…In a word, flexibility. The density is usually fairly fixed but the threads are not placed on the loom with one set design in mind.
Deflected double weave
weaving double layer deflected double weave…
Choosing Tablets for Tablet Weaving
How do we choose tablets for tablet or card weaving? You can buy and make tablets in bone, wood, leather, plastic and cardboard. The things to consider are flexibility, size, and thickness. You need to use identically sized tablets in each piece of tablet weaving. Sizing is personal. My preferred size is about five centimetres / two inches. Many manufacturers …
Social Distancing – Crinoline Anyone?
Crinolines for social / unsocial / anti social distancing?
Double Weave Threadings
Double weave threadings are joyously versatile for the hand weaver
Development of the Jacquard Loom
The jacquard loom developed out of the draw-loom, a type of shaft loom. By the 2nd century BC the Chinese were using the draw-loom to weave elaborate brocades. Technology travels and in the 17th century French draw-loom weavers in Lyon were able to weave an inch of elaborate silk brocade in a day.
What is a Jacquard Loom?
…its difficult to describe jacquard weaving…
Weaving on a Treadle or Dobby Loom
using treadles to raise the threads
What is a Weaving Loom?
A loom is a tensioning device, and may or may not have any lifting device.
Mach Bands and Weavers’ Knots
damask satin text, tea towels and a knot