weavershand and Arelate Studio
Ecclesiastical Pomp & Aristocratic Circumstance:
A Thousand Years of Brocaded Tabletwoven Bands
by Nancy Spies

Table of Contents
Foreword by Peter Collingwood

Acknowledgements

Introduction

xi

xii

xv

Part One-Historical Background

Chapter One "The Hunnish Maidens with Weaving Tablets who Weave Gold Threads for Your Pleasure"
Where brocaded tabletwoven bands were made and who wove them

1
Chapter Two "It Was Beautifully Woven By Saracens, With Delicate Borders"
Historical uses for brocaded tabletwoven bands 		19
Chapter Three "Purple Garments And Silks: Precious Gems And Gold"
Technical information from historical brocaded tabletwoven bands 		57
Chapter Four "And the Borders," Said Matilda. "Your Animals Are So Lively."
The designs used on brocaded tabletwoven bands and their sources 		77
Chapter Five "Alexandria Introduced The Weaving With Many Heddles, But Gaul Began To Divide With Small Shields"
Historical tablets and looms 		93

Part Two-Techniques and Patterns

Chapter Six Materials and Techniques for Brocaded Tablet Weaving

105
Chapter Seven Historical Patterns To Weave 115

Appendices

A. Uses for Brocaded Tabletwoven Bands Listed by Function

189
B. Double-faced 3/1 Broken Twill 198
C. Catalogue of Individual Bands Listed by Museum 199
Notes 281
Glossary 292
Bibliography 296
Index 311
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