Hand woven garter ties

[T-Bone]

With all of the threads showing off different garter ties, I thought I would show off mine.

I made this inkle loom using various patterns and ideas from the web. I can use it to make woven strips up to 6 inches in width and about 5 feet long. Here it is all ready to go to make a "dusty blue" garter tie.


Here are the 2.5 sets I've made so far:
Claret
Olive
Dusty Blue


I have found the garter ties to be 100% more comfortable that the elastic flashes and in imho, I think they look better.

[YoungLady]

Wow that is pretty awesome. I can't believe you made your own loom!! What a talented bunch of people on this forum

[McFarkus]

Very cool! I've given up on flashes with elastic entirely. Traditional woven garters are much more comfortable.

[ScotInMyHeart]

Very nice! I knew there was a reason I didn't get rid of my old inkle!!

[Dragon]

Wonderful!!! Would it be possible to be pointed in the direction of the plans for that wonderful loom???? I could definitely use one of those!!!!!

[tulloch]

That is great! Thanks for the ideas.

[Drac]

Very nice!!

Have you ever looked into card weaving? You can make some awesome patterns that would make some fancy garters. Like the argyle cuffs.

Jim

[mull]

I just spent the last hour or so discovering inkle weaving. I had never heard of it before. There is no end to what I learn from this site.

[Irish Jack O'Brian]

Very nice!!

Have you ever looked into card weaving? You can make some awesome patterns that would make some fancy garters. Like the argyle cuffs.

Jim

Oh, that brings back memories of my wife card weaving every night back in the 70's. It is possible to do some very complicated patterns.

[T-Bone]

Very nice!!

Have you ever looked into card weaving? You can make some awesome patterns that would make some fancy garters. Like the argyle cuffs.

Jim

I've seen it done, but have never tried it. It would look pretty cool with some castellated top hose.

Here is an ehow page on making one. It is good for giving dimensions, but I did not see any pictures...I am a visual learner.
http://www.ehow.com/how_2084045_make-inkle-loom.html

This page is pretty good. It show what it looks like, so take the dimensions from the above page and apply it to the pics on this page. This one also give instructions.
http://www.psalterydreams.com/Docume...kleweaving.pdf

Have fun and good luck.
T