Tablet weaving

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Tablet weaving
Viking-Style Tablet Weaving Birka Strapwork Motif
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The pattern
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The recipe
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Original materials
see http//www.arild-hauge.com/skaane.htm
Tablet with runic inscriptions from Lund,
Sweden
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Modern materials

Cotton wool yarn in two different colours One
pair of scissors
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Small metal rings
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Clamps, nails and a flat piece of wood

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Tablets A weft thread
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The warp
The threads are secured at the ends and the warp
is stretched
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The tablets
The tablets are placed on edge and close
together
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The turning sequence

• 2 times all forward
• 2 times 1-2 forward, 3-4 backward, 5-8 forward,
  9-10 backward, 11-12 forward
• 2 times 1-6 forward, 7-10 backward, 11-12 forward
  
• 2 times 1-4 forward, 5-6 backward, 7-8 forward,
  9-10 backward, 11-12 forward
• Repeat sequence as needed

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Turning the tablets
The tablets are turned according to the turning
sequence from the pattern recipe
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Inserting the weft
After each turning of the tablets the weft is
inserted in the shed formed between the
upper and lower threads of the warp
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Oops...
Keeping a good overview is very important if you
want the correct outcome!
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Tightening the band
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The final result
A size reduced copy of a Viking-style tablet
woven band
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Literature

• Andersen, P. (1977) Brikvævning. Borgen
• Nockert, M. (1991) The Högom finds and other
  migration period textiles and costumes in
  Scandinavia. Umeå
• Priest-Dorman, C. (1993) Viking-style tablet
  weaving Birka strapwork motif.
  http//www.lothene.demon.co.uk/crafts8.html
• Collingwood, P. (1982) The techniques of tablet
  weaving. London Faber.

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And finally...

• Thanks to my mum, Anne Mette, for providing the
  materials and for taking the photographs while
  visiting me here in London