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Yes, I've seen references to Roman rigid heddles, and medieval ones, but no
references to Viking age ones. I'm pretty sure that people were making woven
bands then: would they perhaps have used heddle sticks and leashes? Or were
they only tablet-weaving? Indeed, should I figure out a way of making
Saami-style bands with tablets?
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> Shelagh wrote:
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> >The rigid heddle is a relatively recent invention afaik: would vikings
have
> >used leash-and-stick to get the same effect?
>
> Rigid heddles existed earlier, although I don't know of any Viking-related
> ones. According to _Textile Manufacture in the Northern Roman Provinces_,
> there are the remains of at least three from the Roman period, including
> one (still?) in the museum at Newcastle.
>
> Hoffmann does report on a long tradition of the Sami using them, although
I
> think the earliest reference in that case is 17th century.
>
> Carolyn
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