This video is several years old, and I do not know if you will see my comment. Many years ago, at a craft festival, a woman was selling woven wristwatch bands. They were woven with very fine thread, and very, very beautiful.
I'm learning to weave using tablets to use them on the inside of knitted sweaters along the button band as support for the buttons. Thank you for doing your videos. Hubby and I have so enjoyed watching and I've learned so much!
Now that I watched this video, I want to make an inkle loom and weave belts and dog leashes and lanyards and guitar straps and edgings....... Thanks for all the ideas!
Oh, great ideas...I like to wear my scissors around my neck when I’m doing crafty things that require frequent use of them...so I can find them in a hurry. Much classier than an i-cord.
Lovely ideas. I enjoy the small bits of humor you incorporate. I was wondering if there is a website with tablet weaving patterns and info that you recommend.
I just made my 15€ inkle loom today and started to weave with your osenberg revisited and I'm hooked now. Guess whose family will get a looot of tablet woven bands for christmas... :D
I don't know how interested I really am in table weaving, or if I'll ever try it,, but your explanation of doing the same with your quilts - shove it in a box and put it in the closet - had me laughing so hard I may have to become a subscriber!
I am SO glad I found this channel. I bought an inkle loom almost a year ago. I think I warped it once. Now I've got warping yarn on order, and already have plans to wile away the winter!
I'm making my own loom this weekend so I can make some stylish reins for my horse! Thank you so much for the in depth tutorials you have on your channel and the endless inspiration you give
Your instructions are wonderful, and I decided to watch this video just for fun. I thought you might be interested to know that I've found tablet weaving to be an excellent way to put the thrums from my loomed weaving to good use. I do a lot of my weaving with 8/2 cotton and keep a "thrum bag" in my crafts closet. When I have enough colours saved up, I hang tablet warp on my rigid heddle loom (it has a floor stand) and off I go! Like my grandmother used to say, "Waste not, want not."
You inspired me with your video on absolute beginners - I bought a loom, made some tablets and created my first ever wee strip of tablet woven braid yesterday! It’s pretty crap, mainly because I used some rather grabby wool I had for knitting/crochet, but your teaching was so clear and made it all so simple. Many many thanks to you for your videos, and for giving me further ideas now!
So much fun how you can use them. I am doing the Birka 6 pattern, but it's my first go so it's a little impressive and tragic at the same time. Lots of mistakes. I appreciate your videos, they helped so much with understanding how it all works.
I have a dream of making beautiful tie-down straps, which I use a lot for backpacking and other outdoor activities, I think it would be cool to make ones to recognize specific hikes and label them with the year
Ooh, I’ve been wracking my brain, trying to think what to give my friend who works in a med clinic for Christmas. She’s getting a name tag lanyard. Thanks for the idea!
Very nice! Thanks for the ideas. I use an inkle loom from time to time and my husband always says "what are you going to do with that one?" Well, now I've got some solid answers for him
I have a lot of reasons to start tablet weaving. I need a new dog leash and to make then colors perfect for my dogs makes it a priority! I can add them to my containers where I keep my card making supplies in. I'm off to Amazon, thanks again!!!
I just discovered your channel a few days ago by accident and I must say I was drawn in instantly! I am an ADD Crafter meaning I always have so many projects going at once and almost every new craft I see I want to try! This makes for a crazy amount of craft supplies and an organization nightmare LOL. So far my husband has not divorced me over it 😉. I love it when you get to the point in the video where you are ready to end and you just grab scissors and snip across all those threads... SO SATISFYING 💞.
I like the idea of the key fob - lanyard and also a dog leash and bag strap. Another thing, a friend of mine who weaves kitchen towels put a small one at the inside of the towel to hang the towel.
I am about to finish my first piece of tablet weaving. I did the Oseberg band from episode 1. Of course there are some tension and learning issues but the second half of the band has really improved. Thanks for you videos. I do have one question that maybe you can answer in one of your future videos what 1 book would you recommend on tablet weaving patterns and techniques.
Tablet weaving book recommendations.... Applesies and Fox Noses is probably my #1 go-to recommendation. It has period patterns and motifs, and starts with easier patterns and works its way through to difficult ones. Great way to learn as you go! Their pattern notations are different than the ones I use, which is why I usually recommend people use a pattern generator that they are familiar with to know exactly how cards are threaded, etc. A lot of other patterns I found on Pinterest. Look for my file of Historic Tablet Weaving at: www.pinterest.com/elewys/historic-tablet-weaving/. Most of them are period or have period motifs. As for other books, I'll have to look through my (limited) collection.
I have a friend who'd die for a black and red choker. And there has to be a jewelry piece available to pinch the ends secure and latch them together for that purpose or for a bracelet.
This may be a silly question...is there a proper way to cut the woven bands if it a shorter length is needed than was woven? I would be afraid to snip it and have it self destruct!
Dear Elewys.Thank you so much for sharing your ideas. You are a great artist and teacher . And I really appreciate your sense of humour. All the best, Carmen.
I'm learning to tablet weave so that I can make bag straps. I came across some pictures of American mountain man/long hunter haversacks that have woven straps with a short leather section with buckle for adjustability, and immediately wanted to make something like that. So far I've made a couple of very chunky bands using 3mm macrame cord (its what I had available). I'm quite enjoying it, once I get my 'loom' setup sorted properly I'm going to try with more traditional yarns- like your friend Steve, I immediately thought it would make a great pair of suspenders (though we call them braces here in the UK). Do get Steve to post a picture, I'd like to see how they turned out.
@@elewysoffinchingefeld3066 I dated an American woman for three years- I quickly got sick of British people saying "You know they say pants instead of trousers." or "They call scones 'biscuits'". Especially the scones/biscuits thing, because having had both I can tell you they are not the same at all!
Oh, I know. I had the very good luck to visit the UK when I was in high school with a friend of mine who had relatives there. I also love the British Baking Show (Bake Off--still don't understand why they had to change the name in the US...). It seems to me that biscuits and cookies are still different--biscuits are supposed to snap? Cookies don't have to snap; they can be soft or chewy or snappy. But there are lots of words like that--muffins, jumpers (that's a different garment here, too), and the meaning of the word "fanny". But I digress...
@@elewysoffinchingefeld3066 They had to change the name in the US because a certain baking company known for their canned biscuits and crescent rolls already had the phrase "bake off" copyrighted in the US.
Thanks, Elewys! I already play guitar, sew historical outfits, make leather bags and other things from leather, garden, and collect and play strategic board games. Now I need to start tablet weaving! Maybe I should just quit my job?
If you ever get sick of weaving you could go into comedy. I have just started with the inkle. I planned to do tablets but decided to start with heddles. After 6 tries to get the warp in the pattern I wanted ( in my head) I finally started. Did a few inches and then a thread came undone. I couldn't get it to go back right so undid it all to start again. Finally got it going and have done about 12 inches but the first 10 inches are terrible . However I have learned quite a bit from my mistakes. I was not firm enough the beating the weft down for a start. Also the edges are uneven in tension but I can keep them straight. So I will work this to the end and then try another pattern. I will keep this one with all its flaws to compare with future work to see how I might have improved... Hope springs eternal.
I've done a little bit of tablet weaving a few years ago, but I couldn't get the hang of it, so I gave up. Your videos make me want to give it an other chance 🙂 Apart from that, you come across like the most sweet and patient and loving person ever. I really like the energy you radiate ❤️
I'm thinking of weaving a camera strap for my wife. Not sure on a pattern yet but the simpler the better. One question I have is how much, if any, does the warp length shrink during weaving? e.g. For every yard of finished length one should start with a warp of 1.1 yard? 1.2 yards?
Hi Elewys, found your channel by accident while looking for a way to weave a type of fanbelt (like the continuous drive belt in a car.) Now I also have a new hobby to look forward to. I am not generally somebody who works in textiles, but this looks like fun! One question please, is there a way to connect or bind the ends of the bands to make a continuous belt that I can use in my experiments? The connected ends must be reasonably smooth as the pulleys does not have an edge to keep the band in.
@@elewysoffinchingefeld3066 Maybe there’s a way to card up the cut ends to create two overlapping sheds so you are weaving through both ends of the strap at once to bind them together 🤯.
I have heard of the Hu (not to be confused with The Who), but I wouldn't say it's in my list of favorite bands. ;) Good luck on the bunny training! My brother is a big fan of bunnies--he's had several in the last couple of decades.
Wait. Hold it. Stop. You are a Sounders fan?! Does that mean you are in Western Washington? I can't believe I have been watching your videos for the last few months and just figured out we might be near neighbors. How exciting!
Curses! The dreaded ebay has inkle looms made relatively locally to me. Now to explain a new craft neeeeeeeeds to husband who looks with dismay at the fabric in the sewing room. I may also have perked up a friend's ears with talks of dog leads after explaining what an inkle loom is. Well if I go down, I'm taking another with me! Thank you for the ideas, the humour and the tutorials.
I'm picking up my new Inkle loom from the PO today. Cant wait to warp it up and start weaving (going to see if it's easier to weave the dragon heads on this). It's going to much more portable and easier to weave bands on this (rather than warping it up on my large Rigid Heddle).
I love your videos and have learnt so much. I made your “ chair loom” today too. Have you investigated tablet weaving as a border, woven with the same weft, on a wider plain weave warp?
I was introduced to tablet/card weaving by JillianEve. She brought it up during her vlogmas and is planning on a video in the new year. I found this by researching so I can follow along and I have to say, you are a bad influence 😁 cuz my imagination is endless.
Hand woven bands are used in Norwegian traditional costumes and in the Sami culture. For the hair, holding the stockings up, as decorations and more. They are quite expensive. We also use bands as decorations on some traditional knitted sweaters. But the bands are usually machine made, handmade are to expensive.
I love how you are so upfront about how you mess up sometimes! It's nice to know that experienced creators still make mistakes and need to cover them up
I just found your channel! You are very talented. I crochet and shuttle Tatt. I used to crochet everywhere but after breaking a leg on some stairs (not while crocheting) I needed something smaller to carry with me. I can fit everything i need for a small pencil pouch which is much lighter than the beach bag I used to carry around. Is there a smaller version of your loom or are they normally that big?
@@elewysoffinchingefeld3066 thank you! After I finish my Christmas tatting, Im going to look into it. I showed my 16yr old one of your videos and said my crafting table is going to over take the lego building table. While he was watching (in awe of how many threads you use) he said "those squares are 3d printed! I can make those for you!" And then proceeded to try to figure out how he could make me a loom that collapsed when not in use so he didnt have to give up his lego table. Lol (he is a future engineer)
Elewys, thank you! So many of these are ideas that might be in my head, but not seeing how they look, I begin to doubt myself. I AM weaving along with you, thank you! I have been interested in tablet weaving for a long time, but I'm specifically interested in earlier historically-based weaving patterns, so your channel has been wonderful, and I'm enjoying the website. Whenever you share documentation sources, I get all excited... :)
I'm looking to get into tablet weaving! If I manage to produce some decent-looking stuff, it's going to be going on my saddle pads as decoration. And my horse's breastcollar. And let's be real, probably his halter too.
I came across your videos by chance, I must say you are an absolute delight, thank you for such an enjoyable introduction to tablet weaving, this video is the second one I have watched
just recently subscribed and just want to say I really dig your outfit. I would personally love to pull off the hat/scarf(? )look you have but idk why it just doesn't seem to suit me. My hair will eventually fall out and I worry about what alternatives I'm going to use :P
I really like the pattern you used to make into that purse! Purple and yellow at end. What is the pattern name? Did you make a video about it? If not, please do so 😃
It's called the Ram's Horn. Technically not a period piece, but I've been working on a blog piece, which will likely have a video to accompany it...eventually. I've got a list. :D
You are dry as a bone, so funny…oh and very informative. Thank you, best wishes from 🇬🇧 Oh and I’m watching you whilst scrapbooking…tell no one as I think this could be against the craft laws of middle earth!
Do you have a video on knowing how long /wide your warp needs to be to fit your project? The loom is on my Easter list. I love the idea of pet leashes purses, purse straps and guitar slings.
Loved this video! 💕 Thanks for putting this together. Yup, gift ideas coming together... key fobs, camera straps, lanyard for the college kiddo!!! Awesome sauce!
I don't do tablet weaving but I found a loom that you tie to doorknob and waist with (apparently) a beginner pattern started on it. I imagine sewing one around my bag or to a rucksack so that it creates loops to which I can tie smaller items with other belts. I also see a denim jacket or and shirts decorated with wide and narrow belts giving an artsy 3-D look. My loom is from Finland: many of their national costumes use them tied around the head, mostly to show that the woman is unmarried but in some married women also wear them. (Different regions have their own costumes and now there's one created for ex-pats)
It's a pseudonym; a persona created for the SCA, an organization that re-creates the middle ages. Finchingfield is in England, where my historical character lives. In real life, I live outside of Seattle with my husband and kids. For more information on the SCA, visit www.SCA.org.
horse reins😀hey I'm down for that! have been looking for royal blue and black reins that are softer than my paracord ones....wonder if I could make it into a sleeve of sorts to slide over my browband on my bridal🤔🤔🤔
To be fair if i would do tablet weaving i would just be the Person who gives the band as a Present and leaves the Person who got the band to figure out what to do with it so I don't have to
Thank you so much for this video! I was one of those viewers asking for ideas. 😄 Your imagination for ideas for weaving is much better than mine. But you have sparked my imagination now too.
I love 💗 your sense of humour! Love watching your videos. I was wondering if I could work tablet weave on a backstrap loom? Another idea is towels and pillow cases and sheets
I see some wider bands in your intro. Are there different patterns for those or is there a way to adapt these patterns by adding more cards to make the wider bands?
There are lots of patterns! Yes, adding more cards can make the band wider, and how you thread the cards and turn them, as well as color choices, will make many different designs. Check out my other videos! Thanks for watching!
This really fine band - I really want to make that. Do you have a pattern? How thick should the yarn be? And I cant find carpet yarn in my country (germany). I really want to make some dog leashes - we have many dogs in the family. Can I use linen? Do you think it's strong enough?
Guten tag! I took a bit of German in school, but I've forgotten most of it. :( The fine band is made from 60/2 silk from Eowyn de Wever on Etsy - www.etsy.com/shop/EowynDeWever. It was almost too fine--the 20/2 silk was much easier to work with and will still make a very fine piece. I haven't worked with linen enough to make that determination, especially since I don't know what materials you have available. You could see if you can mail order the Maysville Carpet warp.
"At least this takes less space." 😁
Steve, send the picture. We all want to see it!
This video is several years old, and I do not know if you will see my comment. Many years ago, at a craft festival, a woman was selling woven wristwatch bands. They were woven with very fine thread, and very, very beautiful.
I'm learning to weave using tablets to use them on the inside of knitted sweaters along the button band as support for the buttons. Thank you for doing your videos. Hubby and I have so enjoyed watching and I've learned so much!
Now that I watched this video, I want to make an inkle loom and weave belts and dog leashes and lanyards and guitar straps and edgings....... Thanks for all the ideas!
Oh, great ideas...I like to wear my scissors around my neck when I’m doing crafty things that require frequent use of them...so I can find them in a hurry. Much classier than an i-cord.
Lovely ideas. I enjoy the small bits of humor you incorporate. I was wondering if there is a website with tablet weaving patterns and info that you recommend.
"Same thing I do with all the quilts I make..." Somewhere, my mom is feeling called out. XD
I just made my 15€ inkle loom today and started to weave with your osenberg revisited and I'm hooked now. Guess whose family will get a looot of tablet woven bands for christmas... :D
I don't know how interested I really am in table weaving, or if I'll ever try it,, but your explanation of doing the same with your quilts - shove it in a box and put it in the closet - had me laughing so hard I may have to become a subscriber!
I am SO glad I found this channel. I bought an inkle loom almost a year ago. I think I warped it once. Now I've got warping yarn on order, and already have plans to wile away the winter!
I may try an abbreviated version of this pattern on a pair of shoelaces.
I'm making my own loom this weekend so I can make some stylish reins for my horse! Thank you so much for the in depth tutorials you have on your channel and the endless inspiration you give
Your instructions are wonderful, and I decided to watch this video just for fun. I thought you might be interested to know that I've found tablet weaving to be an excellent way to put the thrums from my loomed weaving to good use. I do a lot of my weaving with 8/2 cotton and keep a "thrum bag" in my crafts closet. When I have enough colours saved up, I hang tablet warp on my rigid heddle loom (it has a floor stand) and off I go! Like my grandmother used to say, "Waste not, want not."
Very clever!
OMG, I love your sense of humor, haven't laughed so hard in a long time, thanks!! And I love your work as well!! ❤️🇳🇱
You inspired me with your video on absolute beginners - I bought a loom, made some tablets and created my first ever wee strip of tablet woven braid yesterday! It’s pretty crap, mainly because I used some rather grabby wool I had for knitting/crochet, but your teaching was so clear and made it all so simple. Many many thanks to you for your videos, and for giving me further ideas now!
So much fun how you can use them. I am doing the Birka 6 pattern, but it's my first go so it's a little impressive and tragic at the same time. Lots of mistakes. I appreciate your videos, they helped so much with understanding how it all works.
I just found your channel yesterday and you've inspired me to start tablet weaving! I love your videos!
Me too. I looked up the looms today.
I have a dream of making beautiful tie-down straps, which I use a lot for backpacking and other outdoor activities, I think it would be cool to make ones to recognize specific hikes and label them with the year
I'm stealing that idea. Doing them in linen or cotton and waxing after the straps are woven but before hardware and voilà, Water proof woven straps!
Ooh, I’ve been wracking my brain, trying to think what to give my friend who works in a med clinic for Christmas. She’s getting a name tag lanyard. Thanks for the idea!
Very nice! Thanks for the ideas. I use an inkle loom from time to time and my husband always says "what are you going to do with that one?" Well, now I've got some solid answers for him
I have a lot of reasons to start tablet weaving. I need a new dog leash and to make then colors perfect for my dogs makes it a priority! I can add them to my containers where I keep my card making supplies in. I'm off to Amazon, thanks again!!!
Thank you, this is one of the best lists I have come across and it has gotten my creative juices flowing.
I just discovered your channel a few days ago by accident and I must say I was drawn in instantly! I am an ADD Crafter meaning I always have so many projects going at once and almost every new craft I see I want to try! This makes for a crazy amount of craft supplies and an organization nightmare LOL. So far my husband has not divorced me over it 😉. I love it when you get to the point in the video where you are ready to end and you just grab scissors and snip across all those threads... SO SATISFYING 💞.
Welcome to my universe!
You are so funny. Love watching your videos.
Thank you for all of the ideas. 😍
Thank you for answering my Q and putting it in a vlog. :)
All excellent suggestions! Now I'm even more excited about starting up 😁
I like the idea of the key fob - lanyard and also a dog leash and bag strap. Another thing, a friend of mine who weaves kitchen towels put a small one at the inside of the towel to hang the towel.
Your channel found me , love it, god bless
I am about to finish my first piece of tablet weaving. I did the Oseberg band from episode 1. Of course there are some tension and learning issues but the second half of the band has really improved. Thanks for you videos. I do have one question that maybe you can answer in one of your future videos what 1 book would you recommend on tablet weaving patterns and techniques.
Tablet weaving book recommendations.... Applesies and Fox Noses is probably my #1 go-to recommendation. It has period patterns and motifs, and starts with easier patterns and works its way through to difficult ones. Great way to learn as you go! Their pattern notations are different than the ones I use, which is why I usually recommend people use a pattern generator that they are familiar with to know exactly how cards are threaded, etc. A lot of other patterns I found on Pinterest. Look for my file of Historic Tablet Weaving at: www.pinterest.com/elewys/historic-tablet-weaving/. Most of them are period or have period motifs. As for other books, I'll have to look through my (limited) collection.
So sad, I have to go to work. But I'll be watching this evening. Have a Great Day!~
This is great! I love your humor!This video makes me think, If the Vikings had a 5-minute crafts...lol!
I have a friend who'd die for a black and red choker. And there has to be a jewelry piece available to pinch the ends secure and latch them together for that purpose or for a bracelet.
Look for "ribbon ends" in jewelry making. Lots of options on Amazon.
This may be a silly question...is there a proper way to cut the woven bands if it a shorter length is needed than was woven? I would be afraid to snip it and have it self destruct!
If you're worried about unraveling, you can put a drop of Fray Check on the ends.
Dear Elewys.Thank you so much for sharing your ideas. You are a great artist and teacher . And I really appreciate your sense of humour. All the best, Carmen.
Oh my word, I love your humor!!! Thanks so much for the entertainment!
The designs are fabulous... So fascinating and intriguing.... Gorgeous.
Thank you so much I’ll have to give it a go now
Watching you make the bag made me think... Make a cover for a throw pillow!
I'm learning to tablet weave so that I can make bag straps. I came across some pictures of American mountain man/long hunter haversacks that have woven straps with a short leather section with buckle for adjustability, and immediately wanted to make something like that. So far I've made a couple of very chunky bands using 3mm macrame cord (its what I had available). I'm quite enjoying it, once I get my 'loom' setup sorted properly I'm going to try with more traditional yarns- like your friend Steve, I immediately thought it would make a great pair of suspenders (though we call them braces here in the UK). Do get Steve to post a picture, I'd like to see how they turned out.
In the US, braces are what we put on teeth to straighten them...or on legs...or arm crutches. English is confusing, isn't it?
@@elewysoffinchingefeld3066 I dated an American woman for three years- I quickly got sick of British people saying "You know they say pants instead of trousers." or "They call scones 'biscuits'". Especially the scones/biscuits thing, because having had both I can tell you they are not the same at all!
Oh, I know. I had the very good luck to visit the UK when I was in high school with a friend of mine who had relatives there. I also love the British Baking Show (Bake Off--still don't understand why they had to change the name in the US...). It seems to me that biscuits and cookies are still different--biscuits are supposed to snap? Cookies don't have to snap; they can be soft or chewy or snappy. But there are lots of words like that--muffins, jumpers (that's a different garment here, too), and the meaning of the word "fanny". But I digress...
@@elewysoffinchingefeld3066 They had to change the name in the US because a certain baking company known for their canned biscuits and crescent rolls already had the phrase "bake off" copyrighted in the US.
Love the bag!!!
Thanks, Elewys! I already play guitar, sew historical outfits, make leather bags and other things from leather, garden, and collect and play strategic board games. Now I need to start tablet weaving! Maybe I should just quit my job?
I am so excited for this to be my first foray into weaving.
I love your dry humor. :-) I just ordered my first inkle loom. It's en route. I'm thinking of using some bands to embellish the zipper pouches I sew.
If you ever get sick of weaving you could go into comedy.
I have just started with the inkle. I planned to do tablets but decided to start with heddles. After 6 tries to get the warp in the pattern I wanted ( in my head) I finally started. Did a few inches and then a thread came undone. I couldn't get it to go back right so undid it all to start again. Finally got it going and have done about 12 inches but the first 10 inches are terrible . However I have learned quite a bit from my mistakes. I was not firm enough the beating the weft down for a start. Also the edges are uneven in tension but I can keep them straight.
So I will work this to the end and then try another pattern. I will keep this one with all its flaws to compare with future work to see how I might have improved... Hope springs eternal.
It's always good to keep your first piece to look back at and see how far you've come!
I've done a little bit of tablet weaving a few years ago, but I couldn't get the hang of it, so I gave up. Your videos make me want to give it an other chance 🙂
Apart from that, you come across like the most sweet and patient and loving person ever. I really like the energy you radiate ❤️
I'm thinking of weaving a camera strap for my wife. Not sure on a pattern yet but the simpler the better. One question I have is how much, if any, does the warp length shrink during weaving? e.g. For every yard of finished length one should start with a warp of 1.1 yard? 1.2 yards?
Great idea! Add 25% to the length of the finished item, plus the leader/ender bits.
I love the pillow case suggestion!
see... now I need to learn to do this... I just need to find a loom thing!
Hi Elewys, found your channel by accident while looking for a way to weave a type of fanbelt (like the continuous drive belt in a car.) Now I also have a new hobby to look forward to. I am not generally somebody who works in textiles, but this looks like fun! One question please, is there a way to connect or bind the ends of the bands to make a continuous belt that I can use in my experiments? The connected ends must be reasonably smooth as the pulleys does not have an edge to keep the band in.
That is definitely the most unusual question I've seen....and I'm not sure I have the skill sets to answer it.
@@elewysoffinchingefeld3066 Maybe there’s a way to card up the cut ends to create two overlapping sheds so you are weaving through both ends of the strap at once to bind them together 🤯.
Love the ideas. Thank you.
Makes a great placket for sweaters like the Norwegian sweaters...
"or Mongolian throat singing" ... aah, another fan of The Hu?
I have heard of the Hu (not to be confused with The Who), but I wouldn't say it's in my list of favorite bands. ;) Good luck on the bunny training! My brother is a big fan of bunnies--he's had several in the last couple of decades.
When you open the seam and tuck the band in you will have a finer finish of your work , just suggesting
Good tip! Next time, for sure!
Wait. Hold it. Stop. You are a Sounders fan?! Does that mean you are in Western Washington? I can't believe I have been watching your videos for the last few months and just figured out we might be near neighbors. How exciting!
Sounders til I die! Season ticket holders, though trying to figure out where to sit next season--we're ready to switch it up a bit.
Curses! The dreaded ebay has inkle looms made relatively locally to me. Now to explain a new craft neeeeeeeeds to husband who looks with dismay at the fabric in the sewing room. I may also have perked up a friend's ears with talks of dog leads after explaining what an inkle loom is. Well if I go down, I'm taking another with me! Thank you for the ideas, the humour and the tutorials.
The more, the merrier!
😄
Yoga strap.
Great idea! I need to get back into yoga....
I'm picking up my new Inkle loom from the PO today. Cant wait to warp it up and start weaving (going to see if it's easier to weave the dragon heads on this). It's going to much more portable and easier to weave bands on this (rather than warping it up on my large Rigid Heddle).
Lots of ideas. I'm planning some bags while I learn to sew, could definitely include some straps while I learn to weave!
I love your videos and have learnt so much. I made your “ chair loom” today too.
Have you investigated tablet weaving as a border, woven with the same weft, on a wider plain weave warp?
I have investigated all of these things but haven't yet done all of them.
I was introduced to tablet/card weaving by JillianEve. She brought it up during her vlogmas and is planning on a video in the new year. I found this by researching so I can follow along and I have to say, you are a bad influence 😁 cuz my imagination is endless.
I would love to see how do you take it off to do the loom when you are finished.
LOL Good one!
Hand woven bands are used in Norwegian traditional costumes and in the Sami culture.
For the hair, holding the stockings up, as decorations and more.
They are quite expensive.
We also use bands as decorations on some traditional knitted sweaters. But the bands are usually machine made, handmade are to expensive.
New Sub. Stacy from sustainable stewards sent me! Looking forward to learning with you!
I love how you are so upfront about how you mess up sometimes! It's nice to know that experienced creators still make mistakes and need to cover them up
I just found your channel! You are very talented. I crochet and shuttle Tatt. I used to crochet everywhere but after breaking a leg on some stairs (not while crocheting) I needed something smaller to carry with me. I can fit everything i need for a small pencil pouch which is much lighter than the beach bag I used to carry around. Is there a smaller version of your loom or are they normally that big?
There is an inklette loom that is pretty small, or you can look for a box loom
@@elewysoffinchingefeld3066 thank you! After I finish my Christmas tatting, Im going to look into it. I showed my 16yr old one of your videos and said my crafting table is going to over take the lego building table. While he was watching (in awe of how many threads you use) he said "those squares are 3d printed! I can make those for you!" And then proceeded to try to figure out how he could make me a loom that collapsed when not in use so he didnt have to give up his lego table. Lol (he is a future engineer)
Fantastic! I'm married to a manufacturing engineer and I think our son is following in his footsteps.
You are so funny, creative and inspiring. New subscriber.👍👍💞
Found your channel tonight. Love your personality ☺️.
Elewys, thank you! So many of these are ideas that might be in my head, but not seeing how they look, I begin to doubt myself. I AM weaving along with you, thank you! I have been interested in tablet weaving for a long time, but I'm specifically interested in earlier historically-based weaving patterns, so your channel has been wonderful, and I'm enjoying the website. Whenever you share documentation sources, I get all excited... :)
I'm looking to get into tablet weaving! If I manage to produce some decent-looking stuff, it's going to be going on my saddle pads as decoration. And my horse's breastcollar. And let's be real, probably his halter too.
And the reins. And blanket. Oh, and on your clothing as well. :D
@@elewysoffinchingefeld3066 Absolutely! And thank you for the clear tutorial :) It's been really helpful.
Mandolin strap. Mandola strap. Octave mandolin strap. Lyre strap - seriously, it's a medieval thing
I came across your videos by chance, I must say you are an absolute delight, thank you for such an enjoyable introduction to tablet weaving, this video is the second one I have watched
just recently subscribed and just want to say I really dig your outfit. I would personally love to pull off the hat/scarf(? )look you have but idk why it just doesn't seem to suit me. My hair will eventually fall out and I worry about what alternatives I'm going to use :P
I have a purse pattern that requires leather for the ties and I have never wanted to buy specific leather just for that. Now THIS would be PERFECT.
I love your weaving and your sense of humour!!
I really like the pattern you used to make into that purse! Purple and yellow at end. What is the pattern name?
Did you make a video about it? If not, please do so 😃
It's called the Ram's Horn. Technically not a period piece, but I've been working on a blog piece, which will likely have a video to accompany it...eventually. I've got a list. :D
You are dry as a bone, so funny…oh and very informative. Thank you, best wishes from 🇬🇧
Oh and I’m watching you whilst scrapbooking…tell no one as I think this could be against the craft laws of middle earth!
i so love to look at your video's if i'm going along with make them or not. i just love your humor.
Just found you, thanks for your time and effort that you have invested in these great videos! Very interesting 😊
Omgsh, I just love your sense of humor! Thanks so much for the great videos! I'm going to try this! Looking for a cool loom like what you use!
If you look in the video description, there is a link to my Amazon Affiliate store with recommendations. :D Thanks for watching!
I just LOVE Your videos! I just got my weaving cards in the mail 2 days ago and I'm almost finished with my second band, it's so addictive! 😀
Do you have a video on knowing how long /wide your warp needs to be to fit your project?
The loom is on my Easter list. I love the idea of pet leashes purses, purse straps and guitar slings.
Rough estimates are add 25% to the finished length. So if you want it to be 4 feet long, you'll need 5 feet of warp. :D
That bag kind of inspired me can you make a fabric out of the strips I'm visualizing a kick butt jacket.
Heck yeah!
Loved this video! 💕 Thanks for putting this together. Yup, gift ideas coming together... key fobs, camera straps, lanyard for the college kiddo!!! Awesome sauce!
I have used mine as a neck strap for my glasses.
I don't do tablet weaving but I found a loom that you tie to doorknob and waist with (apparently) a beginner pattern started on it. I imagine sewing one around my bag or to a rucksack so that it creates loops to which I can tie smaller items with other belts. I also see a denim jacket or and shirts decorated with wide and narrow belts giving an artsy 3-D look. My loom is from Finland: many of their national costumes use them tied around the head, mostly to show that the woman is unmarried but in some married women also wear them. (Different regions have their own costumes and now there's one created for ex-pats)
Are you in the UK? You say Finchingfeld SCA. Where is this? Thanks
It's a pseudonym; a persona created for the SCA, an organization that re-creates the middle ages. Finchingfield is in England, where my historical character lives. In real life, I live outside of Seattle with my husband and kids. For more information on the SCA, visit www.SCA.org.
@@elewysoffinchingefeld3066 Thanks. Lovely weaving!
😂😂😂😂 Awwww sleepy camera 😴😴😴😴🤩🤩
Really good Ideas! Thank you very much !
I Love the purse idea. I don't need another hobby, but I'm so intrigued.
horse reins😀hey I'm down for that! have been looking for royal blue and black reins that are softer than my paracord ones....wonder if I could make it into a sleeve of sorts to slide over my browband on my bridal🤔🤔🤔
If you do make it, I'd love to see pictures!
To be fair if i would do tablet weaving i would just be the Person who gives the band as a Present and leaves the Person who got the band to figure out what to do with it so I don't have to
Thank you so much for this video! I was one of those viewers asking for ideas. 😄 Your imagination for ideas for weaving is much better than mine. But you have sparked my imagination now too.
I love 💗 your sense of humour! Love watching your videos. I was wondering if I could work tablet weave on a backstrap loom? Another idea is towels and pillow cases and sheets
Absolutely! Many weavers love using a backstrap set up.
Oooohh!!! Will you please please please do that rainbow pattern? Your videos are so soothing!
Well...maybe...since you asked so nicely. ;) Let's put that on the January docket, K?
@@elewysoffinchingefeld3066 yaaaaay! Woooo!
A lasso for the discerning cowboy
Reins for your unicorn
Ribbon for ribbon dancing
I'm learning to tablet weave to make halters and harnesses for my cart goats!
I see some wider bands in your intro. Are there different patterns for those or is there a way to adapt these patterns by adding more cards to make the wider bands?
There are lots of patterns! Yes, adding more cards can make the band wider, and how you thread the cards and turn them, as well as color choices, will make many different designs. Check out my other videos! Thanks for watching!
This really fine band - I really want to make that. Do you have a pattern? How thick should the yarn be? And I cant find carpet yarn in my country (germany). I really want to make some dog leashes - we have many dogs in the family. Can I use linen? Do you think it's strong enough?
Guten tag! I took a bit of German in school, but I've forgotten most of it. :( The fine band is made from 60/2 silk from Eowyn de Wever on Etsy - www.etsy.com/shop/EowynDeWever. It was almost too fine--the 20/2 silk was much easier to work with and will still make a very fine piece. I haven't worked with linen enough to make that determination, especially since I don't know what materials you have available. You could see if you can mail order the Maysville Carpet warp.
I forgot to add: the pattern is the Oseberg 12L1 from the "revisited" video.