Cardweaving
Cardweaving, or Tablet Weaving, is an ancient craft by which people wove the narrow bands and straps needed in everyday life.
Detailed information can be found on the Cardweaving Wikipedia Page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tablet_weaving
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To help demonstrate the awesomeness that is cardweaving, and knowing that it's hard for people to see tiny threads, several members of Arch Reactor helped to make a Giant Surfboard CardWeaving Loom to weave 325 Paracord.
 Giant Surfboard Loom at KC Maker Faire | 8-inch Oak "Surfboard" loom to weave 325 Paracord. Tablets are laser-cut 1/4" acrylic Shuttle handmade at Arch Reactor Please note first Paracord Band to the immediate Left of the loom Please note the Schacht Inkle loom threaded with 10/2 Perle Cotton on the left of the picture - same pattern as is on the Paracord loom |
Cardweaving must be done under tension. In this case, each of the four-strands of paracord per card is weighted by a 1/2 liter water bottle
A laser-cut acrylic "comb" mounted to the end of the board helps keep the weighting even by spreading the bottles apart so that they don't "stack" together.
Excess warp length is chain-crochetted together so it does not drag |  Cardweaving "threads" require weights. In this case, 1/2 liter bottles of water! |
 Paracord makes for WIDE bands! | The first Paracord Cardwoven band!
22 Cards - 88 Strands of paracord
Over 5.5 inches wide
Estimated to hold upwards of 10,000 pounds (assuming we could find and attach appropriate hardware)
In 10/2 Perle Cotton - band is only 3/4 inch wide! |
 Cardweaving Poster |  Cardweaving Poster |
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Today
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10th Anniversary-Don't Try This at Home Planning Meeting
- Start time: 06:00pm
- End time: 07:00pm
- Where: Arch Reactor, 2215 Scott Ave, St. Louis, MO 63103, USA
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Getting into weeds on planning the big party!!!!
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Build Night!
- Start time: 07:00pm
- End time: 09:00pm
- Where: Arch Reactor, 2215 Scott Ave, St. Louis, MO 63103, USA
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Come help build out Arch Reactor into the kind of space we all know it can be! All skill levels welcome, we can even teach you some new building skills!
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Friday, August 23rd
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3D Printer Meetup
- Start time: 07:00pm
- End time: 09:00pm
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Whether you're interested in printing for art, prototyping, manufacturing, or just fixing dishwasher soap lids, this is a meetup group where you can come get answers to your questions, help people new to the hobby, and show off your printer and its creations.
If you have a printer, bring it along, working or not, we would love to see and learn about it.
https://www.meetup.com/STL-3D-Printing/
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Sunday, August 25th
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Open Build Something!
- Start time: 07:00pm
- End time: 10:00pm
- Where: 2215 Scott Ave, St. Louis, MO 63103, USA
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Come stop by and visit! Open build night to work on projects and hang out!
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Tuesday, August 27th
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General Workshop
- Start time: 07:00pm
- End time: 09:00pm
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Wednesday, August 28th
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Board Meeting
- Start time: 07:00pm
- End time: 09:00pm
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