#Tablet Weaving

Tablet weaving in action! One of the most loved patterns inspired by brocaded bands unearthed in Birka, present-day Sweden. I have made it a thousand times but still enjoy the twists and turns of this design. In the background you can hear @krauka_vikingband whom I listed to a lot in my teenage years, still love them ☺️ You can sing along 🎶 #tabletwoven #tabletweave #cardweaving #inkleloom #wool #yarn #weaving #tkactwotabliczkowe #krauka #vikings #vikingcraft #orange #craftsgirl #handmade #workinprogress #krajka #oldcrafts #yarnlove #woolcraft

Here it is at last! Thank you for all the encouragement yesterday, I'm still blown away by your support and will live on it the whole week ♥️ (Also, so sorry about the silly mistakes which I had to fix by throwing in extra text) At the very end of the tutorial I'll upload all of it on youtube, as well as a text-companion, so if you feel this was too quick to follow, fear not: the plan is to make it possible to pause and take one small step at the time. This tablet weaving tutorial will be in 8 parts: 1. Equipment/tools/making cards 2. Choosing and cutting threads 3. Threading cards, and learning to read a threading diagram 4. Last prep before weaving 5. Learning the basics of weaving 6. Learning how to follow a turning diagram 7. More good-to-know-things 8. Finishing the ends My hope is to make it bite sized and make you feel like you can master one step before moving onto the next, so that by the end you'll have your own handwoven band and can feel proud!

Is there anything more you would like to see explained or demonstrated in a reel? Leave a comment pls. P. S. After this weekend I am ready to take commissions again, feel free to spread the word ☺️🫶 #weavingtutorial #hereticweaver #norwegianmade #handmadeinnorway #historicalcraft #traditionalcraft #fibercraft #cardweaving #tabletweaving #husflid #folkfashion #craftsmanship #crafturday

Slow Sunday. Weaving, thinking. ☕🌨️ Turn on the sound and check out this beautiful song by @ekaterinashelehova #sundayvibes #tabletweaversofinstagram #weaving #metime #tabletweaving #savagedaughter #ethnostyle #handmade

This is how you thread tablets on an inkle loom. Here you see only one card but they can be threaded in a group, just slide them one by one. It saves a lot of time compared to preparing threads for each card separately (or desperately ;-)) In this pattern 3 holes in each pattern card are threaded. Edges - 4, as usual. . . . #inkleloom #loom #loomweaving #threads #howisitmade #tabletweaving #threading #craftvideo #craft #diy #woodenloom #handloom #beltweaving #weaversofinstagram #tabletweaversofinstagram #behindthescenes #craftiness #crafting #workinprogress

Here’s what the finished looped band and its sibling look like after the weaving part is finished. You’ll have to use your imagination for the usual cutting off the loom video, as I’m leaving the ends long so I can use them for tassels. If you’d like to support the work I do, my publisher is currently running a 20% off sale on hard cover and soft cover books with the code BOOKCLUB20. You can find my books via my stories, my profile and directly here: http://www.tabletweavingintheoryandpractice.co.uk/p/books-ive-written-about-tablet-weaving.html [video: The hands of a white woman hold a white tablet woven band decorated with green leaves and a stripy loop at one end, with a matching band on an inkle loom. She then mimes cutting the band off the loom with a large pair of scissors.]

Edit: Decided to run a free, basic online workshop in tablet weaving. Link in bio for more information. <3 Second tablet weaving, this time with thicker yarn because I want to make a belt. Still using the same pattern, based on a find in Birka, here in Sweden, dated to 800-900 AD. (For those of you only here for the clothes: linen dress based on the Eura-dress, dated to the 11th century I think. Tablet woven wool belt, my own design, made ages ago. Free hand knitted (and home spun) wool socks)

Bhutanese tablet weaving. These are very popular now for women’s belts. The resulting belts are nice and stiff; perfect to hold up a Kira 🥰 #bhutan #tabletweaving #tabletweavingbelt #handwoven #marilynromatka

I made this video a while ago to accompany the tutorial on a simple finger-loop braid in my book Tablet Weaving in Theory and Practice: From the Beginning (you can find it via my profile), but never published it here. [video: a pair of hands demonstrate making a simple finger-loop braid by passing loops of red, yellow, green and blue yarn between the fingers of each hand.]

Tabletweaving a wool band 🧶 inspired by a historic pattern. This band is about 1,2 cm wide I love how the colours switch with each turn of the cards #tabletweavingband #tabletweaving #tabletweavingbelt #cardweaving #medieval #medievalweaving #vikinglovers #viking #vikingclothing #vikinghistory #vikingweaving #weavingcards #bandweaving #weaving #oldcraft #oldcrafts #woolweaving #kaartweven #brettchenweben #mittelalter #middeleeuwen #oudeambachten

❤️ Manchmal muss ich Herzchen weben 😊 ❤️ Sometimes I have to weave little hearts 😊 #tabletweaving #brettchenweben

The Yörük are traditionally nomadic communities, whose way of life was shaped by family, movement, and living off the land. My husband’s family are Yörük, and I’ve been lucky enough to learn firsthand how babies were traditionally carried. We were even lucky enough to find someone nearby who still makes kolans by hand, and with much kindness she shared her process with us. This technique - broadly called tablet weaving - is actually ancient, with roots going back thousands of years. It is one of the oldest known methods of patterned weaving. Few younger people in Türkiye are interested in learning these kinds of traditional skills today, often seeing them as outdated or belonging to the past. But is hard for me to see it that way - the simplicity, practicality, and ingenuity of it all honestly amazes me. Have you seen anything like this before? I'd love to hear about it in the comments ❤️ #Kolan #traditionalbabywearing #turkey