Cardweaving in public

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Yesterday, I demonstrated cardweaving (aka tabletweaving) at the Bethesda Public Library. My guild Potomac Craftsman, has a display at the library for the next few months, and every other Saturday, guild members will be demonstrating various skills in there in the afternoon.

	Cardweaving at the library January 28, 2006 -- I demonstrated cardweaving (tabletweaving) at the Bethesda Public Library, as part of an exhibit the Potomac Craftsmen Guild was presenting there.
	Throwing the Shuttle Using a small stick shuttle wrapped with green thread, I throw the weft yarn through the open shed of the cardweaving. To the left of my hands is the completed section of the band, to the right is the unwoven threads and the weaving cards. Behind my hand is a finished band, some wooden weaving cards, and a few books.
	Turning the Cards I turn the cards a quarter-turn to change the shed and advance the weaving. This was a simple two-light, two-dark pattern that produces stripes across the width of the band.
	Beating the Weft Using the stick shuttle -- which has a beveled edge -- I beat the weft down to form a tight fabric. Unfortunately, this picture was over-done due to the flash. You can see the C-clamp that the band is attached to in the left corner -- two C-clamps, some thread, a shuttle, weaving cards and a table are all you need to set up card-weaving.

Thanks to twistedchick for taking the photos.