Bev Walker wrote:
>Hi everyone and Tamara who wrote:
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>>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,
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>......>was weaving them without any kind of "handle" (bobbin), while
>working
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>>with anywhere from 10 to 30 strands, each 150cm (59") long.
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>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.
>
Hi everyone,
Yes the "ceintures flechee" were made with finger weaving. To explain
very basically:
First determine length and width of sash. In general, the
sashes were at least 10 inches wide by over 6 feet long. The last one
I made was 10 inches wide and 8 feet long.
Then, figure out the number and length of threads that you need.
You literally cut the whole length needed.
Then, place the threads in the color arrangement of your choice
at one end, along a pencil or other piece of wood, separating everything
in a top and a bottom thread. Tie the bottom threads together, and
then tie everything together. Place another tie farther down the
threads. Attach both ties to firm points. Place yourself between the
ties and finger weave.
To finger weave, hold one thread with one little finger, then use
fingers of other hand to move the parallel thread over and under this
thread. Oh, and follow pattern selected.
The boring and long part is that as you work, close to the top
tie, a mirror reflection of your work occurs at the bottom tie. Every
so often, you run out of room to work and have to untie the bottom, and
undo the reflected part.
Yes, this is a very simple explanation of finger weaving, which as
actually weaving done with the fingers only, no loom. The stitches
formed closely resemble weaving but have a distinctive slant to them
that makes it possible to spot a hand-made from a machine made ceinture
flechee.
I hope that explanation helps. I will unfortunately be out of e-mail
contact for the next two weeks, I'm heading up to the James Bay coast
for work (for anyone who is wondering where that is, pull out a world
map, look at Canada and you will notice this big bay called Hudson's
Bay. You really can't miss it, it's enormous. James Bay is the smaller
bay on the bottom of Hudson's Bay). Anyways, it's pretty basic life up
there. The computers are staying behind, and cell phones don't work.
Bye for now,
Lise-Aurore
in beautiful sunny Ottawa, Canada
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