r/weaving • u/olmstead__ • 2d ago
Help Trouble identifying band pattern
I recently thrifted these, and I love the gradual diagonal motion of these bands.
I’ve never tried weaving, but from what I’ve been reading, am I correct in thinking these are from card / tablet weaving? I’m finding a lot of instructions online, but no information on how to create the gradual diagonal lean. What information should I be searching for?
Thank you for the help!
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u/St1Drgn 2d ago
This is fingerweaving. In both of these examples, the edge most warp is used as a weft. once the row is completed, the new edge most warp becomes the new weft. This process repeats.
My understanding is that it only semi modern usage was by western native Americans. With some additional variations you can make some beautiful works.
I have done some of it myself. Really easy to take pause and travel. literally just tie it up and put it in a pocket. Much less space than tablet weaving, and that is already easy to move around.
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u/Larkspur3 2d ago
I'm not sure any tablet weaving setup would allow you to use the warp on the outside as weft.
Finger weaving certainly does though!
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u/noblechef 2d ago
When individual threads "swap" their role of warp and weft, that's a big indicator for some form of braiding.
It might be ply-split braided. In that technique, you manipulate an end in its "weft role" (with a needle) through the plied structure of the ends in their "warp role". Between two wefts, you often leave a bit of twist of the "warp ends".
Technically you could produce any tablet weaving structure with ply-split braiding (just have one end act as weft all the time, and all other ends as warp), but you could also make full 3D objects with this technique!
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u/Larkspur3 2d ago
Oh neat! Never heard of ply split braiding, thank you for bringing it up!
Full 3d? Would something like amigurumi be possible do you think?
Off to learn a new technique now...
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u/noblechef 2d ago
It's a bit coarse for that, because the ends are heavily twined and thus quite stiff (technically, they're cords, so already twined yarn that has been twined again with multiple yarns).
For some examples of what you could make with this technique: https://www.plysplitbraiding.com/gallery
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u/Larkspur3 2d ago
Thanks for the reply, and even more for the link.
I want to make one of the vase looking ones now!
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u/St1Drgn 2d ago
This is fingerweaving. In both of these examples, the edge most warp is used as a weft. once the row is completed, the new edge most warp becomes the new weft. This process repeats.
My understanding is that it only semi modern usage was by western native Americans. With some additional variations you can make some beautiful works.
I have done some of it myself. Really easy to take pause and travel. literally just tie it up and put it in a pocket. Much less space than tablet weaving, and that is already easy to move around.
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u/taucher_ 2d ago
this is fingerweaving! it doesn't require any special tools, but it takes longer. you can find instructions on youtube
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u/Dry_Future_852 2d ago
I think (because of the diagonal) that it's this: https://youtu.be/Q4mex7QjqUw?is=86WJOVcw4c3nmaIX
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u/laineycomplainey 2d ago
You need to check your link....unless this is what you thought of op's bands?
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u/kirimade 2d ago
It doesn't look like tablet weaving. It might be finger weaving, but I don't know for sure.