I took my newest woven band and sewed it onto the edge of this wrap top (also hand made) as it was accidentally just the right length. The band is made from cotton so it should be ok to wash regularly.
The pattern on the band is a replication of a similar pattern found on a narrow woven band found in a Viking ship burial site in Oseburg in Norway. I used the Elewys of Finchingefeld youtube channel to learn the pattern.
So now I’m calling this my viking tunic 😀
My latest finished woven band. I’m finding tablet weaving quite satisfying to learn because I’m making noticeable improvements with each new band.
I had some help this time from my four year old daughter. She is a quite prolific producer of paintings and drawings, but has recently become interested in my fibre crafts. She said recently “I want to be a knitter like you mumma when I grow up’. (Everything textile-related, she calls knitting at the moment, whether it is embroidery, sewing, weaving etc. I’m actually not much of a knitter myself!)
My eldest (now 11) was never that interested in arts or crafts, so it’s been a surprise to me to have a second child who actively chooses those things. And I realised how much I’m looking forward to teaching her.
Tablet weaving with my little helper.
Little painting inspired by iron age weaving combs on display at Andover Museum found at Danebury Hill Fort. I love that they are decorated despite being tools, and often have holes for hanging – perhaps they doubled as jewellery or talismans as well.
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