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Decorative textile belts
Tablet weaving - technology of tablet weaving is exceptional for its patterning possibilities; from simple lines and motifs to letters and complex animal or plant patterns. „Tablet“ (or „card“ in the US) is a plate, through which individual warp threads are threaded. Most often we encounter square tablets with four holes in all corners but there are also tablet with two holes, three-sided, six-sided, octagonal, etc. The most common way of weaving is rotating each tablet by 90° forwards or backwards in various combinations according to particular pattern.
Origins of tablet weaving are not clear; the debate about the method of making the so-called „Rameses girdle“, that was crafted in approximately 1185 BC, is still going on. The reason for small number of archaeological findings is the organic origin of yarn, but also of tablets themselves (wood, leather); however, tablets made of bones, ivory or bronze were preserved. The easiest item to use today for a tablet is a piece of sturdy paper, such as a playing card.
More findings were preserved from an area of the Roman Empire, the Celtic civilization (patterns from Hochdorf), the Vikings (patterns from Birka) and Slavic civilization. The oldest tablets (the 9th century) in the Czech Republic were found in Staré Město near Uherské Hradiště.
Outside of Europe, this technique was used in Africa and primarily throughout Asia. Tablet woven belts served mainly as decoration of garments, however, these items possess great strength and resistance and were also used as straps, belts, etc. The card could also be hung on sides of a standard loom for production of textiles that came out already decorated (cloak found in Thorsbjerg). Weavers in history used easily colored wool, sometimes with silk, gold or silver threads; less often linen threads; while cotton was added later in history.
HALLSTATT IV Tablet Weaving, Strap
Tablet Woven Strap inspired by an artefact found in Hallstatt Salt Mines.
- width 2.5 cm
- price per 1 m
TABLET WOVEN BAND, blue-grey colours
Tablet woven band. Suitable as a belt or a decoration.
- Material 100% wool
Blue Tablet Woven Belt, Birka XI, 1 m
Blue Tablet Woven Belt, green,yellow XX, 1 m
HEDDLE BELT - Tablet Woven strap XIII, 1 meter
HEDDLE BELT - Tablet Woven strap VIII, 1 meter
HEDDLE BELT - Tablet Woven strap X, 1 meter
SVERIGE - heddle belt - Tablet Woven strap IX, 1 meter
HEDDLE BELT - Tablet Woven strap XI, 1 meter
Green-Blue Tablet Woven Belt.
Tablet Woven Belt. Width 4 cm. 100% wool. Price per 1 m
Tablet Woven Handmade Belt, 1m
Tablet Woven Belt, fish pattern 1m
Blue Tablet Woven Belt, 1m
SLAVIC or VIKING Tablet Woven Belt 200 cm
Tablet Woven Belt. Width 2.5 cm. Lenght 2 m. 100% wool.
Woolen Tablet Woven Belt, Blue Combination
Viking or Slavic Tablet Woven Belt, Green, Yellow and White
Viking or Slavic Tablet Woven Belt, Green, Yellow and White.
- 550 cm
Viking or Slavic Tablet Woven Belt, Brown and White
Size: 4 cm x 250 cm.
Viking or Slavic Tablet Woven Belt, White Arrows
Size: 2,5 cm.
HEDDLE BELT - Tablet Woven strap VI
Heddle belt is approx. 2 cm wide. Price is for one meter. For more meters please put more pieces of heddle belt into your shopping cart and you will receive from us one belt of required length. Colors can be different.