Month: February 2012

Our newest flyer – design by Adelindis, text by Karl. We’ll be handing these out at the tourney tomorrow! Put Yourself In The Picture (PDF)

Backstrap weaving is a period method of creating fabric. A ground loom is very similar and was used a lot by nomadic tribes such as the mongols as it was easy to set up and take down. In fact, they are similar enough that the same equipment can be used for both and swapping between the two is a simple matter of changing the way that the loom is anchored and tensioned. https://web.archive.org/web/20150811224553/http://weavezine.com/content/backstrap-basics This is a great tutorial that sets out using a continuous string heddle on a backstrap loom (the same heddle is used on a ground loom as …