Interpretation of the Durham Cathedral Seal Tag

Interpretation of the Durham Cathedral Seal Tag from 1194-1211CE, scaled up and modified to be a belt.1.5″ wide, 7′ long including checkered split warp and tasseled ends.Motifs repeated in descending order to extend the length, ABCDCBATwo motifs replaced.3-2 perle cotton in medium brown and new bud green.Pattern from A Simplified Guide to Historical Tablet Weaving

Drachenwald 30 Day Challenge

Drachenwald is starting a 30 Day Arts Challenge in November. Every day, you spend 15 minutes on art. It could be sewing, researching (Pinterest counts), calligraphy, block printing, stained glass, etc. Monday, Nov 1st I accompanied William to Monday night fighter practice. I spent the time sorting out a card weaving warp that had gotten

Wool Underarm Gussets

I want to write entries in chronological order, partly because I don’t produce all that much. But maybe I’ll write about contemporary projects sometimes. I hate sewing and I always make it more complicated than it has to be. A few years ago I picked up a yard of a wool remnant and started hand

Pattern Draft 9 adapted, yeah

This was supposed to be Pattern Draft 9 again, but I forgot to thread Black Black Green Green to make the stripes double wide. Instead I threaded them alternating, Black Green Black Green. I wove it for the silent auction for a day event. Turlough and Finé ended up winning it!