Fingerweaving

In this 1825 portrait by Charles Bird King, David Vann (later Treasurer of the Cherokee Nation) wears a fingerwoven sash and shoulder strap

Fingerweaving is an art form used mostly to create belts, sashes, straps, and other similar items through a non-loom weaving process. Unlike loom-based weaving, there is no separation between weft and warp strands, with all strands playing both roles. It is used among the Indigenous peoples of the Americas and in Europe.

Scandinavian fingerweaving

Sokkeband, worn as part of traditional Norwegian costumes

Fingerweaving has been used in Scandinavia at least since the Viking age. A fingerwoven ribbon was found in the Oseberg ship. Fingerwoven bands are part of the traditional costume (bundad) in several regions of Norway.

References

  1. 1 2 Hald, Margrete (September 1952). "Gamle textiltekniker" (PDF). Danish Textile Manufacturing Association. 10 (9): 189. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  2. ↑ Norsk Husflid. "HENTABAND". Retrieved 18 October 2023.

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