Weaving on an Inkle Loom.

PDF on inkle loom weaving: https://www.cs.arizona.edu/patterns/weaving/monographs/amm_inkl.pdf

" Young as I was, I was possessed of an art which was of great use. It was that of weaving shot-pouch straps, belts and garters. I could make my loom and weave a belt in less than one day. Having a piece of board about four feet long, an inch auger, spike gimlet, and a drawing knife, I needed no other tools or materials for making my loom. It frequently happened that my weaving proved serviceable to the family, as I often sold a belt for a day's work, or making a hundred rails. So that although a boy, I could exchange my labour for that of a full grown person for an equal length of time".

Doddridge. 18th century.

www.heatherspages.net

Woodsman's Clothing Video.

To Every Man A Gimlet. Part 2.

The gimlet and auger I made.

" Young as I was, I was possessed of an art which was of great use. It was that of weaving shot-pouch straps, belts and garters. I could make my loom and weave a belt in less than one day. Having a piece of board about four feet long, an inch auger, spike gimlet, and a drawing knife, I needed no other tools or materials for making my loom. It frequently happened that my weaving proved serviceable to the family, as I often sold a belt for a day's work, or making a hundred rails. So that although a boy, I could exchange my labour for that of a full grown person for an equal length of time".

Doddridge. 18th century.

Has anyone got any ideas on the sort of loom that Dodridge could have made with just a four foot board? I was thinking some form of inkle loom. A board with pegs in it?

My sincere thanks to Jenny for giving me this quote from Doddridge. I found this quote many years ago but managed to lose it again in my maze of files!
Thank you Jenny, very much appreciated.
Regards, Keith.

A Farmer's Garters 1762.

 David Garrick's "The Farmer's Return", ca. 1762,

These garters above the knee look very much like the ones seen in the movie "The patriot"

A Ladies Garters ?

 

Queens stitch garters, circa 1753.

 

These garters are in the Wintertur Museum online collection apparently, though going to the link I was unable to access any online collection for more information. This sadly is often the case. I fail to see why they design such sites as to baffle the prospective viewer! I have (again!) contacted the museum asking for some clarrification.

Sashes, Garters, and Equipment Straps. Fading Colours.

When researching weaving, bare in mind that colours fade with time and sunlight, and what you see now was probably a lot brighter 300 years ago.
Early to mid 18th century sashes were commonly of one colour, any decoration done with beading. Some though were of two colours, more than two colours were rare but did exist.

My wife wove these straps copying originals.

These images are COPYRIGHT Kravic. The Illustrated Encyclopedia Of The American Revolution. This style existed at least from the French and Indian War through the revolution, possibly earlier.

Early to mid 18th century. These sashes only went once around the waist and tied with the fringe. This is a copy woven by my wife C. L. Burgess. I did the beading. Beads are number 7 French glass beads as per originals.

Garters did not commonly match the sash in colour, eg green sash with green garters.

K.H and C.L. Burgess.

These lower garters are mine. They are finger woven with beaded fringe. Not very flashy, but that is how I like it.

    Indian Clothing of the Great Lakes: 1740-1840 by Sheryl Hartman. Eagle’s View Publishing Co.

  Sashes For The Fur Trade, by Marius Barbeau. The Beaver, June 1941.

    Finger Weaving by Tim Connin, Book of BuckskinningV1, pages 180-213. Scurlock Publishing.