Back to basics

The Oseberg ship (834 AD) in the Viking ship museum in Oslo was used to burry two women. Important women, because they were buried with a lot of grave gifts. Inter alia a set of bone tablets to weave traditional bands. Even with a band in progress. I was inspired to try this ancient technique myself. Found a secondhand set of cardboard weaving cards, dito book with instructions and above  you'll find my very first try. As you can see I'm not a experienced weaver at all, because the work is uneven in all directions. But the result can be a high quality thick band. It's possible to make pretty complex patterns, threading and turning the cards in different directions. I'll just have to practise a bit more.

4 comments:

In de weer said...

Geweldig, dit geeft een bezoek aan een museum nog meer waarde.

vervlogen dagen said...

Leuk!

Antoinette van Schaik said...

Wat leuk! En bedankt voor de link, ik heb het ooit eens geprobeerd, maar dat was geen succes. Toch nog eens gaan proberen. Groetjes, Antoinette

Yvonne said...

Ziet er geweldig uit joh, mooi, oefening enz....