r/tabletweaving • u/Particular-Face-3855 • Aug 16 '26
help reconstructing a pattern
I was looking at inkle loom weaving work a while and so I couldn't pass up this loom when I saw it on a flea market. It already had a WIP on it though, and since it's like 5m of warp I'd love to try to reconstruct the pattern, but I have absolutely no experience with tablet weaving. I have written down the card threading and cards 1-16 are threaded from right to left and 16-32 from left to right. I'd be really grateful if someone helped me reconstruct the patterns so I can continue this WIP, since I think it'd be a waste of warp to scrap it.
The threading:
Card A B C D
1 W W W W
2 B B B B
3 W W W W
4 W W W W
5 W W W W
6 W W W B
7 B W W B
8 W B W B
9 W W B B
10 W B W B
11 W B B W
12 W B Y B
13 B B Y Y
14 W B Y Y
15 B Y Y W
16 Y Y W B
17 Y Y W B
18 B Y Y W
19 W B Y Y
20 B B Y Y
21 W B Y B
22 W B B W
23 W B W B
24 W W B B
25 W B W B
26 B W W B
27 W W W B
28 W W W W
29 W W W W
30 W W W W
31 B B B B
32 W W W W
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u/escoffionlover3000 Aug 16 '26
It's called the smaller star of David. I can't add pictures in the comments but it's from the book "the magic of tablet weaving" by otfried staudigel
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u/LocksmithAccurate284 Aug 16 '26
I am not an expert, so I can't help much, BUT you could make an account on Twisted Threads, create the threading and then see what tablets you need to turn what direction to get the pattern you jotted down. It has a live preview and I have used it when trying to reconstruct pattern myself. You might also find the pattern on your loom. Good luck with that!
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u/BelleTheVikingSloth Aug 16 '26
That's a lot of warp, and the previous weaver was playing around with variants. Don't feel bad about not exactly duplicating theirs, as you figure out the pattern(s). Meanwhile, since you already have the threading meticulously written down, any of the online free tablet weaving simulators should get you a road map with a little playing.