Spring Has Sprung Card Weaving Band

Designed by Jane Patrick


Card weaving—one of the simplest and oldest types of weaving in existence—lets you create colorful patterns with minimal equipment. This simple band is a great example.


Adapted from Card Weaving by Russell Groff, Belt No 5, Chevron

What You'll Need

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    • 10/2 pearl cotton in 5 colors—sample used dark pink, light pink, light blue, bright yellow, and white.

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    • Inkle Loom and belt shuttle

    • card weaving cards

    Directions

    1. Warp the loom with 16 ends of dark pink, 9 ends of light pink, 7 ends of light blue, 8 ends of bright yellow, and 20 ends of white.

    2. Weave with dark pink. Weave 4 turns forward, 4 turns back, and repeat.

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