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Braids 2022 in one band

Posted on August 21, 2022August 22, 2022 by Marieke

A day after the Braids conference 2022 in Svendborg, Denmark, I am typing this blog fairly exhausted, but full of new knowledge and inspiration. What a great week!!! A meeting with many of my tablet weaving heroes and other well-known yarn lovers. A week full of lectures and workshops, in which I learned so much. But not only during workshops and lectures, but also during breakfast, lunch and dinner. A week in which I concluded that I can compete with my own tablet weaving heroes, but at the same time I realised that I still know very little. A week of which I would like to have many more.

It’s all too much to put in one single blog. But actually the whole week can be summed up in this band. The technique of the band is the Mamasa technique, learned from Keiko Kusakabe en Takako Suzuki. The process was already interesting, because spoken language turned out to be unimportant. It was sometimes difficult to distinguish where the Japanese conversation ended and English started and vice versa. But that didn’t matter: the demonstrations were perfect and everyone helped each other, so we all had woven a piece by the end of the day.

The next day I attended a workshop in finishing Sami bands by Anna Ciucka Sjursen. What knowledge and skills she has! I really wanted to learn one specific finishing technique and you could ask what you liked to learn, so I took the opportunity. And it turned out to be really simple…

In the few free hours (and actually mainly between 6 and 8.30 in the morning) I finished the band, because Friday I wanted to show it at the pop-up exhibition of the samples everyone had made during the week. This band represents to me what Braids 2022 has been: the interaction with other weavers and braiders, the transfer of knowledge, the exchange of cultures. And you can’t express that better than in a red-white-blue band wovenby a Dutchy in Denmark, using an Indonesian technique taught by two Japanese and finished like the Sami do.

Demonstration by Takako Suzuki

At the end of the workshop

Sami finishing technique

Tutor’s exhibition

The exhibition

Anna Nordström

Rasmus Jørgensen

Randi Stolz

My own stand

Sample exhibition on Friday

Results from workshops I followed

Finger weaving by Anna Ciucka Sjursen

Oseberg 34D by Randi Stolz

Saint Cuthbert’s girdle by Cathy Smith

Miscellaneous

Goodie bag

Travelling by train for 10 hours

A loom wanted to join me to Baarn …

3 thoughts on “Braids 2022 in one band”

  1. Monique de wilde says:
    August 21, 2022 at 3:15 pm

    The inspiration Will be overwhelming i am sturen. It sounds like somethinh i want to experience but a different area of expertise. Lovely to read.
    Greetings from Monique

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  2. Karen Sears says:
    August 22, 2022 at 9:05 pm

    Great pictures thank you for sharing. Interesting band loom.

    Reply
  3. Becca says:
    November 4, 2022 at 2:04 pm

    How absolutely beautiful!

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Marieke Kranenburg

dutchinkleweaver

Passionate about inkle weaving and tablet weaving. Designer of weaving patterns and teacher. See my website for blogs, tutorials and patterns.

Rainy afternoon and thus… time to weave! 4 color Rainy afternoon and thus… time to weave! 4 color twill using my @lojanwheelsandlooms 3-in-1 loom with tablet weaving board. Pattern is based on my mother’s jigsaw from 1972. 
#tabletweaving #ravensburger_puzzle #cardweaving #twill
I often get the question when a band is “good” I often get the question when a band is “good”, but my answer is always vague: everyone has their own hand of weaving. And here you see it. Two good weavers, @marionverloop and me, under exactly the same conditions: woven on the same warp, with cold hands, with the same weft thread, on the same loom. And you see the difference. I beat more firmly and my band is 4.1 cm wide. Marion beats less firm and her band is slightly narrower (3.9 cm). The big question: which band is good?

Pattern: sample band of @lojanwheelsandlooms Inkeltje, included in the manual 

#inkleweaving #inkleloom #bandweaving
When both of your worlds collide! 🌟 Today I had When both of your worlds collide! 🌟
Today I had the chance to combine my love for math and weaving at @mathfestpwn — a festival all about showing that math can be fun! 

After my talk on connections between math and weaving, visitors could try weaving themselves during the walk-in workshop. And wow! So many kids (and adults!) tried tablet weaving, inkle weaving, and rigid heddle weaving.

Huge thanks to the Mathfest team for the organization — it was a great day!

#MathFest #WeavingAndMath #tabletweaving #inkleloom #RigidHeddle
Finally found the courage to warp my really large Finally found the courage to warp my really large loom. Used 4 meters out of the possible 15 😃 but it is my longest warp ever! You can see me weaving on this loom on Monday 12th and Friday 16th in @zuiderzeemuseum 

#tabletweaving #cardweaving #oudeambachten
Last weekend during a workshop at @wolwinkelvandra Last weekend during a workshop at @wolwinkelvandraad I got the question “do you ever do something else than math and weaving?” Yes, I do! 
#archery #bowshooting #notverygoodatit
Last week the #winterbandenwissel2025 came to an e Last week the #winterbandenwissel2025 came to an end: an exchange of bands, in which you weave a sample for one of the other participants and you receive one. This year not only bands were sent, but also extensive letters! Here are some examples. For the complete overview see https://www.bandweefblog.nl/winter-banden-wissel-2025-de-resultaten/ 
#bandweaving #tabletweaving #exchange
@loes_meijer once wove a band in double weave with @loes_meijer once wove a band in double weave with abstract shapes on a blue background. That inspired me to put my own spin on it: geometric figures in neon colors on a black background. Too wide for an inkle loom, so I used a shaft loom instead. Just took it off the loom—on to the next one in this style because it’s so much fun! #doubleweave #loueterica #bandweaving #inkleweaving #scheepjesmaxisweettreat #geometric
So this is Inkeltje, the smaller inkleloom by @loj So this is Inkeltje, the smaller inkleloom by @lojanwheelsandlooms . I’m testing it for tablet weaving and I love it! 

It fits on your lap. 

You can remove the upper front peg, giving you more  space and to avoid twist you have to flip your border tablets less frequently. 

And Lojan introduced the Tiny Tablets last week: 5x5 cm (2x2 inches): firm and smooth!

Last but not least: the cool yellow shuttle! 

#tabletweaving #inkleloom #cardweaving #brikkevev #inkleweaving
Behind the scenes: how to weave a row of a double Behind the scenes: how to weave a row of a double weave band. Lot of steps before you have one! 😃 Using @scheepjes maxi for warp and weft and weaving on a @louet_worldwide Erica 30cm. 
#doubleweave #bandweaving #inkleweaving
The library in Barneveld organized a crafts day. M The library in Barneveld organized a crafts day. Many visitors haven’t heard of band weaving and I love to show them the beauty of this craft. Marion Verloop gave a demonstration during the market and in the adternoon I gave a workshop tablet weaving. @lojanwheelsandlooms Inkeltje got company from Pinkeltje, made by Marion . Thanks for organizing @bibliotheekbarneveld and thanks for the nice day @marionverloop ! 

#bandweaving #tabletweaving #handwoven
Lovely day at the “Brei en Haak maar raak-dag” Lovely day at the “Brei en Haak maar raak-dag” at @bibliotheekbarneveld ! Of course together with @marionverloop 😃
Finishing touch on my Intermesh tutorial. Love wor Finishing touch on my Intermesh tutorial. Love working like this! Enjoying @hotelrestaurantlunia , with my “holy scripture” by @ourgreenstory , pattern paper, coffee and laptop close by.
#intermesh #weaving
Trying to get my head around intermesh. Think I ma Trying to get my head around intermesh. Think I managed it! 
#bandweaving #intermesh #loueterica #inkleweaving
I’m teaching a series of tablet weaving courses I’m teaching a series of tablet weaving courses at @biebalmelo organized by @weeffanaat . A very enthusiastic and talented group of 7 weavers. Last time we did the 4 color pebble weave and the results are great and very inspiring! Today they started a double faced band. And during lunch we went to the market nearby to buy some Scheepjes maxi 😄
Great day, this is why I love to teach! 

#tabletweaving #4colorpebble #pebbleweave #cardweaving
💯 100 squares of 324 The Sequel by @worksbyabc 💯

100 squares of 324 The Sequel by @worksbyabc done! And it is snowing! 🌨️ 

#324thesequelsal #embroidery #stitching #embroideryart
For all inkle and tabletweavers in the Netherlands For all inkle and tabletweavers in the Netherlands and Belgium! 

Met de jaarwisseling in beeld is het ook weer tijd voor de aftrap van de Winter-Banden-Wissel 2025! De jaarlijkse ‘bandenruil’, waarbij je als deelnemer een stukje band weeft voor een ander en zelf ook een band krijgt. Met als thema “dat ene patroon”. Met als doel om een mooie lijst van websites en boeken te krijgen van alle wevers die meedoen en die weer als inspiratie kan dienen voor nog veel meer wevers. Laten we er met z’n allen een creatieve start van 2025 van maken! 
Inschrijven kan t/m 21 januari 2025 via mijn website: https://www.bandweefblog.nl/winter-banden-wissel-2025/ 

#winterbandenwissel2025
The weaver on holiday is …. stitching! Working o The weaver on holiday is …. stitching! Working on 324 the Sequel by @worksbyabc . Collected 140 out of the 324 colors needed and I will visit 3 friends in the coming week to see if they have some of my missing colors. Love the pattern and enjoy my DMC search 😃

#stitching #embroidery #workinprogress
Kitchen island view of the day before my family co Kitchen island view of the day before my family comes for Christmas dinner - my favorite hobbies!
Merry Christmas! 

@ottolenghi #weaving #adayinthekitchen
“Work” visit to @lojanwheelsandlooms . Always “Work” visit to @lojanwheelsandlooms . Always great to be there! Having cake and coffee with the Lojan team and discussing new ideas. Love it! ❤️
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#weefnetwerk #weef!2024 #weaving  #handwoven
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