Day 43: I love bandweaving. I think that goes without saying. I have a Leksand band loom (Jutta), a Glimakra Swedish-style band loom (Nelda), two inkle looms (Inky-Dinky and his big brother), a lap-sized two-shaft loom (Pippin), card-weaving tablets, a Stoorstalka heddle and a backstrap, all of which are more or less dedicated to the process of making bands. What do I do with them? I've used them as trim on garments, applied them to handmade canvas shopping bags, made hatbands, turned them into guitar straps, tied Christmas gifts up with them, and two of the ones I'm almost done with will be the border of a handwoven tablecloth and the upright portion of a small cushion for making ñandutí (a needlewoven craft also known as "sol lace," akin to Teneriffe). You just never know where you'll want to use a decorative handwoven band! You may notice a preponderance of sheep in this collection (only part of my hoard). That's because I also love sheep, and miss being able to have my own flock. The sheepie bands are all turned krokbragd, woven either on an inkle loom or the Glimakra. I had planned to weave more sheep with a finer thread as soon as Nelda is empty, but I realized last night that I'm almost done with the three tablecloth panels on Max (my Bergman floor loom), and the tablecloth will want a matching band for its border. That means my next flock of sheep will have to go on the larger of the two inkle looms. It's all about prioritizing.
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