Do have a go. It is easy and no expensive equipment

Thank you!

Great idea!

Enjoy learning a new skill

Hi. What a lovely way to celebrate the wedding with a personal gift. Look at my blog entries for October 2016 and May 2020. The crios made by John McAtasney is 6 cm in width and 190.5cm in length. in width and the four plaits at each end are 12.5 cm in length . (October 2016.) durhamweaver64.blogspot.com/ This might give you some ideas for colours. I have used double knit wool, 4-ply wool and chunky wool. The main criteria is that it should be warp faced weave so that the weft does not show. One crios I made with sock yarn used double, has 56 ends and is about 1.5 inches in width. A 60 warp end band made with dk wool is 2 inches. A mans crios is generally wider than a womans crios. I hope that this information helps you design and weave this lovely treasure. best wishes and happy weaving Susan J Foulkes

Thank you.

Thank you. I was surprised at how well the weaving turned out using such simple materials. No shuttle, beater or heddles. How ingenious people are.

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Thank you so much

Thank you. I am sure that you will enjoy learning to weave with this very useful heddle.

The background is threaded in plain weave across the width of the belt. For a four shaft loom use shafts one and two. The three pattern threads on each side can be threaded onto shaft 3. The lifts will be 1and 3, 2 and 3 1 and 3, then 2, 1 , 2, This leaves the pattern threads on the surface for three picks and then underneath for three picks. The threading will start 1,2,1,2,3,1,2,3,1,2,3, then plain weave until you reach the other border. I hope this makes sense Susan

I am pleased you liked it. Happy weaving. Susan

Thank you. I am pleased that you liked the video. happy weaving Susan J Foulkes

Thanks Hazel. I have since discovered that this is not the traditional way of weaving a crios but I was amazed that it is possible to weave like this.

Dear Erika. What a good idea. I will need to work on it as making a KZfaq video takes time but i will put something together. thank you Susan J Foulkes

Hello Barbara. Yes my book shows how the Sunna double slotted heddle makes patterned band weaving easier. However all the patterns will work on an inkle loom as my video shows. For the double slotted heddle the threading is straightforward as you have to follow the order of the slots and holes. On an inkle loom the threading is also straightforward as the threads go in order through a heddle and then unhedged. I find that it helps to note down the threading before you start as I always thread the centre pattern thread though a heddle. Originally pick up patterned band weaving would have used a standard heddle - only long slots and holes which correspond to an inkle heddle and unhedged. The specialist heddle was devised to make patterned band weaving easier to learn and quicker to do. I hope this helps. Good luck with your weaving. Susan J Foulkes

@@durhamsilkweaver thank you, Susan for your prompt reply...I will follow your instructions, and am looking forward to many happy hours of band weaving!

Hi. there are two heddle designs with pattern slots. For the Sigga heddle the background threads are woven in plain weave. The weft goes over one then under one background thread. It is a Sigga heddle that can be used to weave this type of Sami design. The Sunna heddle has a different arrangement for the background threads. They weave half basket weave. This means if you ignore the pattern threads, the weft will go over tow then under two. Usually this means that the weft must be the same colour as the background threads or it will show through in the pattern thread area. This is known as Baltic pick-up - or Norwegian pickup if you have the book by Heather Torgenrud. I prefer the heddle with pattern slots rather than the double holed heddles but they weave a slightly different version of pickup patterns. i hope this helps - sorry for the delay in answering. Susan J Foulkes

Thank you. I am so pleased that you like my videos

Thank you so much. Susan j Foulkes

Sorry for the delay in replying. You can make your own disc out of cardboard. I found that the square shape is good but the holes need to be arranged in a circle in the square. I found a charity nearby who made some wooden discs for me but they do not make them to order - sorry. Enjoy experimenting with this technique. Susan

No it is sent to members of the Society. Sorry

Hi Dexter. No I don’t sell my belts. I do not have an outlet to sell them. I haven’t been asked this question before now. Best wishes Susan

Hi Lynn. Peter Collingwood discusses this in his book The Techniques of Tablet Weaving. However, the method is not usual and he goes on to discuss 6 hole tablets and examples from Sulawesi where the weave structure is different from the method which I describe. I do not know of anyone who has published anything else about this method. It does make a good cord and is easy to do. Susan J Foulkes

@@durhamsilkweaver thank you so much Susan, I'm just getting my nose into this particular rabbit hole... there is so much to try out!

Hi Justin My books in Blurb are: Sami band Weaving, Weaving Sami Bands, the Woven bands of Sweden, Weaving Messages- Alphabets and Numbers with Nine Pattern Threads. I also have a book published by Schiffer and available on Amazon: Weaving Patterned Bands how to create and design with 5, 7 and 9 pattern threads. Thank you for your query. i also have a blog at durhamweaver64.blogspot.com/ happy weaving Susan J Foulkes

@@durhamsilkweaver That's fantastic, thank you so much!

Hi Sophia I am redoing the video as I am writing a short piece about the belt so I have set it to private for now. It will be reposted but not for a while. I used the Sigga heddle to weave the belt and there is a video about using this type of heddle. Thank you for your comments. I am pleased that you find the videos useful. Susan

These can be bought in Sweden from www.vavkompaniet.se/en/tools-for-textile-craft/weaving-tools/ They are called band weave holders. In the USA they can be ordered from Vavstuga store.vavstuga.com/category/looms-band.html They really are useful. best wishes and happy weaving Susan J Foulkes

@@durhamsilkweaver Hi Susan, thank you for the info. I just had a look, the one you have is very well made. It is not for sale at Glimakra Sweden unfortunately but is made in the US. Vävkompaniet sells one that is much simpler and not so well made but they have lots of other great tools and yarns so that is a good tip! And thank you again for your bandweaving videos! Marjolijn

Thank you Sharon Susan J Foulkes

Hello. There are 13 pattern threads. Susan J Foulkes