Card WeavingWith nothing more than colored yarn and simple cardboard squares, crafters can produce exquisitely patterned woven bands with this guide, which includes patterns for sturdy belts and camera straps, delicate silk trims and ties, creative wall art, and even hefty rugs and mats. |
Contents
A HISTORY OF CARD WEAVING | 7 |
TOOLS AND MATERIALS | 25 |
THE BASIC TECHNIQUE | 31 |
Copyright | |
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ABCD alternate threading anchor point angle arrangement begin belt body border cards bring the weft C-clamps card holes card weavers card weaving card-woven bands cards are threaded cards are turned cards turn cards were turned Chapter chevron color cord Courtesy create dark double weave double-faced weave dowel edge fabric four threads four-strand braid fringe Gondar graph groups of cards groups of threads inches individual cards insert JOE COCA light threads loom weaving Mary Meigs mercerized cotton needle number of cards pattern cards pattern draft Peter Collingwood PHOTO BY JOE reversal point row of weaving Royal Ontario Museum Sample Band separate shed shift shows silk band square knot strand stripes supplemental weft tassels tension thread the card threading direction threads going turn the cards turned continuously turning direction turning sequence twist warp ends warp threads weaving is completed weaving progresses weft thread wool wool band wrapped yarn