This blog was created by Kierrah, Tika, and Quynn, in an effort to showcase an experimental project undertaken by the group related to tablet weaving in the medieval period.
The Project:
This project focuses on exploring tablet weaving, using medieval techniques to replicate extant tablet-woven bands. By exploring this form of weaving, the authors hope to learn more about what it was like to produce these tablet-woven textiles as well as what this can tell us about textile production in the Medieval period. Additionally, by using consistent colours and a similar number of cards, they hope to explore the variety of results they can produce with minimal changes in material. Finally, although the authors have no background in tablet weaving, they are interested in seeing how their differing levels of background knowledge in relation to textile production will affect their learning and the process of producing tablet woven textiles.
The Authors:
Kierrah, Tika, and Quynn are students at the University of Victoria currently studying anthropology at various levels.
Kierrah is a fourth year student currently completing a double major in anthropology and history. She has a background in textiles, having worked in a 19th century water-powered woolen mill, where she was directly involved in the production of woven blankets and cloth. She hopes to be able to bring some of her knowledge on weaving to this project while learning how earlier methods of textile production differ from those she is familiar with.
Quynn is a second year student majoring in Linguistics with a heavy interest in Anthropology. Quynn has always been interested in textile production, having some personal hobbyist experience with knitting, spinning with a drop spindle and using a small table-loom. She is new to the world of tablet-weaving and is interested in learning more about this mode of textile production in the medieval period.
Tika is a fourth year student currently working on a major in anthropology and a minor in biology. They have limited experience with textiles, having only tried crocheting as a hobby, however they are interested in medieval textiles in the context of this project.
