Tablet Weaving Draft Designer Updates

Just a quick bug fix this time, to make the ratio of border to oval stay the same no matter the size of the image. Previously, the border got smaller as the image size increased, eventually making the white threads indistinguishable from the background.

Vines

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.

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

The text version of this draft is here:

• Threading:
1. S threaded tablet
   1. Japanese Laurel (#009900)
   2. Japanese Laurel (#009900)
   3. Japanese Laurel (#009900)
   4. Japanese Laurel (#009900)
2. Z threaded tablet
   1. Japanese Laurel (#009900)
   2. Japanese Laurel (#009900)
   3. Japanese Laurel (#009900)
   4. Japanese Laurel (#009900)
3. S threaded tablet
   1. White (#ffffff)
   2. White (#ffffff)
   3. White (#ffffff)
   4. White (#ffffff)
4. Z threaded tablet
   1. Black (#000000)
   2. Black (#000000)
   3. Black (#000000)
   4. White (#ffffff)
5. Z threaded tablet
   1. White (#ffffff)
   2. Black (#000000)
   3. White (#ffffff)
   4. Black (#000000)
6. Z threaded tablet
   1. Black (#000000)
   2. White (#ffffff)
   3. Black (#000000)
   4. Black (#000000)
7. Z threaded tablet
   1. White (#ffffff)
   2. Black (#000000)
   3. White (#ffffff)
   4. White (#ffffff)
8. S threaded tablet
   1. Black (#000000)
   2. Black (#000000)
   3. Black (#000000)
   4. Black (#000000)
9. Z threaded tablet
   1. White (#ffffff)
   2. White (#ffffff)
   3. White (#ffffff)
   4. White (#ffffff)
10. Z threaded tablet
    1. Black (#000000)
    2. Black (#000000)
    3. Black (#000000)
    4. Black (#000000)
11. S threaded tablet
    1. White (#ffffff)
    2. White (#ffffff)
    3. White (#ffffff)
    4. Black (#000000)
12. S threaded tablet
    1. Black (#000000)
    2. Black (#000000)
    3. Black (#000000)
    4. White (#ffffff)
13. S threaded tablet
    1. White (#ffffff)
    2. Black (#000000)
    3. White (#ffffff)
    4. Black (#000000)
14. S threaded tablet
    1. Black (#000000)
    2. White (#ffffff)
    3. Black (#000000)
    4. Black (#000000)
15. Z threaded tablet
    1. White (#ffffff)
    2. White (#ffffff)
    3. White (#ffffff)
    4. White (#ffffff)
16. S threaded tablet
    1. Japanese Laurel (#009900)
    2. Japanese Laurel (#009900)
    3. Japanese Laurel (#009900)
    4. Japanese Laurel (#009900)
17. Z threaded tablet
    1. Japanese Laurel (#009900)
    2. Japanese Laurel (#009900)
    3. Japanese Laurel (#009900)
    4. Japanese Laurel (#009900)
• Turning:
1. 17F
2. 17F
3. 17F
4. 17F

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.

Tablet Weaving Draft Designer Updates

New additions:

Visual Scale control as part of the Display section of the Control Panel. This can be used to increase the size of the draft, without changing the size of the Control Panel. It will also increase the resolution when exporting an image of the draft to .png or .jpeg.

Image Quality control added to the .png and .jpeg export preview. This starts at the same setting as your Visual Scale control and can also be used to increase the size and resolution of the image of the draft.

Added a link to this blog to the main page, below the link to the Instructions.

Adjustments to existing features:

Changes to the wording of the Instructions Page and the addition of a link to this blog.

Changes to the way the Control Panel behaves with input from keyboards to the Picks control.

Close preview button in the export preview moved to above the image of the draft rather than below.

Basketweave

In 2015 I wove some fabric on my 8-shaft table loom (the "big" loom), with the intention of making a sideless surcoat. I completely screwed up the cutting and ended up with pieces of precious fabric that were unusable for what I wanted. These days I always make a mock up garment out of scrap fabric before I put scissors to the actual garment fabric. 

When the sting of my foolishness had faded a year or so later, I used what pieces I had to make a satchel style bag. People who relied on hand looms for their textiles wouldn't have wasted such a resource, so I shouldn't either.

The almost finished bag, complete with tassels made from loom waste.

I designed a simple tablet weaving pattern for a strap to match the main fabric. This pattern is fairly straight forward, but does involve groups of tablets turning both forwards and backwards, so I would recommend it for an advanced beginner/ intermediate weaver.

You can download this draft as a TDD file by clicking here.

The band woven in cottolin. The weft bumps along the edges disappear if the weft is pulled in tighter.

The text version of this draft is as follows:

• Threading:
1. S threaded tablet
   1. Red (#ff0000)
   2. Red (#ff0000)
   3. Red (#ff0000)
   4. Red (#ff0000)
2. Z threaded tablet
   1. Yellow (#ffff00)
   2. Yellow (#ffff00)
   3. Yellow (#ffff00)
   4. Yellow (#ffff00)
3. S threaded tablet
   1. Yellow (#ffff00)
   2. Yellow (#ffff00)
   3. Yellow (#ffff00)
   4. Yellow (#ffff00)
4. Z threaded tablet
   1. Red (#ff0000)
   2. Red (#ff0000)
   3. Red (#ff0000)
   4. Red (#ff0000)
5. Z threaded tablet
   1. Red (#ff0000)
   2. Yellow (#ffff00)
   3. Yellow (#ffff00)
   4. Yellow (#ffff00)
6. Z threaded tablet
   1. Yellow (#ffff00)
   2. Red (#ff0000)
   3. Yellow (#ffff00)
   4. Yellow (#ffff00)
7. Z threaded tablet
   1. Yellow (#ffff00)
   2. Yellow (#ffff00)
   3. Red (#ff0000)
   4. Yellow (#ffff00)
8. Z threaded tablet
   1. Yellow (#ffff00)
   2. Yellow (#ffff00)
   3. Yellow (#ffff00)
   4. Red (#ff0000)
9. Z threaded tablet
   1. Red (#ff0000)
   2. Yellow (#ffff00)
   3. Yellow (#ffff00)
   4. Yellow (#ffff00)
10. Z threaded tablet
    1. Yellow (#ffff00)
    2. Red (#ff0000)
    3. Yellow (#ffff00)
    4. Yellow (#ffff00)
11. Z threaded tablet
    1. Yellow (#ffff00)
    2. Yellow (#ffff00)
    3. Red (#ff0000)
    4. Yellow (#ffff00)
12. Z threaded tablet
    1. Yellow (#ffff00)
    2. Yellow (#ffff00)
    3. Yellow (#ffff00)
    4. Red (#ff0000)
13. Z threaded tablet
    1. Red (#ff0000)
    2. Yellow (#ffff00)
    3. Yellow (#ffff00)
    4. Yellow (#ffff00)
14. Z threaded tablet
    1. Yellow (#ffff00)
    2. Red (#ff0000)
    3. Yellow (#ffff00)
    4. Yellow (#ffff00)
15. Z threaded tablet
    1. Yellow (#ffff00)
    2. Yellow (#ffff00)
    3. Red (#ff0000)
    4. Yellow (#ffff00)
16. Z threaded tablet
    1. Yellow (#ffff00)
    2. Yellow (#ffff00)
    3. Yellow (#ffff00)
    4. Red (#ff0000)
17. Z threaded tablet
    1. Red (#ff0000)
    2. Yellow (#ffff00)
    3. Yellow (#ffff00)
    4. Yellow (#ffff00)
18. Z threaded tablet
    1. Yellow (#ffff00)
    2. Red (#ff0000)
    3. Yellow (#ffff00)
    4. Yellow (#ffff00)
19. Z threaded tablet
    1. Yellow (#ffff00)
    2. Yellow (#ffff00)
    3. Red (#ff0000)
    4. Yellow (#ffff00)
20. Z threaded tablet
    1. Yellow (#ffff00)
    2. Yellow (#ffff00)
    3. Yellow (#ffff00)
    4. Red (#ff0000)
21. Z threaded tablet
    1. Red (#ff0000)
    2. Yellow (#ffff00)
    3. Yellow (#ffff00)
    4. Yellow (#ffff00)
22. Z threaded tablet
    1. Yellow (#ffff00)
    2. Red (#ff0000)
    3. Yellow (#ffff00)
    4. Yellow (#ffff00)
23. S threaded tablet
    1. Red (#ff0000)
    2. Red (#ff0000)
    3. Red (#ff0000)
    4. Red (#ff0000)
24. Z threaded tablet
    1. Yellow (#ffff00)
    2. Yellow (#ffff00)
    3. Yellow (#ffff00)
    4. Yellow (#ffff00)
25. S threaded tablet
    1. Yellow (#ffff00)
    2. Yellow (#ffff00)
    3. Yellow (#ffff00)
    4. Yellow (#ffff00)
26. Z threaded tablet
    1. Red (#ff0000)
    2. Red (#ff0000)
    3. Red (#ff0000)
    4. Red (#ff0000)
• Turning:
1. 4F 2B 10F 2B 8F
2. 4F 2B 10F 2B 8F
3. 14F 2B 10F
4. 14F 2B 10F
5. 4F 2B 6F 6B 8F
6. 4F 2B 6F 6B 8F
7. 4F 4B 2F 10B 6F
8. 4F 4B 2F 10B 6F
9. 4F 6B 2F 10B 4F
10. 4F 6B 2F 10B 4F
11. 4F 4B 6F 6B 6F
12. 4F 4B 6F 6B 6F

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.

A Weaver's Little Helper

When I weave, my cat Twist frequently gets bored and tries to turn my attention back to where it should be: him. He strums my warp like a guitar, flosses with fine silks and hunts any trailing weft threads as I work. I find that a squirt bottle of water is an essential weaving tool.

That's Nancy Spies' Ecclesiastical Pomp& Aristocratic Circumstance he's asleep on there.

Rarity Trim

As part of an exchange, a friend once asked me to weave some trim based around Rarity from Hasbro's My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic. I chose to go with Rarity's cutie mark, elongated pale blue diamonds on a white background and added borders of purple to represent her mane. To make the diamonds elongated, I offset the turning reversals by one pick. I started off using a purple weft, but it showed through the white yarn of the main pattern too much, so I swapped it to a white weft. To avoid white weft spots against a purple selvedge, I used a white floating selvedge (an extra piece of yarn not controlled by the tablets which the shuttle went over on the way into the shed and under on the way out of the shed). If I wove it again, I would add an extra tablet on each side of the selvedge, carrying all white yarns.

I would place this band's difficulty level at advanced beginner/ intermediate. The pattern repeat is in multiples of 8 picks.

Thread your tablets as above.

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

The text version of this draft is here:

• Threading:
1. Z threaded tablet
   1. Flirt (#990099)
   2. Flirt (#990099)
   3. Flirt (#990099)
   4. Flirt (#990099)
2. S threaded tablet
   1. Flirt (#990099)
   2. Flirt (#990099)
   3. Flirt (#990099)
   4. Flirt (#990099)
3. Z threaded tablet
   1. Azure Radiance (#0092ff)
   2. White (#ffffff)
   3. White (#ffffff)
   4. White (#ffffff)
4. Z threaded tablet
   1. Azure Radiance (#0092ff)
   2. Azure Radiance (#0092ff)
   3. White (#ffffff)
   4. White (#ffffff)
5. Z threaded tablet
   1. Azure Radiance (#0092ff)
   2. Azure Radiance (#0092ff)
   3. Azure Radiance (#0092ff)
   4. White (#ffffff)
6. S threaded tablet
   1. White (#ffffff)
   2. Azure Radiance (#0092ff)
   3. Azure Radiance (#0092ff)
   4. Azure Radiance (#0092ff)
7. S threaded tablet
   1. White (#ffffff)
   2. Azure Radiance (#0092ff)
   3. White (#ffffff)
   4. White (#ffffff)
8. S threaded tablet
   1. Azure Radiance (#0092ff)
   2. Azure Radiance (#0092ff)
   3. White (#ffffff)
   4. White (#ffffff)
9. S threaded tablet
   1. Azure Radiance (#0092ff)
   2. White (#ffffff)
   3. White (#ffffff)
   4. Azure Radiance (#0092ff)
10. S threaded tablet
    1. Azure Radiance (#0092ff)
    2. White (#ffffff)
    3. Azure Radiance (#0092ff)
    4. Azure Radiance (#0092ff)
11. Z threaded tablet
    1. Azure Radiance (#0092ff)
    2. Azure Radiance (#0092ff)
    3. White (#ffffff)
    4. Azure Radiance (#0092ff)
12. Z threaded tablet
    1. Azure Radiance (#0092ff)
    2. Azure Radiance (#0092ff)
    3. White (#ffffff)
    4. White (#ffffff)
13. Z threaded tablet
    1. White (#ffffff)
    2. Azure Radiance (#0092ff)
    3. White (#ffffff)
    4. White (#ffffff)
14. Z threaded tablet
    1. Flirt (#990099)
    2. Flirt (#990099)
    3. Flirt (#990099)
    4. Flirt (#990099)
15. S threaded tablet
    1. Flirt (#990099)
    2. Flirt (#990099)
    3. Flirt (#990099)
    4. Flirt (#990099)
• Turning:
1. 15F
2. 15F
3. 10F 3B 2F
4. 5F 8B 2F
5. 2F 11B 2F
6. 2F 11B 2F
7. 2F 8B 5F
8. 2F 3B 10F

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.

Ermine Spots

Is it possible to tablet weave ermine spots? Absolutely!

I've come up with two options, both in double-face and can be done using the same warp, so you can try both and see which you prefer. The first one, horizontal ermine spots, has a pattern repeat length of 12 picks/ rows.

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

You will need to flip the threading direction of 10 of the pattern tablets (6, 8, 10 ,12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24) before you try the second version of the pattern. The second version of the pattern, vertical ermine spots, has a pattern repeat of 24 picks/ rows.

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

The text version of the horizontal ermine spots is as follows:

• Threading:
1. S threaded tablet
   1. Black (#000000)
   2. Black (#000000)
   3. Black (#000000)
   4. Black (#000000)
2. Z threaded tablet
   1. White (#ffffff)
   2. White (#ffffff)
   3. White (#ffffff)
   4. White (#ffffff)
3. S threaded tablet
   1. Black (#000000)
   2. Black (#000000)
   3. Black (#000000)
   4. Black (#000000)
4. Z threaded tablet
   1. White (#ffffff)
   2. White (#ffffff)
   3. White (#ffffff)
   4. White (#ffffff)
5. S threaded tablet
   1. White (#ffffff)
   2. White (#ffffff)
   3. White (#ffffff)
   4. White (#ffffff)
6. S threaded tablet
   1. White (#ffffff)
   2. White (#ffffff)
   3. Black (#000000)
   4. Black (#000000)
7. S threaded tablet
   1. White (#ffffff)
   2. White (#ffffff)
   3. Black (#000000)
   4. Black (#000000)
8. S threaded tablet
   1. White (#ffffff)
   2. White (#ffffff)
   3. Black (#000000)
   4. Black (#000000)
9. S threaded tablet
   1. White (#ffffff)
   2. White (#ffffff)
   3. Black (#000000)
   4. Black (#000000)
10. S threaded tablet
    1. White (#ffffff)
    2. White (#ffffff)
    3. Black (#000000)
    4. Black (#000000)
11. S threaded tablet
    1. White (#ffffff)
    2. White (#ffffff)
    3. Black (#000000)
    4. Black (#000000)
12. S threaded tablet
    1. White (#ffffff)
    2. White (#ffffff)
    3. Black (#000000)
    4. Black (#000000)
13. S threaded tablet
    1. White (#ffffff)
    2. White (#ffffff)
    3. Black (#000000)
    4. Black (#000000)
14. S threaded tablet
    1. White (#ffffff)
    2. White (#ffffff)
    3. Black (#000000)
    4. Black (#000000)
15. S threaded tablet
    1. White (#ffffff)
    2. White (#ffffff)
    3. Black (#000000)
    4. Black (#000000)
16. S threaded tablet
    1. White (#ffffff)
    2. White (#ffffff)
    3. Black (#000000)
    4. Black (#000000)
17. S threaded tablet
    1. White (#ffffff)
    2. White (#ffffff)
    3. Black (#000000)
    4. Black (#000000)
18. S threaded tablet
    1. White (#ffffff)
    2. White (#ffffff)
    3. Black (#000000)
    4. Black (#000000)
19. S threaded tablet
    1. White (#ffffff)
    2. White (#ffffff)
    3. Black (#000000)
    4. Black (#000000)
20. S threaded tablet
    1. White (#ffffff)
    2. White (#ffffff)
    3. Black (#000000)
    4. Black (#000000)
21. S threaded tablet
    1. White (#ffffff)
    2. White (#ffffff)
    3. Black (#000000)
    4. Black (#000000)
22. S threaded tablet
    1. White (#ffffff)
    2. White (#ffffff)
    3. Black (#000000)
    4. Black (#000000)
23. S threaded tablet
    1. White (#ffffff)
    2. White (#ffffff)
    3. Black (#000000)
    4. Black (#000000)
24. S threaded tablet
    1. White (#ffffff)
    2. White (#ffffff)
    3. Black (#000000)
    4. Black (#000000)
25. S threaded tablet
    1. White (#ffffff)
    2. White (#ffffff)
    3. Black (#000000)
    4. Black (#000000)
26. S threaded tablet
    1. White (#ffffff)
    2. White (#ffffff)
    3. White (#ffffff)
    4. White (#ffffff)
27. Z threaded tablet
    1. White (#ffffff)
    2. White (#ffffff)
    3. White (#ffffff)
    4. White (#ffffff)
28. S threaded tablet
    1. Black (#000000)
    2. Black (#000000)
    3. Black (#000000)
    4. Black (#000000)
29. Z threaded tablet
    1. White (#ffffff)
    2. White (#ffffff)
    3. White (#ffffff)
    4. White (#ffffff)
30. S threaded tablet
    1. Black (#000000)
    2. Black (#000000)
    3. Black (#000000)
    4. Black (#000000)
• Turning:
1. 5F 15B 10F
2. 5F 15B 10F
3. 8F 2B 5F 7B 8F
4. 8F 2B 5F 7B 8F
5. 7F 3B 20F
6. 7F 3B 20F
7. 8F 2B 5F 7B 8F
8. 8F 2B 5F 7B 8F
9. 5F 15B 10F
10. 5F 15B 10F
11. 30F
12. 30F

The text version of the vertical ermine spots is as follows:

• Threading:
1. S threaded tablet
   1. Black (#000000)
   2. Black (#000000)
   3. Black (#000000)
   4. Black (#000000)
2. Z threaded tablet
   1. White (#ffffff)
   2. White (#ffffff)
   3. White (#ffffff)
   4. White (#ffffff)
3. S threaded tablet
   1. Black (#000000)
   2. Black (#000000)
   3. Black (#000000)
   4. Black (#000000)
4. Z threaded tablet
   1. White (#ffffff)
   2. White (#ffffff)
   3. White (#ffffff)
   4. White (#ffffff)
5. S threaded tablet
   1. White (#ffffff)
   2. White (#ffffff)
   3. White (#ffffff)
   4. White (#ffffff)
6. Z threaded tablet
   1. White (#ffffff)
   2. White (#ffffff)
   3. Black (#000000)
   4. Black (#000000)
7. S threaded tablet
   1. White (#ffffff)
   2. White (#ffffff)
   3. Black (#000000)
   4. Black (#000000)
8. Z threaded tablet
   1. White (#ffffff)
   2. White (#ffffff)
   3. Black (#000000)
   4. Black (#000000)
9. S threaded tablet
   1. White (#ffffff)
   2. White (#ffffff)
   3. Black (#000000)
   4. Black (#000000)
10. Z threaded tablet
    1. White (#ffffff)
    2. White (#ffffff)
    3. Black (#000000)
    4. Black (#000000)
11. S threaded tablet
    1. White (#ffffff)
    2. White (#ffffff)
    3. Black (#000000)
    4. Black (#000000)
12. Z threaded tablet
    1. White (#ffffff)
    2. White (#ffffff)
    3. Black (#000000)
    4. Black (#000000)
13. S threaded tablet
    1. White (#ffffff)
    2. White (#ffffff)
    3. Black (#000000)
    4. Black (#000000)
14. Z threaded tablet
    1. White (#ffffff)
    2. White (#ffffff)
    3. Black (#000000)
    4. Black (#000000)
15. S threaded tablet
    1. White (#ffffff)
    2. White (#ffffff)
    3. Black (#000000)
    4. Black (#000000)
16. Z threaded tablet
    1. White (#ffffff)
    2. White (#ffffff)
    3. Black (#000000)
    4. Black (#000000)
17. S threaded tablet
    1. White (#ffffff)
    2. White (#ffffff)
    3. Black (#000000)
    4. Black (#000000)
18. Z threaded tablet
    1. White (#ffffff)
    2. White (#ffffff)
    3. Black (#000000)
    4. Black (#000000)
19. S threaded tablet
    1. White (#ffffff)
    2. White (#ffffff)
    3. Black (#000000)
    4. Black (#000000)
20. Z threaded tablet
    1. White (#ffffff)
    2. White (#ffffff)
    3. Black (#000000)
    4. Black (#000000)
21. S threaded tablet
    1. White (#ffffff)
    2. White (#ffffff)
    3. Black (#000000)
    4. Black (#000000)
22. Z threaded tablet
    1. White (#ffffff)
    2. White (#ffffff)
    3. Black (#000000)
    4. Black (#000000)
23. S threaded tablet
    1. White (#ffffff)
    2. White (#ffffff)
    3. Black (#000000)
    4. Black (#000000)
24. Z threaded tablet
    1. White (#ffffff)
    2. White (#ffffff)
    3. Black (#000000)
    4. Black (#000000)
25. S threaded tablet
    1. White (#ffffff)
    2. White (#ffffff)
    3. Black (#000000)
    4. Black (#000000)
26. S threaded tablet
    1. White (#ffffff)
    2. White (#ffffff)
    3. White (#ffffff)
    4. White (#ffffff)
27. Z threaded tablet
    1. White (#ffffff)
    2. White (#ffffff)
    3. White (#ffffff)
    4. White (#ffffff)
28. S threaded tablet
    1. Black (#000000)
    2. Black (#000000)
    3. Black (#000000)
    4. Black (#000000)
29. Z threaded tablet
    1. White (#ffffff)
    2. White (#ffffff)
    3. White (#ffffff)
    4. White (#ffffff)
30. S threaded tablet
    1. Black (#000000)
    2. Black (#000000)
    3. Black (#000000)
    4. Black (#000000)
• Turning:
1. 7F 2B 2F 2B 2F 4B 2F 4B 5F
2. 7F 2B 2F 2B 2F 4B 2F 4B 5F
3. 5F 3B 1F 2B 1F 3B 1F 2B 4F 2B 6F
4. 5F 3B 1F 2B 1F 3B 1F 2B 4F 2B 6F
5. 5F 1B 8F 5B 2F 4B 5F
6. 5F 1B 8F 5B 2F 4B 5F
7. 7F 6B 17F
8. 7F 6B 17F
9. 5F 3B 4F 13B 5F
10. 5F 3B 4F 13B 5F
11. 9F 2B 19F
12. 9F 2B 19F
13. 5F 4B 2F 4B 2F 2B 2F 2B 7F
14. 5F 4B 2F 4B 2F 2B 2F 2B 7F
15. 6F 2B 4F 2B 1F 3B 1F 2B 1F 3B 5F
16. 6F 2B 4F 2B 1F 3B 1F 2B 1F 3B 5F
17. 5F 4B 2F 5B 8F 1B 5F
18. 5F 4B 2F 5B 8F 1B 5F
19. 17F 6B 7F
20. 17F 6B 7F
21. 5F 13B 4F 3B 5F
22. 5F 13B 4F 3B 5F
23. 19F 2B 9F
24. 19F 2B 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.

Two Colour Tablet Woven Swirls

This pattern is a good introduction to more difficult patterns like Ram's Horn.
It looks like a complex pattern but is deceptively easy to weave; since most of the "pattern" is actually an optical illusion.

You can download this draft as a TDD file by clicking here

Difficulty Level: Easy

Materials:

8 4-holed tablets 

16 red threads 

16 black threads

Weft thread in either red or black

Thread your tablets as shown in the threading diagram at the bottom of the draft. For the first four turns, turn every tablet backwards (towards you if you are sitting so that the woven band will be between you and the tablets). For the next four turns, tablets 1, 2, 7 and 8 will continue to turn backwards and tablets 3 to 6 will turn forwards. To help you remember which direction each tablet needs to turn you can push tablets 3 to 6 along the warp away from your body (forwards).
You will now have two groups of tablets, tablets 1,2, 7 and 8 and tablets 3 to 6. Turn those close to you backwards and those away from you forwards until you have completed four turns, then slip tablets 3 to 6 back to their original places in the pack. Repeat these steps until the woven band is long enough. For a wider band, use a multiple of six plus 2 tablets, so for a band with 3 pattern repetitions across the width, use 20 tablets.

The text version of this draft is as follows:

• Threading:
1. Z threaded tablet
   1. Black (#000000)
   2. Red (#ff0000)
   3. Black (#000000)
   4. Red (#ff0000)
2. Z threaded tablet
   1. Red (#ff0000)
   2. Black (#000000)
   3. Red (#ff0000)
   4. Black (#000000)
3. Z threaded tablet
   1. Black (#000000)
   2. Red (#ff0000)
   3. Black (#000000)
   4. Red (#ff0000)
4. Z threaded tablet
   1. Red (#ff0000)
   2. Black (#000000)
   3. Red (#ff0000)
   4. Black (#000000)
5. Z threaded tablet
   1. Black (#000000)
   2. Red (#ff0000)
   3. Black (#000000)
   4. Red (#ff0000)
6. Z threaded tablet
   1. Red (#ff0000)
   2. Black (#000000)
   3. Red (#ff0000)
   4. Black (#000000)
7. Z threaded tablet
   1. Black (#000000)
   2. Red (#ff0000)
   3. Black (#000000)
   4. Red (#ff0000)
8. Z threaded tablet
   1. Red (#ff0000)
   2. Black (#000000)
   3. Red (#ff0000)
   4. Black (#000000)
• Turning:
1. 8F
2. 8F
3. 8F
4. 8F
5. 2F 4B 2F
6. 2F 4B 2F
7. 2F 4B 2F
8. 2F 4B 2F

(This pattern was originally published in the November 2012 Baelfyr)

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.

A Tablet Woven Insulae Draconis Sun

This woven version of the ID sun makes a handsome belt or trim for your favourite tunic.

Difficulty Level: Easy

20 4-holed tablets

40 blue threads

20 yellow threads

20 black threads

Thread your tablets as shown in the weaving draft. Turn your tablets either continuously forward or backward. When you have built up twist behind the tablets, either comb out the excess twist and re-secure the warp or start to turn the tablets in the opposite direction.

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. Blue (#0000ff)
   2. Blue (#0000ff)
   3. Blue (#0000ff)
   4. Blue (#0000ff)
3. S threaded tablet
   1. Blue (#0000ff)
   2. Blue (#0000ff)
   3. Blue (#0000ff)
   4. Blue (#0000ff)
4. Z threaded tablet
   1. Blue (#0000ff)
   2. Blue (#0000ff)
   3. Blue (#0000ff)
   4. Blue (#0000ff)
5. S threaded tablet
   1. Blue (#0000ff)
   2. Blue (#0000ff)
   3. Blue (#0000ff)
   4. Blue (#0000ff)
6. Z threaded tablet
   1. Blue (#0000ff)
   2. Blue (#0000ff)
   3. Blue (#0000ff)
   4. Blue (#0000ff)
7. S threaded tablet
   1. Blue (#0000ff)
   2. Blue (#0000ff)
   3. Blue (#0000ff)
   4. Blue (#0000ff)
8. Z threaded tablet
   1. Blue (#0000ff)
   2. Blue (#0000ff)
   3. Blue (#0000ff)
   4. Blue (#0000ff)
9. S threaded tablet
   1. Blue (#0000ff)
   2. Blue (#0000ff)
   3. Blue (#0000ff)
   4. Blue (#0000ff)
10. Z threaded tablet
    1. Blue (#0000ff)
    2. Blue (#0000ff)
    3. Blue (#0000ff)
    4. Blue (#0000ff)
11. S threaded tablet
    1. Yellow (#ffff00)
    2. Yellow (#ffff00)
    3. Yellow (#ffff00)
    4. Yellow (#ffff00)
12. Z threaded tablet
    1. Yellow (#ffff00)
    2. Yellow (#ffff00)
    3. Yellow (#ffff00)
    4. Yellow (#ffff00)
13. S threaded tablet
    1. Yellow (#ffff00)
    2. Yellow (#ffff00)
    3. Yellow (#ffff00)
    4. Yellow (#ffff00)
14. Z threaded tablet
    1. Black (#000000)
    2. Yellow (#ffff00)
    3. Black (#000000)
    4. Yellow (#ffff00)
15. Z threaded tablet
    1. Yellow (#ffff00)
    2. Black (#000000)
    3. Yellow (#ffff00)
    4. Black (#000000)
16. Z threaded tablet
    1. Black (#000000)
    2. Yellow (#ffff00)
    3. Black (#000000)
    4. Yellow (#ffff00)
17. Z threaded tablet
    1. Yellow (#ffff00)
    2. Black (#000000)
    3. Yellow (#ffff00)
    4. Black (#000000)
18. S threaded tablet
    1. Black (#000000)
    2. Black (#000000)
    3. Black (#000000)
    4. Black (#000000)
19. Z threaded tablet
    1. Black (#000000)
    2. Black (#000000)
    3. Black (#000000)
    4. Black (#000000)
20. S threaded tablet
    1. Black (#000000)
    2. Black (#000000)
    3. Black (#000000)
    4. Black (#000000)
• Turning:
1. 20F
2. 20F
3. 20F
4. 20F

(This pattern was originally published in the September 2012 Baelfyr)

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.

Hugs By Post

Last week I posted a new free pattern to my Ravelry store. It's been just over a year since I submitted the last one, but I've been bitten by the designing bug again.

I knitted the sample of the Hugs By Post shawl to send to E's mum in just less than five days. It's a quick little knit, especially given that I wasn't particularly focused on it. The yarn came from an LSG swap and G took the photos of the sample for me.