Tablet weaving: skipped hole technique.
Aug. 17th, 2012 11:24 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
janestarzThis is the absolute LAST of my acrylic yarn. And what better way to get rid of it than to try out a new technique?
I've been buying cotton yarn and dabbling in plant dyes, so the tablet itch returned. I brought Candace Crockett's book along on the train and then I figured "Why not use the last of my acrylic yarn for the skipped hole technique?"
The skipped hole technique is mentioned (as far as I can tell), only on page 81, accompanying a picture of a silk band. The original pattern uses 18 cards, with a border of two cards wide. The rest of the cards are only half-threaded, leaving two holes open. The weft thread is a contrasting colour and because of the holes, you will get depressions in your weave where the shuttle thread shows. The way the cards and their holes are positioned defines the rest of the pattern.
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I used the last of my red acrylic yarn and used ten cards, with a one-card border on each side. You can see it's pretty neat, and the effect shows even in fluffy acrylics. I really like how this turned out, but the very big downside to this technique is that your cards are really unstable. Because they are only held in place by two threads, they will want to twist and turn on their own and it's really easy to lose your place. At some point I was checking the rotation of each card at each turn. I tried weaving while holding onto the cards with at least one hand, but this didn't work very well.
I am unsure if rubber bands can stay on the cards while you're working, because that might help.
As it is, I'll probably not even finish the rest of the warp length, but it was nice to try this out. I might make a bookmark of the small length I do have.
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card_weavers.
I've been buying cotton yarn and dabbling in plant dyes, so the tablet itch returned. I brought Candace Crockett's book along on the train and then I figured "Why not use the last of my acrylic yarn for the skipped hole technique?"
The skipped hole technique is mentioned (as far as I can tell), only on page 81, accompanying a picture of a silk band. The original pattern uses 18 cards, with a border of two cards wide. The rest of the cards are only half-threaded, leaving two holes open. The weft thread is a contrasting colour and because of the holes, you will get depressions in your weave where the shuttle thread shows. The way the cards and their holes are positioned defines the rest of the pattern.
Click for a larger view.
I used the last of my red acrylic yarn and used ten cards, with a one-card border on each side. You can see it's pretty neat, and the effect shows even in fluffy acrylics. I really like how this turned out, but the very big downside to this technique is that your cards are really unstable. Because they are only held in place by two threads, they will want to twist and turn on their own and it's really easy to lose your place. At some point I was checking the rotation of each card at each turn. I tried weaving while holding onto the cards with at least one hand, but this didn't work very well.
I am unsure if rubber bands can stay on the cards while you're working, because that might help.
As it is, I'll probably not even finish the rest of the warp length, but it was nice to try this out. I might make a bookmark of the small length I do have.
Cross-posted to
card_weavers.
