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Tablet Weaving Pattern 102

This tablet woven band uses 10 weaving cards.

Warp: 12/2 Linen Red – 8 ends Black – 24 ends White – 8 ends Total – 40 ends Weft – 12/2 Linen – Black

Card Weaving Books

Card Weaving With nothing more than colored yarn and simple cardboard squares, crafters can produce [...]

How to Weave with a Beaivi Sami Loom Video

Here is a YouTube video demonstrating how to weave using the Beaivi weaving loom – A Sami-style 2 hole rigid heddle.

Weaving Draft

The weaving draft for this Sami band:

A pickup weaving pattern for a Sami 2 Hole Rigid Heddle loom, worked over 9 pattern threads.

Please note: The pattern draft [...]

Sami Rigid Heddle Weaving Patterns

These Sami style weaving drafts can be woven using a single or double hole rigid heddle loom. The band weaving patterns are woven using a pickup technique over a tabby ground warp.

Zig Zag Pattern 68

Finnish rigid heddle band weaving patterns woven over 7 pattern threads.

How to warp a [...]

How to Warp a Beaivi Weaving Loom

To put a warp onto a Beaivi Sami weaving loom is a fairly simple process. I use my warping board that is attached to the back of my loom to measure the warp – similar to preparing a warp for any other loom. While I am measuring the warp, I thread the Beaivi loom [...]

Pickup Pattern for a Rigid Heddle Loom No 68

Quite a simple design but effective. This narrow band has been woven using my new Sami 2 hole rigid heddle loom (2HRH – The Beaivi Loom).

The ground warp is 12/2 worsted spun wool. Warp length: 4 yards White 12/2 wool: 12 ends Blue 12/2 wool: 38 ends Green 12/2 wool: 4 ends [...]

Handiscola Crafts Project

Handiscola Instructions for weaving baskets with birch bark (in .pdf format). The English translation begins on Page 11.

Handiscola Handiscola was an EU project that brought together participants from European countries to learn and increase appreciation for traditional handicrafts.

Ribbon Plaiting

Naalbinding The downloadable .pdf file includes instructions for making mittens, a [...]

Sami 2 Hole Weaving Reed

From high-tech to low-tech weaving – My latest handweaving obsession is studying more about the weaving of narrow bands, belts and braids done by my ancestors. After finding a unique double slot weaving reed during a trip to Sweden, I did some more research on these small and portable weaving reeds used by the [...]

Inkle Weaving Looms

Hands that Weave Dorothy weaves inen inkle bands.

Inkle Weaving This site has patterns, photo galleries and resources for inkle weavers.

Inkle Band Weaving Some examples of inkle band weaving used in wall hangings and Latvian skirts.

Inkle Weaving Instructions Earthguild provides instructions for how to weave with an inkle loom.

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Double Slot Weaving Reed

I found this Sami weaving reed in a small craft shop in Sweden. It is used to weave traditional Sami style belts and bands. The reed is similar to a standard rigid heddle but has an extra set of slots that are designed to carry the pattern warp. The regular holes and slots [...]

Tablet Woven Belt Pattern #74

This is my second tablet woven belt. Instead of using wooden cards, I wove this belt with the Lacis brand of plastic cards. I found these slightly easier to handle because they are thinner than the wooden ones, so fit in the palm of my hand better.

I used Finnish cotton yarn for [...]

Band weaving: aa101111

I have woven on large multishaft looms for many years, but have not had the chance to study the smaller versions of our weaving craft in much detail until now. Currently my big loom is tied up with another rya rug that will take several weeks to complete. I thought that I would explore [...]

Saami Double Rigid Heddle Looms

We may be familiar with the standard rigid heddle loom consisting of a reed with slots and holes. In some parts of Scandinavia, a rigid heddle with an extra set of holes or slots is also used. The pattern weft is threaded through the additional top holes, making it easy to pick up the [...]

Finnish Rigid Heddle Band Weaving Patterns

2 Slot Weaving Reed Instructions How to weave using a Saami style double slot weaving reed.

These bands or belts are woven using a rigid heddle loom. The warp has 31 ends.

Use 2/12 wool yarn for the background warp and weft. (BLUE) Use 2/5 wool yarn for the pattern weft. (YELLOW)

Thread [...]

Kumihimo Braiding

Japanese Braiding Kumihimo braids are made of silk threads and were originally used as ties, cording, and belts for clothing and closures for Samurai warriors. Detailed step-by-step photographs present six projects to make a variety of braids, and tips on equipment and advice for developing the projects are included. UK: Japanese Braiding

Creative [...]

Saami Books

A hand-picked collection of books and music about the Saami people [...]

Braiding

About braiding techniques, ply split, sprang, tablet weaving [...]

Kumihimo Braiding

Lessons, information about Japanese kumihimo, maru dai braiding techniques and equipment. [...]

Lucet Braiding - Renaissance Faire

How to use a Lucet to make braids [...]

Woven Bands, Belts and Braids

Weaving Bands, Belts and Braids on small looms [...]

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