Files & Links

Weaving of Narrow Wares -- An Overview by Ginevra Lorenzo and Ciarán mac Ultáin - PDF link via Google Drive

General:

• Weavershand - a web site which shares information on Tablet weaving, Kumihimo, and Ply Splitting

Inkle:

• Carolingian's Pattern Generator - Pattern editor using staggered rectangular cells. Most of my Inkle bands used patterns I made on this site.

• Seizenn Band Weaving pattern Editor - Inkle & Pickup pattern generator using elongated hex cells

Tablet:

• TWIST - Tablet Weavers' International Studies & Techniques (TWIST) is an online newsletter, lending library, and has a number of other resources available for members.

• GTT (Guntram's Tabletweaving Thingy) - software for making tablet weaving patterns

• Twisted Threads - created by Shelagh Lewins as an online tool to create, save, and share tablet weaving patterns for a variety of techniques.

• Tablet weaving Draft Designer - an interactive web tool for making tablet weaving patterns.

Pattern Libraries:

• Twisted Threads - created by Shelagh Lewins as an online tool to create, save, and share tablet weaving patterns for a variety of techniques.

• The Loomy Bin - a collection of tablet weaving patterns for a variety of techniques.

• Fonts

  • GTT fonts - a handful of fonts using different techniques

  • Elena's Threads - largely Double Face based fonts

  • Please Weave a Message by Linda Hendrickson contains all of her fonts using the Double Face technique.

Blogs/Articles:

• Palmer Loom Lucet and Weaving guides

  • Speed warping your Inkle Loom

  • An introduction to Double Face weaving

• Shelagh Lewins Tablet Weaving

• J. L. MacLaren String Theory

• Elena's Threads - also has resources for a variety of fiber fields

Inkle:

• The Weaver's Inkle Pattern Directory by Anne Dixon

  • on Good Reads

  • ISBN-10: 1596686472 / ISBN-13: 978-1596686472

Tablet:

• Card Weaving by Candace Crockett

  • on Good Reads

  • ISBN 10: 0934026610 ISBN 13: 9780934026611

• The Techniques of Tablet Weaving by Peter Collingwood

  • on Good Reads

  • ISBN-10: 1626542147 / ISBN-13: 978-1626542143

• Applesies and Fox Noses Finnish Tablet Woven Bands by Maikki Karisto and Mervi Pasamen

  • On Good Reads

  • ISBN-10: 952577449X / ISBN-13: 978-9525774498

  • Available on their website: Salakirjat.com

• Tablet Weaver's Pattern Book by by John Mullarkey, Marilyn Emerson Holtzer, Luise Hoffman, Bonnie White, Jo Ann Treumann

  • on Good Reads

  • ISBN-10: 0615179347 / ISBN-13: 978-0615179346

  • It is available at various online retailers and John Mullarkey's website here.

  • This book focuses on single pack threaded-in designs. It does a nice job of showing how one warping setup can create multiple patterns based on the turn sequences used.

• Tablets at Work by Claudia Wollny

  • on Good Reads

  • ISBN-13 9783000575679

  • Available on their website and as part of a book bundle

  • It is a good book for beginner to advanced weavers and covers over 20 different tablet weaving techniques.

• A Lily Grove 2 by Claudia Wollny

  • on Good Reads For A Lily Grove

  • ISBN-13 978-3-948315-10-8

  • Available on their website and as part of a book bundle

  • this is the second edition and includes some changes from A lily Grove

• Roslein und Wecklein: Brocading Patterns for Tablet Weaving from the Late Medieval Cod. Pal. Germ. 551 by Claudia Wollny

  • on Good Reads

  • ISBN-13 978-3-00-060775-2

  • Available on their website and as part of a book bundle

• The Wonderful World of the Tablet-Woven Stole and Maniple of St. Donat, Arlon by Claudia Wollny

  • ISBN-13 978-3-00-047682-2

  • Available on their website

• Double Face Tablet Weaving: 50 Designs from Around the World by Linda Hendrickson

  • Available on their website

• Please Weave a Message by Linda Hendrickson - a collection of fonts using the Double Face weave technique.

  • Available on their website

• Ecclesiastical Pomp & Aristocratic Circumstance: A Thousand Years of Brocaded Tabletwoven Bands by Nancy Spies

  • On Good Reads

  • ISBN-10: 0615116817 / ISBN-13: 978-0615116815

  • This and her other books can be purchased through their affiliate Red Stone Glen Fiber Arts Studio as instant downloads here

    • On her website Arelatestudio.com.

  • Her books Here be Drolleries, Here be Wyverns, and Here be Griffins have square grid designs covering a wide array of subjects and can be a starting place for adapting a pattern into another technique or medium.

Looms:

Unfortunately the seller for my main and preferred looms seems to no longer be selling their loom's on Ebay (ClaresLair: Rustic Tote-a-Long Loom). As such I am in the process of looking for another seller who makes similar sized looms with a similar capacity at an affordable price. If you have any suggestions I would love to hear of them. The following are a few places I've found online who sell/make quality looms of different styles:

• Palmer Looms has a couple varieties of Loom materials

  • sells both left and right handed looms in addition to a variety of other supplies.

• Ashford makes a good variety of fiber tools including an array of different styles of looms

  • Their looms and tools can also be often be bought through various partner and fiber related websites.

• WindhavenFiberTools has a number of different sized single and doubled sided multipurpose looms as well as other weaving tools

Shuttles:

Most looms will come with a shuttle to use, if its misplaced or you're looking for another style/stylizing of your shuttle, there are options.

• Check with the manufacturer for a replacement

• Etsy can be a great place to find custom made/stylized shuttles.

• Check with local woodworkers near you

• In a pinch you can use wooden ruler which has been sanded down to remove any sharp edges and splinters so as not to damage your threads.

Cards:

• Lacis Tablet Weaving Cards (Set of 25ct 2.5" x .019" cards)

  • These have been my current go to for 4-hole cards

• Zurcher Stalder Tablet weaving Cards (60mm x 60mm)

  • I've yet to try to these, but they've come highly recommended to me.

  • Shipping may be a bit tricky or best cost wise done with a group of folks

• You can also make your own cards out of playing cards.

Fiber Sources:

These are some of the places I've purchased fiber from or which I've had recommended to me:

• Lunatic Fringe Yarns - They have a variety of fiber types, sizes, and tools available

  • The majority of the 20/2 cotton thread I have is from their Tubular Spectrum series

• Knit Picks - has a variety of fiber types, tools and resources

  • Their Cotton Curio #10 series is the first set of fibers I've used extensively

  • As a warning, their curio line changes every couple of years removing some color options until most of the pallet is replaced

  • a good starting place for quality #10 cotton crochet thread, but perhaps not as a long term supply source

• Pacific Wool and Fiber - Has a wide array of tools, materials, and supplies for Spinning, Weaving, Felting, and Knitting