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Nancy, tablet-woven bands are part of traditional dress in Bhutan. You might be interested in the article "Tablet Weaving in Bhutan" by Claire Thomas, which appeared in the British magazine "Journal for Weavers, Spinners, & Dyers", September 1993, pages 14-17. This article provides a good overview including tools, warping process, traditional designs, etc. The author mentions warp twining, double-faced weaves, and brocade. She says there is a significant amount of tablet weaving in Bhutan --that is, people actually doing tablet weaving as of 1993. She says, "I found tablet weaving used for bag straps, ties for prayer 'books' (collection of loose sheets, wrapped in cloth, which must be tied up), and thin band used as laces for knee-length yak boots." I don't know how to contact the author of the article... but maybe one of our British members would know. One of the members of the Portland Handweavers Guild went to Bhutan a few years ago to study brocade, and gave me several photos of tablet weavers at work, and close-ups of the bands. They are warp-twined with brocade. Linda ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Linda Hendrickson, Portland, Oregon USA Tablet Weaving & Ply Split Braiding Workshops, Books, & Supplies E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web site: www.lindahendrickson.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Send private reply to Linda Hendrickson <[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.
