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Now when you are discussing combining tabletweaving and loom weaving I will mention something that Lise Raeder Knudsen described in her thesis from May 1996. We all thought the work would result in a book in English, but I think she has been busy with other things. I cannot remember if it has been mentioned before on the list, so here is my short summary. Kurt Schlabow's reconstructions show the pack of tablets mounted at the side of the loom. However, thanks to the fact that it is damaged, the Vrangstrup I (Danish National Museum C 23585b, dated C2 250/260 - 310/320 AD using a minimum of 73 tablets) shows that it could have been constructed in another way. The loom weaving is made first with long weft loops at the side. Afterwards these loops are part of the weft of the tabletwoven band. The other part of the weft, which builds the edge, is combined with it as the shuttle is being passed through each loop. The weft thread is consequently double (made up of 2 connected loops). However, there is only a single thread at the edge, but it is between all the weft rows. Normally, when the weft goes forwards and backwards the thread is only between every second weft row. Actually, we have a construction related to the way a sewing machine works. I hope you can figure this out without a diagram. Vibeke in Copenhagen Send private reply to [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.
