Sponsored by TWIST - Tablet Weavers International Studies & Techniques Hi Gina,
I think that the ground weave is probably a straightforward warp-twined 4-hole tablet weave, it's just that I couldn't figure out what the pattern might have been because the band is so damaged and faded. All the tablets had holes in the usual places, it just looked as though they'd been positioned by hand rather than a major effort being made to ensure that all the holes matched up with each other exactly. The extra holes in some of the tablets (maybe 1/4 of the tablets overall? Sadly I didn't count them - my time was very limited) didn't seem to be used in this piece of weaving - my guess is that those tablets were sometimes used for a different purpose, though what that might have been I don't know. Perhaps they could be used for making cords or else for some sort of automated brocading? Most mysterious. No, I don't think anyone's tried a reconstruction, unless Margareta Nockert has done one as part of her (unpublished) work on the bands. You could design your own warp-twined pattern to complement the soumak, and have at it! The full report ought to say which tablets had what hole placements - I know that that information is on record. Shelagh ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gina Barrett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 9:08 PM Subject: Re: writeup of Oseberg band > Thank you very much - its a very interesting piece. The tablets I think are > particularly fascinating. Do you know if the report which you mention will > include how many of each tablet has the different sets of holes? I'd quite > like to experiment with different hole placements! It sounds as if the > ground weave could also have been something very unusual, has anyone tried > a reconstruction do you know? > > Thank you again for sharing this. > > Gina Barrett > Leicestershire, England Send private reply to "Shelagh Lewins" <[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.
