tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1406425999113108559.post1980367873818336953..comments2023-03-17T11:53:59.982+00:00Comments on Wyvernfriend Knits: Aran Islands of Legend reviewDeirdrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01262189115116664320noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1406425999113108559.post-39211679448665704462015-01-31T16:39:33.931+00:002015-01-31T16:39:33.931+00:00Here's some stuff that tallies with some thing...Here's some stuff that tallies with some things I've seen on this blog http://irisharchaeology.ie/2014/09/crios-cords-traditional-irish-woven-belts/ and this is a woman determined to keep the tradition going http://www.niamhtrua.com/<br />I remember seeing a documentary on RTE once with someone making them with acrylic (for the colours and colourfastness IIRC) and she attached them to her shoes at one end and to her waist on the other. I like the image of the islandman with the end attached to a piece of wood that he stood on in one of those links. It seems to be a basic warp rather than true tablet weaving, though it may have roots in tablet weaving. A back strap loom like this one http://www.eugenetextilecenter.com/home/etc/page_931_113/backstrap_loom_w_accessories.html seems to be the closest similar technique.Deirdrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01262189115116664320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1406425999113108559.post-54633747886857840682015-01-31T15:22:01.021+00:002015-01-31T15:22:01.021+00:00I've heard a small amount about the shawls, bu...I've heard a small amount about the shawls, but nothing about the criosa (except that they exist) or their construction - do you know of any images? Tablet weaving is running through my mind here...@Rioghnailthttps://twitter.com/Rioghnailtnoreply@blogger.com