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10/25/2004: "Weaving"
i have been doing some weaving recently and i thought i should post a few pictures. i took a card weaving class and learned how to make woven bands using a very simple loom. basically, the threads are strung through a series of cards and the cards are rotated in different directions to move the threads for a pattern. after you rotate the card, then you weave the weft through. the 2 examples on the left are card woven. then i joined a band weaving study group that is focusing on inkle weaving. an inkle loom is a small table top loom that is also used for making bands. our study group is called "the banditos", which is just cool. the examples on the right are made with the inkle loom. i am learning to do "two-color pick up". that means i have a set of light threads and a set of dark threads. in my samples, i made designs by picking up some of the dark threads and carrying them over top of the light ones.
