Viking tablet weaving

The Conference of Northern California Handweavers (CNCH) was in Oakland this past weekend. I had heard of the show, but hadn't been able to...

On Friday my love reminded me that on Sunday we would be helping with a demo in town.. and that “people really like to see things being woven on a loom” and asked me to have a project ready for the demo. I needed something quick (so it would be warped up and ready-to-weave in less than a day), simple…Continue Reading→

Here you can learn the basics of silk brocade or brocaded tablet weaving as done in the Viking age one into the Middle Ages. @katlaviking

Beginner's instructions for tablet weaving

Oseberg pattern in 60/2 silk

I have spent six months learning tablet weaving and here are some tips that I want to share with beginners struggling with their first bands.

6-20-22 - I still love the pattern, it is so beautiful! But I wasn’t able to fix the mess I made, without making more of a mess. It had worn me out. So I cut it off the loom, I would have only bee...

Original colors

Tablet weaving is a weaving technique where tablets (cards) are used to create the shed through which the weft is passed. It is well suited for creating narrow work such abelts, straps, or garment trims. The technique dates back at least to the 8th century BCE in Europe. Elaborate tablet-woven bands are found in many high status Iron Age and medieval graves, among these the Oseberg and Gokstad Viking ship burials. In Norway this ancestral technique is still used today in the woven belt of of…

Brettchenweben

I have more knitting, spinning and weaving project ideas in my head than I can keep up with. The possibilities are infinite, there is always something new to learn or try. I had heard of something …