Lovely day at Rajamäki. It was amazing to be weaving in the old yeast factory.

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Ladders from Applesies and Fox Noses. For learning — tension and edges are a mess while I learned the loom and pattern.

This loom handles twist poorly. My first attempt to manage this was:

1. Weave the pattern (rows 1–32)
2. Flip all tablets
3. Weave rows 1–32 again

This doesn't work. I needed to mirror after the flip: step 3 should be rows 32–1. That confusion sent me to Twisted Threads, where I entered the full pattern plus its reverse to preview before weaving. From then on, I simply wove all 64 rows straight through. Twisted Threads' interactive weaving tool was invaluable here.

This pattern taught me the thread that appears on the top face of the band is the one traveling across the top of the tablet during the turn. I frequently lost track of whether I'd finished a row or started the next, and had to remind myself: if I weave this row, what comes up next? My ability to read what I'd just woven improved a lot — but it's still a work in progress.

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The sun is shining and the tablet-woven earrings really pop. Sometimes it's nice to make something small.

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My latest tablet-weaving project, woven based on a 15th-century trim from Siksälä in Estonia, is done. And I am trying out some new style of photos to present my woven trims and belts with some driftwood and dried flowers.

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i am preparing to weave some bands to put on hats, here is a sketch of the situation (after i got the yarns under control and into their boxes)

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⌘ Hannunvaakuna, Käpälikkö, Nelilehdykkä, Saint John's Arms ⌘

The old symbol is told to be for protection and good luck, and according to one interpretation, the four loops on the symbol depict the spirits of the four cardinal directions, which support the heaven above the earth. (taivaannaula.org)

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Weaving with open eye.

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this one was satisfying and fast to make because the yarn is thicker and the pattern quite simple

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