"Tablet weaving for beginners"

Tablet (card) weaving is an ancient craft of making strong, narrow, decorative bands. This book explains how tablet weaving works and gives instructions for threading the tablets and reading patterns. Here you will find 10 simple patterns for 8 tablets. Note that these are threaded-in patterns only. No patterns requiring individual card turning are included. Practicing simple patterns will train your hands in tablet rotation and how to feel a good warp tension. After some time, you will be able to make more complex figurative patterns and try other tablet weaving techniques. Do not give up, practice makes perfect!

34 pages, soft cover

Contents

/05 to the reader

/07 introduction

/09 materials and tools

/09 yarns

/10 cards

/11 shuttles

/12 first band – tutorial

/12 how to prepare the warp

/13 how to thread the tablets

/14 how to set up the tablets

/16 tablet numbering

/17 how to rotate the tablets

/18 border design

/18 how to manage twist build-up in the warp

/19 let's begin weaving

/22 how to read patterns (pattern 1)

/24 patterns 2-10

/33 how to finish your band