Hi Kim and all, I seldom do anything but the 10-minute, or circular warp, anymore because I like to warp onto an inkle loom for portability. When we were more active in the SCA [my husband's business takes up all his time now] it was handy to grab and go.
Tho I have been known to stretch a warp between two trees in my front yard and weave in the shade. ;-] Twist is a great newsletter and of course the online tablet weaving community is a wonderful source of support. When I first learned to tablet weave, I knew only a couple tweavers. But once I discovered online sites, I discovered a world-wide community of enthusiastic tweavers. 8-] Tablet weaving has reached critical mass. Ellen print blog: http://pressing-issues.blogspot.com/ sketch blogs: http://off-handart.blogspot.com/ http://thepickledpen.blogspot.com/ ----- Original Message ----- From: kim baller To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, February 12, 2007 8:30 PM Subject: Re: New to list Hello Judith from Oak Grove Oregon, in the suburbs just south of Portland, the largest city in the state. I'm not an SCA member as I think it's too focused on wars. I too consider myself a beginner as i've only been working with tablet weaving for about three years and don't have a lot of time to work on my weaving. I haven't taken any lessons myself and have learned mostly from books. I'd encourage you to explore the TWIST website and especially the individual tablet weavers websites. You can take weeks to go over it all. There are many good books for beginners, probably the most cited is the book by Candace Crockett, but i'd also recommend the small, inexpensive pamphlets put out by Linda Hendrickson. She is an advocate (which I agree) of the ten minute warp and modifications of it. I took up tablets as I wanted to reconnect with my ancestors from Scandinavia, where tablet weaving possibly began. Oddly as words of encouragement I'll tell you also you probably won't create anything new, as tablet weaving has been around so long it's probably already been done before. I sort of like the idea of standing on the shoulders of those who have gone before us so many thousands of years ago and taking comfort and encouragement (figuratively of course as i don't channel spirits) from that thought. Sooner or later you'll probably also be tempted to get Peter Collingwood's book on tablet weaving which is considered (and rightly so) "the" book on the subject. I've seen it as high as $100 on Amazon, but you can still find the reprint put out by Robin and Russ Weavers for around $40, so look around. His english is sometimes difficult for americans to read, but i think really it's because he's so precise in his explanations. Anyway, welcome, happy weaving and good luck. Kim Baller Fionnseach de Lochielle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Sponsored by TWIST - Tablet Weavers International Studies & Techniques Greetings all, I just joined this list over the weekend and thought I should probably introduce myself. I am called Judith and I live in Athens, OH. I am fairly new to tablet weaving (working on finishing my first belt/band) having had only a couple of lessons. I look forward to learning more, and eventually hope to get to double-faced weaving soon as I have a project percolating at the back of my mind. Warped and ready, Judith Athens, OH Send private reply to Fionnseach de Lochielle ----------------------------------------------------------- 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. call me Kim 503-333-0040 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Get your own web address. Have a HUGE year through Yahoo! Small Business.
