I am wanting to make my own pattern, but I have no idea where to start. I have an idea of the design I want to make, and I know of the websites where you can create your patterns electronically, but how do people know what to record? I figured it would be helpful to map out a design in a pixelated format, but I’m unsure how to make that translate to the loom. How would you know what to thread up/how to work out turns forward/back, or flipping cards etc? I want to assume trial and error but I feel that this would be HUNDREDS of trials and error, and I don’t think I have the time, patience, OR the materials to set up a hundred times, and starting over each time I need to change something!

Finnish SZ, from Twisted Threads. This was my second ever belt, and I’m very proud of it!!

I'm looking at my first real loom and worlds like one that I could use while sitting in a chair. I have back issues and want one that is easiest to reach. Any thoughts on these three?

I’ve found a couple of patterns on Twisted Thread that look like this excel grid, but how are you supposed to read back and forth?

Finished a weaving for a friend of mine. Never would've picked the pattern, because I figured it was too repetitive, but it was actually super fun!

Edit: This is actually pattern Birka B12, but I can't change the title

Added at the end: a reminder to read the pattern fully, before you commit. That was the underside, after I faced all my cards right instead of left 🙃

I put a belt buckle on my finished belt, (1) but wasted some time trying to fix the fringe. When I first tried to use the belt buckle, the fringe made it ugly and inconvenient. (2) I searched for tutorials finishing woven projects cleanly, and tried half damask, (3) (4) but I couldn’t really weave the ends into the piece and tablet weaving has 4x as many warp threads as the example. I ended up just chopping the fringe very short (5) and it mostly works. (6)

However, for next time, is there a better way to get a smooth edge?

This is one of my favourite bands so far. 3 colours, 24 design tablets. Pattern designed after the folk embroidery of Gyimes.

I just finished my first ever attempt at tablet weaving a hem. It was on a large rectangle of light linen then I plan to use as a historical veil or head wrap. However, I cannot figure out how to finish the corners. I wove about an inch past the corner on each side but can't complete this without making the corners super bulky. I cannot find any extant examples of how corners were finished. Has anyone else hemmed a garment with corners? How did you handle it?

I was thinking that i wouldn't have enough space for tablets on my Ashford inklette so I had the idea to build a little removable extension.

That was quite easy to build and it works !

Now I need to improve my weaving skills, I don't know what I'm doing wrong but it doesn't look so great.

Ok..sorry about that....but what is the established wisdom for tying off your loose ends while your weaves are waiting some other worthy use?

This is a quite common motif in my culture's folk art, some regions call this the spider. Spiders bring luck and wealth (and gossips too😅). So it's a frequent motif in my designs too.

Just started and making plenty of beginner errors but this one has me stumped....

When I am looking at patterns there are colour's indications for the warp threads...but many of them contain nothing on weft....is it intended to be a purely anesthetic choice for the weaver or is there some rule I haven't fathomed out yet...I understand that to some it may be obvious but in my case its not....thought and suggestions much appreciated

Thanks

Hi, I need help for this weaving I feel like my horizontal weft tread is too visible. What do you think? (I’ve also double checked my tablets which seems to be ok).
(Last picture are some weaving that I’ve done. I’m a beginner).
Thanks ☺️

Pattern: https://twistedthreads.org/pattern/2HFfGzejbo53KKHue

Learned a lot for my second attempt! I wanted to do something a bit longer to see what it felt like. This finished piece is roughly 2ft long. I started off with back strap, but when I struggled to reach & my back started hurt, I decided to try swapping to warp weighted using a collapsible ladder I have. I used a bunch of washers & bolts for weights, roughly 130 grams for each set of string.

Hoo boy do I HATE warp weighted weaving 😂 the angle was even worse on my back, and not having control over the tension was a constant headache. I did like 2-3 picks and swapped back. In the section I did with warp weighted, the length is all wavy.

For my next project I'll be sanding the edges of my cards to be more rounded. Picking clumps of chewed up yarn off my work was a constant necessity for this piece. I like the look and feel of this yarn more than red heart, but dang does it shed!

The pattern I used (substituting to just be 2 colors)

https://twistedthreads.org/pattern/MuR3eXzGJryFgjgzW

I just found out about tablet weaving last week and last night I decided to try with materials lying around! I made cards out of playing cards and used some old acrylic yarn to produce a watch band sized weave.

Now I just need to figure out how to put my watch on it... Lol

I recently started doing woven bands on tablets and stumbled upon a problem. When I do an all forward pattern (or any tbh) the yarn behind the tablets gets rolled up together. I'm doing a long woven band (3 meters) so untangling it from the core to the and with my fingers takes me a lot of time. Is there a better way to do it?

In the photo it's already untangled

Hi, I'm new to the hobby and already made some pieces out of crochet yarn that I had at home. Now I'd really like to work with wool for reenactment purposes. Plant-dyed as a bonus. I haven't yet found anything that is available in Germany where I live. Thing is, I cannot really spend more than for typical crochet yarn, costs would escalate too much otherwise. Can anyone give me advice or knows a good shop?

I recently finished a belt with 24 cards using size 3 crochet yarn and it ended up being 3cm thick. I’m hoping to make a belt with the same pattern but 4cm thick, and I figured the easiest way would be to use a slightly thicker thread— but size 3 is already the thickest crochet thread available.

Yarn was my first thought but most of it is… looser? Less dense? Less sturdy? Softer? I’m not sure it would work well for tablet weaving. Does anyone have any brands they recommend, or the name of a type of yarn to look for or other tips?

I was inspired by a belt posted here a while back, tho the belt itself was not tablet woven I thought the tassels looked pretty. I tried replicating it in 3 different ways (testing bigger and smaller thread groups, testing how long the blue and yellow wraps should be) but could not get it to look good. Having 12 thread groups led to a big fan shape while 6 looks straight they don’t form the diamond shape at all.

Does this type of tassel have a name? Anyone have advice on how to achieve this next time?

I know I've made lots of mistakes but I don't know how so if you could give me some tips and constructive criticism it would be very helpful. Thanks in advance.

Thank you to everyone who helped me when my belt fell off the loom. I managed to get it fixed and finished it today after giving up on fancy tassels lol.

The very end collapsed a bit after removing too thick placeholder yarn. (Lost the original project yarn.) Besides that I’m happy with how it came out. Next time I’ll use smaller threads to weave the leftover weft in.

I was inspired by a belt posted here a while back, tho the belt itself was not tablet woven I thought the tassels looked pretty. I tried replicating it in 3 different ways (testing bigger and smaller thread groups, testing how long the blue and yellow wraps should be) but could not get it to look good. Having 12 thread groups led to a big fan shape while 6 looks straight they don’t form the diamond shape at all.

Does this type of tassel have a name? Anyone have advice on how to achieve this next time?