Happy sigh. I do like this pattern. The photo doesn't clearly show how yellow the background really is. It's very much University of Oregon green and yellow, which I didn't fully realize until I was already weaving.
The band hasn't been blocked yet, but I measured it as 3/8" (11mm) wide and 68" (172cm) long. There are 14 tablets, 4 of which are 4-threaded edge tablets (two per side) and 10 of which are pattern tablets that have 2 threads per tablet.
I'll probably warp up another few of these soon-ish, since there are people who want me to make a band for them.
I'm also intrigued by a dead-simple band from Archaeological Textiles Review 55. It's "a reconstructed tablet-woven band from Drabesu Liepinas burial ground" from an article on the use of color in Latvian textiles from the 3rd to 14th centuries, with the band apparently being from an 11th century grave. There's nothing even remotely complex about it, just a simple threaded-in dotted pattern that is always turned forward. Also, there's no guarantee that a reconstructed band accurately reproduces the archaeologic find. But I find the band pleasing to look at it, and it would be quick to weave.
My cheap-cotton stash is starting to get low. I'm not sure if I'll backfill colors that run out, or just make the switch to better quality materials. If it's the second, I'll use the cheap stuff in increasingly weird color combos until I run out, interspersing tablet-weaving, inkle-weaving, and braiding. We'll see! It is a relatively nice weight to weave with and the cotton is at least slightly shiny. It's relatively economic, too.
I'm not sure what's next, but probably more fingerloop braiding mixed with tablet weaving (and other things I do that aren't narrow wares and thus aren't included in this blog).
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