. One day will give a go on a smaller project, I’m looking for a local spinners and weavers clubs near me in the Aussie Outback where I live.
Thanks!
Great edges Evie! I think you have the knack!
This trim is beautiful!
I go to medieval recreation events, so a lot of the things I make get used there. I'm currently weaving a band to use as a strap on a Hedeby find inspired cross-body bag.
And you are back with a bang!!! Lovely spinning and dyeing -- I’m drooling 🤤!!! The band is perfection!!! You have been busy, oh the satisfaction of being the creative maker!!!
Beautiful! This video made me feel at peace just watching. Thank you!
I love band weaving. Just started with cards after 8 mos of heddles and plain weave. I made guitar strap, bag straps, now hoping for boot laces.
Welcome back! How fun!
That's a beautiful pattern.
This is amazing! I love this pattern and the fact that you used your own hand-spun yarn. Absolutely beautiful!!! I am just getting started with tablet weaving and can't wait to try this pattern.
This is great advise. When I was learning to spin and weave, my very first tablet weaving experiment was with handspun alpaca singles. It did not go well. Fluffy, low twist, unplyed yarn does not a good tablet weaving warp make. Ah, but we didn't have resources like this back then.
Thank you so much for such an awesome video.
love the spindles.
This is beautiful. Oh Eve I have miss you. This is on my bucket list I really want to learn how to do this.
That is absolutely stunning. Thank you so much for sharing. Your talent is so far beyond anything l can do. But l watch and learn!
Greetings from Nova Scotia.
You are adorable and so smart!
I'm new to inklette loom weaving. I made a band to sew along the bottom of my sleeves as they were a bit worn -giving my favourite jacket a new lease of life. The next narrow braid was short and perfect for adding a D ring for my house keys to attach, and sewing the other end firmly into my pocket - no more lost keys, and it looks so pretty. I sent my brother two book marks of 1 inch braid which I lightly starched. I have woven two pretty pieces of braid to sew onto a skirt - covering a flaw in the fabric. Now I am weaving laces for my trainers. Why? Because I can. Any spare pieces of braid will go into my box for the next time I sew something which would benefit from a little trimming to jazz it up a bit such as a zipper pouch or draw string bag. Love it.
Perfect! 🧶
That was incredible! I don't know card weaving, how fun and satisfying. Glad I found you!
Yay! I am so glad you are back. I made my cards, built myself a loom, did some research...all in anticipation of this video :)
Love your helpful hints, my partner was sat chuckling at them as they are all the things that happened to me when starting tablet weaving (coffee too).
Just start weaving on the floor loom with a tablet weave boarder.
Your skills are next level. I had no idea you could even use cards with an inkle loom.
I have done some very basic spinning (on a wheel) and I used the finished wool to knit a jumper. So it definitely got used.
As for your lovely braid, it would make a great guitar strap, particularly for someone who plays classical guitar as they generally want the instrument to stay in place and the sticky quality of the wool would assist with that. That braid would also be good for a lute strap - again, lutenists like their instruments to stay in place.
You are a great teacher thankyou.
I have too much stuff in my house so the rule is whatever I make must either be given away, be historically adequate medieval garb specific (I do armoured combat and armouring and need things to wear at festivals when I'm unarmoured), or be everyday wearable (seasonal exceptions apply). The tablet weave I'm working on is my first, and it's a relatively simple pattern, all cards turn in the same direction but in two batches (Cambridge Diamonds per Elewys), but I keep losing the edges every few feet, despite that I am not overturning or failing to turn cards, usually it resolves when the pattern repeats but the last time I had to get creatove to get the edges to behave. It's also not a neutral twist pattern so I have been periodially untwisting each card's threads and shoving the problem to the back of the loom (it's a 5' long salvaged IKEA board from a crib with two bookend pieces tied on with yarn that I adjust to be closer together as tension increases) so we'll see how long I can go before I have to actually untie a few things or flip all my cards so they're going the other way. This weave will be the belt for a pair of medieval pockets that a friend cross-stitched for me (one says "I can adult today" and the other says "I can't adult today"). The first thing I learned was to lock up the rabbit (who chews wood, nips thread and steals scissors) while warping on the floor...
So far I've made the same style short-sleeved tunic shirt, hand-sewn, 4 times in cotton and linen and cotton-linen blend, and I wear them all the time except the one of quilting cotton where the fabric's still too rough and needs to go through the wash a bunch more times, I have machine sewn 3 times a polarfleece sweatshirt and have fabric for several more, I hand-sewed a Kefta cosplay out of wool, flannel, cotton twill and a wool-polyester blend that is my new fancy winter coat, I've got two white linen undershirts (one long sleeved, one sleeveless) that I am incorporating into my wardrobe and two purple flannel house dresses I wear all the time in winter that are all made wiht medieval rectangles and gores, I've got a purple linen one too that I'm having trouble figuring out when to wear cause it's a bit heavy for summer and I find linen a little chilly in winter) all hand sewn, a purple linen kirtle pinafore I just finished in time for fall, and for those really cold days (I'm in Ontario) I have hand sewn blanket weight wool house coat and skirt with this purple and camel plaid wool I got on discount, sold as "unknown fibres" (burn test smells like burning hair and no polyester residue). Now working on a half-corset that's going to hopefully be a sports bra replacement since I hate undeboob bands so much and it was a good excuse to lubricate and thread up my new to me 1914 hand crank sewing machine!
ohhhh I know where that spindle came from! I've got some rambo on mine at the moment, that'll also get woven, but plant dyed first.
Such a lovely video, I use my tablet weaving for my decorations on my norse costume...which I wear in my day to day wardrobe
This came out very nicely! I enjoy tablet weaving. I like how you did the three different colors of the diamonds. I have made guitar straps out of inker bands.
With my tablet woven bands, I have made a purse strap, and a lot of dog leashes. I've seen them used for trim on pillows!
Love the pattern. We are Historical Reenactors so we use or sell all of the straps or belts I make.
Absolutely awesome❤
Excellent vid! I am going to make those cards in wood on my laser engraver. The pattern was on Etsy. TY= 💙
I make bobbin lace, making collars for polo style shirts. I like a knit collar, but most commercially available are for children's or men's shirts. I use mercerised cotton to make the lace, hoping that the sheen will help reduce the amount of fluff and dirt that attracts and lands on the collar, and increase its rate of wearing out. Of course I can also choose threads which pick up on the colours of the print on the beautiful italian knit fabrics that I make into the polo style shirts.
Hi Evie, I hope you're all OK xx 😘 💕
I love your Tablet Woven Band, it looks so pretty.
You've done a wonderful job 👏.
I've not actually made anything yet with my hand spun yarns. I have a Crochet idea and maybe, a woven idea.
Neither will be as elaborate as your Woven Band.
Happy Spinning, hope you have fun in whatever else you do.
Take care and stay safe.
Lots of love Jen 💘 xx ❤❤💕🐏🐏
Evie, have you ever spun Churro wool? If yes, would you please talk about it and its properties in a video. Thanks.
So I love the videography you used with the tea cup and candle, as a young adult I did camera work for a traveling youth event and your shots there made the old camera tech in me super happy. Nicely done, but that doesn't surprise us, you're creativity comes out all over the place😘
I'm trying to be more ✨aesthetic✨ 😄😊🧶
@@JillianEve you're doing an excellent job, but we also come cuz we just love you, aesthetics aside😊
Just beautiful. Please make something with the Leicester wool from Tasmin and Pippa. They are happy doing 🐑 things.♥️
I haven't forgotten! They are coming up in my next big project. I'm about to start working on it. The video should be coming out before the end of next month. I posted about it recently on my Instagram and you'll see those gorgeous locks in the planning picture over there! 💜🐑🐑💜
wow i love it, I am a subscriber from Sri Lanka.
I have just started spinning wool on a drop spindle, after watching your tutorial. I am now awaiting my first ever spinning wheel and some wool to arrive in the mail for spinning. So far I have knit two small squares with my hand spun, drop spindle yarn. I used scraps from my felting basket for spinning my first yarn, and it was a rainbow square. I gave it to my friend and she decided to put a crystal on it. I think it's a lovely way to display my little hand spun and knit rugs. My second one I am keeping and my daughter is going to paint a rock that she found today by the river that reminds her of a pregnant woman, and I will put that on the little rug. The yarn for the second rug that I made was inspired by your fractal spinning video. It was really fun to make and it's super tiny! I love the weaving you did in this video. Did you make those cards yourself with the blessings on them, or did you purchase those somewhere? What a beautiful idea.
I designed the cards and had them printed. I love the idea that the intentions from all the blessing are part of creating the weaving! 😊🧶💜
@@JillianEve I love that too! What a magical project. Very inspiring.
I have a friend who likes to tablet weave. I think they've used a couple for dog collars! Personally I've been making a lot of gloves for family and friends. I'm hoping at some point I can start making bags or even a sweater with my handspun. (as soon as I finish sweater #1... I'm on try 3 with it now and I think it'll finally turn out!)
That was really neat! Thanks for sharing. ❤️
I love the simple clothing patterns, always wanted to learn to tablet weave, but so far, have no loom. I saw a loomless weaving technique, where you attach your weaving to a table leg or other solid surface. Warping this still sort of eludes me, but working at it. I used an old set of uno playing cards (part of a happy meal long time ago, and never played with, since we had the original) as the weaving cards, and just had A B C D hand written on them. But on a medieval market, I saw a set that was colour coded on the edges of the cards. I liked that better, being more visible at first glance.
She grouped the cards on different levels, too and this was making the turning process faster, than having to count.
So many tricks to this special weaving process.
I want to make a wide camera strap and another one for a messanger bagwith tablet weaving.
I saw a polyester strap you could buy separately, which I liked colourwise, it was machine woven, but I am sure can be tablet woven, too.
Have you ever tried double sided tablet weaving? I imagine, it will make a more substantial band.
I haven't done a double weave with the inkle loom yet. I've done it on my floor loom. I'm looking forward to a project eventually! (I have so many projects!) 😊
So much fun!
Yay tablet weaving! I am a beginner. But I plan on making a leather hat with a hand woven hat band. I also plan on making a linen shirt reminiscent of old norse with woven trim.
So pretty! It turned out so well!
Thank you! 😊🧶💜
Danke!
Wow! I have never seen this art form before!!! Thanks for introducing me to it. I’ve always been fascinated with weaving and have considering the purchase of a tabletop loom. Maybe then, I’ll use up more of my ridiculous yarn stash 😂
Love it!
Thanks
SO not spinning related but I ADORE begonias! You should definitely try planting some Hellebores in your yard if you crave that late winter/early spring color. They have such a unique flower, and there are varieties that can be hardy up through zone 4!! They're another favorite of mine 😍
I will look into them! 🌿🌷🌿
I am just starting into tablet weaving and LOVE this video where you are covering it. I also LOVE your shawl you are wearing. I make much of my own clothing, with both my woven cloth and I sew them together. With the tablet weaving, I'm planning on making shoelaces, dog collar, dog leash, trim for handwoven jackets or vests, bag straps etc.
I have made a few tablet woven bands using 10/2 cotton for making shoelaces! I was first inspired by the shoelaces found in weaving g magazine, sorry it was either Handwoven or Little Looms, and they turned out fantastic! I also used a pattern - Dublin Deagons of Drachenwald to gift my stepson a pair of laces in black and gray. They are a bit daunting to make. The max finished length I can weave on my loom is 5 yards, so I had to make a second warp for the second lace. But so worth it.
I had a practice band that I made from a workshop, using a special heddle and back strap and pick up patterns, and I use it as a headband, because despite the imperfections I still love it and want to use it!
I am new to spinning and using a drop spindle. I would love to learn how to spin my wool like you do! I tried and made a tangled mess. I plan on using the sock blend to make blue and yellow socks of course :) I am also learning to tablet weave, not brave enough to use hand spun wool yet. Using Yoga yarn from Ashford.
I’ve been doing shave em 2 save em and ended up with some yarns that are pretty but totally not the softest. This looks like a great option since I don’t have space for my big loom at the moment.
I love this video, I love your channel and I love you! You make it so simple, and your explanations are easy to understand for someone with no experience. This seems so fun and I am not intimidated at all now from getting started. You are so cute! Thank you so much
That is so pretty💕