A Tablet Weaver's Pattern Mullarkey, John, Emerson Holtzer, Marilyn, Hoffman, Luise, W (2007) Paperback

by John Mullarkey, Marilyn Emerson Holtzer, Luise Hoffman

a collection of threaded-in patterns and their many variations

Genres: Crafts

87 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2007

Reviews

[Dymphy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book. As a weaver, it is hard to find the inspiration for new patterns, and as such, this book comes in quite handy.

The first two pages are text. There is no "how-to" on tablet weaving, so pre-knowledge is required. This is ofcourse because it is a pattern book, and not an introduction to tablet weaving.

The patterns are lovely and the lay out is superb. A diagram of the threading of the cards is presented, along with possible outcomes. I also love it that with the same diagram, multiple patterns can be created.

Added are a few photographs where different examples of patterns are displayed, along with a few suggested uses.

I would highly recommended this book to fellow weavers!

[Madi · Rating 5 out of 5]

As a weaver myself, I feel that this book gives a variety of patterns with an easier set up and turn of the cards. You can vary the width of your weave by how many cards you use, which is in this book. Basic knowledge is needed to read patterns. Overall, a really great pattern book.

[Grayson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Useful! I copied down some of my favorite designs. Now I just need to learn how to tablet weave... :D

[Lucina · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is my go-to pattern book for tablet weaving. As others have said, it contains no instruction on tablet weaving - I highly recommend John Mullarkey's video Tablet Weaving for Beginners to learn how to actually do it. One problem I found with learning tablet weaving is that different books & YouTube videos use different terminology - even Z and S threading of the cards can vary, depending on whether the author is talking about the the the way the card lies, or the way the thread goes through. And there are different methods of Tablet Weaving: I was initially very confused by some videos which show people walking round and round the room while warping their looms - I couldn't work out what on earth they were doing! The method used in both Mullarkey's beginners' video and this pattern book is to my mind the simplest - the threaded-in technique, where the pattern is established by the way you thread the cards and warp the loom. Then you turn the cards, all together, in an established sequence such as four turns forward, four turns back and the pattern reveals itself.

There are other more complicated methods of tablet weaving, where you turn some of the cards forward and some backward at the same time but for now I am sticking to the method and patterns used in this book. The threading diagrams are easy to understand, though obviously the later patterns in the book need a bit more concentration because they use more cards. I can happily use the range of patterns from this book for quite some time before I feel the need to explore more advanced techniques.

My one small criticism of the book is that where that particular design is shown woven up I would have appreciated a reference to the colour plate on the pattern page. I went through the book and pencilled these references in myself.

[Suzanne Langlois]

I have accumulated many books on inkle weaving and this is one of my favourites. The patterns are beautiful and the authors designed them to incorporate 6 cards or tablets to 56 tablets, which makes a medium width, detailed band.