Finding Rhythm

After a twenty plus year hiatus, I decided to try tablet/card weaving again, but this time on an inkle loom for tension with better cards than the poorly made ones I used before. I punched seven holes in the pub coasters, but only used four. My first attempt was with a chevron pattern. I had trouble keeping track of the number of turns in each direction but overall I am happy with the results and have a better understanding of how selvages work. I now know that I need to turn the outside cards the same direction to produce a clean edge.

Pattern from Step-By-Step Tablet Weaving, Marjorie and William Snow

Details: on Ravelry

My second attempt was a simpler pattern with a neater result, as it was four quarter turns one direction and four quarter turns the other direction. I made a classic beginner’s mistake by weaving over two days and not checking my tension from the first day to the second. I also made a few errors that required unweaving and reweaving, which was less than pleasurable. I definitely have a greater understanding of this technique and would like to explore it more. The cards were also showing a bit of wear on the friction points and I think they are a little too big for my hands to turn comfortably.

Pattern from Card Weaving, Candace Crockett, Draft 6
Details: on Ravelry