MedievaLefTea

Handcrafting medieval stuff...especially tablet woven bands...

[medievaleftea]

Hello to all the medievalists!

This is my side blog for all the non star wars stuff ;-)

I hope to see many cool handycrafts. My specialities are tabletweaving and sewing clothes from the 13th century.

[medievaleftea]

On a mad mondays evening *finally* my warp has an end.

Blue and yellow wool on a rigid heddle loom. Looks like the Swedish colors...

[tiuhtaviuhta]

Love from loss WIP 2024

So you remember those pockets I wove into this fabric couple months ago? Back then I was charmed by the idea that I could hide a small item in there - I could give this fabric a secret that is part of its structure and impossible to get out unless you break the fabric itself.

So I wrote this little poem, a gentle call out for being curious enough to break my beautiful hand woven linen fabric and messaged my lovely sculptor/jewel smith friend.

Yesterday we were finally able to realize my vision! These tiny bronze plaques are made to hide in the fabric - peeking through shiny enough that you see that there is something there to tease at your imagination but - impossible to get out or read without breaking it.

[ladydreamgirl]

@karis-the-fangirl is this the piece?

[karis-the-fangirl]

YES!!!!! you’re amazing!

[ladydreamgirl]

@medievaleftea was found & appreciated & I'm going to be riding the high of being a successful detective for a week

[medievaleftea]

Detective @ladydreamgirl found it 😎 and it is ooooh myyy gooood!

[karis-the-fangirl]

Okay fiber arts tumblr, I’m trying to find a post from some years ago—someone posted their project, possibly for art school? where they wove a textile with little metal rectangles encased in the fabric, with engraved notes that could only be read if the material was cut open or worn through.

Does anyone recognize this? Do you know who the artist is? I want to reference it in something but I can’t track it down!

[ladydreamgirl]

this has become a tip of the tongue problem for me because i absolutely recall this piece and seeing it circulate here.

can anybody give my friend a hand? @medievaleftea @batbetbitbotbut @katyunderthebed is this something in y'alls wheelhouses maybe?

if anybody has a general date range or year they can recall seeing it around that could be helpful for me, there's a lot of non weaving stuff in the double weave and double cloth tags, but i feel like those might be promising since that's the proper description for the major technique.

[medievaleftea]

My @ladydreamgirl, @karis-the-fangirl , i am so sorry! I'm sure i've never seen this. But pleeeaaase tag me if someone finds it!

[medievaleftea]

On my dragon loom since some days:

That's brocading...many years ago i did this all the time. But it takes a ton if time.

[medievaleftea]

There are over 8 meters waiting for me 🤪

A nice Oseberg pattern in natural looking colors.

Tablet weaving - Oseberg Inspired - 01 | Oseberg belt pattern, Oseberg tablet weaving pattern, Birka braid pattern

Trying a very simple 10 tablet pattern inspired by Oseberg for a Pennsic largess project. Check out this delayed/scheduled auto-posting for

[medievaleftea]

Looks like i glued the band to the fabric...

[gifsfromthecrows]

SPARKLY

[ihavethemangoes]

Finished scarf! Very laid back project to get back into the swing of things. I definitely enjoyed doing a complicated twill pattern and will be doing more in the future. It’s very soft and light but should be very warm considering it’s 1/3 alpaca and can be wrapped a whole lot.

[medievaleftea]

Beautiful colors! And i can feel the softness...

[aeide]

ok which one of you let your creature walk all over my warp:

[medievaleftea]

Husband wanted me to test the new tension peg.

This ist my test subject:

Tension peg, yarn and pattern are really fine!

And here for you:

Pin van Acer carole op tissage tablette | Weven projecten, Tablet weven, Weven

Deze pin is ontdekt door Acer carole. Ontdek (en bewaar!) je eigen pins op Pinterest.

[lil-leviathan]

IT'S DONE AND IT'S BEAUTIFUL

[medievaleftea]

That's perfect! 🤩

[medievaleftea]

Yesterday i watched a weavers porn:

🤣🤣🤣

[medievaleftea]

Thick wool, herbal dyed...fast weaving 😁

Here you see the weavers best friend: A thin weft!

If you want a crisp and clean pattern, use a thin weft. The weft won't show up and hides perfectly.

[medievaleftea]

On my large loom i'm weaving some wires 😵‍💫

100% linen NM20/2...you could easily sew with it. I like the colours, because they look quite naturally.

And i can tell you: The tension, the tension, the tension...nothing for a beginner. 20 years ago i would have freaked out totally!

[medievaleftea]

Now i have a cat loom!

😻😻😻

[bee-inabonnet]

For @medievaleftea since I commented on your post! Here is my tiny inkle loom next to my full sized Beka inkle, and again by itself.

The mini loom was made by a lady in my SCA barony. She makes these in bulk and brings them to classes she teaches, so everyone goes home with a loom and a set of 12 cards. She just started making left-handed looms and was very excited when I came to class, since she wanted to know if it made a difference (and I did find it a lot easier to use than the Beka loom!) The mini loom makes about a yard at a time.

And I'm working on an interpretation of the Kaupang band, just in dreamy colors!

[medievaleftea]

Thank you for sharing your little one!