Specifically I'm interested in fingerloop braiding and tablet weaving. These are two crafts that result in long narrow wares that can be used as trim, ties, points, laces, etc.
Tablet Weaving
Tablet weaving is often called card weaving. I try to refer to it as "tablet weaving" as that term has a wider acceptance. Tablet weaving is a technique for combining warp and weft threads to form a fabric and uses tablets or cards punched with holes to form the shed. There are many good sources for beginning tablet weaving instructions. I recommend the following:
I have also published a few of the
tablet weaving recipes I have used.
Yahoo! SCA-Card-Weaving email list.
Fingerloop Braiding
Fingerloop braiding is one form of the technique of loop manipulation, which can be used to make braids of all sizes and complexities.
Fingerloop braids found in digs in London have been dated to as early as the 12th century. These examples are purse strings, edgings for hairnets, and loose braids (possibly laces or hat laces). The most common braids found are 5-loop and 7-loop fingerloop braids, and 8-strand straight braids. The finds also include several braids of 10-loops, 14-loops and even one 20-loop braid (Crowfoot et al. 1992). Braids with more than 8 loops were most probably worked with two or more braiders working in unison.
Introduction to Fingerloop braiding class handout(.DOC)
Even more Fingerloop Braiding class handout(.DOC)
CA #108 online
http://www.fingerloop.org/
Sources for string:
Halcyon Yarn
http://www.halcyonyarn.com/
WEBS
http://www.yarn.com/
Treenway Silks
http://www.treenwaysilks.com/
Fire Mountain Gems
http://www.firemountaingems.com/thread.asp
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