Weaver here, and one who works with band looms and historic techniques. The older term for ribbon comes from its woven structure rib band, so you might also see the spelling ribband in the older references. These bands were often woven with a close-set warp and a weft thats pulled tight, giving a ribbed appearance to the surface of the band, hence the name. The picture under discussion looks to me to be a simple tape, woven in a pretty much balanced weave, of the kind that would be woven on a basic tape loom or with a backstrap set up (not an inkle loom in the modern sense; thats a more recent style of loom, although the structure of the tape produced would be pretty much the same). These types of tapes would be used for almost anything requiring ties or laces in the household, so most households would have had some means of producing it.
Katrina Worley [email protected] -- History: special people in special places at special times Anthropology: everyone else the rest of the time. K.Worley, 1997 On Nov 24, 2013, at 12:18 PM, Annette Meldrum <[email protected]> wrote: > No I did not find any references to ribbon but it is another interesting > crossover. - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
