Would love to have a picture of that for the TWIST journal Gallery section after you finish.
Thanks, john http://www.tabletweavers.org http://www.malarkycrafts.com --- In [email protected], "leben54" <livru...@...> wrote: > > I've just been asked to weave a belt for the norwegian telemark costume( > often locally called the "beltestakk" - which means the "belt costume") > It is woven in english 5 ply thin wool in varying colours, mostly warm reds, > and goes twice around the waist. The end of the warp is used to fasten teh > belt with. > I counted the old belt and found that I need 118 tablets - it is 13 > centimetres wide.A link to an example, though even wider: > http://gfx.dagbladet.no/dinside/2003/04/23/beltestakk.jpg > Iknow that I can weave it wearing a backstrap - but this time, since it's for > a customer I'll put it in my big loom. > I'm so looking forward to doing it! a lot of work it will be, to thread the > tablets, but luckily they are all threaded in pairs - and it's symmetric, so > I can make two pairs ready and lay one aside till I reach the middle. > happy weaving from Liv in Norway. >
