Card woven band

[tattfae]

My first big card woven band.1 1/2 in wide,6 ft long 

Took forever to warp!



Band in progress


Took way longer to warp than to weave

[HSG]

Tattfae

You are so amazing! Fearless in the fiber arts. Love this card weaving.

[snowii]

OH MY GOD 
You made that?  I've never thought these could be handmade!  It looks amazing!!  So perfect!

[Radmom]

Wow! Is there a way you could show a tutorial on that???(Is that wrong of me to ask )I am in awe, great job.

[tattfae]

This is where I learned...http://www.primitive.org/weaving.htm

[uk_blondie]

thats amazing! i bet it took a looooooooooong time.   

[enediyne1]

Card Weaving on an Inkle loom?  What an awesome idea!!  I would imagine that it was much easier to keep the tension consistent!!

[bezoona]

I literally have no IDEA what is going on here and how this is even done!  Its terribly impressive though!

[shaints]

That's awesome! I'd love to do that, but... I don't really have money or space to have such equipment right now. As always... "someday".

I've never thought these could be handmade!

Of course they can be handmade! That's how they were made in the old days.
These, for example, are called "guarda pampa" and are a traditional gaucho embellishment which were handmade by the "chinas" (peasant women): http://flickr.com/photos/silkegb/97124405/
The gauchos were the local cowboys in Argentina and south of Brazil. Oh, and just something interesting, the motif is quite obviously inspired by the sacred Incaic cross, the Chakana.

tattfae, you can totally make those now!

[Weddy_in_Paris]

What a lovely work ! Is your inkle loom home-made ? I'd like to build one. I am about to build a warping board, so I was thinking I could do both at the same time...