"We are all connected...to each other, biologically; to the earth, chemically; to the universe, atomically...and that makes me smile." - Neil deGrasse Tyson
I used to wear them with my leggins for a bit of color and to help keep 'em sagging down when I was a Mountain Man in the 1830s (re-enactments)and sometimes a matching sash either over or in place of my belt. The belt by the way is now my great kilt belt--3" leather with a round hand-forged iron buckle.
Slàinte mhath!
Freep is not a slave to fashion.
Aut pax, aut bellum.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
"Everything is within walking distance if you've got the time"
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
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