Hi everyone and Tamara who wrote: >I figured out a way of plaiting/weaving strands of cord, to make >patterned, 2- or 3-coloured, sash-belts. I'd tie the ends of the cord >to the back of a chair in a particular colour-order, ......>was weaving them without any kind of "handle" (bobbin), while working >with anywhere from 10 to 30 strands, each 150cm (59") long. > This sounds a lot like a version of a *ceinture flech�e* the long, colourful, plaited belts worn by the cross-country workers early in eastern Canada. These were finger-woven, and with really, really long strands. The belts were colourful, and with interesting, often pointy ( = arrow shaped) patterns, but had to be long, wide and strong enough to be useful in the rugged country. I don't think bobbins of any kind were used, though maybe there was a system of tensioning to manage the threads. Thoughts, Lise-Aurore? Margot?
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