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I’m thinking of Beginning it all
Untitled (mesquite with mist lingering on brush) (c. 1942-1944) by Kakunen Tsuruoka
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Im so starved living alone now that my cats at my moms house, I made a fake cat by putting a rabbit fur pelt on a pillow and putting it on my lap/chest when i sit down, i think its working
happy summer everyone
we want this season to work out in our favor, so we have to put in the work together. it isn't a bad thing. let's try and enjoy it
miscellaneous sculptures by Ruben Raven imitating filet crochet
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Sorry to post shit I found on reddit but this video has been on my mind for like 3 weeks now
Parthologic 3 is crazy bc daniil is not trying to defeat death hes trying to defeat suicide
must feel so good to be soil absorbing rain
The stirring up of conflict is a Luciferian virtue in the true sense of the word. Conflict engenders fire, the fire of affects and emotions, and like every other fire it has two aspects, that of combustion and that of creating light. On the one hand, emotion is the alchemical fire whose warmth brings everything into existence and whose heat burns all superfluities to ashes (omnes superfluitates comburit). But on the other hand, emotion is the moment when steel meets flint and a spark is struck forth, for emotion is the chief source of consciousness. There is no change from darkness to light or from inertia to movement without emotion.
Carl Jung, Collected Works Vol. IX
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-Daniil Dankovsky in the Bachelor Route from Pathologic Classic HD
I reduced the volume of my clothes and i like my clothes so folding them is nice. I like seeing how all the colors and fabrics go together. I’m happy that i have clothes to wear. Thanks
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TABLET WEAVING INTRODUCTION
When i started i was going off of diagrams from old websites, and struggled a good bit. I hope this post will help you get started! Feel free to ask questions!
This video shows the very basics (not in english, but quite clear). This video explains how to read patterns before you start doing it backwards, mirrored and upside down (which is what i did!).
Basic tools; the beauty of tablet weaving is that you need minimal supplies to get started.
Cotton yarn (I use 8/4)
Cards (thin cardboard and a hole punch will do)
A chair or door handle, to tie the threads to
A belt, to tie the threads to yourself
A shuttle (you can start with a pencil, old credit card, ruler, your fingers,... i use a bone folder)
Variables to understand before trying to use a pattern
S/Z card slant or threading
The direction the cards face
Forward or backward turns
ABCD or DCBA
This video (mentioned above as well) explains these variables and how to read different patterns you will find. There is no universal way to write a tablet weaving pattern, resulting in different patterns directly opposing one another (& lots of frustration on my end </3).
General tips from me, a novice
Start with a thin band
Start with a simple pattern, where the cards all turn forward for the whole band, like this one
Then move to a pattern that alternates forward and backward turns, this one is simple but very pretty
After that, try a pattern that has you divide the cards into groups, like a ramshorn or dublin dragons
Be sure to use contrasting colours (in hue and/or tone). A black and white filter can help you here
Get some bag clips to prevent tangles (ikea!)
Always turn the edge cards in the same direction. This gives a neater end result. The edges can be the outer two cards, or a group that forms a decorative trim
Personally, i like looping the thread around a door handle instead of tying it, which makes untwisting threads very easy
You can eventually omit the written ABCD on the cards, but it is a good crutch to lean on when learning
I use some scrap wood with bolts that i tie to my belt, making it a little easier to manage tension and move the woven band along as i go
Finding patterns
I use pinterest for the most part. Twisted threads has many patterns, with a built-in program, but the search function is not great.
I made you four pinterest boards; for the sake of simplicity, the patterns are all GTT which means tablets face RIGHT, S/Z refers to the THREADING direction, use ABCD, forward turns the tablets AWAY from yourself (forwards = D over A)
Level one: all forward turns
Level two: alternating forward and backward
Level three: groups of tablets that turn differently
Level four: a fuckton of tablets with complex patterns
This video made me understand double-face weaving, this one is shorter and easier to follow. Double-face is a fun technique but i would reccommend getting good at following a regular pattern first.
My main mistake when i was starting out:
Whether the slant is S or Z, the cards should all face the same way. For some reason, I made the S-cards all face right and the Z-cards left. Simple, repetitive patterns will turn out fine but anything slightly more complex will be distorted, and you will be frustrated:
Your first few projects will likely be messy! Don't be too discouraged. Here's a couple of my firsts: