Hi Nancy and Diane,
Nancy, refer to your TWIST journal. Linda Malan wrote about the Icelandic technique in Summer 2000, there was a follow up in the Fall 2000 between Linda and Peter and then another article on the Seattle study group with more photos in Spring 2002.
Diane, you might be interested in joining TWIST. We have had a lot of articles using the motifs that you are interested in.
You can learn more about TWIST at my web site <www.weavershand.com>. Check the link to a list of articles. They don't always say that they are celtic knots but if you are interested in back issues let me know and I will tell you more.
When you are on the weavershand web site look at the tablet weaving Galleries, especially Kurt Laitenberger and Paul Doleman.
Janis
At 09:16 PM 12/30/02, you wrote:
I propose that both techniques should be called "missed-hole" as tablets
have unthreaded holes.
Guido, I can see why you would want to call both technique with the same name, but other than the fact that the tablets are not threaded in all holes, the techniques, to my thinking, are quite different. With the "Crockett" technique, all the tablets are threaded with the same color of thread; there is no manipulation of the tablets; you can turn thrm continuously in one direction if you'd like; the patterning is made by the WEFT thread showing through the pre-planned holes. In the Scandinavian technique, there are two colors threaded in each tablet; the tablets are manipulated to form the pattern which is made by the WARP threads.
Are there other names for these two techniques that we could use?
Nancy
Nancy Spies
Arelate Studio
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