A PDF file with 3 Dublin Dragons threaded in patterns and clear instructions. You do not have to be an advanced weaver to use the file. It will walk you through all 3 different techniques of weaving: pebble weave, 1 missed hole, standard version with 4 threads per 1 tablet. The original tablet woven find comes from Dublin and is dated to approx. 10th century. Nowadays it is one of the most pupular patterns amongst Viking Age reenactors. It can be woven using the brocading technique (just like the original) or as a threaded-in variations (PDF covers the threaded in options). When writing the pattern I have made it first in 3 different ways - each of them had different starting tablets positions and thus, the tablets were moved in different orders. I tested all of them myself and chose the most ergonomic one - it is the most symmetrical one and easiest to memorize during weaving. Topics covered in the PDF: 1. historical background of the band 2. how to handle unstable tablets 3. which holes in your tablets are A, B, C and D 4. how does S and Z threading look like in these patterns 5. how to start your band 6. what to do when your warp accumulates too much twist 7. how to secure both ends of your woven band 8. threading diagrams and patterns If you have any problems with the file or spot an error, write me, I will gladly help :)
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The snowflake twill warp is now off the loom and complete. I feel very pleased with how they turned out. There were two scarves but I'm only showing you one today. If I showed you both, then one would be your favourite and I think they both are lovely and deserve equal billing. This one is the brash, louder version. The "show off" if you like.... The warp is the new ecru shade of 8/2 tencel at Web's, sett 24 epi and despite the complexity of the pattern, its only eight shafts and eight treadles. The weft is 8/2 tencel in silver. In the picture above, it almost looks like it has a touch of blue to it. While weaving it I was amazed at how blue it did look... almost a wedgwood blue. That was indoors in warm lighting and outdoors, it turns silver. Its a twill progression, with point twill in-between and on the borders. The first I saw of this design it was being used by Jane Evans and Gudrun Weisinger and I fell in love with it. You can find the design in Weavers Magazine, or in their compilation "Twill Thrills". I modified the draft to fit my scarf dimensions. If this sort of twill is something that you like and want to learn more you can find information in: Weavers magazine issues 13 and 18 ( and maybe more! ) For those of you with access to older copies as its now out of print. An older post of mine here (have you checked out Topic Shopping above?) Heddle Craft is a new online weaving publication by Robyn Spady, which features twill progressions, or advancing twills as come call it in her first issue. Check it out! Twill Thrills and Madelyn van der Hoogt's Complete Book of Drafting for Handweavers I have woven many many projects of snow flake twill over the years and so now have the treadling run embedded in my brain. I don't need a cheat sheet any longer. It does seem like I must work to keep my attention on the task at hand though! Have you ever driven a car and got to your destination and then realize that you can't recall how you got there? You did it on "cruise control" of the brain? I did that with weaving this time. I was saying the twill runs out loud and had a good pace going.... and then I zoned out (or zen as some weavers like to say). When I came to again by repeating some numbers which to my zenned brain were too soon to be repeated again, I stopped and really looked down at the cloth. It was quite something and none of it resembled a snowflake or even twill. OOPs..... I had to cut the weft out as I would have to step on almost every treadle, every time to find the right one. Sadly I forgot to take a picture. I can't recommend weaving on autopilot unless you have a dobby loom. So this scarf measures 8 inches by 76 inches and has a long delicate fringe. Next time.... its quieter cousin ......and a visit by a genuine antique.
Trying this delayed/scheduled auto-posting thingy so I don’t forget to post the new trim I finished! (Set for just after Pennsic end) The call for Pennsic largess went out recently and I figu…
We've made a change to TDD so that it can generate drafts for vacant-hole technique patterns! In vacant-hole technique, one or more holes of the tablet are intentionally left empty. This will allow glimpses of weft on the surface of the band that would normally be covered by the warp threads. In the palette on the control panel, the box "none" can now be used to remove threads from the threading diagram. This will leave blank boxes in the turning diagram, with the same white and grey backgrounds as before to denote turning direction. Previously, the "none" box could be selected to make clicks on the threading diagram change the warp alignment/ threading direction. This was in addition to alignment changes caused by clicking on the letters at the bottom of the diagram. Now the only way to change the alignment is to click on the letters. Below is an example of a vacant-hole pattern:
I've proposed a class in tablet weaving for our local OLLI. I don't know how the proposal will fare, but I'm having fun doing the research. Tablet weaving has been resident in my box of tricks for a long time....
6-20-22 - I still love the pattern, it is so beautiful! But I wasn’t able to fix the mess I made, without making more of a mess. It had worn me out. So I cut it off the loom, I would have only bee...
I was on the lookout for a simple pattern to continue my sampler of supplementary-weft patterns and the positive/negative space studies that I have been writing about these past two weeks. After we…
This is the 4th incarnation of my loom. With the help of my brilliant son and husband, I gathered ideas for the warp roller and here it is! It works great so far and I'm loving how easy it is to move the warp forward. The back piece of PVC has holes drilled in it (I have my own drill press) and a chopstick is inserted in the holes (which are drilled across from each other) to move and hold the roller bar. The loom has "legs" to allow more room for rolled warp. This took many trips to Lowe's and one day I was in there for so long, my DH called to see where I was!
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The Conference of Northern California Handweavers (CNCH) was in Oakland this past weekend. I had heard of the show, but hadn't been able to...
An inkle loom? I bet you didn’t expect to see that here! I have been playing with my Ashford inklette this week…but more about that later! I have this star motif memorized now! You woul…
Below are some motifs for Sulawesi style tablet weaving. The set up of the cards and the threading is always as indicated below (except adjusted to 16, 24, 32 or 40 cards). I use Tablet weaving draft designer to illustrate how to thread the cards. Please check my other pages on Sulawesi weaving for explanations
