Experiments in Tablet Weaving: Horn, Wood, Paper Tablets

[@SagasInStitches]

A good thing about the horn cards is, you can dye patterns on the sodes with same dye you use for leather, and the colour will stay stained where you put it. Say like a line in the middle on side A, 2 lines on one side on side B, 3 lines on side C and 4 lines or 2 tiny lines and one wider line on side D. I made some horn cards myself last year and did just this, cause I too was slightly irritated about there were no directions on the cards. But they are so nice to use. I've found that wooden cards, have more tear on the weave than both horn and cardboard. Good thing about wood is, you can just use acrylic paint to colour out sides, if not just permanent markers. (I wouldn't use alcohol based permanent markers on the horn cards in case it splits the keratin) Much enjoyed your video. Love from Denmark

[@mijejo11]

Oh my! We have so many common interests. I enjoy nearly every type of fiber art, I love growing plants, I sew, and I homeschooled my children.

[@elisabethpedersen4269]

Heia 🤗 I have been Card Weaving for 3 years now and I love it❤ I use cardboard tablets that I make myself. I use pizza boxes that I cut in 5 cm (2"). I sometimes use 30 cards and I have not had anny problems with the cards. If one gets bent I simply toss it and take a new one😉 This is also something that the kids help me with 🥰 Tablet Weaving is at least 3600 years old and I hope it remains for at least that long in to the future ❤ Great video 👍👍 Best wishes from Norway 🤗🤗🤗

[@coollizzylou]

Oooh this was lovely!!! Thanks for walking us through your thought process and letting us sit and relax a moment!

[@asyoz]

What a lovely video! Thank you! I've just got an inkle loom and want to start card weaving, so this was very interesting. Incidentally, you mentioned wear on the warp from the wooden cards. I suggest possibly getting some fairly fine sandpaper (like, maybe a 300grit) and sanding the interior corners off the holes the warp goes through. The aim is to round the edges, not expand the holes themselves. If you have a look at the horn cards (There's a good shot at 11:50) you'll see that the edges of the holes are rounded. I think that'd really help with the movement of the warp. Even though I haven't started card weaving yet, I've had to do this sort of thing with other crafts. Anyway, I hope it helps a little. Again, thank you for this in-depth analysis, it's extremely helpful to us.

[@asyoz]

Oh, also, you could always label the holes in the horn cards yourself. Two methods you could use are either a Dremel and just engrave the letters, or, if you have a set of metal letter/number stamps you could heat them up and burn the label in. You may have to lightly sand over it once it's done to ensure there's nothing to catch on thread. :)

[@daniellewarren6302]

One thing I’ve tried recently is repurposing playing cards. They are holding up really well and are just enough smaller that it’s easier on my hands.

[@mamaknitte_r]

Thanks for sharing this!! The patterns and end product are really pretty. Keeping my eye out for some secondhand equipment finds to get me kickstarted with trying out weaving. 🤞

[@MijnWolden]

Thank you for this exploration! I recently got a crafting box from my greataunt and it Came with quite large weaving cards. As I have small hands, I'll probably will keep using my small wooden cards instead.

[@CASBBFZ]

I found acrylic on the zon, I wonder if they'd be more like the bone?

[@sonjanordahl3158]

Thank you for the review. I was going to get a set of cardboard cards. But now I'm leaning toward wood.

[@Hipstrings]

Thanks for the great review!

[@permiebird937]

Those horn cards look very nice.

[@cmcmillan7987]

Thank you so much for this content 👍

[@heraffa]

I bought plastic cards that feel pretty nice I’ll probably use for my next project. Right now I’m using lightweight cardstock cards.

[@lisajarvis3820]

I cut Metal drink cans apart and glue two flat pieces together,cut them to size and then punch the holes in them ~ they make great tablets for weaving, I also make my shuttles and heddles from the drink cans too!! I would now ❤ to find away to make a Inkle loom from the drink cans also ~ this would be so 😎!!

[@mtsanri]

Do they not have sharp edges and cut you or the yarn

[@tanyadraper7588]

Could you put a dot of different colors of nail polish on the corners of the bone ? Not sure if it would stick, but color codes could work.

[@ParkrosePermaculture]

Oh that’s a good idea!

[@chelseyswan845]

Are you using an ashford inkle loom?

[@oliverg6864]

Very interesting! I wish I could afford the horn ones, they look beautiful. I made some cards out of a pack of playing cards. They aren't super pretty but they work. I don't know how long they'll hold up for but we'll see!

[@LadyofNonSequitr]

If you have access to a laser cutter, that can be a very good way to test card sizes/designs; I had my friend cut me out a BUNCH from cereal boxes! They worked quite well - I also found roughly 2-inch cards to be the best size for my hands -- though they did bend and get floppy after a few projects! It's neat to see you do this comparison; I've been trying to decide if it's worth it to buy wooden cards or just keep using my ever-growing assortment of laser-cut cereal box ones! How wide are the horn vs wood vs paper ones? I like to do needlessly complicated projects with Very Thin yarn, so 30+ cards, the width adds up!

[@PhoenyxAshe]

I've been playing with different options with my laser cutter... right now I'm working with a set of 60cm (just under 2.5 inches) wooden cards, using 3mm thick basswood. Since right now I'm using designs that are between 8-10 cards wide (before the border), the thickness is okay... I suspect I may need to dig out my 1.5 mm basswood or birch when I get to wider designs. When she was talking about the horn cards, and the (justified) expense of them, I found myself wondering about using acrylic. I saw a set of clear, thin acrylic cards on Amazon, but I didn't pick them up... I'm trying to _reduce_ the balance on my Amazon card... but there are so many temptations... Anyway, I have some 1.5mm acrylic (clear), and some 3mm acrylic (clear and several colors), so I may cut a small set of each thickness, just to see how they feel. I haven't found anything but clear in the 1.5, but I may ask my supplier the next time I go in.

[@laurencegifford8788]

How do you deal with twist build up in patterns where individual cards are turned in both directions? I have such a rat nest! Thank you for the comparison report!❤💐

[@happychick5052]

What type of loom is it size and name

[@PhoenyxAshe]

I believe it's an inkle loom... no clue on exact dimensions, though it looks about average to others that I've seen...

[@tonygroves5526]

I used plastic placemats cut into cards. I found that playing cards warped.

[@dfhepner]

It looks like you could make your own cards. Maybe use PVC sheet material. Aluminum would also be a good option

[@tanyadraper7588]

Epoxy might be a fun option

[@thylacinewolf]

how about pvc

[@rosaarias7128]

in search of "is there a better way" many times we find that old ways are better. 🤍 🕊