Editing Tablet weaving (section)

== Tools for tablet weaving ==
[[File:Weaving-tablets.svg|thumb|right|Various tablet shapes]]
The tablets used in weaving are typically shaped as [[regular polygon]]s, with holes near each vertex and possibly at the center, as well. The number of holes in the tablets used is a limiting factor on the complexity of the pattern woven. The corners of the tablets are typically rounded to prevent catching as they are rotated during weaving.

In the past, weavers made tablets from [[Bark (botany)|bark]], [[wood]], [[bone]],<ref name="MacGregor">MacGregor, Arthur 1985.
''Bone, Antler, Ivory and Horn: The Technology of Skeletal Materials since the Roman Period.'' (London: Croom Helm)</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date= |title=Weaving tablets of bone |url=http://nms.scran.ac.uk/database/results.php?PHPSESSID=74jqenlauigubclg754g9jjni1&QUICKSEARCH=1&search_term=tablet+weaving |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=21 November 2020 |website=nms.scran.ac.uk}}</ref> [[Horn (anatomy)|horn]], [[Rock (geology)|stone]], [[leather]],<ref name="Collingwood">Collingwood, P. 1982. ''The Techniques of Tablet Weaving'' (London:  Faber and Faber)</ref> [[metal]]<ref>Götze, A., 1908. "Brettchenweberei im Altertum," ''Zeitschrift für Ethnologie'', Vol. 40.</ref> or a variety of other materials. Modern cards are frequently made from [[Paperboard|cardboard]]. Some weavers even drill holes in a set of [[playing card]]s. This is an easy way to get customized tablets or large numbers of inexpensive tablets.

The tablets are usually marked with colors or stripes so that their facings and orientations can be easily noticed.

[[File:Woven belt for Norwegian national costume.jpg|thumb|Woven belt for [[Bunad|Norwegian national costume]]]]