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Steve KennettThe Sussex Spinner

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Tablet Weaving

1st February 2022

During last years lockdown I decided to try my hand at tablet weaving and here are the results. I found it quite a job to get my head round all the different type of braids there are and how to weave them...

St Margaret 2 - beware of an angry woman weilding a distaff

4th June 2021

A second picture from Notre Dame du Tertre. St Margaret has been taken to the Abbot and is really angry. No she will NOT be married to whoever he may be.

Notre Dame du Tertre

3rd June 2021

Notre Dame du Tertre A few years ago we visited Chatelaudren a small town in Brittany not far from where I had stayed with a family a long time ago. The reason this town is of interest is the 14th century chapel...

My New Braces

16th March 2021

My New Braces During the first long shutdown I needed to keep active so I gave myself a project to do - to weave some new braces So here it is. This all started when I saw a picture of a Norwegian lady in her wedding dress...

Inkle braids

10th March 2021

Here are samples of the braids I wove for the workbook. They are based on those used by the Sami people who keep reindeer and live in the North of Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia