Tablet Weaving
Silver brocaded band
Leather bag with TW edging
Tablet weaving pictures
3/1 twill pictures
TW photos
Techniques
Here is the handout from my beginning
tablet weaving class. I also have handouts for weaving 3/1 twill using the two-pack and one-pack methods (different
ways of conceptualizing and creating the same structure, based on the idea that an S-threaded
tablet turned forwards is equivalent to a Z-threaded tablet turned backwards). Because it
is confusing for beginners, I have added more information
on how to thread tablets.
A description of the "10-minute warp", a continuous warping method, is
available from from Linda
Hendrickson.
This tablet weaving theory
page is a technical look at how exactly tablet weaving works,
including S
and Z threading and twists, threading the tablets in several colors, and the
different structures possible, including twill and four-color floats
(Snartemo). A simple Snartemo pattern goes with the theory page.
These are not nicely formatted yet, but here are my explanation of Snartemo patterns, a Snartemo pattern worked step by step (in MS Excel format), and my version of Hansen's Snartemo pattern from the original Norwegian band (also in Excel format).
Here are the preliminary results from my study of two-hole tablet weaving.
I've finally pulled together the results of a year and a half of work on tablet woven structures.
Resources
Peter Collingwood's Techniques of
Tablet Weaving has been reprinted.
Errata for the second editionThis is the ultimate tablet weaving book, but may not be a good choice for beginners.
Nancy Spies has finally found a publisher for her book
Ecclesiastical Pomp and Aristocratic Circumstance: A Thousand Years of Brocaded
Tabletwoven Bands
More information.
I am in awe of Nancy's brocaded bands (you can see some on the page referenced above, and more in the weaver's hand gallery) and she is a meticulous researcher - this book is fantastic.
There are several tablet weaving organizations and mailing lists.
