For whatever reason, this band went very quickly. I started with a 3 yard warp and ended up with about 92.5" of tablet-woven band, about 3/4" wide. I maybe could have eked out another inch if I'd been really insistent, but I was pretty much ready to be done with it. So it's done.
This was a nice follow-up to the previous band, which I had found so frustrating.
Here is a closer photo, so that the chevrons are more visible.
I have no idea why the original chart was called "Anglo Saxon 6th". Is this meant to be a 4-threaded version of the Snartemo II band? Is it based on a brocade pattern somewhere? Is there actually a band with the threaded-in pattern in the chart? Was the charter merely inspired by other Anglo Saxon and/or 6th century tablet-woven bands or even motifs in general before setting out to chart up his/her own pattern? No idea.
What's next? I might do another gift band or two, or I might move on to something else.
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