Weave Along with Elewys, Ep. 33: Seydisfjordur, Iceland 9th-11th c.

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Жыл бұрын

A landslide in 2020 uncovered a bunch of archaeological finds in a small village on the East coast of Iceland. Beads, a ring, and this fragment from a woman's smokkr were found, and this piece of tablet weaving on the smokkr is a beautiful example of weaving from the 9th-11th centuries.
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I am not sponsored by any company, but if any of you are interested to know the materials I use:
Tablet Weaving Pattern Generator (TDD):
* jamespbarrett.github.io/table...
* How to use TDD: www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmPy6... which will walk you through the many great features of this software.
Yarns:
* Jagger Spun wool/silk blend.
* Maysville Carpet Warp, which can be found at several different weaving supply places (I often use WEBS at www.yarn.com). It comes in more than 70 colors on an 800 yard spool for about $9, so it can be used in a number of projects and the price is very reasonable.
* Maurice Brassard 8/2 cotton, which I purchased at woolery.com. It comes in 81 different colors and is really lovely to work with.
* 20/2 or 60/2 silk from Eowyn de Weaver has recently moved her store from Etsy. Each cone is $30 and comes in 18 different colors. There are also small 100 yard spools that run $5 each and comes in more than 2 dozen colors. New web site! www.eowyndewever.com
* Pearl cotton, size 8 or size 10 (or even 12, if you love to work with fine stuff), which can be found is most craft stores in a bunch of colors.
Sewing:
* I use 100% linen from Linen-Store.com in the IL019 weight for my tunics. The quality of their linen is very good, their prices are very reasonable and shipping is fast! Use "ILOVELINEN" in the discount code for an additional 7% off!
Cards:
* 2 1/2" wide (63 mm) made on a 3D printer, a pattern designed by my husband. Free downloadable patterns of other tablets are available on Thingiverse (this one is not my pattern--we are still working the kinks out of the design but these cards are Oseberg reproductions: www.thingiverse.com/thing:1806753, though I find that they are a bit thicker than I prefer.) Also, 1 mm thick cards can be found at www.thingiverse.com/thing:673389, or thing:4043270.
* 3 1/4" cards from Schacht Spindle Company, which run $8 for 25 cards. I love these because they are colored on the edges and they are thin but very durable. Similar cards are made by Lacis but without the colored edges.
Tea. Earl Grey. Hot.
All songs performed by Jon Sayles: www.jsayles.com/familypages/EarlyMusic.htm

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@ParkrosePermaculture Жыл бұрын

Yay! So glad you've got a new video up! I LOVE that you take the time to explain the history and context of every weaving you share with us. also love the sunny yellow tunic you have on! Very cheerful :)

@elewysoffinchingefeld3066 Жыл бұрын

Sorry, the premiere didn't happen. All the things went wrong! Enjoy the video and hope to see you all in the next one.

@laurasibley6293 Жыл бұрын

Hi Elewys. Could you check my question (posted below) and perhaps give me some guidance? Thanks so much!

@Tareshen Жыл бұрын

OMG new video!!!!!!!! Best Monday ever.

@victoriathorlacius874 Жыл бұрын

Icelandic speaker here, happy to help with any text if needed.

@SeriousFiber Жыл бұрын

About your garden and the bunnies… I highly recommend that you bury the chicken wire a couple inches down because we had a strawberry patch once never got a single strawberry, even though we chicken wired, because we figured out that the silly little things were getting in underneath the chicken wire Also thank you for these videos, I don’t have my loom yet, but I’ve been studying your videos in anticipation of its arrival, and I love the little histories that you give as well

@LadyValkyri Жыл бұрын

Beautiful pattern, beautiful work! Hugs

@amyknitsthings Жыл бұрын

If you haven’t read it, I recommend “The Valkyries’ Loom: The Archaeology of Cloth Production and Female Power in the North Atlantic” by Michele Hayeur Smith. Lots of interesting info on the archaeological finds in Iceland, etc..

@elewysoffinchingefeld3066 Жыл бұрын

Ooo! Thanks for the recommendation! I'll look for that title.

@deborah7164 Жыл бұрын

A fantastic book. Scientific American magazine did an article on it late last year. Riveting

@TartantazCreates Жыл бұрын

I have just recently came across your videos, they are fantastic. I have now gone down the rabbit hole of tablet weaving. I have an inkle loom in an online cart to purchase once I get paid in a couple of days. I currently own a rigid heddle loom but decided i would be so much easier to have an inkle loom separate so I can be working on different weaving projects at once. I initially looked into this kind of weaving to make straps for bags I planned to make with my hand woven fabric :) but now I have so many more ideas thanks to watching your videos lol :) T x

@deborah7164 Жыл бұрын

Confession: I use 2 garment racks and a table for a loom. After trying other looms I always go back to the rack! It's no fun to warp alone tho.

@TheGirlfromBowral Жыл бұрын

Finally settled down to watch. Bliss! Hang on! What!! No tea!!! 🫖 Lovely pattern and the thread looks great. We’re harvesting pumpkins, tomatoes, zucchini (courgette). Just finished with beans and peas. Had corn this summer for the first time, yummy! Also herbs -thyme, coriander, basil, dill, marjoram and garlic coming on. Pays to be married to a gardener! Ha ha

@shymaid5680 Жыл бұрын

I've only weaved with wool so far, it's frequently used here in Norway, so I don't know how sticky it is compared to other fibres. But I have bought some cotton for a yogamat strap, so I guess I'll find out soon enough 😅 I haven't had much problems with wear and tear on the thread, but it's not as thin as the one you're using here. Has worked well with both tablet weaving and Baltic pick-up weave, so no need to worry too much I think. Just got some seeds for chillis and peppers this weekend. Not tried those before, so it will be exciting to see how they turn out! Don't have much plans for planting this year, but some flowers will probably find their way into the garden. We did plant some bulbs in the autumn, but they haven't come up yet. Had a massive snowfall today, so it's a bit early still. We usually don't do bulbs any more as we have deer in the garden. While they are cute an everything, they really don't go well with gardening... 😔 Thank you for the video, Elewys! I definitely know about various tech issues, but I will keep my silence on that topic so I don't soil your chat 🤣

@christenagervais7303 Жыл бұрын

So happy to see you back again! ✌❤🇨🇦

@bjchadwick4261 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your videos. Marigolds are supposed to deter bunnies also, so put up your chicken wire but plant the marigolds around the perimeter just inside the fence.

@DashboardCookies 11 ай бұрын

Love the outtake at the end. You're amazing as always!

@leppardess Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for posting this video!! It's really nice to see that you're making new ideas to share. I really love that you explain everything in detail so I don't have to go back and watch the 'beginner' videos.

@joannstearns7297 9 ай бұрын

Just a little thank you for your fun and informative videos - I really love the history you give about each piece. You've inspired me to build a loom (I had some leftover 2X4' so it's 'chunky') and start weaving my first pattern - from your video #29. Loving it! Thanks!!!

@KatrinaGressett Жыл бұрын

Oooh garden talk! I planted tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, oregano, sage, lemon thyme, chocolate mint, malabar spinach, zucchini, and green beans. The okra now comes up on its own. I have flax seeds and some stinging nettle seeds that I want to grow to try my hand at making cordage. Someday, I might try my hand at a dye garden. Love your videos!

@elisabethpedersen4269 Жыл бұрын

Heia 🤗 Thank you so much for sharing your passion with us♥️ I am sorry that I have not sent you a picture of the pink ribbon band that you so graciously made, but I have to train some more on the technique 😉 It is gorgeous and complex! But it will come, I promise you 🙂 Here at the Artic Circle in Norway we have 1meter of snow, and nobody can plant anything in the soil until maybe April/May🙃 I hope you all are happy and healthy 😊 Best wishes from Norway 🤗🤗🤗

@anna-katehowell9852 Жыл бұрын

I missed this video because in March I was up to my ears in my senior thesis. I wrote and defended it (it was on the relationship between suffering and the life of virtue in the Catholic tradition) and passed with flying colors, and then I graduated from college! I now have a BA in theology with a minor in Italian. (Yes, I'm the one who asked for-- and greatly enjoyed-- the Italian tablet weaving video) And I'll be starting my Master's next month, also in theology. Going back to college in your thirties is not for sissies, especially when you've got mental health and neurodivergence issues too, but I DID IT and I'm so proud. Whenever I've needed to calm down or feel safe, I always watch your videos-- you are so calming and easy to listen to and I always feel right at home. Thank you so much for that. :)

@elewysoffinchingefeld3066 11 ай бұрын

Congratulations and well done!

@penelopesheehan5927 Жыл бұрын

Hot Diggety Dog! You’re back! Many thanks to you, and to Marcelo, for this beautiful piece! Thanks also for the message on the little reader board on your wall…I’m copying it down to save.

@patticrissbaum1873 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this - I sure enjoy your sense of humor and fun!!! =)

@elenavaccaro339 Жыл бұрын

Thank you. This is wonderful.

@TheGirlfromBowral Жыл бұрын

Oh no! Just saw this was up and I have to go to work. 😭😩🥺 Something to look forward to tonight.

@raysunshine830 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful pattern. I spin Icelandic wool, commercial top and yes very sticky. I love how wool looks in band woven designs tho. I was just looking at the Bekka loom today, I’m glad to see how it looks in the hands of a pro!

@kickbackcrochet Жыл бұрын

Can confirm...wool is sticky! I have to be careful unwinding hanks of sock weight wool yarn because the fibers will latch on to each other and cause havoc. Thank you for this interesting channel. Wouldn't have known about tablet weaving without you. Cheers from Texas. Blackberries and Scotch Broom are also invasive in the Pacofic Northwest US, which has a climate similar to yours.

@svloo86 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing this pattern. Was looking for something quick but with a little bit of a challenge and this is just the thing! It is, in fact, because of your channel that I've started tablet weaving. It was something that I faintly knew existed, but never thought of giving a try. That is, until the algorithm sent your introductory video my way. You made it look so fun and doable. Am now the proud owner of a small but gradually growing collection of straps (the aim is, of course, a basket as full as yours, but that'll probably be years from now).

@soldissara7610 Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I am Icelandic and this went completely over my head. I will definitely be doing this pattern!!! Couldn't find the article I would love to take a look❤

@songs-of-seers5139 Жыл бұрын

I'm very excited about my garden. Not that I can get anything out for another month where I live, but I am about to start some seeds indoors, as long as I can keep them from the cats. For anyone looking for container gardens with good volume, I highly recommend storage bins filled with planting soil (for cost, space friendliness, and rental friendliness. Also works for containing those pesky ones prone to taking over.

@elewysoffinchingefeld3066 Жыл бұрын

Mint is one of those pesky plants here. My brother made the mistake of planting some in his side yard, now his yard is minty fresh every time he mows.

@roseinthepines Жыл бұрын

Just happened upon your videos and have been mesmerized for 2 hours. If I hadn't just started a different new hobby I would be doing something like this. I love anything fiber related. You are so enjoyable to listen to and watch. About the bunnies, they make something called rabbit fencing. I have to use it here. P.S. I miss the decade or so that I was in the SCA having loads of fun, you've taken me back to some memorable times, thank you. BTW, the Period Police were always after me.

@kristineshumway8412 Жыл бұрын

I'm glad to see you tackle this pattern. I had a weaving friend share it with me several weeks ago. After making it the first time following the pattern I decided I wanted to experiment with having more repeats of the leaf like motif before doing the diamond motif. It was easy to adjust the pattern and looks amazing. Thank you for sharing your experience with this pattern!

@deborah7164 Жыл бұрын

I love the leaf motif! Perfect to welcome spring!

@antoinettecintron8808 Жыл бұрын

Yay my favorite weaver is back. I stumbled across your site ages ago and loooove how easy you make it look. Love the history that you share with each weave. Marigolds are also great for preventing nematodes if you are growing tomatoes directly in soil, plus they look pretty as well. Always watch with a mug if tea.

@MoniqueAO888 Жыл бұрын

Very enjoyable video !!! ...and I share your guess, that they might have made random patterns - at least in the beginning. Thanks for sharing 🙂

@bunhelsingslegacy3549 Жыл бұрын

I keep the bunnies off my new shoots by dropping citronella tealight candles around the newly planted rows. I'm surprised the cottontails went for the alliums, I use garlic in the living room to keep my domestic long-eared twerp from chewing on things! I only just started my tomatoes and peppers last week, won't be able to plant them outside until mid-May unless I get a greenhouse up. Maybe I'll look at that when the snow's done... in a couple weeks I'll be planting the basil, brussels sprouts, bok choy, purple broccoli and cabbages, then at the end of the month the purple kale, purple kohlrabi, and rainbow swiss chard, also planning to plant purple potatoes, rainbow carrots and beets, parsnips, cucumbers, squash, purple onions, and pumpkins. And radishes, they grow so fast I use them as row markers when I plant the beets and carrots. Might try corn again but the racoons always seem to get it. I planted the garlic last fall. My first harvest will be jerusalem artichokes, I call them my apocalypse crop, I can harvest it while I'm waiting for the asparagus to get started, then I can ignore them till fall and get more than I know what to do with.

@elewysoffinchingefeld3066 Жыл бұрын

Maybe it was a cat, not a bunny, that took out the garlic...or slugs.

@suesmall2183 Жыл бұрын

if you happenn to have a peg loom, it works great as a lazy Kate for cones. Or a small Inkle loom laying on its side might work. Thanks for your videos!

@marynimocks6791 Жыл бұрын

That is such a delicate lovely pattern. I love it in the narrow width!👌🌺

@mathgeek7966 Жыл бұрын

Fascinating to hear about the archaeological discovery in Iceland! Having studied math 😊 which is fundamentally the science of patterns, I'm definitely curious as well about whether these historical patterns were pre-planned. Although I tend to prefer repeating designs and symmetry, chaos and randomness does have its own appeal.

@skeenic Жыл бұрын

SO pretty!

@StorytimerAtLarge Жыл бұрын

Love this!

@suebrady6179 Жыл бұрын

Yep, going to have to do this one as well! So pretty, thanks- I always look forward to your videos

@deborah7164 Жыл бұрын

Many thanks!! In the early 2000's there was an An-Tir member, Laetitia (?) Who had a permit from the county to grow woad for educational purposes as long as it was never allowed to seed or spread. Worth investigating. I can't wait to warp up my loom and dive into this pattern!!!

@elewysoffinchingefeld3066 Жыл бұрын

Ooo...I'll need to figure out who that was. Either that or just buy it already dried. I'm not much of a gardener and my yard is TINY.

@deborah7164 Жыл бұрын

Greetings! Got my warp up and carded. That took months! Hand surgery got in the way. Is there a way to send you an interesting photo? I did the Dublin Dragons last winter and got a fascinating result. I must have done something wrong loading the cards or starting the turn, but I love the dragon motif that resulted. I don't know how to repeat the mistake!

@elewysoffinchingefeld3066 10 ай бұрын

You can find me on Instagram and tag me in the posts, or find me on Facebook in a few different tablet weaving pages.

@defyingravitythruHim Жыл бұрын

Your yellow and blue outfit looks like a Vermeer painting :) That may be later than your eras of study, but I guess it's a color scheme for the ages.

@elewysoffinchingefeld3066 Жыл бұрын

I was thinking I looked like a Viking Minion. :D

@Pinguinpullover Жыл бұрын

hello fom germany, so good to see you!! so, now i do have to try skip hole weaving, yes? it is beautiful. have to run, work is calling, but i will be back :) be safe, dear!

@myrany8407 Жыл бұрын

I have a different sort of Beka loom (not an Inkle) and I found the wood on my very rough. Spent quite a bit of time sanding it smooth.

@thesparkypilot 10 ай бұрын

I wonder if the original piece may have been made by an apprentice weaver? It looks a bit experimental but still very beautiful. Who knows!!

@kalan4787 Ай бұрын

Did any of the Native American tribes use tablet weaving for their textiles? Some of the detail work they did indicates that tablets would make their job much easier, but I've only seen them finger weaving or using rudimentary heddle+shuttle work. I'm preparing to weave a tumpline and would appreciate any advice on the authenticity of the use of tablets for the task.

@thecourtlyalchemist 10 ай бұрын

Love the pattern! That would look fab decorating your smokkr or anything else you'd like to embellish. Isn't it amazing that we have extant fabric from the Viking Age (and before) but new clothing from Amazon can disintegrate in the first wash on the gentle cycle?

@elewysoffinchingefeld3066 9 ай бұрын

It's all quality of materials and workmanship!

@nancyfrey454 Жыл бұрын

It looks like you finished the under-tunic seam allowance and then sewed the individual pieces together with a fancy stitch. Is that correct? I love how bright and Norse theme colors you chose for the kit!

@elewysoffinchingefeld3066 11 ай бұрын

The fancy stitching was added after the tunic was completed as decoration. The stitching was done by my dear friend, Aenor de Passac.

@SalidoEchevarria Жыл бұрын

Hello, this is Laura from Spain. I don’t have words to thank your work. I love it. Could you please recommend me a loom and where to buy it? My loom is very simple and I love yours

@elewysoffinchingefeld3066 Жыл бұрын

I believe that the one I'm using in this video is the Beka loom, which is available through many weaving stores like yarn.com and thewoolery.com.

@bridgetphipps1709 Жыл бұрын

@elewysoffinchingfeld do you have any patterns specific to England? I’d love to see you weave one if so!

@elewysoffinchingefeld3066 Жыл бұрын

There are two I can think of off the top of my head. One is known as the Cambridge Diamonds. I did a video on that one. The other is the Laceby band. I have not preproduced that one yet, but it's on my list.

@jennifercourtemanche9793 Жыл бұрын

Do baby goats and eggs from the ducks and geese count as planting? No baby birds - just eggs for use. Our planting season here in Montana doesn't really start till June.

@jacquelynsmith2351 Жыл бұрын

Yes, yes they do! Bf wants chickens. I want zucchini... we'll probably have both

@jennifercourtemanche9793 Жыл бұрын

@@jacquelynsmith2351 Chickens can do some nice insect control between getting those sprouts up and fruiting.

@hrafnagu9243 Жыл бұрын

How do you get the tablets to turn so easily and stay in line so nicely? I have to fight my to turn and stay in line. I made tablets from old playing cards and I'm using worsted acrylic yarn.

@elewysoffinchingefeld3066 Жыл бұрын

You may need to adjust your tension, or it could be the cards themselves that are causing issues. Did you snip the sharp corners on the cards? That will help them turn a bit easier.

@hrafnagu9243 Жыл бұрын

@@elewysoffinchingefeld3066 I tried adjusting the tension, it didn't really do much. I did snip the corners of the cards but I think it may be the combination of the cards bending too easily and the yarn being slightly frizzy. I'm making some wooden cards atm and they're goin to be sanded completely smooth so we'll see.

@andromedaholloway4718 10 ай бұрын

Hi Elewys. I am struggling to get perle cotton in bulk here in New Zealand. I also like your tablets they are big ones and would love some of those as well. Or the ones your husband does. I would love some of those 😁😁😁. I have looked on your websites in your descriptions but I am unable to make a purchase on there. Are you able to help me please?

@elewysoffinchingefeld3066 10 ай бұрын

I have ordered from yarn.com and thewoolery.com. I don't know what the cost is for shipping worldwide as both of those are US-based companies. You might be able to find something more easily in your local area. I have started using more 8/2 weight cotton as well as wool-silk blends, like Jaggerspun. I like the Schacht tablet weaving cards. You may be able to find some through your spinning and weaving stores in NZ.

@coralcee Жыл бұрын

How do I do the reverse pattern, the a and b look the same.

@fablehaven223 Жыл бұрын

Hi Elewys, i just discovered your channel and I am really enjoying your work and I would like to ask if it is possible to make heraldry lily pattern?

@elewysoffinchingefeld3066 Жыл бұрын

Just about any design is possible in double-face weaving. If you have a charted pattern, like a cross stitch pattern, you can create it in double-face. I have a video on how to weave the alphabet in tablet weaving. Check the playlist for that video to see that technique.

@fablehaven223 Жыл бұрын

@@elewysoffinchingefeld3066 I will surely do, thank you for your answer.

@laurasibley6293 Жыл бұрын

Hello I've just begun this pattern printed on your blog and done the 64 picks using pattern A . The note reads that to reverse the twist buildup to do the 2nd 64 picks in reverse? Does this mean to flip each tablet over and weave as printed or does it mean follow the pattern but the cards should be turned in the opposite direction - white backward instead of forward, grey forward instead of backward? There's nothing in my intro to card weaving book that addresses how to deal with twist buildup. Help!

@elewysoffinchingefeld3066 Жыл бұрын

Flip the cards then follow the pattern top to bottom instead of bottom to top.

@marynimocks6791 Жыл бұрын

I tried going to your Amazon link but the page wasn’t found. 😬

@elewysoffinchingefeld3066 Жыл бұрын

Oh, yeah. Every time I copy and paste, it deletes some of the link. Let me fix that.

@Fangs4DaMemories Жыл бұрын

Heya Elewys! Here is a warping stand pattern that I used last month and it worked really well. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/oJaCl5eIv8rPcoU.html

@elewysoffinchingefeld3066 Жыл бұрын

Oh, Kelly Casanova! Of course!!

@wieredoodwierdo7688 5 ай бұрын

S back Z front. S back Z front. S back Z front. Repeat a thousand times so I don’t have to watch it over and over. You would think S would be front and Z back because s comes before z in the alphabet. Other people say it’s the opposite and the picture doesn’t work for me. Anyway thank you for the videos 🤗.

@elewysoffinchingefeld3066 3 ай бұрын

It also depends on which way you face your tablets and how the holes are labeled--clockwise or counter-clockwise. Super confusing.

@wieredoodwierdo7688 3 ай бұрын

@@elewysoffinchingefeld3066 I think the people who say it is opposite are using a Finnish method. Repeating it a thousand times helped. I have had no issues with the osberg slanty squares, no issues caused by cards flipped sz.... Just me not paying attention when I warped. I learnt how to insert a card in the middle. It was not fun.