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Small and simple but really nifty little helper for tablet weaving. Inserted into the warp threads behind the tablets, much like the rods in a loom, they help keeping the single cords apart and at the desired width - one of the three possibilities to control width of the ware. | 1 Euro |
The cross rods are inserted like rods in a loom, behind the tablets (on the far end from the weave). Coming from one side, the threads from the first tablet are passing below the first rod and over the second one; the threads from the next tablet over the first and under the second rod; from the third under the first and over the second and so on. Both ends of the two rods are then tied together with a piece of string, securing the setup.
This little, light-weight helper has several effects: The width of the weave can be influenced by sliding the rods closer to the tablets or further away; the threads from each tablet are kept separately, making turning the tablets easier; and finally, this separation also helps when twist behind the tablets is building up, keeping each tablets' cord from tangling with the neighboring cords.
Rods used like this have a very long tradition of use in normal loom weaving, even if there is no proof of the use of rods in tablet weaving. However, there is evidence of some "warp spreader" (usually looking like a rigid heddle) on several medieval illustrations of tablet weaving. Simple rods resembling those offered here will probably not be identified as a narrow wares weaving aid in archaeological context - but it is the simplest way of spreading the warp and keeping it orderly, not requiring an additional good-quality tool like a rigid heddle in addition to the tablets.
Made from wood (probably birch), machine-made and finished by hand.
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