Tablet Weaving

I’m completely hooked on Tablet weaving. Tablet weaving (or card weaving) uses cards and yarn to create patterned bands. I love the small details, how quickly it weaves up and how useful the finished product is. It’s a surprise every time I turn the cards and a pattern actually emerges! 

This form of weaving is warp-facing, which means the weft isn’t seen, and the surface of the weave is made from the warp strings. The warp strings twist around each other in paris of 4, while the weft interlocks them together, so the finished product is extremely strong. 

The tension and length of the warp needs to be adjusted every few inches, as the material is used, so a special loom is needed. I’ve only seen board looms mentioned a few times online. The most popular type of loom is called an inkle loom, but I loved how simplistic the board loom was, so I convinced my husband to make one for me. I found almost no information about how to actually use a board loom online, so it took a few practice bands before I found the best strategy. 

If you want to learn about tablet weaving on a board loom… stay tuned. I’m cooking up something special with The Crafters Box for early 2022, if all goes according to plan. I’ll be headed to CA later next month to film THREE new kits with them (all weaving related, of course!). Sign up for my newsletter to be notified whenever new kits, classes and workshops are announced, and head to my instagram story highlight called ‘TABLET WEAVING’ to see a quick overview about how exactly this form of weaving works!