Wednesday 17 June 2015

Weaving Wednesdays

Tablet Weaving

This week has seen me weaving away the hours :)
I started tablet weaving last year some time (you can read about it HERE) and had the opportunity to visit a card weaving course in my vicinity over the last weekend. The course has definitely lit the fire of enthusiasm and I can't wait to further myself in the art of tablet weaving!

What I love about this ancient craft is that there are no specific tools needed to create the most stunning bands.

Until now I have made my bands on my inkle loom, but this weekend I got the opportunity to try back-strapping which was awesome :)

At the moment I have two projects on the go:

Card weaving

One is on my inkle loom and I am hoping to make a belt out of this band:

ashford inkle loom card weaving

inkle loom

The other project is a Back-Strap Project and I am making this project because I found the pattern so cute!

Back strap weaving

I have completed two other bands which I will share with you all on Friday.

Reading-wise: I finished my book from last week and managed to read "A Thousand Splendid Suns" since then.

I finished this book with more than just the usual teary eyed expression as I have now read all of Khaled Hosseini's books on offer - what a pity! If you have not read any of his books I would warmly recommend each of them to you.

Finishing this book completed my Goodreads Book Challenge for this year :). I had originally set my goal at 12 books which I have now completed. 

I have decided to up the challenge and think another 3 books will still be a possibility for this year and so my challenge now sits at 15 books for 2015!

My next book to read is: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

What have you been up to this week?

I will be sharing this post with all my wonderfully creative friends, so do pop over and be inspired :)

x

Craftsy
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8 comments:

  1. Gill - That British Woman17 June 2015 at 14:51

    the finished product looks lovely, but very complicated to set up?

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    1. Unknown17 June 2015 at 15:03

      Hi Gill,
      Thank you and no, not really, it is like with all things, you just have to practice it enough :)
      If you are interested I will be doing a small series over the next while on some easy ways to set up and weave.
      Thank you for dropping by.
      x

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  2. Donna17 June 2015 at 16:29

    I have a friend who has recently gotten excited about card weaving. It looks so difficult to me but she promises it isn't. Yours looks so pretty!

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    1. Unknown17 June 2015 at 16:38

      Hi Donna,
      It really isn't, do come back next week I will have be starting a small instructional series of how to tablet weave in a couple of easy to read posts. The series will start next Monday :)
      Thanks for visiting.
      x

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  3. Lucy Bowen17 June 2015 at 19:22

    Beautiful, I shall definitely pop by for your tutorial!

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  4. Becki17 June 2015 at 20:27

    Your woven bands are so pretty. It looks like very intricate work. Would love to see an instructional series. I'd like to say I want to do this, but I can definitely say I'm intrigued. :^)

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  5. Kwizgiver18 June 2015 at 01:18

    I just watched the movie Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. I've yet to read the book.

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  6. mamasmercantile18 June 2015 at 10:21

    The bands look amazing, I must look into doing this the intricate pattern looks wonderful.

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