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Started on Saturday afternoon. Wove again today to finish. Another run at four selvedges, and this one was a bit easier. Gotta keep practicing. #AndeanBackstrap #KeepWeaving #AlwaysAStudent
Collage of three pictures: Left, the middle of weaving from the far end back to the middle, right top bright band in Red Xs and yellow interlocking Os wrapped around my hand, bottom right whole band folded in half
May 9, 2025 at 5:42 AM
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I declared (in a small group) that I would challenge myself to weave AT LEAST ONCE this week. Evidence of success: I've set up the living room again to make it easy to weave again during after dinner TV time. #KeepLearning #ForeverStudent #HandMade #HandWoven #AndeanBackstrap
Woven band shows outside borders in solid stripes (burgundy, light blue, dark blue, and dark green) and inner pattern in red and yellow, with reflected and mirrored and flipped curled shapes. There is a weaving stick holding open the next row for the weft thread. The base of the weaving is safety pinned on a small dowel which is looped into a yarn belt.
March 28, 2025 at 6:38 AM
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Another photo popped up from my time doing a textiles demo this past weekend. (This time, the image did not include any children's faces for me to blur out for safety.)
#handspinning #handweaving #AndeanBackstrap #SCA #Caid #textiles #franquemontuniversity
in foreground: woman in red linen dress with frilled white linen head veil and loops of braids at the side of her head, she is stretching out a sample handwoven andean backstraps on display. (in background: woman in elaborate renaissance english clothing and hat looks on with a smile)
August 22, 2023 at 12:51 AM
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Finished this four selvedge Tanka Ch'oro this evening. Needle weaving the gap is still REALLY hard to do. #FourSelvedge #AndeanBackstrap #KeepLearning #AlwaysAStudent
Collage of four photos: Two embroidery needles holding open the two sheds. Needles and heddles removed with just a few rows left to weave. The finished band in my hand. And the finished whole band pinned on a towel to see the full length.
May 3, 2025 at 6:14 AM
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I decided "well, since I am not still a five year old, then I guess I know how I have to finish this Tanka Ch'oro" #IYKYK #FourSelvedges #AndeanBackstrap #KeepWeaving #AlwaysAStudent
A narrow woven band has an X pattern in purple close to the camera. Two shed sticks are balanced in the weaving. A bundle of blue threads and a loop of yellow yarn are stationed in the unwoven warp threads. And at the far end, the patterned X and O in purple and yellow recees away to the anchor point.
May 2, 2025 at 7:28 AM