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@asa_red_heathen@hexbear.net is our resident extreme cool and talented viking fashion expert.

Yes to add onto what Sickos said, as you spin the cards the warp is threaded through, the threads spin around each other, and as you pass the weft through them it "locks" the twined threads into place. As they twist they make 45° lines which then line up with their neighbor threads on the rows before and after. You can make lines going straight in line with the warp by making them all the same color so the angle of the twist is not visible, but perpendicular lines are a bit trickier, so generally you'll see a lot of 45° angular patterns, like zig zags, interconnected knots, diamonds that sort of thing. Generally you'll have 4 threads per card, but you can do anything from 2 to 6 to get different types of pattern.

Heres a couple of diagrams showing how the twining works

As the diagrams show, the thread in the uppermost hole that passes over the weft as you turn it will show up on top, and the direction you turn the card determines the direction the threads will twist. when you reverse the direction of the cards the thread that was on top will pass over again with the opposite spin, creating a small "float" that does not twist except at the top and bottom where it's anchored by the weft.

Instead of like, a giant loom, you have cards or "tablets" that run your warp strings and manipulate those tablets to make the pattern

Im so happy with how it turned out lol. Figuring out a pattern by eye and then actually making it and having it work perfectly is such a satisfying process.

Thank you!

I really do wish we had a c/crafts or c/weaving or something. I suppose I could shove these into c/art but that community just feels like its got the wrong vibes. I might put some in c/paganism if I ever do a pattern with some religious significance. Ill try to remember to tag you when I post them in the mega tho.

Thanks! And yea c/art just feels like its for digital-art/paintings/etc, something like c/crafts for physical works would be nice

Thank you! Im super proud of it lol

Thats not a bad idea. Even if they dont have the actual patterns themselves, if they have images of the belts or even the full costumes it would be enough for me to work backward from.

Thank you!

Thanks!