The Lagore Crannog Band, Encore

Last night, I restrung my tablet-weaving loom for the Lagore Crannog band, hoping to do a better job with both keeping the weave even and the correct count for turning the cards. My ultimate objective was to do a better job in order to obtain a band long enough to use as a headband. I considered buying some Shetland wool for this attempt, but decided I should see whether I've improved significantly before I waste money on expensive new wool.

The start of my new band.

To my surprise, the pattern that is forming this time is very different from my first effort. It's more like the description in the article in the Complex Weavers' Medieval Textiles newsletter (Issue 38, December 2003; ISSN: 1530-762X) from which I obtained my information. The article says that the cards should all be threaded "to the right", but I wasn't clear as to which direction that was last time. I'd bet that I'd strung them the other way (I always did tend to mix directions), explaining the difference in pattern.

For those of you who want further information on the Lagore Crannog band, here is the citation from the Complex Weavers' article:

Hencken, Lagore Cranog.  Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy, volume I.III, 1950-51.

In any event, I'm glad I tried this band again! It is interesting seeing how different the pattern is, and the experience in weaving a band that uses open holes in the design will stand me in good stead when I start my Snartnemo band.

EDIT:  pearl has supplied me with a full, corrected cite for the Royal Irish Academy article about the Lagore Crannog band:

Hugh Hencken, Liam Price and Laura E. Start. 1950/1951. "Lagore Crannog: An Irish Royal Residence of the 7th to 10th Centuries A.D." /Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy. Section C: Archaeology, Celtic Studies, History, Linguistics, Literature/ Vol. *53*; 1-247.