Different style of garters

[GrainReaper]

Those are woven on an Iinkle loom. It costs less than $20.00 to make an Inkle loom. Then about another $20.00 for yarn.

Here is a link to a wiki on Inkle looms.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inkle_weaving

I've got this urge to make one of those looms and give it a try!

[GrainReaper]

And Ive just discovered I need to pick up a knit Monmouth cap, and a boarding axe, and......

[brewerpaul]

I've got this urge to make one of those looms and give it a try!

Here is an older thread I had started on making garter ties with a couple of home made inkle looms I also made. The larger one on the first page of the thread is really handy for both garter ties in one warping. The smaller one on the second page of the thread is a pattern that is easily found on the net. That loom was my girlfriends, Jennifer, first wood working project.

Link to thread
http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/f...ion-1-a-72059/

This is a pair of ties I gave to someone here on Xmarks because they were two small for me. There are a couple of good pattern books and also a web site with a pattern generator to make up patterns.

http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/f...er-ties-84977/


link to pattern generator

http://www.carolingianrealm.info/PatternGenerator.php


The possibilities are endless and the weaving is very meditative and fun.

[freep]

Many native tribes used finger weaving, sans inkle loom and I suspect there may be a native influence in the French Canadian versions.
I'm not sophisticated enough to know if the example in the OP is done on a loom or by hand.

http://www.nativetech.org/finger/belts.html

[Katia]

Hm. From the picture in the link, that appears to be what I would know as "backstrap weaving."

[Todd Bradshaw]

The patterns on the OP are pretty easy to do on an inkle loom.

[GrainReaper]

Here is an older thread I had started on making garter ties with a couple of home made inkle looms I also made. The larger one on the first page of the thread is really handy for both garter ties in one warping. The smaller one on the second page of the thread is a pattern that is easily found on the net. That loom was my girlfriends, Jennifer, first wood working project.

Link to thread
http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/f...ion-1-a-72059/

This is a pair of ties I gave to someone here on Xmarks because they were two small for me. There are a couple of good pattern books and also a web site with a pattern generator to make up patterns.

http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/f...er-ties-84977/


link to pattern generator

http://www.carolingianrealm.info/PatternGenerator.php


The possibilities are endless and the weaving is very meditative and fun.

Your post has quite possibly tossed yet another hobby on my pile, I'm looking at loom plans and possibly kicking this into gear with a trip to the hardware store

[brewerpaul]

Your post has quite possibly tossed yet another hobby on my pile, I'm looking at loom plans and possibly kicking this into gear with a trip to the hardware store

Good deal, enjoy

[Todd Bradshaw]

It's fun to watch the pattern develop as you start weaving. For straps and items where we want more firmness and reduced stretch we use a lot of a cotton yarn brand common in craft shops (we've even seen it in Wal-Mart) called "Cookies and Cream". I don't know how they decided on that name, but it's good stuff and weaves beautifully. It comes in a pretty decent range of colors and is very cheap.





We even did a couple out of hemp twine that we dyed ourselves. Pretty stiff and a bit scratchy to use for something like garters, but it makes nice straps or belts with interesting surface texture.

[figheadair]

My own weaving of traditional Claddach garters.