Hand woven garter ties

**BobsYourUncle** · 9th November 10, 01:57 PM

For those who want to buy an inkle loom instead of making one, Jas Townsend & Son has one for sale here: http://jas-townsend.com/product_info...roducts_id=351. There is also a video on that page about how to set it up and weave with it.

There appear to be numerous videos on Youtube about Inkle looms and weaving with them. The Jas Townsend one is here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2drhn3QDgtI

**Dragon** · 10th November 10, 07:39 AM

Thank you for the links. It looks simple enough to make! Thanks.

**figheadair** · 10th November 10, 07:45 AM

An Inkle loom is also ideal for making traditional claddach style garters. In effect these are mini-tartan warps with a single colour weft that gives a warp faced stripped cloth. There are a number of traditonal patterns.

**BobsYourUncle** · 10th November 10, 08:27 AM

Originally Posted by figheadair

An Inkle loom is also ideal for making traditional claddach style garters. In effect these are mini-tartan warps with a single colour weft that gives a warp faced stripped cloth. There are a number of traditonal patterns.

Do you have any links you could give to examples of what you mean? When I search claddagh or claddach it appears that this refers to a traditional Irish design for rings, consisting to two hands holding a heart. Crochet patterns seem to involve a border of Celtic figures ending in two hands holding a heart. How would this then translate into a pattern that could be used to make garter ties for kilt hose? Sounds intriguing, I just can't easily find an example online...

**figheadair** · 10th November 10, 02:04 PM

Originally Posted by BobsYourUncle

Do you have any links you could give to examples of what you mean? When I search claddagh or claddach it appears that this refers to a traditional Irish design for rings, consisting to two hands holding a heart. Crochet patterns seem to involve a border of Celtic figures ending in two hands holding a heart. How would this then translate into a pattern that could be used to make garter ties for kilt hose? Sounds intriguing, I just can't easily find an example online...

Here's an example of an C18th or possibly early C19th pair.

**T-Bone** · 10th November 10, 10:14 AM

Originally Posted by BobsYourUncle

For those who want to buy an inkle loom instead of making one, Jas Townsend & Son has one for sale here: http://jas-townsend.com/product_info...roducts_id=351. There is also a video on that page about how to set it up and weave with it.

There appear to be numerous videos on Youtube about Inkle looms and weaving with them. The Jas Townsend one is here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2drhn3QDgtI

Jas Townsend is a great company to deal with. Plus they are fellow Hoosiers.