Vintage weaving techniques tape and ribbon
May 28, 2009 by Noreen Crone-Findlay
Filed under small loom weaving, weaving and handweaving and looms
Woven cloth tapes, ribbons and narrow bands are so common and so easy to get that we don’t even think about them. It hasn’t always been that way, though.
For centuries, tapes and ribbons were essential for so many reasons:
They were used for a lot more things than they are now-
Woven tapes were essential to hold clothing up, hold clothing together, hold shoes onto feet,as well as being used around the house and workshop in a miriad of other ways.
Fancier woven tapes and ribbons were used to trim and embellish all kinds of textiles, from clothing and fashion accessories to curtain …read more
