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Nancy wrote: > Oh, thank you thank you thank you, Peter, for catching that one. Yes, folks, > we make BANDS. Braids have oblique elements which our tablet weaving does > not produce, even accidently. Ah but... what about the terribly fun technique where you interchange packs of tablets while weaving? That makes a solid woven band WITH oblique elements. :) There are a couple pictures of this on my web page. The final product looks like a braid, and _everyone's_ first reaction is to try to pull the "strands" apart, but it is actually a solid (one-piece) band. Okay, I realize that I probably shouldn't do things like this on Monday morning BEFORE my second cup of coffee, but... Sarah Dr. Sarah C. Goslee * "When I get a little money, I buy books; Jornada Experimental Range * if there is any left over, I buy food USDA-ARS NMSU * and clothing." [EMAIL PROTECTED] * --Erasmus * * * * Phiala's String Pages * http://www.duke.edu/~scg3/string.html * * * * Send private reply to "Sarah C. Goslee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ----------------------------------------------------------- To stop receiving tabletweaving (not tabletweaving-digest), send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: unsubscribe tabletweaving. To stop receiving tabletweaving-digest, see the end of a digest.
