Poem: "The Key to Weaving"
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librarygeek and fuzzyred. It also fills the "key" square in my 12-23-21 card for the Story Sparks Fest Bingo. It belongs to the series Arts and Crafts America.
"The Key to Weaving"
The key to weaving is
making something useful
from something as simple
as ordinary string.
Weaving tape goes
a lot faster than
weaving fabric.
Before long, you've
got a drawstring, or
a strip of ribbon,
or a key chain.
There are so many
patterns to pick from --
simple stripes and chevrons,
fancy arrowheads and checks,
the square twist of a Greek key.
Each one says something different
about the person who made it
or the person who wears it.
Every family seems to have
their own heirloom patterns.
Guilds and businesses use
them as symbols of rank.
Now computers can work out
new patterns in moments.
Hand made tape may have
its roots in the distant past,
but it blossoms in the present.
* * *
Notes:
Librarygeek furnished these references:
Tape Loom Weaving... Simplified
"Handwoven Tape" at WEBS | Yarn.com
Such handwoven tapes or bands had many historic uses.
Card weaving or tablet weaving uses flat objects with holes punched in them to create the pattern, as in this ukelele strap. See more card weaving patterns. If you know the jacquard loom as a primitive paper-programmed computer, the you can recognize the card weaving loom as an even more primitive computer but a very sophisticated and convenient way of manipulating threads. It's also the cheapest loom to set up except for the fingerweaving style.
Inkle weaving uses a structured loom, either floor or tabletop size. There are basic and more advanced instructions for various inkle patterns.
Finger weaving is an angular style created by having only one set of threads, where a given thread serves as warp and weft at different times. It appears in various cultures and is popular in Native American tribes. Here are some finger weaving patterns and an archive of videos.
Greek key is an angular spiral used in everything from stonecarving to weaving. It was a very popular border for Homeric weaving, popular throughout Greece, Rome, and their trading partners. It can be reproduced in inkle and card weaving.
librarygeek and fuzzyred. It also fills the "key" square in my 12-23-21 card for the Story Sparks Fest Bingo. It belongs to the series Arts and Crafts America."The Key to Weaving"
The key to weaving is
making something useful
from something as simple
as ordinary string.
Weaving tape goes
a lot faster than
weaving fabric.
Before long, you've
got a drawstring, or
a strip of ribbon,
or a key chain.
There are so many
patterns to pick from --
simple stripes and chevrons,
fancy arrowheads and checks,
the square twist of a Greek key.
Each one says something different
about the person who made it
or the person who wears it.
Every family seems to have
their own heirloom patterns.
Guilds and businesses use
them as symbols of rank.
Now computers can work out
new patterns in moments.
Hand made tape may have
its roots in the distant past,
but it blossoms in the present.
* * *
Notes:
Librarygeek furnished these references:
Tape Loom Weaving... Simplified
"Handwoven Tape" at WEBS | Yarn.com
Such handwoven tapes or bands had many historic uses.
Card weaving or tablet weaving uses flat objects with holes punched in them to create the pattern, as in this ukelele strap. See more card weaving patterns. If you know the jacquard loom as a primitive paper-programmed computer, the you can recognize the card weaving loom as an even more primitive computer but a very sophisticated and convenient way of manipulating threads. It's also the cheapest loom to set up except for the fingerweaving style.
Inkle weaving uses a structured loom, either floor or tabletop size. There are basic and more advanced instructions for various inkle patterns.
Finger weaving is an angular style created by having only one set of threads, where a given thread serves as warp and weft at different times. It appears in various cultures and is popular in Native American tribes. Here are some finger weaving patterns and an archive of videos.
Greek key is an angular spiral used in everything from stonecarving to weaving. It was a very popular border for Homeric weaving, popular throughout Greece, Rome, and their trading partners. It can be reproduced in inkle and card weaving.