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Thanx Pamela! That's the sort of thing I want to hear: actual modern day
uses for tablet weave. 8-]
Yes, camera straps, and guitar straps. And luggage ribbons! Great idea.
(Come to think of it, I know someone who uses an inkle band for that
purpose...now why didn't I ever extrapolate to TW?)
People carry their keys and IDs on colorful bands these days. I've TWoven a
name badge neck strap for a science fiction convention before, but that's a
limited appeal. ;-j
Every little bit helps. 8-]
Ellen Shipley
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From: "Pamela Treanor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2005 1:25 PM
Subject: RE: Future of tablet weaving
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Maybe the limited uses made of TW is because so many twisters are coming
from the SCA background. However, I think it is being used for more than
previously cited here.
My husband, being a multi-camera man, loves his personalised camera
straps. Not only can he quickly tell one camera from another when the
cases all tend to be black, but if he has to hand his camera in at a
museum or wherever, he can guide the attendant to "the one with the mainly
green and purple strap" when picking it up later. He likes showing them
off too, but felt things had gone a bit far recently. Taking a digital
photography class, it took 20 minutes to get his adult students away from
looking at his straps.
I'm contemplating personalised luggage straps for spotting one's luggage
at airports (and for fun)
I have seen bobbin lace have its craze, with lots of people doing a
week-end beginners course, and then pass over to the stage of just the
relatively few keen ones. They are the ones who will carry the skills
forward, not the weekenders. It does seem to be cyclical, so I don't think
it's a problem that numbers are not large. There is so much choice now;
many people will always "channel surf" their crafts.
Pamela Treanor
P.O. Box 5658
Moray Place
Dunedin
New Zealand
,>Whereas TW I think appeals mostly to those intrigued by technical and
structural possibilities, pushing these to the limits; maybe with no
real interest in making things for use, But a recent example of a really
functional TW is found in the 'sazygo', bands woven to wrap around
scriptures in Burma and bearing complex motifs and inscriptions; see
latest number of TWIST.
I think it is hard to "plan" the survival or spread of any textile type.
There will always be a few people who are attracted to it and carry it
on, maybe adding to its possibilities, exploring past masterpieces. TW
has lasted two millennia so is pretty sure to survive.
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