3. veebruar 2018

Virunuka vol 2

I did it again - my second weaving of the Virunuka belt. It is one of the oldest tablet woven belts found in Estonia. It is dated to the 12th-14th century.
First time I wove it, I wasn't yet at the level of creating my own patterns, so I asked for the help of a friend, who was much better at it - Julia Amor. The pattern can still be found on her home page - http://www.yrmegard.net/ee/tablets/patterns/tw_artefact_pattern_02. 38 tablets are needed for the patter: 4+4 for the edges, which all have yarn in each of the 4 holes, and 30 for the pattern, which have 1 red and 1 black yarn in them.
First time I wove it was in 2007, pictures here - https://alendreia.blogspot.com.ee/2007/08/virunuka-v.html. At that time,  I didn't find yarns with proper thickness, the ones I found were a lot thicker than the original, so the belt I made is almost 2 times wider than the original. I also didn't stick to the original colors, which are red and black, my 2007 version is yellow and blue. This lead me to try it one more time.
This time I found a lot thinner yarn and chose the same colors as the original. To be honest, besides that, the first attempt was better: the first meter of the belt went pretty well, but then the yarn started braking - I used a technique well known to fabric weavers to continue the broken warp yarns. The other problem was, that I didn't make the belt in one continued weaving spree like the first time - this resulted in the width not being as equal as I would like.



Naelbinden scarf / nõelkootud sall

As a christmas present for K I made a naelbinden scarf - 2ply merino wool - it came out really nice and airy, but at the same time warm. I finished the edges with the same kind of braiding as the gloves in the previous post.
Jõulukingiks K'le tegin nõelkootud salli. Materjaliks 2kordne merinovillane lõng - tuli väga mõnus õhuline, aga samal ajal soe. Ääred viimistletud samasugune palmikuga kui eelmises postituses olevad kindad.