I absolutely love the history lessons that come with your weaving tutorials! I hope you are able to publish more of these videos in the coming year. Thank you for your lovely work and research!
Late to posting, but Hi from Denmark! Because of your videos, I have a new hobby, and because of your woodworking loom video, my dear husband made me a fantastic loom. You are now my sister from another mother 🤟🏼🥰🥰. Seriously though. We’ve been in quarantine one year. I really appreciate your videos and your channel and blog. Thank you for sharing.
I came across your channel by accident a few days ago and after watching one video I was hooked!....Of course I watched the rest of them too. - Now I have to try this. Since my order with everything necessary will not be arriving anytime soon I went to my local thrift store today and bought a makeshift weaving loom and some cotton crochet yarn. Back home I cut some cardboard squares and now I am waiting for my hubby to come back from the local hardware store with a hole puncher. Guess what I will be doing the rest of the day. :) You are an amazing teacher and so easy to listen to. Love all the background info on the patterns too. I will be back to your channel often.
I'm currently in the process of weaving this pattern, which I came across on your amazing blog. However! Foolishly I completely misunderstood the pattern and blithely assumed that the blank spaces were given as a 'background' colour, which I then used as white yarn following the same 'Z's and 'S's as the other yarns in the same cards. It comes out so delicately and even has a gorgeous pattern on the reverse. Though once I finished I will make the Mammen pattern once more as it should have been done, but will use different colours as I have used this time. At times I do struggle with the cards, and am always so impressed by your ability to make this craft go so smoothly. And I hope that in time I will be able too. Thank you for this beautiful video, I hope your child will be as exited and thrilled by receiving the gift of Mammen Mia as is hoped for and more. You are a true inspiration to my crafting, thank you for your hard work! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
I have conquered many fiber art skills in my lifetime and honestly, needed a challenge again to inspire me. I have found it here with Elewys of Finchingefeld and her easy-to-follow instructions in tablet weaving. I've been eyeing tablet weaving for some time and your videos have excited me so I decided to give it a whirl. I warped worsted weight cotton yarn I had on hand around the back beam of my rigid heddle loom and tied to the front beam because I need to be able to walk away without a hassle if need be. Made a set of cards from watercolor paper which only held up long enough to do about 150 picks. My shuttle inventory ranges from 12-24" long, so I used a bit of cardboard for a smaller one. Of course, the results left much to be desired but it was enough to get me hooked. Now I want to learn all I can about this technique! I ordered cards, a few balls of sport weight cotton yarn and a proper shuttle which arrived in 3 days time. I'm so excited now and can't wait to get started. But first...I must watch more Elewys and choose a pattern to try. Someday, with your kind help on RUclips, I hope to be skilled enough to feel confident to warp the entire width of my 24" rigid heddle loom with a fine silk blend and with tablets and weave beautiful fabric in a colorful design. Lofty ambitions right now, I know. I do believe, with your videos, it'll be lots of fun working toward that goal though. Thank you so much!
Hi! I just received an inkle loom and it’s all your fault. 😁 OK, not entirely; you nudged me off the cliff I was already peering over. Thank you for being here and I look forward to weaving along with you in 2021.
Thank you for demonstrating a pattern from Denmark! My great-grandmother took great pride in being Danish. I never got the chance to know her, but this video gives a glimpse into her family background...well except for the wealthy, upper-caste part...maybe my ancestors worked his farm?! 😜
@@elewysoffinchingefeld3066 my background is Norwegian and Danish as well English, Irish, Scottish and Welsh. Maybe Viking ancestors made a little visit to the British isles? Your videos have been so appreciated this fall and winter. Thanks for this latest!
Elewys, thank you so much for your great videos. After 3 attempts, I finally got the Mammen strap going and correct. I am new at card weaving so I was very excited. Thanks for all the detail you give and the great video showing us the way. And for showing how the unwind the edge threads. Margaret
Hahaha (about Halloween costumes) I did that to my mom, though I asked to be an owl. Definitely had to do some problem-solving for that one!! I love the look of this one, including the colors! I got a loom last week and moved my second project on to it. Oh man my speed and tension have greatly improved with just that change!
Their Majesties rely on recommendations from Their populace when granting awards. Any gentle in the Kingdom can recommend anyone else for any type of award, however, please do not nominate yourself or a family member. The Crown is just as pleased to receive recommendations for the Peerage Orders. Write to the Crown at gro.ritna@nworc with a detailed justification for major awards.
Love the name you gave it. Also love that your daughter appreciates your skill at this craft, and wants to have some made for her. I so want to do this, but the looms are out of my budget at the moment.
There are some budget-friendly options, like doing warp-weighted looms using household items. I have a few ideas on the Tablet Weaving for Absolute Beginners, and there are other ideas on Pinterest. It's amazing how many spools of crochet cotton you can find at second hand stores, too.
@@elewysoffinchingefeld3066 Thanks Elewys. I'll check out your video, and Pinterest, though I'm not a fan of Pinterest. I find it very hard to navigate, but I'll give it a go. Thanks again.
My Pinterest page is www.pinterest.com/elewys. I have files called Looms, and other on Card Weaving and Historic Tablet Weaving. Hopefully you'll find those useful.
Thanks so much for making these videos, Elewys! I’ve been learning from the ground up with you. Love it! Just wondering if you would mind adding photos of your work into the videos themselves at the beginning and end, please? And maybe closeups in the middle as the patterns start to form? I’d love to be able to gaze on the patterns more closely and for longer. Thank you so much!
Smokey is so cute! I have 2 kittens (well 6 months old) and when they heard him, they pricked up their ears and as one of mine is also a Smokey (other is Merlin) he jumped on my lap (in my face really) to watch the screen! What a lovely pattern. Thank you again and Merry Christmas.
This was fascinating to watch! Thank you so much for sharing! I can't wait to see what else you've made! I absolutely agree with you on this pattern too, it's beautiful!
Hello from Berlin in Germany, Thank you for your videos, keeping up this craft, very good explanations and your good mood !! I bought a loom and sucessfull work on the mamma mia pattern. I love it!!! Jeanett
I use Spro Sports Professionals Black Barrel Swivels with Safety-Snap Gr. 2 and 20 kg and I use brass boards that you can enjoy for years. Our elaborately manufactured weaving boards have smooth, soft edges and rounded corners all around. The generously dimensioned thread holes for pulling in the warp threads as well as the handy format of 55 x 55 mm and only 0.8 mm thick make tablet weaving an experience. The boards are unbreakable, do not wear out and are of course rust-free. Not only ideal for beginners in board weaving: The beveled A-corner helps enormously when counting rows and makes it very easy to check whether all boards are in the correct position. Two and three small bores clearly and permanently mark the B, C and D corners. By grinding for hours, the weaving boards get a highly polished, smooth and supple surface which over time gets a nice matt, aged look. The large recess inside serves to save weight. But it is also practical when tying up the board package to secure the work in weaving breaks. Complex patterns made easy: Our weaving boards are available in brass, copper and nickel silver. Simply use a different color for the boards, which are treated separately in the course of the pattern You can see straight away which boards are to be “folded” - no mistake!
Thank you for showing how to weave this one. Have just finished doing a short weave of this pattern after watch all your videos. This is just my 2nd tablet weave. Oseburg boxes was the 1st. Will be going back to fully threaded cards though as card wrangling (I found) too much headache inducing 🤣
It's absolutely fascinating how, from my modern perspective I expect all tablet woven bands to be the same pattern all the way through whereas perhaps from a historical perspective they might have valued the craftsmanship of having several patterns in the same weave (perhaps for versatility but also for wealth and meaning, who knows)
I had trouble with the size of the holes in my cards. An old crochet hook now lives with my loom and shuttle. Have a wonderful and safe holiday season. I hope you get to FaceTime or Zoom hugs to your family in Canada. 🤗❤️🤗❤️🎄🎄🎄🎄
I've watched and rewatched your videos a few times and finally felt confident enough to try tablet weaving again. I managed a ram's horn pattern with your imagined encouragement as I unwove and fixed a a couple of cards that were either threaded in the wrong direction or the colours were in the wrong holes. I'm very proud of the outcome, so thank you!!!
I love this color scheme and pattern. I hope your daughter doesn’t mind if I try to copy it exactly for my first skip-hole tablet weaving experience. 💕
There are a few patterns I've seen with six holes, but (so far) nothing from the pre-17th century period. Not saying it doesn't exist...just haven't seen it yet.
@@elewysoffinchingefeld3066 oh I wasn’t sure how a six hole card might fit with 17 Th. century but I wondered. Thank you for your quick reply. I love your work and how you teach it. The history is very interesting. Thank you.
21:54 "...because this is a skip-hole weave, it's going to do everything in pairs..." Could you explain why that is? Also, how do you finish off a weave (haven't watched all your videos yet, may be addressed elsewhere). How does one sew these onto fabrics; are they trim that finishes the edge of the hemmed fabric, or sewn over the bottom edge leaving a fabric backing? And how do you cut the weave to length and stop the fraying? I really like your training on this and you are very very clear on the subjects you are covering!
Skip hole weaves, having only two threads per card, have to be rotated twice in order to move it from top to bottom or bottom to top. To finish the weave, I usually put the shuttle through the loop I leave behind, essentially creating a little half-hitch and then just snip it off the loom. I don't have issues with fraying--I just leave about 1/2" at the end. If you have a concern about fraying, you can put a drop of fray check on the end to keep it from unraveling. I do a little bit of sewing on film in the "10 Things" video I made a couple months back--look for that one. You can sew it right on the edge, a little ways in, or rather far up from the edge--but I've never seen it sewn over the edge like bias tape. I hope that answers your questions! Have a great holiday season!
he was a norse farmer. These farmers are not to be mistaken for being like modern farmers, but more like the gentleman farmers of georgian, and victorian england who were very wealthy landowners. Farm land was very valuable and came with timber, mining, and fishing rights
That cardboard sounds like it might be “magazine board.” It’s 24pt board stock, used by comic book or magazine collectors, who keep their magazines in plastic with a stiff cardboard in the middle to preserve the shape. (And hint for crafters, they’re also great for folding fabric onto, to keep your fabrics organized.)
Looking at your cards, I recently came across thin wooden tablets on Amazon. The seem to work fine, but I may need to wax or file them, to stop the fraying of my yarn. You have been so helpful in 2 months than what I have been able to do in 5 years, is there a pamphlet of basic patterns that you could recommend? Thanks from all us nubbies!
You are such a fine teacher! My biggest problem is with yarn labeling. I never know what I'm getting. It "looks" like the size I would find in #3 crochet cotton, but I'm not sure.
Ordering online is really a struggle. If you can find a weaving supply store, you may be able to ask for samples of certain yarns so you have a better feel (literal and figurative) for what you're ordering.
Beautiful work! Do you have any resources about card weaving you’d recommend? I’d love to read more about this as I find it utterly fascinating. I’ve been enamored with textile craft my entire life. I’m a knitter, crocheted, and quilter. I’ve never come across card weaving until I happily stumbled on your channel. Thanks again for sharing your handiwork’s. :) Happy Holidays!
Makes me wonder if they used a pencil equivalent for skip hole weave or if they had some historic secret trick to it that we haven't figured out yet...
This is beautiful. You mentioned fishing swivels- do you think at some point you could either show or at least talk a little bit more about how exactly to use them? thank you- I eagerly await the next video each time I finish watching one!
Is there a way I can message you? I would like to know where I can find patterns to get started. How hard is it to make our own patterns? Thank you for your time :). I really think your videos are the best on RUclips for tablet weaving
Hiya, sorry if you've covered this, but I can't remember seeing it anywhere - is there a way of working out roughly how much weft you need for a given length of band without having to do a sample? I'm weaving with my plant-dyed handspun, and its vanishingly unlikely that a second batch would be a good colour match, so I don't want to run out but also I don't want to get to the end and find out I could have done another metre...
Oh, also, being skip-hole, I assume the weft colour matters for more than the edges and I wouldnt be able to continue with the contrast colour as weft if I ran out of my ground colour without it looking weird...
I bought this loom second hand about 20 years ago. However, you can find similar inkle looms at Weaving supply stores, or through Amazon. There is a link in the description of my videos to my Amazon Affiliate storefront with looms and other supplies.
Hi Elewys! I have been following you for some time, and looked through your videos, and two questions have come to mind :-) 1. Once you have finished your weave and you snip it, what do you do with it then? 2. What do you do, if you find out that you want the weave to be longer than first planned? Or is it possible to weave continuously? That you for your lovely videos! :-)
Once the warp has been cut to length, it's really not easy to extend it. If you warp up 3 yards and discover you need 5 for your project, you need to warp up another 2 yards. Adding 25% to the warp length than what you need for the finished project, of course, because the length shrinks as you weave. It might be possible to weave continuously if you had a spool of yarn for every thread you need in the piece...16 cards in this piece with 40 threads total...$9 per spool of yarn...that would be $360, plus weft thread, maybe another $9...then you would need a loom that would hold it and maintain tension as you weave... But eventually those spools would run out. If you haven't seen the 10 Things To Do With Your Tablet Woven Bands, check that out. After I finish a project, I snip it off the loom, roll it up, and hold it with a straight pin. Usually I end up putting them on garments or selling/gifting to others. At this point, however, I am keeping all the new and different ones for my "portfolio" for use as displays and classes.
@@elewysoffinchingefeld3066 thanks for the answer! :-D I was actually more thinking about if you should tie knots for braid the ends of the weave to make sure it doesnt untangle :-)
When I am weaving, for the last 3 or 4 rows, I tuck a thin (1/2" wide) strip of scrap cloth into the loops on one side. When I'm done weaving, I remove the cloth and feed my weft tail back thru the loops, then I tighten the loops, pull the tail taut, snip flush, and add a drop of fray check at the end.
I absolutely love the history lessons that come with your weaving tutorials! I hope you are able to publish more of these videos in the coming year. Thank you for your lovely work and research!
Your cockatiel looked so happy and joyful singing to you! He was showing his heartwings. He is very adorable!
Late to posting, but Hi from Denmark! Because of your videos, I have a new hobby, and because of your woodworking loom video, my dear husband made me a fantastic loom. You are now my sister from another mother 🤟🏼🥰🥰. Seriously though. We’ve been in quarantine one year. I really appreciate your videos and your channel and blog. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you very much! Nice to have new family from shared passions! Thanks for watching, and happy weaving!
Greetings from Germany! I love your work and your sense of humor!
I came across your channel by accident a few days ago and after watching one video I was hooked!....Of course I watched the rest of them too. - Now I have to try this.
Since my order with everything necessary will not be arriving anytime soon I went to my local thrift store today and bought a makeshift weaving loom and some cotton crochet yarn. Back home I cut some cardboard squares and now I am waiting for my hubby to come back from the local hardware store with a hole puncher. Guess what I will be doing the rest of the day. :)
You are an amazing teacher and so easy to listen to. Love all the background info on the patterns too. I will be back to your channel often.
Welcome! And I applaud your resourcefulness! Happy weaving!
Can you give us an update on how you are doing with your new hobby?
I'm currently in the process of weaving this pattern, which I came across on your amazing blog. However! Foolishly I completely misunderstood the pattern and blithely assumed that the blank spaces were given as a 'background' colour, which I then used as white yarn following the same 'Z's and 'S's as the other yarns in the same cards. It comes out so delicately and even has a gorgeous pattern on the reverse. Though once I finished I will make the Mammen pattern once more as it should have been done, but will use different colours as I have used this time. At times I do struggle with the cards, and am always so impressed by your ability to make this craft go so smoothly. And I hope that in time I will be able too. Thank you for this beautiful video, I hope your child will be as exited and thrilled by receiving the gift of Mammen Mia as is hoped for and more. You are a true inspiration to my crafting, thank you for your hard work! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
I have conquered many fiber art skills in my lifetime and honestly, needed a challenge again to inspire me. I have found it here with Elewys of Finchingefeld and her easy-to-follow instructions in tablet weaving. I've been eyeing tablet weaving for some time and your videos have excited me so I decided to give it a whirl. I warped worsted weight cotton yarn I had on hand around the back beam of my rigid heddle loom and tied to the front beam because I need to be able to walk away without a hassle if need be. Made a set of cards from watercolor paper which only held up long enough to do about 150 picks. My shuttle inventory ranges from 12-24" long, so I used a bit of cardboard for a smaller one. Of course, the results left much to be desired but it was enough to get me hooked. Now I want to learn all I can about this technique! I ordered cards, a few balls of sport weight cotton yarn and a proper shuttle which arrived in 3 days time. I'm so excited now and can't wait to get started. But first...I must watch more Elewys and choose a pattern to try. Someday, with your kind help on RUclips, I hope to be skilled enough to feel confident to warp the entire width of my 24" rigid heddle loom with a fine silk blend and with tablets and weave beautiful fabric in a colorful design. Lofty ambitions right now, I know. I do believe, with your videos, it'll be lots of fun working toward that goal though. Thank you so much!
Being from Denmark this was so much fun to watch. 😘
Thank you so much for these tutorials!! Because of your fun and easy to understand guidance, I am absolutely loving this hobby!
This piece is just gorgeous!
Hi! I just received an inkle loom and it’s all your fault. 😁 OK, not entirely; you nudged me off the cliff I was already peering over. Thank you for being here and I look forward to weaving along with you in 2021.
I'm so glad! Enjoy!
Thank you for demonstrating a pattern from Denmark! My great-grandmother took great pride in being Danish. I never got the chance to know her, but this video gives a glimpse into her family background...well except for the wealthy, upper-caste part...maybe my ancestors worked his farm?! 😜
My husband's grandfather came from Denmark as a toddler, so he's got a bit of Danish in him, too.
@@elewysoffinchingefeld3066 my background is Norwegian and Danish as well English, Irish, Scottish and Welsh. Maybe Viking ancestors made a little visit to the British isles? Your videos have been so appreciated this fall and winter. Thanks for this latest!
Beautiful pattern and great choice of colors.
You are too funny! What a sweet request from your daughter.
Elewys, thank you so much for your great videos. After 3 attempts, I finally got the Mammen strap going and correct. I am new at card weaving so I was very excited. Thanks for all the detail you give and the great video showing us the way. And for showing how the unwind the edge threads. Margaret
Hahaha (about Halloween costumes) I did that to my mom, though I asked to be an owl. Definitely had to do some problem-solving for that one!!
I love the look of this one, including the colors!
I got a loom last week and moved my second project on to it. Oh man my speed and tension have greatly improved with just that change!
Thank you so much for showing the path that the yarn takes! That was really helpful!
Absolutely beautiful pattern! Your work is so wonderful! You should be a Laural by now!!
Their Majesties rely on recommendations from Their populace when granting awards. Any gentle in the Kingdom can recommend anyone else for any type of award, however, please do not nominate yourself or a family member.
The Crown is just as pleased to receive recommendations for the Peerage Orders. Write to the Crown at gro.ritna@nworc with a detailed justification for major awards.
Love the name you gave it. Also love that your daughter appreciates your skill at this craft, and wants to have some made for her. I so want to do this, but the looms are out of my budget at the moment.
There are some budget-friendly options, like doing warp-weighted looms using household items. I have a few ideas on the Tablet Weaving for Absolute Beginners, and there are other ideas on Pinterest. It's amazing how many spools of crochet cotton you can find at second hand stores, too.
@@elewysoffinchingefeld3066 Thanks Elewys. I'll check out your video, and Pinterest, though I'm not a fan of Pinterest. I find it very hard to navigate, but I'll give it a go. Thanks again.
My Pinterest page is www.pinterest.com/elewys. I have files called Looms, and other on Card Weaving and Historic Tablet Weaving. Hopefully you'll find those useful.
Thanks so much for making these videos, Elewys! I’ve been learning from the ground up with you. Love it! Just wondering if you would mind adding photos of your work into the videos themselves at the beginning and end, please? And maybe closeups in the middle as the patterns start to form? I’d love to be able to gaze on the patterns more closely and for longer. Thank you so much!
Smokey is so cute! I have 2 kittens (well 6 months old) and when they heard him, they pricked up their ears and as one of mine is also a Smokey (other is Merlin) he jumped on my lap (in my face really) to watch the screen! What a lovely pattern. Thank you again and Merry Christmas.
This looks like a pattern I could try. I have enough cards and This one looks simple enough. Omg your bird was so cute. Thanks for sharing
This was fascinating to watch! Thank you so much for sharing! I can't wait to see what else you've made! I absolutely agree with you on this pattern too, it's beautiful!
Lol did we finally learn the origin of the cool S we all drew in middle school. Jk. Love your videos. They're so friendly and informative.
Hello from Berlin in Germany,
Thank you for your videos, keeping up this craft, very good explanations and your good mood !!
I bought a loom and sucessfull work on the mamma mia pattern. I love it!!!
Jeanett
Oh! You just answered my question from your other video! The project turns in a circular motion since it’s not tied to the peg! 😁 thank you!
I use Spro Sports Professionals Black Barrel Swivels with Safety-Snap Gr. 2 and 20 kg and I use brass boards that you can enjoy for years. Our elaborately manufactured weaving boards have smooth, soft edges and rounded corners all around. The generously dimensioned thread holes for pulling in the warp threads as well as the handy format of 55 x 55 mm and only 0.8 mm thick make tablet weaving an experience. The boards are unbreakable, do not wear out and are of course rust-free. Not only ideal for beginners in board weaving: The beveled A-corner helps enormously when counting rows and makes it very easy to check whether all boards are in the correct position. Two and three small bores clearly and permanently mark the B, C and D corners. By grinding for hours, the weaving boards get a highly polished, smooth and supple surface which over time gets a nice matt, aged look. The large recess inside serves to save weight. But it is also practical when tying up the board package to secure the work in weaving breaks. Complex patterns made easy: Our weaving boards are available in brass, copper and nickel silver. Simply use a different color for the boards, which are treated separately in the course of the pattern You can see straight away which boards are to be “folded” - no mistake!
What a beautiful pattern. Good choice!
Thank you for showing how to weave this one. Have just finished doing a short weave of this pattern after watch all your videos.
This is just my 2nd tablet weave. Oseburg boxes was the 1st.
Will be going back to fully threaded cards though as card wrangling (I found) too much headache inducing 🤣
This pattern is so beautiful!
Just came across your channel this evening and I am in love 😍 never heard of this kind of weaving before! It seems like something I can start.
Welcome!! I am just about to post the easiest pattern ever! It will be a great place to start. The video will premiere in about 11 hours. :D
It's absolutely fascinating how, from my modern perspective I expect all tablet woven bands to be the same pattern all the way through whereas perhaps from a historical perspective they might have valued the craftsmanship of having several patterns in the same weave (perhaps for versatility but also for wealth and meaning, who knows)
They liked decoration as much as the modern people!
I got to the end and both of my cats magically showed up for the bird call, lol.
I had trouble with the size of the holes in my cards. An old crochet hook now lives with my loom and shuttle. Have a wonderful and safe holiday season. I hope you get to FaceTime or Zoom hugs to your family in Canada. 🤗❤️🤗❤️🎄🎄🎄🎄
Great tip! I should add that to my weaving kit as well!
@@elewysoffinchingefeld3066 Canada?
Yes, my parents live in a suburb of Vancouver, BC.
@@elewysoffinchingefeld3066 How groovy - I'm from Vancouver Island!
Cool pattern. And I like your maple leaf mug ;-)
I've watched and rewatched your videos a few times and finally felt confident enough to try tablet weaving again. I managed a ram's horn pattern with your imagined encouragement as I unwove and fixed a a couple of cards that were either threaded in the wrong direction or the colours were in the wrong holes. I'm very proud of the outcome, so thank you!!!
The crab costume was awesome, btw
I love this color scheme and pattern. I hope your daughter doesn’t mind if I try to copy it exactly for my first skip-hole tablet weaving experience. 💕
This is beautiful! I was wondering if you could show how to use the cards with six holes? He is dang cute 🥰!
There are a few patterns I've seen with six holes, but (so far) nothing from the pre-17th century period. Not saying it doesn't exist...just haven't seen it yet.
@@elewysoffinchingefeld3066 oh I wasn’t sure how a six hole card might fit with 17 Th. century but I wondered. Thank you for your quick reply. I love your work and how you teach it. The history is very interesting. Thank you.
Good mug choice (hello from Canada lol).
My parents live in Canada in White Rock/Surrey.
21:54 "...because this is a skip-hole weave, it's going to do everything in pairs..." Could you explain why that is? Also, how do you finish off a weave (haven't watched all your videos yet, may be addressed elsewhere). How does one sew these onto fabrics; are they trim that finishes the edge of the hemmed fabric, or sewn over the bottom edge leaving a fabric backing? And how do you cut the weave to length and stop the fraying? I really like your training on this and you are very very clear on the subjects you are covering!
Skip hole weaves, having only two threads per card, have to be rotated twice in order to move it from top to bottom or bottom to top. To finish the weave, I usually put the shuttle through the loop I leave behind, essentially creating a little half-hitch and then just snip it off the loom. I don't have issues with fraying--I just leave about 1/2" at the end. If you have a concern about fraying, you can put a drop of fray check on the end to keep it from unraveling. I do a little bit of sewing on film in the "10 Things" video I made a couple months back--look for that one. You can sew it right on the edge, a little ways in, or rather far up from the edge--but I've never seen it sewn over the edge like bias tape. I hope that answers your questions! Have a great holiday season!
😆 the casual toss of the 17th card.
he was a norse farmer. These farmers are not to be mistaken for being like modern farmers, but more like the gentleman farmers of georgian, and victorian england who were very wealthy landowners. Farm land was very valuable and came with timber, mining, and fishing rights
My grandson was a doughnut with sprinkles one Halloween. 😊
That cardboard sounds like it might be “magazine board.” It’s 24pt board stock, used by comic book or magazine collectors, who keep their magazines in plastic with a stiff cardboard in the middle to preserve the shape. (And hint for crafters, they’re also great for folding fabric onto, to keep your fabrics organized.)
Love doing this
Looking at your cards, I recently came across thin wooden tablets on Amazon. The seem to work fine, but I may need to wax or file them, to stop the fraying of my yarn. You have been so helpful in 2 months than what I have been able to do in 5 years, is there a pamphlet of basic patterns that you could recommend? Thanks from all us nubbies!
If you are looking for historic patterns, this is a great one to start with: www.blurb.com/b/10092389-a-simplified-guide-to-historical-tablet-weaving
Beautiful! Lucky daughter!
You are such a fine teacher! My biggest problem is with yarn labeling. I never know what I'm getting. It "looks" like the size I would find in #3 crochet cotton, but I'm not sure.
Ordering online is really a struggle. If you can find a weaving supply store, you may be able to ask for samples of certain yarns so you have a better feel (literal and figurative) for what you're ordering.
We’re getting a new puppy soon. I’m thinking this needs to be his dog leash!
Beautiful work! Do you have any resources about card weaving you’d recommend? I’d love to read more about this as I find it utterly fascinating. I’ve been enamored with textile craft my entire life. I’m a knitter, crocheted, and quilter. I’ve never come across card weaving until I happily stumbled on your channel. Thanks again for sharing your handiwork’s. :) Happy Holidays!
I will have to assemble a list. Maybe I can do a video on sources? Hmmm...adding that to the list.
That would be amazing. Thank you!
@@elewysoffinchingefeld3066 I would be up for that too!
Tea. Earl grey. Hot! Love the reference
Makes me wonder if they used a pencil equivalent for skip hole weave or if they had some historic secret trick to it that we haven't figured out yet...
thanks again!
I do love this pattern, therefore its looks complicated for me, how do we find how to turn witch card?
The patterns are all available on my blog. Link is in the video description
Do you need to block your work, like you would with knitting or crocheting? Thank you for sharing these videos!
Some people do. I don't. I'm a rebel like that.
What type or make of Tablet Loom are you using?
Would this be good idea for begginer to put swivels on borders? They seems go on one direction, when rest is like you have said twist neutral?
You could if you want. I usually just switch directions (or flip the cards) after the borders become over-twisted.
Wish we could see the completed pattern a bit better. Maybe you'll show us the finished product later? Thank you! This was fascinating.
I hoped to, but I didn't get enough done on it to do a big reveal. I'll post pictures on my Facebook and Ko-Fi accounts when I get it done.
@@elewysoffinchingefeld3066 Thanks for the thumbnail. It's beautiful!!!
This is beautiful. You mentioned fishing swivels- do you think at some point you could either show or at least talk a little bit more about how exactly to use them? thank you- I eagerly await the next video each time I finish watching one!
Great suggestion! I have a couple photos where I tried to use them, which wasn't very successful for me, though some people love them.
Is there a way I can message you? I would like to know where I can find patterns to get started. How hard is it to make our own patterns? Thank you for your time :). I really think your videos are the best on RUclips for tablet weaving
Pinterest has a huge collection of patterns. I also have some recommendations in the video descriptions.
Hiya, sorry if you've covered this, but I can't remember seeing it anywhere - is there a way of working out roughly how much weft you need for a given length of band without having to do a sample? I'm weaving with my plant-dyed handspun, and its vanishingly unlikely that a second batch would be a good colour match, so I don't want to run out but also I don't want to get to the end and find out I could have done another metre...
Oh, also, being skip-hole, I assume the weft colour matters for more than the edges and I wouldnt be able to continue with the contrast colour as weft if I ran out of my ground colour without it looking weird...
I find when I weave, I lose about 25% of the warp length.
I commented on an older video but would you ever do the rainbow pattern you showed us?
I probably will eventually, but it's not on the short list right now.
@@elewysoffinchingefeld3066 understandable with your current project
Such a nice pattern, did you manage to finish it in time for Xmas?
By the way Smokey the parrot is so cute, and sings in tune too. What a star!
It was a few days late, but it was done before New Year's!
So what's the skewer for?
Where do I purchase your loom?
I bought this loom second hand about 20 years ago. However, you can find similar inkle looms at Weaving supply stores, or through Amazon. There is a link in the description of my videos to my Amazon Affiliate storefront with looms and other supplies.
Hi Elewys! I have been following you for some time, and looked through your videos, and two questions have come to mind :-)
1. Once you have finished your weave and you snip it, what do you do with it then?
2. What do you do, if you find out that you want the weave to be longer than first planned? Or is it possible to weave continuously?
That you for your lovely videos! :-)
Once the warp has been cut to length, it's really not easy to extend it. If you warp up 3 yards and discover you need 5 for your project, you need to warp up another 2 yards. Adding 25% to the warp length than what you need for the finished project, of course, because the length shrinks as you weave.
It might be possible to weave continuously if you had a spool of yarn for every thread you need in the piece...16 cards in this piece with 40 threads total...$9 per spool of yarn...that would be $360, plus weft thread, maybe another $9...then you would need a loom that would hold it and maintain tension as you weave... But eventually those spools would run out.
If you haven't seen the 10 Things To Do With Your Tablet Woven Bands, check that out. After I finish a project, I snip it off the loom, roll it up, and hold it with a straight pin. Usually I end up putting them on garments or selling/gifting to others. At this point, however, I am keeping all the new and different ones for my "portfolio" for use as displays and classes.
@@elewysoffinchingefeld3066 thanks for the answer! :-D I was actually more thinking about if you should tie knots for braid the ends of the weave to make sure it doesnt untangle :-)
Gotcha...yes, I have gotten that question a lot. I don't find they unravel easily, so I just snip it when it's done and roll it up.
When I am weaving, for the last 3 or 4 rows, I tuck a thin (1/2" wide) strip of scrap cloth into the loops on one side. When I'm done weaving, I remove the cloth and feed my weft tail back thru the loops, then I tighten the loops, pull the tail taut, snip flush, and add a drop of fray check at the end.
Those cards look and sound like they may be made from art framing matte board.
35:31 Is he singing The Addams Family theme song??!!
Yes, he is...sort of! I tried teaching him, but he only got a few of the notes and then got stuck. He's a bird of very little brain, but we love him.
Electric machine weaving
This looks like a pattern I could try. I have enough cards and This one looks simple enough. Omg your bird was so cute. Thanks for sharing