Viking Textiles
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Recently my sister-in-law cited a ‘pearl of wisdom’ that she heard somewhere about the three things that humans need.
Although I would also add that these should come from a variety of sources to be a well rounded person, weaving and textiles certainly do all three for me. There is ALWAYS something to do and think about. I absolutely love textile techniques and a wonderful textile always makes my heart flutter. And there is ALWAYS another challenge, puzzle and design to look forward to. The tablet weaving photographed here is my version of a Viking inspired Birka Stapwork motif by Carolyn Priest-Dorman. You can just make out the distinctive pattern (hidden by my choice of yarns) in the black lines. The pattern requires complex individual turnings of the cards in an 8 turn turning sequence. More general info on Viking tablet weaving is here. |
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Tablet woven band based on a |
I like that “pearl”. Fiber has been part of my life for so long that I sometimes have to force myself to turn to other things. You know, for that well-rounded stuff