TEX04A04 Inkle Weaving

(Created by THL Karis apa Mehlan Er Kapas)

Estimated Length of Class: 2 hours. Suggest having open time afterwards for those who are having a difficult time.

Course Description:

The inkle loom, although not itself "period" to the time study within the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA), is a useful tool for producing "period style" strips or bands of hand-woven warp-faced cloth or ribbon. The inkle loom, as we know it in the United States today, is widely accepted as a tool imported in the 1930's from England where it is reported to have been invented somewhere between the 18th and 19th centuries. It is used within the bounds of the SCA because it is portable and convenient for inkle and tablet weaving. The strips that we can weave on the inkle loom, called "inkles", are period in style and function. Shakespeare mentions inkles three times in his works. The earliest is in "Love's Labours Lost" (Act III, Scene I) excerpt from website: http://www.inkleweaving.com/notes/history.html

This course will provide the history of the use of Inkle Weaving, hands on experience and ideas for the use of the finished “inkles”

Learning Objectives: By the end of this class, students should be able to:

1. Demonstrate/Understand the warping of an inkle loom

2. Understand the basic concept of inkle weaving pattern drafting

3. Demonstrate/Understand weaving on an inkle loom.

4. Construct a simple inkle woven band

Suggested Teaching Resources:

Tracy DeGarmo http://www.inkleweaving.com/notes/history.html

Helen Bress Inkle Weaving

Catherine Willoughby http://www.geocities.com/scalaska1/beginkle.html

Weavershand http://www.weavershand.com/#IN

Syllabus kindly created for RUGA by Karis apa Mehlan Er Kapas, October 2008.

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