Comments on: Turkish Carpet Project ~ Turkmen Tent Band http://www.maryostler.com/2010/03/turkish-carpet-project-turkmen-tent-band/ Elizabethan Wood Butcher & Builder of Things Mon, 28 Nov 2011 17:01:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: DirtyMary http://www.maryostler.com/2010/03/turkish-carpet-project-turkmen-tent-band/comment-page-1/#comment-2042 DirtyMary Fri, 19 Mar 2010 01:52:33 +0000 http://www.maryostler.com/?p=1798#comment-2042 I haven't done that much research on the topic. I just got sidetracked on the Ambassador Carpet Project. I info I got came from http://www.marlamallett.com/bands.htm She seems to have access to a lot of bands first hand. Interesting technique for designs, but I must focus on the Big project before I go sideways into a different project. Most of my carpet sample have been made on either my Lecerc Medico Table top loom, or a primitive portable loom (two wooden slats, to 24" long pieces of readi-thread, and a few nuts). The two pieces of readi-thread make warp space really easy. The wool just sits in the groove. Going to start a large sample bag using wool warp/ wool weft, wool pile. The front will be knotwork, and the bag slit weave (kilim), with perhaps a sample using soumak weave. Are you going to Lions Gate Newcomers event? If so I will bring my samples, and stuff. I haven’t done that much research on the topic. I just got sidetracked on the Ambassador Carpet Project. I info I got came from http://www.marlamallett.com/bands.htm She seems to have access to a lot of bands first hand. Interesting technique for designs, but I must focus on the Big project before I go sideways into a different project.

Most of my carpet sample have been made on either my Lecerc Medico Table top loom, or a primitive portable loom (two wooden slats, to 24″ long pieces of readi-thread, and a few nuts). The two pieces of readi-thread make warp space really easy. The wool just sits in the groove.

Going to start a large sample bag using wool warp/ wool weft, wool pile. The front will be knotwork, and the bag slit weave (kilim), with perhaps a sample using soumak weave.

Are you going to Lions Gate Newcomers event? If so I will bring my samples, and stuff.

]]> By: Tanikh http://www.maryostler.com/2010/03/turkish-carpet-project-turkmen-tent-band/comment-page-1/#comment-2040 Tanikh Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:17:32 +0000 http://www.maryostler.com/?p=1798#comment-2040 I looked at dozens of these bands in books, and assumed it was all tapestry weave! Ah! Back to the drawing board heh. I also have a 150ish year old Kilim which I was also using as a guide since the 500 year old ones at the Topkapi were made teh same way. I had no idea you were doing this, we will have to get together and compare samples! ;) What type of loom are you using? I was hoping to try doing it on a backstrap (which I still have to build) but have just been using a 4 harness tabletop for my test runs Tanikh I looked at dozens of these bands in books, and assumed it was all tapestry weave! Ah! Back to the drawing board heh. I also have a 150ish year old Kilim which I was also using as a guide since the 500 year old ones at the Topkapi were made teh same way.
I had no idea you were doing this, we will have to get together and compare samples! ;)
What type of loom are you using? I was hoping to try doing it on a backstrap (which I still have to build) but have just been using a 4 harness tabletop for my test runs
Tanikh

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