Thank you so much for your videos! It took me over a year to make the jump and actually try tablet weaving. I thought it was going to be super difficult, but your videos made it easy to comprehend and easily accessible! Thank you!!
I love watching your videos. You explain the details so well and the instructions are clear and easy to follow. You are a fantastic teacher. Please keep them coming.
Lovely💕 This is one of my favorite patterns. My artisan friend made me one from wool as a gift. This video has inspired me to try to make one myself, since a delivery of an inkle loom just arrived this week. Thank you for your inspirational and informative videos🌻
Absolutely gorgeous! I just stumbled upon your videos and am hooked! I have neuropathy in my hands and arms, so weaving isn't for me, but I know weavers and am always so impressed. You do beautiful work!
Just discovered your videos yesterday; after watching this one I’ve decided to buy a loom and everything else I need to make my own hand fasting cord 😃 cannot wait to get started!!
"without the spiders thankfully" I love your humor! You are so genuine, it's so nice to listen and watch a real human! Keep it up! (I am brand new to tablet weaving and loving it so far!)
I am so enjoying your videos. Card weaving has me so intrigued! The only reason I am hesitating on buying the supplies and giving it a go, is that I’m not sure what I (personally) would do with the finished product. But, I think I would LOVE the process.
I love your videos. I have watched them all several times. I built a loom, made some cards, and I even bought 3 colors of cotton thread. I am all ready to get started :)
I have loom envy, that nice big working space to turn your cards and open your shed... My new loom is pretty compact, so I have to move my warp ALL the time.
@@elewysoffinchingefeld3066 What do you do with a non-neutral twist pattern? Do you chase the twist over several of your pegs and eventually retie everything, that's what I've resorted to....
Okay, so my first comment on your tablet weaving videos that I just stumbled across today. This one had me shedding a few tears for the memory of Jean.
@@elewysoffinchingefeld3066 me too! At least I won't have to worry about bad tires next time I come up. Getting a new set Wednesday, so will be able to come your way again this spring/summer
That is stunning! I've started watching your videos from the first one and am so tempted to get an inkle loom but I'm in the middle of doing up my canal boat to live on, I knit and crochet and I've got a spinning wheel so think it might have to wait for a little bit 😯😆 Loving all your video's. Is it possible to cut what you've made to use on different things? I'm thinking of edgings for sleeves and hems? Or does it unravel?
I have made my first 3 bands, all according to your instructions! I feel like I'm learning a lot. Do you ever like to see people's projects that are following the series? If so, where can i send pics? :). I look forward to warping up Birka 22, which will be my 4th band, of course 🎉
After a quick experiment to verify that it does work, I have good news! Do the pattern in reverse starting at pick 8 and go down to pick 1, and *also* reverse the forwards and backwards directions. I did a short video on this a month ago with the other Birka pattern, which you can find here: ruclips.net/video/NobGq4Me9os/видео.html
This is spectacular!! I am not sure which of you is getting the better deal, you or the gentleman who built that beautiful loom!! I am wondering if cards could be made from recycled material like milk jugs. That just popped into my mind because that is what the color of those cards reminds me of. I feel like it would also be helpful to have a couple of different colors of the cards so that counting to figure out forwards and backwards would be quicker and easier! Dang!!! Yesterday I had no clue that tablet weaving even existed and today I am trying to improve on the design of the tools!! Thanks RUclips rabbit hole!!!
Plastic milk jugs might work, but they're rather deformed on the edges. If you want to make plastic cards, get some heavy duty plastic folders to cut up. They come in a rainbow of colors! Just be sure to have some kind of template and round the corners so they don't catch on the threads as you turn them.
I have a deck of playing cards that has lost about 8 cards when my kids played 52x7 pickup. The deck doesn't work as a deck anymore (the other decks survived), so I plan to punch holes in it and have some extra weaving cards. That's still repurposed materials, but it's thread-friendly. Some other advantages to using playing cards are that they come pre-numbered, in multiple colors/suits, and it's almost as easy as Elewys's color-coded cards to tell which way is up.
Thank you so much for the time you put in to make these videos! They are so helpful 🙌🏻 your weaving is so beautiful! Do you have anywhere we can share what we create from your videos (like Instagram or fb) How are you going with this band, have you got it finished yet! Must have taken so long. And how did you manage the twist build up! Thank you again! 😊
Yes, I do have a Facebook page--Elewys of Finchingefeld. I would love to see what you all are making from my videos! I finished this piece some time back and delivered it to the new owners, the Baroness and Baron of Glymm Mere! It was an epic weave since it was seven continuous yards, and in silk, but it was so pretty when it was finished! I came up with a way to reverse the twist without significantly disrupting the pattern, which I included in another video, Birka 22: Weaving in Reverse. Thanks for watching!
Do you have to do anything to finish it? I see full rotation done in the beginning to prevent unraveling, but does that also prevent the other end from unraveling or do i need to do another rotation to finish it off?
Hi Elewys, thanks for the videos! I'm weaving Birka 22 and I'm using carpet warp. I know that you are using silk in the video. Here's my question: The single line of yellow that I see on your band--is it a float? I have that line, and mine is a float. Because it is a larger material, the float is more evident, and I worry it will catch. I've threaded according to pattern. Do I just need to weave it in a finer yarn? Thanks for your thoughts.
Yes, it does float for a couple picks. Because it's a very short float, I haven't had any issues with it, but finer threads will definitely prevent any catching.
That depends on how long you make the piece, the materials you use, and how many hours you work a day. When you start, time yourself for doing one repeat. Then measure how large the repeat is and multiply that out for the length you want it to be.
I really have enjoyed your videos. They have unlocked some of the mystery of Card Weaving. I have wanted to go to your blog but for some reason I cannot connect. Any possible reason you can think of that might block it? Even if there is not a possibility of see it, thanks for the time you spend helping all of us learn the craft. Your work is excellent.
That's odd. Sometimes servers can go down, so maybe it was just a temporary thing? I just tried it myself and it opened just fine. ladyelewys.carpevinumpdx.com/ Hope it works for you.
When you do commission work do your clients ever send you photos of what they did with the finished weaving? If you need an idea for another video, I’d love to see those pictures...
Someone else asked my weaving question so here is my non-weaving question. There is a banner behind you that has a pair of scissors and a needle on it. My device is very similar (the needle is above the scissors) and in the same colors. How cool. I was wondering who's device this might be. Emma the Simple
It's not actually a needle--the paper is poorly taped together and it's separated. :D I was trying to create a banner to fly at camp and was doing a "test run" of the design to see if it works...and the best heraldry advise I had gotten was, "Hang it on your wall for six months. If you still like it, go for it." My arms are: Per bend sinister vert and lozengy argent and vert, an open pair of scissors fesswise argent.
@@elewysoffinchingefeld3066 I'm a merchant in Caid and specializes in clothing and woven goods, hence the open scissors and needle. I like the idea of hanging something for a few months to see if you like it.
Z and S is the direction the thread goes through the card. S threaded has the thread entering the back of the card--the left side. Z threaded has the thread entering the front of the card--the right side. This causes the picks--each line of weaving--to tilt a different direction.
Thank you so much for your videos! It took me over a year to make the jump and actually try tablet weaving. I thought it was going to be super difficult, but your videos made it easy to comprehend and easily accessible! Thank you!!
I love watching your videos. You explain the details so well and the instructions are clear and easy to follow. You are a fantastic teacher. Please keep them coming.
Thank you so much!
Lovely💕 This is one of my favorite patterns. My artisan friend made me one from wool as a gift. This video has inspired me to try to make one myself, since a delivery of an inkle loom just arrived this week. Thank you for your inspirational and informative videos🌻
Absolutely gorgeous! I just stumbled upon your videos and am hooked! I have neuropathy in my hands and arms, so weaving isn't for me, but I know weavers and am always so impressed. You do beautiful work!
Just discovered your videos yesterday; after watching this one I’ve decided to buy a loom and everything else I need to make my own hand fasting cord 😃 cannot wait to get started!!
"without the spiders thankfully" I love your humor! You are so genuine, it's so nice to listen and watch a real human! Keep it up! (I am brand new to tablet weaving and loving it so far!)
I am so enjoying your videos. Card weaving has me so intrigued! The only reason I am hesitating on buying the supplies and giving it a go, is that I’m not sure what I (personally) would do with the finished product. But, I think I would LOVE the process.
I feel that!!! For me it is always the process!! I never know what to do with finished products!!!
Same!
But my mother in law sews- So maybe she can figure out something! X3
That loom is a magnificent beast, indeed! And a beautiful maiden project from it.
I love your videos. I have watched them all several times. I built a loom, made some cards, and I even bought 3 colors of cotton thread. I am all ready to get started :)
Thank you, for the video, and for making it look easy. I am still in the fumbling stage and so it is good to see someone confident.
You are welcome! With practice, you, too, will make it look easy to someone else. Keep on weaving!
OHHH! WOH Elewys that is a big one.Lovely
I have loom envy, that nice big working space to turn your cards and open your shed... My new loom is pretty compact, so I have to move my warp ALL the time.
This is something I keep in mind when coming up with portable looms...do I want to be shifting the warp every few minutes?
@@elewysoffinchingefeld3066 What do you do with a non-neutral twist pattern? Do you chase the twist over several of your pegs and eventually retie everything, that's what I've resorted to....
This is so beautiful!!!
My inkle is on the way, and should be here in time for Christmas!! I can't wait to be able to try these patterns!!!
I have never heard of this before but I would like to try it sometime
So beautiful I want to cry. I live in a celtic land (Galicia) and love all knotwork designs. I need to build me a loom...
That loom is seriously impressive! I felt for you after you finished warping that.... that had to be a real work out for you!
Okay, so my first comment on your tablet weaving videos that I just stumbled across today. This one had me shedding a few tears for the memory of Jean.
I miss her so much...you know how special she was. Hope to see you again soon!
@@elewysoffinchingefeld3066 me too! At least I won't have to worry about bad tires next time I come up. Getting a new set Wednesday, so will be able to come your way again this spring/summer
@@elewysoffinchingefeld3066 p.s., I might be interested in commissioning some smaller wide (2 to 2.5 inch wide) pieces from you.
That is stunning! I've started watching your videos from the first one and am so tempted to get an inkle loom but I'm in the middle of doing up my canal boat to live on, I knit and crochet and I've got a spinning wheel so think it might have to wait for a little bit 😯😆
Loving all your video's.
Is it possible to cut what you've made to use on different things? I'm thinking of edgings for sleeves and hems? Or does it unravel?
I have made my first 3 bands, all according to your instructions! I feel like I'm learning a lot. Do you ever like to see people's projects that are following the series? If so, where can i send pics? :). I look forward to warping up Birka 22, which will be my 4th band, of course 🎉
I do love seeing pictures! I have Instagram, and you can tag me there @weavealongwithelewys or @Elewys_Finchingefeld
Thanks for another great video! Is there a way to do a mirror image of the pattern when too much twist is accumulated?
Let me experiment...I think so
After a quick experiment to verify that it does work, I have good news! Do the pattern in reverse starting at pick 8 and go down to pick 1, and *also* reverse the forwards and backwards directions. I did a short video on this a month ago with the other Birka pattern, which you can find here: ruclips.net/video/NobGq4Me9os/видео.html
@@elewysoffinchingefeld3066 Awesome! Thank you!
oh wow , my next project...thankyou...
Out of curiosity if I use just two colors will it turn out the same
This is spectacular!! I am not sure which of you is getting the better deal, you or the gentleman who built that beautiful loom!!
I am wondering if cards could be made from recycled material like milk jugs. That just popped into my mind because that is what the color of those cards reminds me of. I feel like it would also be helpful to have a couple of different colors of the cards so that counting to figure out forwards and backwards would be quicker and easier! Dang!!! Yesterday I had no clue that tablet weaving even existed and today I am trying to improve on the design of the tools!! Thanks RUclips rabbit hole!!!
Plastic milk jugs might work, but they're rather deformed on the edges. If you want to make plastic cards, get some heavy duty plastic folders to cut up. They come in a rainbow of colors! Just be sure to have some kind of template and round the corners so they don't catch on the threads as you turn them.
I have a deck of playing cards that has lost about 8 cards when my kids played 52x7 pickup. The deck doesn't work as a deck anymore (the other decks survived), so I plan to punch holes in it and have some extra weaving cards.
That's still repurposed materials, but it's thread-friendly.
Some other advantages to using playing cards are that they come pre-numbered, in multiple colors/suits, and it's almost as easy as Elewys's color-coded cards to tell which way is up.
Thank you so much for the time you put in to make these videos! They are so helpful 🙌🏻 your weaving is so beautiful!
Do you have anywhere we can share what we create from your videos (like Instagram or fb)
How are you going with this band, have you got it finished yet! Must have taken so long. And how did you manage the twist build up!
Thank you again! 😊
Yes, I do have a Facebook page--Elewys of Finchingefeld. I would love to see what you all are making from my videos! I finished this piece some time back and delivered it to the new owners, the Baroness and Baron of Glymm Mere! It was an epic weave since it was seven continuous yards, and in silk, but it was so pretty when it was finished! I came up with a way to reverse the twist without significantly disrupting the pattern, which I included in another video, Birka 22: Weaving in Reverse. Thanks for watching!
I'm watching all your videos (and loving them) and looking for how you move the weft to keep the weaving at the front....
Do you mean advancing the warp? There is a short video called Tablet Weaving: Advancing the Warp and Flipping the Cards that demonstrates it. :D
@@elewysoffinchingefeld3066 I'm off to look for that one! :D I'm watching these all out of order, but it's so calming and beautiful...
That one is stunning!
Do you have to do anything to finish it? I see full rotation done in the beginning to prevent unraveling, but does that also prevent the other end from unraveling or do i need to do another rotation to finish it off?
There is a video called Finishing Your Tablet Woven Bands. I have a few different options
Hi Elewys, thanks for the videos! I'm weaving Birka 22 and I'm using carpet warp. I know that you are using silk in the video. Here's my question: The single line of yellow that I see on your band--is it a float? I have that line, and mine is a float. Because it is a larger material, the float is more evident, and I worry it will catch. I've threaded according to pattern. Do I just need to weave it in a finer yarn? Thanks for your thoughts.
Yes, it does float for a couple picks. Because it's a very short float, I haven't had any issues with it, but finer threads will definitely prevent any catching.
@@elewysoffinchingefeld3066 Thank you! At least now I know it's not just because I've made a mistake somehow. :)
waiting for my loom to be delivered... Can't wait to start. How long do you think it would take you to complete this particular project?
This one took a long time--it was 7 yards long and woven in silk. It would take much less time if it were 3 yards woven in 8/4 carpet warp.
That depends on how long you make the piece, the materials you use, and how many hours you work a day. When you start, time yourself for doing one repeat. Then measure how large the repeat is and multiply that out for the length you want it to be.
I really have enjoyed your videos. They have unlocked some of the mystery of Card Weaving. I have wanted to go to your blog but for some reason I cannot connect. Any possible reason you can think of that might block it? Even if there is not a possibility of see it, thanks for the time you spend helping all of us learn the craft. Your work is excellent.
That's odd. Sometimes servers can go down, so maybe it was just a temporary thing? I just tried it myself and it opened just fine. ladyelewys.carpevinumpdx.com/ Hope it works for you.
@@elewysoffinchingefeld3066 Just tried again and it says it is blocked. I will investigate. Thanks for the reply.
When you do commission work do your clients ever send you photos of what they did with the finished weaving? If you need an idea for another video, I’d love to see those pictures...
I haven't gotten any yet, though I've seen one on my King's tunic... I might reach out and ask others for pictures and see what happens.
So very neat!! Out of curiosity how long did it take to string the warp threads? How long did it take to complete the weaving?
It was a couple weeks...I didn't track the hours and hours and hours.
Or rather, it took a couple of hours to warp it all, and a couple of weeks to weave it all.
Love your videos..but having a hard time seeing the "backward" indications on the paper pattern.....Does the "grey" have to be so light?
No, that was my fault; the grey can be made darker on the pattern generator. I can update it on the blog today to make those easier to read.
Done--the blog's pattern has a darker grey portion for the reverse turns.
Someone else asked my weaving question so here is my non-weaving question. There is a banner behind you that has a pair of scissors and a needle on it. My device is very similar (the needle is above the scissors) and in the same colors. How cool. I was wondering who's device this might be.
Emma the Simple
It's not actually a needle--the paper is poorly taped together and it's separated. :D I was trying to create a banner to fly at camp and was doing a "test run" of the design to see if it works...and the best heraldry advise I had gotten was, "Hang it on your wall for six months. If you still like it, go for it." My arms are: Per bend sinister vert and lozengy argent and vert, an open pair of scissors fesswise argent.
@@elewysoffinchingefeld3066 I'm a merchant in Caid and specializes in clothing and woven goods, hence the open scissors and needle. I like the idea of hanging something for a few months to see if you like it.
How many HOURS did that weave take?
A bajillion and a half.
Mitica!!!
Grazie!
Nice
❤😮
I not understand this whit Z and S😢
Z and S is the direction the thread goes through the card. S threaded has the thread entering the back of the card--the left side. Z threaded has the thread entering the front of the card--the right side. This causes the picks--each line of weaving--to tilt a different direction.
Waaaaaaoh