Thanks for watching! I hope you enjoy learning how to weave patterned bands.

@@Grantachu0812 some weavers find it difficult to see the pattern threads through the warp.Picking up and separating the wrap by hand takes longer but it easier to see if you have made a mistake. I like to use the curved Gepha shuttle which does help with the pick up.

Yes. When planning the band you have to ensure that you have calculated the length of the warp to take this into account.

Thank you . I am pleased that you like it.

Hi. It rather depends upon the size of your inkle loom. You need to have room to be able to move the heddle up and down. Also, the heddle should not be too near the weaving part of the band. The warp threads are stretched out across a rigid heddle. When weaving warp faced bands the warp is pulled in so that the weft is hidden. Thank you for the kind comments about my book. I love band weaving as you can tell. Do check out my blog as I sometimes post patterns for weaving bands. durhamweaver64.blogspot.com/ happy weaving Susan

@@durhamsilkweaver I use my cricket to do a mock handle. And it will work on my two bigger loans. One of them with only a tiny little bit of adjustment in the warp path. Not sure whether I’ll like it or not, but I have to try. And if all else fails, I guess I could try backstrap waving. Even with my super arthritic not very good back. But even if that fails, I’ll have a beautiful shuttle This is only one of my many many “hobbies“. So I don’t devote all of my time to it. It’s starting and stop do this for a few weeks. Do something else for a few weeks and come back. Would you recommend a slot at home shuttle for the easiest pick up pattern waving from things from your book. And other designs I can find that are the same kind of pick up. I know the slot heels are much bigger so I’ll be much more limited in the number of pick up threads but since my mind is kind of boggled down with five, I don’t think I’ll have to worry too much about having more than seven or nine. Thank you. You are a wonderful teacher and I really appreciate you taking the time to get back to me.

Do have a go. It is easy and no expensive equipment

Thank you!

Great idea!

Yes I agree it is a very attractive finish.

Enjoy learning a new skill

Hi. What a lovely way to celebrate the wedding with a personal gift. Look at my blog entries for October 2016 and May 2020. The crios made by John McAtasney is 6 cm in width and 190.5cm in length. in width and the four plaits at each end are 12.5 cm in length . (October 2016.) durhamweaver64.blogspot.com/ This might give you some ideas for colours. I have used double knit wool, 4-ply wool and chunky wool. The main criteria is that it should be warp faced weave so that the weft does not show. One crios I made with sock yarn used double, has 56 ends and is about 1.5 inches in width. A 60 warp end band made with dk wool is 2 inches. A mans crios is generally wider than a womans crios. I hope that this information helps you design and weave this lovely treasure. best wishes and happy weaving Susan J Foulkes

Thank you.

Thank you. I was surprised at how well the weaving turned out using such simple materials. No shuttle, beater or heddles. How ingenious people are.

Thank you for your comment

Thank you

Thank you so much

Thank you. I am sure that you will enjoy learning to weave with this very useful heddle.

The background is threaded in plain weave across the width of the belt. For a four shaft loom use shafts one and two. The three pattern threads on each side can be threaded onto shaft 3. The lifts will be 1and 3, 2 and 3 1 and 3, then 2, 1 , 2, This leaves the pattern threads on the surface for three picks and then underneath for three picks. The threading will start 1,2,1,2,3,1,2,3,1,2,3, then plain weave until you reach the other border. I hope this makes sense Susan

I am pleased you liked it. Happy weaving. Susan

Thank you. I am pleased that you liked the video. happy weaving Susan J Foulkes

Thanks Hazel. I have since discovered that this is not the traditional way of weaving a crios but I was amazed that it is possible to weave like this.

Dear Erika. What a good idea. I will need to work on it as making a KZbin video takes time but i will put something together. thank you Susan J Foulkes

Hello Barbara. Yes my book shows how the Sunna double slotted heddle makes patterned band weaving easier. However all the patterns will work on an inkle loom as my video shows. For the double slotted heddle the threading is straightforward as you have to follow the order of the slots and holes. On an inkle loom the threading is also straightforward as the threads go in order through a heddle and then unhedged. I find that it helps to note down the threading before you start as I always thread the centre pattern thread though a heddle. Originally pick up patterned band weaving would have used a standard heddle - only long slots and holes which correspond to an inkle heddle and unhedged. The specialist heddle was devised to make patterned band weaving easier to learn and quicker to do. I hope this helps. Good luck with your weaving. Susan J Foulkes

@@durhamsilkweaver thank you, Susan for your prompt reply...I will follow your instructions, and am looking forward to many happy hours of band weaving!

Hi. there are two heddle designs with pattern slots. For the Sigga heddle the background threads are woven in plain weave. The weft goes over one then under one background thread. It is a Sigga heddle that can be used to weave this type of Sami design. The Sunna heddle has a different arrangement for the background threads. They weave half basket weave. This means if you ignore the pattern threads, the weft will go over tow then under two. Usually this means that the weft must be the same colour as the background threads or it will show through in the pattern thread area. This is known as Baltic pick-up - or Norwegian pickup if you have the book by Heather Torgenrud. I prefer the heddle with pattern slots rather than the double holed heddles but they weave a slightly different version of pickup patterns. i hope this helps - sorry for the delay in answering. Susan J Foulkes

Thank you. I am so pleased that you like my videos

Thank you so much. Susan j Foulkes

Sorry for the delay in replying. You can make your own disc out of cardboard. I found that the square shape is good but the holes need to be arranged in a circle in the square. I found a charity nearby who made some wooden discs for me but they do not make them to order - sorry. Enjoy experimenting with this technique. Susan

No it is sent to members of the Society. Sorry

Hi Dexter. No I don’t sell my belts. I do not have an outlet to sell them. I haven’t been asked this question before now. Best wishes Susan

Hi Lynn. Peter Collingwood discusses this in his book The Techniques of Tablet Weaving. However, the method is not usual and he goes on to discuss 6 hole tablets and examples from Sulawesi where the weave structure is different from the method which I describe. I do not know of anyone who has published anything else about this method. It does make a good cord and is easy to do. Susan J Foulkes

@@durhamsilkweaver thank you so much Susan, I'm just getting my nose into this particular rabbit hole... there is so much to try out!

Hi Justin My books in Blurb are: Sami band Weaving, Weaving Sami Bands, the Woven bands of Sweden, Weaving Messages- Alphabets and Numbers with Nine Pattern Threads. I also have a book published by Schiffer and available on Amazon: Weaving Patterned Bands how to create and design with 5, 7 and 9 pattern threads. Thank you for your query. i also have a blog at durhamweaver64.blogspot.com/ happy weaving Susan J Foulkes

@@durhamsilkweaver That's fantastic, thank you so much!