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Wednesday, 16 December 2020

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Over the last year I've been on Planet Double-Face, working on my next book (Tablet Weaving in Theory and Practice: Double-Face Inscriptions), and I needed a change of scene, so I went flicking through my folder of drafts I've designed, but not had a chance to weave yet and came across this one. It carries the same motif as one of my earlier published drafts on this site: Noughts and Crosses.

Apart from the six selvedge tablets, it's twist neutral, so you won't get any build up of twist behind the pattern tablets. I flip the selvedge tablets after every two repetitions of the draft. I wove it in King Cole Merino Blend 4-ply as it has a good range of colours and has the bonus of being superwash.

A tablet weaving draft for 46 tablets in black, red and yellow

You can download the TDD file for this draft by clicking here.

The text version of this draft is as follows:

  • Threading:

    1. S threaded tablet
      1. Yellow (#ffff00)
      2. Yellow (#ffff00)
      3. Yellow (#ffff00)
      4. Yellow (#ffff00)
    2. Z threaded tablet
      1. Red (#ff0000)
      2. Red (#ff0000)
      3. Red (#ff0000)
      4. Red (#ff0000)
    3. S threaded tablet
      1. Black (#000000)
      2. Black (#000000)
      3. Black (#000000)
      4. Black (#000000)
    4. Z threaded tablet
      1. Yellow (#ffff00)
      2. Black (#000000)
      3. Red (#ff0000)
      4. Black (#000000)
    5. Z threaded tablet
      1. Black (#000000)
      2. Yellow (#ffff00)
      3. Black (#000000)
      4. Red (#ff0000)
    6. Z threaded tablet
      1. Red (#ff0000)
      2. Black (#000000)
      3. Yellow (#ffff00)
      4. Black (#000000)
    7. Z threaded tablet
      1. Black (#000000)
      2. Red (#ff0000)
      3. Black (#000000)
      4. Yellow (#ffff00)
    8. Z threaded tablet
      1. Yellow (#ffff00)
      2. Black (#000000)
      3. Red (#ff0000)
      4. Black (#000000)
    9. Z threaded tablet
      1. Black (#000000)
      2. Yellow (#ffff00)
      3. Black (#000000)
      4. Red (#ff0000)
    10. Z threaded tablet
      1. Red (#ff0000)
      2. Black (#000000)
      3. Yellow (#ffff00)
      4. Black (#000000)
    11. Z threaded tablet
      1. Black (#000000)
      2. Red (#ff0000)
      3. Black (#000000)
      4. Yellow (#ffff00)
    12. Z threaded tablet
      1. Yellow (#ffff00)
      2. Black (#000000)
      3. Red (#ff0000)
      4. Black (#000000)
    13. Z threaded tablet
      1. Black (#000000)
      2. Yellow (#ffff00)
      3. Black (#000000)
      4. Red (#ff0000)
    14. Z threaded tablet
      1. Red (#ff0000)
      2. Black (#000000)
      3. Yellow (#ffff00)
      4. Black (#000000)
    15. Z threaded tablet
      1. Black (#000000)
      2. Red (#ff0000)
      3. Black (#000000)
      4. Yellow (#ffff00)
    16. Z threaded tablet
      1. Yellow (#ffff00)
      2. Black (#000000)
      3. Red (#ff0000)
      4. Black (#000000)
    17. Z threaded tablet
      1. Black (#000000)
      2. Yellow (#ffff00)
      3. Black (#000000)
      4. Red (#ff0000)
    18. Z threaded tablet
      1. Red (#ff0000)
      2. Black (#000000)
      3. Yellow (#ffff00)
      4. Black (#000000)
    19. Z threaded tablet
      1. Black (#000000)
      2. Red (#ff0000)
      3. Black (#000000)
      4. Yellow (#ffff00)
    20. Z threaded tablet
      1. Yellow (#ffff00)
      2. Black (#000000)
      3. Red (#ff0000)
      4. Black (#000000)
    21. Z threaded tablet
      1. Black (#000000)
      2. Yellow (#ffff00)
      3. Black (#000000)
      4. Red (#ff0000)
    22. Z threaded tablet
      1. Red (#ff0000)
      2. Black (#000000)
      3. Yellow (#ffff00)
      4. Black (#000000)
    23. Z threaded tablet
      1. Black (#000000)
      2. Red (#ff0000)
      3. Black (#000000)
      4. Yellow (#ffff00)
    24. S threaded tablet
      1. Black (#000000)
      2. Red (#ff0000)
      3. Black (#000000)
      4. Yellow (#ffff00)
    25. S threaded tablet
      1. Red (#ff0000)
      2. Black (#000000)
      3. Yellow (#ffff00)
      4. Black (#000000)
    26. S threaded tablet
      1. Black (#000000)
      2. Yellow (#ffff00)
      3. Black (#000000)
      4. Red (#ff0000)
    27. S threaded tablet
      1. Yellow (#ffff00)
      2. Black (#000000)
      3. Red (#ff0000)
      4. Black (#000000)
    28. S threaded tablet
      1. Black (#000000)
      2. Red (#ff0000)
      3. Black (#000000)
      4. Yellow (#ffff00)
    29. S threaded tablet
      1. Red (#ff0000)
      2. Black (#000000)
      3. Yellow (#ffff00)
      4. Black (#000000)
    30. S threaded tablet
      1. Black (#000000)
      2. Yellow (#ffff00)
      3. Black (#000000)
      4. Red (#ff0000)
    31. S threaded tablet
      1. Yellow (#ffff00)
      2. Black (#000000)
      3. Red (#ff0000)
      4. Black (#000000)
    32. S threaded tablet
      1. Black (#000000)
      2. Red (#ff0000)
      3. Black (#000000)
      4. Yellow (#ffff00)
    33. S threaded tablet
      1. Red (#ff0000)
      2. Black (#000000)
      3. Yellow (#ffff00)
      4. Black (#000000)
    34. S threaded tablet
      1. Black (#000000)
      2. Yellow (#ffff00)
      3. Black (#000000)
      4. Red (#ff0000)
    35. S threaded tablet
      1. Yellow (#ffff00)
      2. Black (#000000)
      3. Red (#ff0000)
      4. Black (#000000)
    36. S threaded tablet
      1. Black (#000000)
      2. Red (#ff0000)
      3. Black (#000000)
      4. Yellow (#ffff00)
    37. S threaded tablet
      1. Red (#ff0000)
      2. Black (#000000)
      3. Yellow (#ffff00)
      4. Black (#000000)
    38. S threaded tablet
      1. Black (#000000)
      2. Yellow (#ffff00)
      3. Black (#000000)
      4. Red (#ff0000)
    39. S threaded tablet
      1. Yellow (#ffff00)
      2. Black (#000000)
      3. Red (#ff0000)
      4. Black (#000000)
    40. S threaded tablet
      1. Black (#000000)
      2. Red (#ff0000)
      3. Black (#000000)
      4. Yellow (#ffff00)
    41. S threaded tablet
      1. Red (#ff0000)
      2. Black (#000000)
      3. Yellow (#ffff00)
      4. Black (#000000)
    42. S threaded tablet
      1. Black (#000000)
      2. Yellow (#ffff00)
      3. Black (#000000)
      4. Red (#ff0000)
    43. S threaded tablet
      1. Yellow (#ffff00)
      2. Black (#000000)
      3. Red (#ff0000)
      4. Black (#000000)
    44. Z threaded tablet
      1. Black (#000000)
      2. Black (#000000)
      3. Black (#000000)
      4. Black (#000000)
    45. S threaded tablet
      1. Red (#ff0000)
      2. Red (#ff0000)
      3. Red (#ff0000)
      4. Red (#ff0000)
    46. Z threaded tablet
      1. Yellow (#ffff00)
      2. Yellow (#ffff00)
      3. Yellow (#ffff00)
      4. Yellow (#ffff00)

  • Turning:

    1. 15F 16B 15F
    2. 15F 16B 15F
    3. 15F 16B 15F
    4. 15F 16B 15F
    5. 15F 16B 15F
    6. 15F 16B 15F
    7. 15F 16B 15F
    8. 15F 16B 15F
    9. 3F 8B 24F 8B 3F
    10. 3F 8B 24F 8B 3F
    11. 3F 8B 24F 8B 3F
    12. 3F 8B 24F 8B 3F
    13. 3F 8B 8F 8B 8F 8B 3F
    14. 3F 8B 8F 8B 8F 8B 3F
    15. 3F 8B 8F 8B 8F 8B 3F
    16. 3F 8B 8F 8B 8F 8B 3F
    17. 3F 8B 4F 16B 4F 8B 3F
    18. 3F 8B 4F 16B 4F 8B 3F
    19. 3F 8B 4F 16B 4F 8B 3F
    20. 3F 8B 4F 16B 4F 8B 3F
    21. 11F 4B 16F 4B 11F
    22. 11F 4B 16F 4B 11F
    23. 11F 4B 16F 4B 11F
    24. 11F 4B 16F 4B 11F
    25. 11F 8B 8F 8B 11F
    26. 11F 8B 8F 8B 11F
    27. 11F 8B 8F 8B 11F
    28. 11F 8B 8F 8B 11F
    29. 11F 24B 11F
    30. 11F 24B 11F
    31. 11F 24B 11F
    32. 11F 24B 11F
    33. 3F 12B 16F 12B 3F
    34. 3F 12B 16F 12B 3F
    35. 3F 12B 16F 12B 3F
    36. 3F 12B 16F 12B 3F
    37. 3F 12B 16F 12B 3F
    38. 3F 12B 16F 12B 3F
    39. 3F 12B 16F 12B 3F
    40. 3F 12B 16F 12B 3F

As with all of the free patterns on this site, you are welcome to weave them, sell bands woven using them, and use them to teach other weavers, just as long as you state where you found them.

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Sunday, 29 December 2019

Tablet Weaving Draft Designer Updates

This update was inspired by Github user @jenniferalons, who came up with the idea for and wrote the code needed to add a function to TDD that would show several repeats of the draft making it easier to visualise what a band will look like, without having to do it manually within the draft. The pattern repeats will appear on the screen to the right of drafts or below them if there isn't enough space.

We've added to this great idea by making it possible to turn pattern repeats on and off, to specify how many repeats and to allow the user to decide how much of the draft to repeat (there are some patterns where a few set up picks are needed before the pattern can start). We've also made it so that you can save pattern repeats as well as drafts as picture files.

An example draft with its pattern repeat to the right of it

Thank you @jenniferalons!
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Sunday, 18 August 2019

Sharp

This pattern was inspired by work done by Shelagh Lewins on a band from the Oseberg ship burial (buried in 834 CE). It's a simple threaded-in pattern and is woven by turning the tablets continuously forwards (or by turning the tablets continuously backwards to work out built up twist). It's reversible, so the pattern appears on both sides of the band and would make a great selvedge pattern as part of a larger band.

This is an easy weave, as the tablet threadings produce the pattern so there's no need to make turning direction changes or keep count of numbers of turns. A perfect pattern to work on if you're new to tablet weaving.

A simple tablet weaving pattern in blue and yellow

A photograph of a blue and yellow tablet woven band made using the pattern above

You can download the TDD file for this draft by clicking here.

The text version of this draft is as follows:

  • Threading:

    1. S threaded tablet
      1. Blue (#0000ff)
      2. Blue (#0000ff)
      3. Blue (#0000ff)
      4. Blue (#0000ff)
    2. Z threaded tablet
      1. Yellow (#ffff00)
      2. Blue (#0000ff)
      3. Blue (#0000ff)
      4. Blue (#0000ff)
    3. Z threaded tablet
      1. Blue (#0000ff)
      2. Yellow (#ffff00)
      3. Yellow (#ffff00)
      4. Yellow (#ffff00)
    4. Z threaded tablet
      1. Yellow (#ffff00)
      2. Blue (#0000ff)
      3. Yellow (#ffff00)
      4. Blue (#0000ff)
    5. Z threaded tablet
      1. Yellow (#ffff00)
      2. Yellow (#ffff00)
      3. Blue (#0000ff)
      4. Yellow (#ffff00)
    6. Z threaded tablet
      1. Blue (#0000ff)
      2. Blue (#0000ff)
      3. Yellow (#ffff00)
      4. Blue (#0000ff)
    7. S threaded tablet
      1. Blue (#0000ff)
      2. Blue (#0000ff)
      3. Blue (#0000ff)
      4. Blue (#0000ff)

  • Turning:

    1. 7F
    2. 7F
    3. 7F
    4. 7F
    5. 7F
    6. 7F
    7. 7F
    8. 7F
As with all of the free patterns on this site, you are welcome to weave them, sell bands woven using them, and use them to teach other weavers, just as long as you state where you found them.
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Very Long Ship

This pattern was inspired by work done by Shelagh Lewins on a band from the Oseberg ship burial (buried in 834 CE). It's a simple threaded-in pattern and is woven by turning the tablets continuously forwards (or by turning the tablets continuously backwards to work out built up twist). It's reversible, so the pattern appears on both sides of the band and would make a great selvedge pattern as part of a larger band.

This is an easy weave, as the tablet threadings produce the pattern so there's no need to make turning direction changes or keep count of numbers of turns. A perfect pattern to work on if you're new to tablet weaving.

When I was photographing the sample band, I decided that one way up it looked like a bobsled team with many members and the other way up it looks like a very long longship with oars trailing into the water.

A simple tablet weaving pattern in red and yellow


A photograph of a tablet woven band made using the pattern above

The text version of this draft is as follows:

  • Threading:

    1. Z threaded tablet
      1. Red (#ff0000)
      2. Red (#ff0000)
      3. Red (#ff0000)
      4. Red (#ff0000)
    2. S threaded tablet
      1. Yellow (#ffff00)
      2. Yellow (#ffff00)
      3. Yellow (#ffff00)
      4. Red (#ff0000)
    3. S threaded tablet
      1. Red (#ff0000)
      2. Yellow (#ffff00)
      3. Red (#ff0000)
      4. Yellow (#ffff00)
    4. S threaded tablet
      1. Yellow (#ffff00)
      2. Red (#ff0000)
      3. Yellow (#ffff00)
      4. Yellow (#ffff00)
    5. S threaded tablet
      1. Red (#ff0000)
      2. Red (#ff0000)
      3. Red (#ff0000)
      4. Yellow (#ffff00)
    6. Z threaded tablet
      1. Yellow (#ffff00)
      2. Yellow (#ffff00)
      3. Yellow (#ffff00)
      4. Yellow (#ffff00)
    7. S threaded tablet
      1. Yellow (#ffff00)
      2. Yellow (#ffff00)
      3. Yellow (#ffff00)
      4. Yellow (#ffff00)
    8. Z threaded tablet
      1. Red (#ff0000)
      2. Red (#ff0000)
      3. Red (#ff0000)
      4. Red (#ff0000)
    9. S threaded tablet
      1. Red (#ff0000)
      2. Red (#ff0000)
      3. Red (#ff0000)
      4. Red (#ff0000)

  • Turning:

    1. 9F
    2. 9F
    3. 9F
    4. 9F
    5. 9F
    6. 9F
    7. 9F
    8. 9F

As with all of the free patterns on this site, you are welcome to weave them, sell bands woven using them, and use them to teach other weavers, just as long as you state where you found them.
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Oseberg Roses

This pattern was inspired by work done by Shelagh Lewins on a band from the Oseberg ship burial (buried in 834 CE). It's a simple threaded-in pattern and is woven by turning the tablets continuously forwards (or by turning the tablets continuously backwards to work out built up twist). It would make a great selvedge pattern as part of a larger band.

This is an easy weave, as the tablet threadings produce the pattern so there's no need to make turning direction changes or keep count of numbers of turns. A perfect pattern to work on if you're new to tablet weaving.

A simple tablet weaving pattern in white, red, green and yellow

A photograph of a tablet woven band made using the pattern above

You can download the TDD file for this draft by clicking here.

The text version of this draft is as follows:

  • Threading:

    1. S threaded tablet
      1. White (#ffffff)
      2. White (#ffffff)
      3. White (#ffffff)
      4. White (#ffffff)
    2. Z threaded tablet
      1. White (#ffffff)
      2. Red (#ff0000)
      3. Red (#ff0000)
      4. Red (#ff0000)
    3. Z threaded tablet
      1. Red (#ff0000)
      2. White (#ffffff)
      3. Red (#ff0000)
      4. Yellow (#ffff00)
    4. Z threaded tablet
      1. Red (#ff0000)
      2. Red (#ff0000)
      3. White (#ffffff)
      4. Red (#ff0000)
    5. Z threaded tablet
      1. White (#ffffff)
      2. Japanese Laurel (#009900)
      3. White (#ffffff)
      4. White (#ffffff)
    6. S threaded tablet
      1. Japanese Laurel (#009900)
      2. Japanese Laurel (#009900)
      3. Japanese Laurel (#009900)
      4. Japanese Laurel (#009900)
    7. S threaded tablet
      1. White (#ffffff)
      2. White (#ffffff)
      3. Japanese Laurel (#009900)
      4. White (#ffffff)
    8. S threaded tablet
      1. Red (#ff0000)
      2. Red (#ff0000)
      3. Red (#ff0000)
      4. White (#ffffff)
    9. S threaded tablet
      1. Yellow (#ffff00)
      2. Red (#ff0000)
      3. White (#ffffff)
      4. Red (#ff0000)
    10. S threaded tablet
      1. Red (#ff0000)
      2. White (#ffffff)
      3. Red (#ff0000)
      4. Red (#ff0000)
    11. Z threaded tablet
      1. White (#ffffff)
      2. White (#ffffff)
      3. White (#ffffff)
      4. White (#ffffff)

  • Turning:

    1. 11F
    2. 11F
    3. 11F
    4. 11F
    5. 11F
    6. 11F
    7. 11F
    8. 11F

As with all of the free patterns on this site, you are welcome to weave them, sell bands woven using them, and use them to teach other weavers, just as long as you state where you found them.
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Ferns

This pattern was inspired by work done by Shelagh Lewins on a band from the Oseberg ship burial (buried in 834 CE). It's a simple threaded-in pattern and is woven by turning the tablets continuously forwards (or by turning the tablets continuously backwards to work out built up twist). It's reversible, so the pattern appears on both sides of the band and would make a great selvedge pattern as part of a larger band.

This is an easy weave, as the tablet threadings produce the pattern so there's no need to make turning direction changes or keep count of numbers of turns. A perfect pattern to work on if you're new to tablet weaving.

A simple tablet weaving pattern in blue and white

Two example tablet woven bands made using the pattern above

The text version of this draft is as follows:

  • Threading:

    1. S threaded tablet
      1. White (#ffffff)
      2. White (#ffffff)
      3. White (#ffffff)
      4. White (#ffffff)
    2. Z threaded tablet
      1. White (#ffffff)
      2. Blue (#0000ff)
      3. Blue (#0000ff)
      4. Blue (#0000ff)
    3. Z threaded tablet
      1. Blue (#0000ff)
      2. White (#ffffff)
      3. Blue (#0000ff)
      4. White (#ffffff)
    4. Z threaded tablet
      1. White (#ffffff)
      2. Blue (#0000ff)
      3. White (#ffffff)
      4. White (#ffffff)
    5. S threaded tablet
      1. Blue (#0000ff)
      2. Blue (#0000ff)
      3. Blue (#0000ff)
      4. Blue (#0000ff)
    6. S threaded tablet
      1. White (#ffffff)
      2. White (#ffffff)
      3. White (#ffffff)
      4. Blue (#0000ff)
    7. S threaded tablet
      1. Blue (#0000ff)
      2. White (#ffffff)
      3. Blue (#0000ff)
      4. White (#ffffff)
    8. S threaded tablet
      1. Blue (#0000ff)
      2. Blue (#0000ff)
      3. White (#ffffff)
      4. Blue (#0000ff)
    9. Z threaded tablet
      1. White (#ffffff)
      2. White (#ffffff)
      3. White (#ffffff)
      4. White (#ffffff)

  • Turning:

    1. 9F
    2. 9F
    3. 9F
    4. 9F
    5. 9F
    6. 9F
    7. 9F
    8. 9F
As with all of the free patterns on this site, you are welcome to weave them, sell bands woven using them, and use them to teach other weavers, just as long as you state where you found them.
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Meander

This pattern was inspired by work done by Shelagh Lewins on a band from the Oseberg ship burial (buried in 834 CE). It's a simple threaded-in pattern and is woven by turning the tablets continuously forwards (or by turning the tablets continuously backwards to work out built up twist). It's reversible, so the pattern appears on both sides of the band and would make a great selvedge pattern as part of a larger band.

This is an easy weave, as the tablet threadings produce the pattern so there's no need to make turning direction changes or keep count of numbers of turns. A perfect pattern to work on if you're new to tablet weaving.

Because most of the tablets in this band are threaded the same way, it will spiral back on itself when not under tension. You can counteract this by soaking it for at least an hour in cold water, then letting it air dry and pressing it with a steam iron (according to the ironing instructions for the yarn that you used). This gives some of the twist energy stored in the fibres of the band a chance to dissipate and will let the band lie flatter.

A simple tablet weaving pattern in blue and red

A photograph of a tablet woven band made using the pattern above

You can download the TDD file for this draft by clicking here.

The text version of this version of this draft is as follows:

  • Threading:

    1. S threaded tablet
      1. Blue (#0000ff)
      2. Blue (#0000ff)
      3. Blue (#0000ff)
      4. Blue (#0000ff)
    2. Z threaded tablet
      1. Blue (#0000ff)
      2. Red (#ff0000)
      3. Red (#ff0000)
      4. Red (#ff0000)
    3. Z threaded tablet
      1. Blue (#0000ff)
      2. Blue (#0000ff)
      3. Red (#ff0000)
      4. Blue (#0000ff)
    4. Z threaded tablet
      1. Blue (#0000ff)
      2. Red (#ff0000)
      3. Red (#ff0000)
      4. Red (#ff0000)
    5. Z threaded tablet
      1. Red (#ff0000)
      2. Blue (#0000ff)
      3. Blue (#0000ff)
      4. Blue (#0000ff)
    6. Z threaded tablet
      1. Blue (#0000ff)
      2. Red (#ff0000)
      3. Red (#ff0000)
      4. Red (#ff0000)
    7. Z threaded tablet
      1. Blue (#0000ff)
      2. Blue (#0000ff)
      3. Red (#ff0000)
      4. Blue (#0000ff)
    8. Z threaded tablet
      1. Blue (#0000ff)
      2. Red (#ff0000)
      3. Red (#ff0000)
      4. Red (#ff0000)
    9. Z threaded tablet
      1. Red (#ff0000)
      2. Blue (#0000ff)
      3. Blue (#0000ff)
      4. Blue (#0000ff)
    10. Z threaded tablet
      1. Blue (#0000ff)
      2. Red (#ff0000)
      3. Red (#ff0000)
      4. Red (#ff0000)
    11. S threaded tablet
      1. Blue (#0000ff)
      2. Blue (#0000ff)
      3. Blue (#0000ff)
      4. Blue (#0000ff)

  • Turning:

    1. 11F
    2. 11F
    3. 11F
    4. 11F
    5. 11F
    6. 11F
    7. 11F
    8. 11F


As with all of the free patterns on this site, you are welcome to weave them, sell bands woven using them, and use them to teach other weavers, just as long as you state where you found them.
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Wandering Path

This pattern was inspired by work done by Shelagh Lewins on a band from the Oseberg ship burial (buried in 834 CE). It's a simple threaded-in pattern and is woven by turning the tablets continuously forwards (or by turning the tablets continuously backwards to work out built up twist). It's reversible, so the pattern appears on both sides of the band and would make a great selvedge pattern as part of a larger band.

My thanks to the Ravelry Tablet Weaving group who helped me to name this one.

This is an easy weave, as the tablet threadings produce the pattern so there's no need to make turning direction changes or keep count of numbers of turns. A perfect pattern to work on if you're new to tablet weaving.

A simple tablet weaving pattern in pink and grey

A photograph of a tablet woven band made using the pattern above

You can download the TDD file for this draft here.

The text version of this draft is as follows:

  • Threading:

    1. Z threaded tablet
      1. Dusty Gray (#999999)
      2. Dusty Gray (#999999)
      3. Dusty Gray (#999999)
      4. Dusty Gray (#999999)
    2. S threaded tablet
      1. Dusty Gray (#999999)
      2. Dusty Gray (#999999)
      3. Dusty Gray (#999999)
      4. Monza (#c80044)
    3. S threaded tablet
      1. Monza (#c80044)
      2. Monza (#c80044)
      3. Monza (#c80044)
      4. Dusty Gray (#999999)
    4. S threaded tablet
      1. Dusty Gray (#999999)
      2. Monza (#c80044)
      3. Dusty Gray (#999999)
      4. Monza (#c80044)
    5. S threaded tablet
      1. Monza (#c80044)
      2. Monza (#c80044)
      3. Monza (#c80044)
      4. Dusty Gray (#999999)
    6. S threaded tablet
      1. Dusty Gray (#999999)
      2. Dusty Gray (#999999)
      3. Dusty Gray (#999999)
      4. Monza (#c80044)
    7. Z threaded tablet
      1. Dusty Gray (#999999)
      2. Dusty Gray (#999999)
      3. Dusty Gray (#999999)
      4. Dusty Gray (#999999)

  • Turning:

    1. 7F
    2. 7F
    3. 7F
    4. 7F
    5. 7F
    6. 7F
    7. 7F
    8. 7F

As with all of the free patterns on this site, you are welcome to weave them, sell bands woven using them, and use them to teach other weavers, just as long as you state where you found them.
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Tuesday, 4 June 2019

Tablet Weaving Draft Designer Updates

If you look in the Control Panel on the left side of the TDD window, you will find two shiny new controls! We've added a horizontal ruler and a vertical ruler to help you to keep your place in the draft (especially, if like me, you weave from a computer screen without printing the draft out). You can change the position of the rulers using the plus and minus controls. Un-tick the ruler boxes in the Display section if you would prefer not to use the rulers in your draft.
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Saturday, 27 April 2019

Noughts and Crosses

A photograph of a tablet woven band in black blue and yellow made using the pattern below


If you've read my work, you'll know that I really enjoy designing warp-twining bands with many non-repeating motifs. Lately, I wanted something a little simpler, but still in the same style, so I came up with this one and I thought it would be fun to share it. 

Apart from the six selvedge tablets, it's twist neutral, so you won't get any build up of twist behind the pattern tablets. I've been flipping the selvedge tablets after every two repetitions of the draft. I wove it in King Cole Merino Blend 4-ply as it has a good range of colours and has the bonus of being superwash. The band is 5cm wide.



A tablet weaving draft in blue, black and yellow with diamond motifs

The text version of this draft is as follows:

  • Threading:

    1. S threaded tablet
      1. Yellow (#ffff00)
      2. Yellow (#ffff00)
      3. Yellow (#ffff00)
      4. Yellow (#ffff00)
    2. Z threaded tablet
      1. Blue (#0000ff)
      2. Blue (#0000ff)
      3. Blue (#0000ff)
      4. Blue (#0000ff)
    3. S threaded tablet
      1. Black (#000000)
      2. Black (#000000)
      3. Black (#000000)
      4. Black (#000000)
    4. Z threaded tablet
      1. Yellow (#ffff00)
      2. Black (#000000)
      3. Blue (#0000ff)
      4. Black (#000000)
    5. Z threaded tablet
      1. Black (#000000)
      2. Yellow (#ffff00)
      3. Black (#000000)
      4. Blue (#0000ff)
    6. Z threaded tablet
      1. Blue (#0000ff)
      2. Black (#000000)
      3. Yellow (#ffff00)
      4. Black (#000000)
    7. Z threaded tablet
      1. Black (#000000)
      2. Blue (#0000ff)
      3. Black (#000000)
      4. Yellow (#ffff00)
    8. Z threaded tablet
      1. Yellow (#ffff00)
      2. Black (#000000)
      3. Blue (#0000ff)
      4. Black (#000000)
    9. Z threaded tablet
      1. Black (#000000)
      2. Yellow (#ffff00)
      3. Black (#000000)
      4. Blue (#0000ff)
    10. Z threaded tablet
      1. Blue (#0000ff)
      2. Black (#000000)
      3. Yellow (#ffff00)
      4. Black (#000000)
    11. Z threaded tablet
      1. Black (#000000)
      2. Blue (#0000ff)
      3. Black (#000000)
      4. Yellow (#ffff00)
    12. Z threaded tablet
      1. Yellow (#ffff00)
      2. Black (#000000)
      3. Blue (#0000ff)
      4. Black (#000000)
    13. Z threaded tablet
      1. Black (#000000)
      2. Yellow (#ffff00)
      3. Black (#000000)
      4. Blue (#0000ff)
    14. Z threaded tablet
      1. Blue (#0000ff)
      2. Black (#000000)
      3. Yellow (#ffff00)
      4. Black (#000000)
    15. Z threaded tablet
      1. Black (#000000)
      2. Blue (#0000ff)
      3. Black (#000000)
      4. Yellow (#ffff00)
    16. S threaded tablet
      1. Black (#000000)
      2. Blue (#0000ff)
      3. Black (#000000)
      4. Yellow (#ffff00)
    17. S threaded tablet
      1. Blue (#0000ff)
      2. Black (#000000)
      3. Yellow (#ffff00)
      4. Black (#000000)
    18. S threaded tablet
      1. Black (#000000)
      2. Yellow (#ffff00)
      3. Black (#000000)
      4. Blue (#0000ff)
    19. S threaded tablet
      1. Yellow (#ffff00)
      2. Black (#000000)
      3. Blue (#0000ff)
      4. Black (#000000)
    20. S threaded tablet
      1. Black (#000000)
      2. Blue (#0000ff)
      3. Black (#000000)
      4. Yellow (#ffff00)
    21. S threaded tablet
      1. Blue (#0000ff)
      2. Black (#000000)
      3. Yellow (#ffff00)
      4. Black (#000000)
    22. S threaded tablet
      1. Black (#000000)
      2. Yellow (#ffff00)
      3. Black (#000000)
      4. Blue (#0000ff)
    23. S threaded tablet
      1. Yellow (#ffff00)
      2. Black (#000000)
      3. Blue (#0000ff)
      4. Black (#000000)
    24. S threaded tablet
      1. Black (#000000)
      2. Blue (#0000ff)
      3. Black (#000000)
      4. Yellow (#ffff00)
    25. S threaded tablet
      1. Blue (#0000ff)
      2. Black (#000000)
      3. Yellow (#ffff00)
      4. Black (#000000)
    26. S threaded tablet
      1. Black (#000000)
      2. Yellow (#ffff00)
      3. Black (#000000)
      4. Blue (#0000ff)
    27. S threaded tablet
      1. Yellow (#ffff00)
      2. Black (#000000)
      3. Blue (#0000ff)
      4. Black (#000000)
    28. Z threaded tablet
      1. Black (#000000)
      2. Black (#000000)
      3. Black (#000000)
      4. Black (#000000)
    29. S threaded tablet
      1. Blue (#0000ff)
      2. Blue (#0000ff)
      3. Blue (#0000ff)
      4. Blue (#0000ff)
    30. Z threaded tablet
      1. Yellow (#ffff00)
      2. Yellow (#ffff00)
      3. Yellow (#ffff00)
      4. Yellow (#ffff00)

  • Turning:

    1. 5F 2B 4F 8B 4F 2B 5F
    2. 5F 2B 4F 8B 4F 2B 5F
    3. 3F 2B 6F 8B 6F 2B 3F
    4. 3F 2B 6F 8B 6F 2B 3F
    5. 7F 4B 8F 4B 7F
    6. 7F 4B 8F 4B 7F
    7. 7F 4B 8F 4B 7F
    8. 7F 4B 8F 4B 7F
    9. 3F 4B 16F 4B 3F
    10. 3F 4B 16F 4B 3F
    11. 3F 4B 16F 4B 3F
    12. 3F 4B 16F 4B 3F
    13. 9F 12B 9F
    14. 9F 12B 9F
    15. 7F 2B 2F 8B 2F 2B 7F
    16. 7F 2B 2F 8B 2F 2B 7F
    17. 7F 4B 8F 4B 7F
    18. 7F 4B 8F 4B 7F
    19. 7F 4B 8F 4B 7F
    20. 7F 4B 8F 4B 7F
    21. 3F 4B 4F 8B 4F 4B 3F
    22. 3F 4B 4F 8B 4F 4B 3F
    23. 3F 4B 4F 8B 4F 4B 3F
    24. 3F 4B 4F 8B 4F 4B 3F
    25. 3F 4B 2F 2B 8F 2B 2F 4B 3F
    26. 3F 4B 2F 2B 8F 2B 2F 4B 3F
    27. 3F 6B 12F 6B 3F
    28. 3F 6B 12F 6B 3F
    29. 7F 16B 7F
    30. 7F 16B 7F
    31. 7F 16B 7F
    32. 7F 16B 7F
    33. 3F 4B 4F 8B 4F 4B 3F
    34. 3F 4B 4F 8B 4F 4B 3F
    35. 3F 4B 4F 8B 4F 4B 3F
    36. 3F 4B 4F 8B 4F 4B 3F
    37. 5F 6B 8F 6B 5F
    38. 5F 6B 8F 6B 5F
    39. 3F 2B 2F 4B 8F 4B 2F 2B 3F
    40. 3F 2B 2F 4B 8F 4B 2F 2B 3F
    41. 5F 2B 4F 8B 4F 2B 5F
    42. 5F 2B 4F 8B 4F 2B 5F
    43. 3F 2B 6F 8B 6F 2B 3F
    44. 3F 2B 6F 8B 6F 2B 3F
    45. 7F 4B 8F 4B 7F
    46. 7F 4B 8F 4B 7F
    47. 7F 4B 8F 4B 7F
    48. 7F 4B 8F 4B 7F
    49. 3F 4B 16F 4B 3F
    50. 3F 4B 16F 4B 3F
    51. 3F 4B 16F 4B 3F
    52. 3F 4B 16F 4B 3F
    53. 11F 8B 11F
    54. 11F 8B 11F
    55. 11F 8B 11F
    56. 11F 8B 11F
    57. 7F 16B 7F
    58. 7F 16B 7F
    59. 7F 16B 7F
    60. 7F 16B 7F
    61. 3F 4B 16F 4B 3F
    62. 3F 4B 16F 4B 3F
    63. 3F 4B 16F 4B 3F
    64. 3F 4B 16F 4B 3F
    65. 3F 8B 8F 8B 3F
    66. 3F 8B 8F 8B 3F
    67. 3F 8B 8F 8B 3F
    68. 3F 8B 8F 8B 3F
    69. 7F 16B 7F
    70. 7F 16B 7F
    71. 7F 16B 7F
    72. 7F 16B 7F
    73. 3F 4B 4F 8B 4F 4B 3F
    74. 3F 4B 4F 8B 4F 4B 3F
    75. 3F 4B 4F 8B 4F 4B 3F
    76. 3F 4B 4F 8B 4F 4B 3F
    77. 5F 6B 8F 6B 5F
    78. 5F 6B 8F 6B 5F
    79. 3F 2B 2F 4B 8F 4B 2F 2B 3F
    80. 3F 2B 2F 4B 8F 4B 2F 2B 3F


As with all of the free patterns on this site, you are welcome to weave them, sell bands woven using them, and use them to teach other weavers, just as long as you state where you found them.
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