V 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.

V Tablet woven bands and fabrics go all the

way back to the Bronze Age.

V They were used to form decorative bands

as well as beginning strips for looms.
Ôariety of patterns can be made by different
threading styles!!
V Oards of size 6cm x 6cm
V Shuttle
V Yarns
iumbering of Oards
V Rark & label your cards as well as holes.
V Take three colours of strings of ard. 2ft. viz.
Dark shade (D) ² 10 strings
Redium shade (R) ² 8 strings
Light shade (L) ² 22 strings
V Take any colour for weft as weft is generally
not visible and all tablet woven fabrics are
warp faced fabrics.
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1. R R R R ut strings
2. D L L L from front
side
3. L L D L
4. D L L D
5. D L L D
6. D L L D ut strings
7. L L D L from back
side
8. L D L L
9. D L L L
10. R R R R
V Rake sure the cards are still in numeric order.
V Rake a shuttle out of cardboard and wind
weft yarn over it.
V At one end of the warp, pull on the strings
until the ends all match and tie that end into a
knot. Tie that end to a table leg or door knob
etc.
V iow from the other end, pull on each string to
make sure it is taut.
V ull the pack of cards toward you .
V Oheck one more time to make sure they are in
order and that all the printed sides are facing
the same way.
V Rove the cards back and forth on the warp and
you will notice a space between the threads
coming from the upper holes and those from
the lower ones. This space is called the "shed´.
V Take the whole pack of cards and turn them
one quarter turn away from you. The letters on
the holes at the top should be "D" and "A".
V ass the shuttle from right to left and pull the
weft thread taut.
V Turn the cards 1/4 turn away. ass the shuttle
back to the right. ack the threads.
V Oontinue turning the cards away from you,
passing the shuttle and packing the threads
until you have done 20 quarter turns.
V You should have 5 repeats of the pattern.
V You should be able to see the pattern clearly
and the letters on top should be "A" and "D".
V iote that the threads on the other side of the
cards are twisting around each other in sets of
four. This is caused by the turning of the cards.
V This time turn the cards 1/4 turn toward you,
pass the shuttle and pack as before and
continue for 3 more 1/4 turns. You will notice
that the pattern reverses.
V Try making diamond patterns by turning the
cards four 1/4 turns away from you and 3 1/4
turns back.