Pirtanauhoja tehdessä on kiva päästää luovuutensa valloilleen ja kokeilla eri väreillä ja kuvioilla. Jos kuitenkin haluat ruuttiisi jonkin tietyn pitäjän mallin mukaan tehtyjä nauhoja, voi näistä h…
Pirtanauhoja tehdessä on kiva päästää luovuutensa valloilleen ja kokeilla eri väreillä ja kuvioilla. Jos kuitenkin haluat ruuttiisi jonkin tietyn pitäjän mallin mukaan tehtyjä nauhoja, voi näistä h…
Pirtanauhoja tehdessä on kiva päästää luovuutensa valloilleen ja kokeilla eri väreillä ja kuvioilla. Jos kuitenkin haluat ruuttiisi jonkin tietyn pitäjän mallin mukaan tehtyjä nauhoja, voi näistä h…
Pirtanauhoja tehdessä on kiva päästää luovuutensa valloilleen ja kokeilla eri väreillä ja kuvioilla. Jos kuitenkin haluat ruuttiisi jonkin tietyn pitäjän mallin mukaan tehtyjä nauhoja, voi näistä h…
Pirtanauha-generaattori In English, here! Pirtanauhan kutominen on perinteinen suomalainen käsityötaito. Pirtanauhoja on käytetty vöinä, sukkasiteinä ja esiliinan nyöreinä. Yksinkertaisen pirtanauhan kutominen on helppoa ja hauskaa. Tarvitset vain nauhapirran ja kävyn/sukkulan ja lankaa, mieluiten tiukkakierteistä villa- tai puuvillalankaa! Kudottaessa kuteen toinen pää sidotaan vaikkapa ovenkahvaan ja toinen vyölle. Pirtanauha kudotaan niin tiukkaan, että varsinainen kudelanka ei näy loimilankojen välistä. Näin loimilangat yksin muodostavat nauhan kuvion. Tällä generaattorilla voit kokeilla, miten lankojen pujottaminen pirtaan muuttaa pirtanauhan kuviota. Koska nauha tehdään yleensä symmetrisenä, valikossa valitaan värit pirran keskeltä reunalle. Taulukossa on oletettu, että pirran keskellä on rako, mutta samaan tapaan pujotus toimii, jos keskikohdassa onkin reikä. Nauhassa raot muodostavat yhden “rivin” ja reiät toisen. Parhaiten kuvion muodostuminen kuitenkin selviää kokeilemalla! (Varoitus: Generaattori ei välttämättä toimi hyvin kännykällä, mutta kokeile kuitenkin kääntää puhelin vaakaan, ennen kuin luovutat!) Lankojen värit Rako Keskikohta Reikä Rako Reikä Rako Reikä Rako Reikä Rako Reikä Rako Reuna Pirtanauha Unfortunately your browser doesn’t support HTML5 Canvas. Kun ja jos haluat kokeilla pirtanauhan kutomista, voin suositella näitä YouTube-videoita, joiden avulla itse opettelin tekniikan: Loimen luonti tuolin jaloissa. Kude ja käpy.
Tablet woven belt with a solar pattern, made to order - sca, reenactment, pagan wedding. Length: choose. Length does not include tassels; it is only the woven part. If you order, e.g., 200 cm with tassels, it means your belt will be 200 cm + ca. 30 cm tassels = 230 cm in total. Width: ca 3.3 cm/ 1.3 inch Colour: you choose. If you select custom, message me and we will discuss the details. You will receive a picture with the wool samples I have available presently. Material: 100% Nez Zealand wool, processed by a small yarn company in Lithuania Technique: threaded-in pattern, tablet weaving Historical inspiration: This is a pattern designed following the logic of medieval tablet weaving techniques. Geometric patterns are suitable for historical reenactment of Scandinavian, Rus, Slavic, Anglo-Saxon and other Iron Age and early medieval peoples. Wash with care, hand wash only! What is this craft? Tablet (card) weaving is an ancient craft of making strong, narrow, decorative bands. In the past men and women wore tablet woven bands as belts, leg wraps, hair bands or garment trims. Today tablet woven bands are used in historical reenactment (from Celtic to late medieval Europe), SCA, larp, folk costumes and all kinds of pagan, fantasy or Viking societies. They can also serve as handfasting cords, guitar straps, bag straps, bookmarks and many more. Custom orders Drop me a line if you would like to order a custom band. Our weavers will be happy to discuss your idea for colours, pattern, material etc. Worldwide shipping with tracking number. See how the belts are woven -> Instagram: @_lostthread_
I don’t recall who first taught me to make this 4-strand braid. All I know is that I already knew how to make it when I went to learn to weave in Potosi. When I had finished my pieces on the …
Aiemmin pidin paljon viitelöintitekniikasta, mutta se on vuosien mittaan jäänyt. Muistan, kun 90-luvun puolivälissä artenomiharjoittelijana vedin siinä kursseja Turussa ja eräs osanottaja innostui niin, että teki huivin kaikille, joille antoi joululahjan. Tämä aihe tuli esille, kun tarvitsin viitelöinti-termin englanniksi ja kysyin sitä, kuinkas muuten, Facebook-ryhmässä. Englanniksi on 'sprang' tai ruotsi sana 'språng'. Ilmeni, että moni ei ollut edes kuullut tekniikasta. Ensiksi tarvitaan loimi. Sen pitää olla n. 30% pitempi kuin valmis huivi. Sen voi kotona luoda ylösalaisin käännettyjen tuolien väliin. Loimilankojen kokonaismäärän pitää olla parillinen. Molempiin päihin luodaan tiuhta (= langat menevät ristikkäin). Loimi tässä on 2,5 m pitkä. Loimen luominen kahden väärinpäin olevan tuolin avulla. Kirkas auringonpaiste haittaa kuvaa. Sellainen tuoli olisi parempi, jossa jalkojen poikkipuut ovat melko ylhäällä, että leveämpikin mahtuisi. Samalainen tiuhta molemmissa päissä,tässä loimessa värinvaihdossa tulevat solmut toisessa päässä. Otin langoiksi mitä kotona sattui olemaan. 2 kerää ihanan pehmeää La alpacaa, 100% alpakkka (www.alpakka.fi) ja 1 kerä Gjästalin Maijaa (85% villa 15% polyamid), jotka ovat suunnilleen samanpaksuisia. Lanka ei voi olla sellaista, että se helposti tarttuu, kuten mohair, koska viriö pitää saada siirrettyä päästä toiseen. Viriöön molempiin päihin laitetaan kevyet puikot, jotka kiinnitetään sellaisella kuminauhalla, joka on helppo irrottaa ja laittaa taas takaisin. Minulla on reiällisestä leveästä kuminauhasta leikattuja paloja. Puikkoina on kukkakepit ja coctail-ruokaan tarvittavat tikut, mitä nyt sattui löytymään. Kapeassa työssä riittää bambuiset sukkapuikot. Molemmat päät sidotaan vahvalla narulla. Ne kiinnitetään johonkin, joka ei liiku, kuten huonekaluihin tai ovenkahvaan. Viitelöinnissä ei tule lauta- ja pirtanauhojen tapaan tiukkaa kiristystä, joten kiinnityspaikaksi riittää tuolikin. Kuvassa toinen pää kiinni isossa kaapissa, toinen tuolissa Viitelöinnissä ei ole kudelankaa ollenkaan, vaan loimilangat pujotellaan kiinni toisiina. Työ valmistuu yhtä aikaa molemmista päistä, vuorotellen kerros kerrokselta. Minä pidän aina tuolin molemmissa päissä, ettei sitä tarvitse siirtää. Tai mikä estää kiinnittämästä työtä ylemmäs ja työskentelemästä seisten, jos se tuntuu luontevammalta. Viitelöinti aloitetaan siitä päästä, jossa reunimmainen lanka oikealla on puikon alla. Ota puikon päällä olevat langat vasempaan käteen. Ote, ylemmät langat vasemmassa kädessä. Kuvassa työtä on jo tehty jonkin matkaa, mutta ote ja työskentely on joka kerroksella sama. Aloita poimiminen oikealla kädellä. Nosta puikon alla olevasta alaviriöstä 3 reunimmaista lankaa. Vaihda niitten keskinäinen järjestys: paina reunimmainen lanka viereisen langan päältä alas, toiset kaksi lankaa tulevat yläviriöön. Vasemman käden langoista painetaan yksi lanka alas, alaviriöstä nostetaan yksi lanka ylös. Jatketaan, kunnes vasemmassa kädessä on 3 lankaa. Niistä reunimmainen lanka nostetaan viereisen langan alitse ylös, muut 2 painetaan alas. Lihavoidut kohdat, joissa on selostettu reunalankojen käsittely, on viiitelöinnin tärkein osa. Ne määrittävät, että langat lähtevät kulkemaan poikittain työn yli. Voit tarkistaa, että reuna on oikein, kun keskellä kerrosta lanka vetää kahta lankaa mukanaan. Jos ei, kerros pitää purkaa ja tutkia, mistä virhe johtuu. Video aloituksesta: Työnnä uusi puikko saatuun viriöön (minä tosin irrotan sen takimmaisen puikon ja laitan sen, mutta 3 puikon käyttö kummassakin päässä on varmempaa!) Kuljeta viriö toiseen päähän työtä ( selvittele langat hyvin, varsinkin alussa ne tahtoo mennä sekaisin) ja laita myös siellä puikko uuteen viriöön. Työ jatkuu siitä päästä. Viriön siirto toiseen päähän vaatii lankojen selvittelyä. Tästä syystä karvainen lanka olisi vaikea. Kun pitää taukoa, on helppo aina tarkistaa, kummasta pitää aloittaa, eli kummassa oikea reunalanka on puikon alapuolella. Kannattaa aina siirtää tehty viriö saman tien toiseen päähän eikä jättää työtä kesken niin, että viriö molemmissa päissä ei ole sama. Työ siis etenee keskiosaa kohti molemmista päistä yhtä aikaa, tai siis kerros kerrokselta vuorotellen. .Kuva ylhäältäpäin. Kun keskellä on niin vähän loimilankoja jäljellä, ettei mahdu pujottelemaan lisää, virkataan keskelle ketjusilmukkarivi, joka kiinnittää keskustan. Virkkaa silmukat ensin yläpuolelta, käännä sitten työ ja jatka toiselle puolelle.Viimeinen silmukka ommellaan kiinni. Lopuksi päihin voi tehdä hapsut tai palmikoita.
Tablet woven belt with a historical pattern based on archeological finds from the salt mines nearby Hallstatt (today's Austria), from 800-400 BC. t is a highly historically accurate pattern. Length: choose. Length does not include tassels; it is only the woven part. If you order, e.g., 200 cm with tassels, it means your belt will be 200 cm + ca. 30 cm tassels = 230 cm in total. Width: 3.5 cm / 1.38 inches - narrow version, the wide one is about 7 cm / 2.75 inches Colour: blue-orange, orange-yellow or custom; When you order, there will be a personalisation window to enter the chosen colours. Material: 100% wool made in New Zealand, processed in Lithuania Technique: tablet weaving with individual card rotation Historical evidence: tablet woven bands found at salt mines in Hallstatt, dating to 800-400 BC. Suitable for late Bronze Age/early Iron Age/Celts/La Tène period reenactment or LARP! Wash with care, hand wash only! What is this craft? Tablet (card) weaving is an ancient craft of making strong, narrow, decorative bands. In the past men and women wore tablet woven bands as belts, leg wraps, hair bands or garment trims. Today tablet woven bands are used in historical reenactment (from Celtic to late medieval Europe), SCA, LARP, folk costumes and all kinds of pagan, fantasy or Viking societies. They can also serve as handfasting cords, guitar straps, bag straps, bookmarks, etc. Custom orders Drop me a line if you would like to order a custom band. I weave all the bands myself and will happily discuss your ideas for colours, patterns, material etc. Worldwide shipping with tracking number. See how I weave my belts -> Instagram: @_lostthread_
Recently, I wrote a set of instructions and a made a video about my favorite, fantastic free online tool, the Band Weaving Pattern Editor, created by Jeff Bigot. I hope they will help users to take advantage of many of the cool features of the program. They only cover plain weave designs, although the program also has the ability to create pickup patterns as well. When new functions are added, Jeff writes about them along with other tips here on his blog. This is where the instructions can be found. They are in PDF form, so you can download the document and keep it handy when designing. http://www.raktres.net/blog/2020/06/29/basic-instructions-for-using-seizenn-%e2%88%92-band-weaving-pattern-editor/ You can watch the video here or on my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWV1McKtNuM&t=29s This week I've been working on camera straps (1.5" wide) which are a little bit narrower than the guitar straps (2" wide) which is what I am often making. The main yarn that I use for all my straps is Omega Sinfonia. Jeff has made it really easy to match my yarn colors by creating a list of codes for the yarn colors. You can find that here: http://www.raktres.net/blog/list-of-yarns/ The new instructions give some detail about adding colors to use in your designs. It's fun to choose colors to add to your Loom Color Pallet! Colors on the World Wide Web (and therefore this online tool) are represented by 6-character HEX codes. You can select any color using it's HEX code and add it into your yarn palette. Of of my favorite sites for color choosing is this, although there are many. : https://htmlcolorcodes.com/ Or this: https://encycolorpedia.com/named You can even google the name of a color you want, for instance "turquoise hex code", find the code and add it to the color chooser on the Pattern Editor. If you use DMC products, they provide a chart of their floss colors with HEX codes here: https://threadcolors.com/ It's easy to draw up a pattern using the Band Weaving Pattern Editor and then change it up in a myriad of ways. So, I can play around with different color combinations and preview the patterns before deciding which one I want to weave. The graphic preview of the pattern so closely represents what the woven pattern will look like that I've been using it to show customers when I'm creating a custom woven strap for them. The first two patterns below are the same, except for a change from red to dark red and a change in positions of the colors. (Below each pattern, I've shared the direct links. You can click on them to go to the Band Weaving Pattern Editor and use them as a way to edit and create your own pattern if you wish.) http://www.raktres.net 4i http://www.raktres.net/l/2F I changed the look radically by using different colors in the turquoise and purple one below left. And on the right, I shifted the elements of the pattern slightly before changing colors again. http://www.raktres.net 4v http://www.raktres.net/l/2o Here's my collection of camera straps so far. Most commercial straps have a patch of leather or vinyl which attaches the 1.5" strap to the 3/8" nylon webbing that fits to the camera. To skip this difficult part, I found a plastic piece that acts as a reducer. I've put it together as a kit and sell it in my Etsy shop here. https://www.etsy.com/listing/206025133/camera-strap-kit-do-it-yourself The straps also show up also in this photo that I took last Saturday when I had a small weaving class at my house. As it seems like traveling to teach workshops will not be possible any time soon, I plan to join the new way of doing things and have committed to learning to use Zoom for online classes. I don't yet have a timeline for getting this done, but if you are interested, send me an email and I'll put you on a list for the future. [email protected]
Build your own relatively easy-to-make inkle loom and start weaving!
Well, it turns out that there's much more to this book project than I realized. I'm very grateful to my friend and book designer, April Jouse, for helping me organize all of the information in a consistent and nice-looking format. It has required many re-do's and I would have given up many times, except that I really believe in the information that I have to share. The book will be fun to use because the 200 patterns which I've charted will be interactive. They were created using the Band Weaving Pattern Editor and each one comes with a link for you to use. Open it using the Pattern Editor and create your own version by changing colors, making it wider, making it narrower, etc. Or use it as it is. Save and print it for reference. I've added some sample patterns to this post. They will not be in the book, but will give you an idea of what to expect. Pattern Editor creator, Jeff Bigot, keeps adding new and exciting functions! Here's the link to the site: http://www.raktres.net/seizenn/loom_weaving_editor.html You can now chart pickup patterns in several different techniques. You can register as a user and save your patterns to a gallery, either your own private one, or a public one. See what others have created! AND you don't have to rely on internet service to use the tool. Download it to your computer! (Edit: See instructions at the end of this post.) If you find this to be as exciting as I do, please consider supporting Jeff''s efforts by leaving him a Tip! You can do that here: https://en.tipeee.com/raktres?utm_source=widget&utm_medium=tipbox&utm_campaign=Raktres If you need a little bit of help in figuring out how it works, consider watching this video or reading the PDF description here: https://aspinnerweaver.blogspot.com/2020/07/how-to-use-pattern-editor.html I made the following patterns this morning. Below each one is a link with it's short code. I've made this into a live link so that you can use it to pull up the pattern on the website. As you look at the pattern, the top two rows represent the warping diagram. Top row, heddled threads, bottom row unheddled threads. Below it is a drawdown, which shows you how the pattern will look when woven. Along the left side of the main pattern the warping diagram is shown again in a block format if that's easier for you to read. If you give the design a quarter turn to the right, the block draft will be across the page and you can read it left to right. Upper row, heddled threads, lower row unheddled threads. The white blocks in between the pattern threads are just space to allow you to see each thread in the pattern more easily. They are just space and don't represent warp threads. If you give this a try, please let me know what you think! www.Raktres.net/l/sQ www.Raktres.net/l/HP www.Raktres.net/l/Hb http://raktres.net/l/H6 http://raktres.net/l/Hh To download the program to your computer: with the web page open, right click at the top of the page. Then select "Save As". When the menu appears so that you can choose where and how to save it, choose "Save as type:" "Webpage, Complete."
Recently, I've been doing some fast weaving to build up my inventory of guitar straps. It is fun for me to line them all up and compare and contrast designs. Hopefully, you will enjoy seeing them, too. The pattern drafts are included so that you can use them to help design your own bands. I ask that you don't copy any EXACTLY, as I assure my customers that these are one of-a-kind designs. All are 2" wide and mostly use my favorite sport weight cotton. In some cases, heavier or thinner yarns were also used. FOR SIMPLICITY OF USE, CONSIDER THE TOP ROW TO BE HEDDLED THREADS AND THE BOTTOM ROW TO BE OPEN THREADS ON ALL OF THE DRAFTS. In the one above, I experimented with using the yarns doubled to produce a thicker band. For more pattern drafts, check out these other blog posts: http://aspinnerweaver.blogspot.com/p/pattern-drafts.html
Jag har ju nästan glömt bort att jag hade en blogg ;-) Eller kanske inte, men jag skrev ju sist att jag lovade att visa mer från mitt vävande av Sameinspirerade koppel. Även om det bara är drygt en månad sedan så vet jag inte ens varför det kom sig att jag var tvungen att testa, mer än att jag blev så irriterad för att det inte gick att köpa ett eller två samiska skoband då. Det är ju oftast skoband och ibland bälten dessa band används till annars. Svärmor hade iaf en sådan där brio barnvävstol, jag insåg på en gång att det gick inte att väva sådana här band på den, men själva grinden eller vad det nu heter var lätt att peta av, och vips hade jag en bandsked eller bandgrind :-) Ja, jag kollad lite på nätet och testade, köpte några begagnade (och någon ny) bok, och en riktig bandsked (eller två) och övade under tiden. Fel garn fick jag tag på, och fortfarande har jag inte hittat någon riktigt bra och lättvindig leverantör av sådant kamgarn som jag behöver så jag testar lite olika. Det bästa jag har provat är från Norge men ett projekt att få beställt hit. Men lycka första gången jag fick en sådan leverans och så mycket finare det blev. Men ibland när jag suttit där med 70 trådar och petat in i bandgrinden och skall reda ut varpen så undrar jag vad jag sysslar med. Jag som aldrig någonsin i mitt vuxna liv sysslat med textilslöjd. Och har ett väldigt tåligt tålamod. Jag brukar t.om nåla upp gardinerna i väntan på mamma som kommer en gång i halvåret ;-) Har testat tejp med... Ja, och då var det bara att väva på, varje band blev jämnare och finare än det förra, och när jag hade vävt några som jag ansåg presentabla så fick jag fota dom och börja sälja. Ur den norska boken vävde jag en hel del när det svensk/finska gula tog slut, för det är den färgen som går åt fortast återföljt av rött. Sedan när någon vill köpa ett koppel så klipper jag det i den längden som önskas (ett band bli oftast två korta utställningskoppel) och syr på den haken köparen vill ha och fixar till en snygg tofs och så. Vi fick liv i den gamla Husqvarnan, likadan som min mamma hade när jag var barn, backen som bråkat fick vi att fungera med. Ibland försöker jag få Fluffen att mannekänga och visa koppel, men det är inte det lättaste så min gråa brädvägg får funka. Men hon är ju fin både med och utan koppel, och på nästa utställning kan alla springa där med sina svarta nylonkoppel medan hon har ett färgglatt samiskt utställningskoppel. HA! Vilket har jag inte bestämt än, men jag har någon favorit :-) Och vill någon se alla koppel så har jag ett album på facebook, det hittar ni HÄR.
12-23-17 - Started another key fob strap cause I wanted some more little gifts and I wanted one for me, too! I love the colors of this one! I made 3 more fobs but forgot to take a picture of the f...
After writing in a previous post about my Viking age coat/kaftan, I was asked which pattern I used. Well, I used a very basic Viking age dress pattern and simply cut open the front panel to create …
6-20-22 - I still love the pattern, it is so beautiful! But I wasn’t able to fix the mess I made, without making more of a mess. It had worn me out. So I cut it off the loom, I would have only bee...
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Recreating the Cambridge Diamonds with woad dyed linen and learning to weave cloth on a floor loom
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It must match! That is usually my philosophy when it comes to my selvedges and my choice for weft yarn. The little peek-a-boo of color that dots the sides when the weft color does not match …
11-5-23 - These have been finished for a bit. I was running out of warp for the last strap and spent too much time trying to figure out a way to get 2 measly inches more. No luck with that, so I c...
Recently, I wrote a set of instructions and a made a video about my favorite, fantastic free online tool, the Band Weaving Pattern Editor, created by Jeff Bigot. I hope they will help users to take advantage of many of the cool features of the program. They only cover plain weave designs, although the program also has the ability to create pickup patterns as well. When new functions are added, Jeff writes about them along with other tips here on his blog. This is where the instructions can be found. They are in PDF form, so you can download the document and keep it handy when designing. http://www.raktres.net/blog/2020/06/29/basic-instructions-for-using-seizenn-%e2%88%92-band-weaving-pattern-editor/ You can watch the video here or on my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWV1McKtNuM&t=29s This week I've been working on camera straps (1.5" wide) which are a little bit narrower than the guitar straps (2" wide) which is what I am often making. The main yarn that I use for all my straps is Omega Sinfonia. Jeff has made it really easy to match my yarn colors by creating a list of codes for the yarn colors. You can find that here: http://www.raktres.net/blog/list-of-yarns/ The new instructions give some detail about adding colors to use in your designs. It's fun to choose colors to add to your Loom Color Pallet! Colors on the World Wide Web (and therefore this online tool) are represented by 6-character HEX codes. You can select any color using it's HEX code and add it into your yarn palette. Of of my favorite sites for color choosing is this, although there are many. : https://htmlcolorcodes.com/ Or this: https://encycolorpedia.com/named You can even google the name of a color you want, for instance "turquoise hex code", find the code and add it to the color chooser on the Pattern Editor. If you use DMC products, they provide a chart of their floss colors with HEX codes here: https://threadcolors.com/ It's easy to draw up a pattern using the Band Weaving Pattern Editor and then change it up in a myriad of ways. So, I can play around with different color combinations and preview the patterns before deciding which one I want to weave. The graphic preview of the pattern so closely represents what the woven pattern will look like that I've been using it to show customers when I'm creating a custom woven strap for them. The first two patterns below are the same, except for a change from red to dark red and a change in positions of the colors. (Below each pattern, I've shared the direct links. You can click on them to go to the Band Weaving Pattern Editor and use them as a way to edit and create your own pattern if you wish.) http://www.raktres.net 4i http://www.raktres.net/l/2F I changed the look radically by using different colors in the turquoise and purple one below left. And on the right, I shifted the elements of the pattern slightly before changing colors again. http://www.raktres.net 4v http://www.raktres.net/l/2o Here's my collection of camera straps so far. Most commercial straps have a patch of leather or vinyl which attaches the 1.5" strap to the 3/8" nylon webbing that fits to the camera. To skip this difficult part, I found a plastic piece that acts as a reducer. I've put it together as a kit and sell it in my Etsy shop here. https://www.etsy.com/listing/206025133/camera-strap-kit-do-it-yourself The straps also show up also in this photo that I took last Saturday when I had a small weaving class at my house. As it seems like traveling to teach workshops will not be possible any time soon, I plan to join the new way of doing things and have committed to learning to use Zoom for online classes. I don't yet have a timeline for getting this done, but if you are interested, send me an email and I'll put you on a list for the future. [email protected]
Well, it turns out that there's much more to this book project than I realized. I'm very grateful to my friend and book designer, April Jouse, for helping me organize all of the information in a consistent and nice-looking format. It has required many re-do's and I would have given up many times, except that I really believe in the information that I have to share. The book will be fun to use because the 200 patterns which I've charted will be interactive. They were created using the Band Weaving Pattern Editor and each one comes with a link for you to use. Open it using the Pattern Editor and create your own version by changing colors, making it wider, making it narrower, etc. Or use it as it is. Save and print it for reference. I've added some sample patterns to this post. They will not be in the book, but will give you an idea of what to expect. Pattern Editor creator, Jeff Bigot, keeps adding new and exciting functions! Here's the link to the site: http://www.raktres.net/seizenn/loom_weaving_editor.html You can now chart pickup patterns in several different techniques. You can register as a user and save your patterns to a gallery, either your own private one, or a public one. See what others have created! AND you don't have to rely on internet service to use the tool. Download it to your computer! (Edit: See instructions at the end of this post.) If you find this to be as exciting as I do, please consider supporting Jeff''s efforts by leaving him a Tip! You can do that here: https://en.tipeee.com/raktres?utm_source=widget&utm_medium=tipbox&utm_campaign=Raktres If you need a little bit of help in figuring out how it works, consider watching this video or reading the PDF description here: https://aspinnerweaver.blogspot.com/2020/07/how-to-use-pattern-editor.html I made the following patterns this morning. Below each one is a link with it's short code. I've made this into a live link so that you can use it to pull up the pattern on the website. As you look at the pattern, the top two rows represent the warping diagram. Top row, heddled threads, bottom row unheddled threads. Below it is a drawdown, which shows you how the pattern will look when woven. Along the left side of the main pattern the warping diagram is shown again in a block format if that's easier for you to read. If you give the design a quarter turn to the right, the block draft will be across the page and you can read it left to right. Upper row, heddled threads, lower row unheddled threads. The white blocks in between the pattern threads are just space to allow you to see each thread in the pattern more easily. They are just space and don't represent warp threads. If you give this a try, please let me know what you think! www.Raktres.net/l/sQ www.Raktres.net/l/HP www.Raktres.net/l/Hb http://raktres.net/l/H6 http://raktres.net/l/Hh To download the program to your computer: with the web page open, right click at the top of the page. Then select "Save As". When the menu appears so that you can choose where and how to save it, choose "Save as type:" "Webpage, Complete."
