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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Agenda
Today
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Board Meeting - Online
- Start time: 07:00pm
- End time: 09:00pm
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Meeting Online with Jitsihttps://meet.jit.si/AR_Board
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Friday, July 30th
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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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Saturday, July 31st
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"July" Board Game Day
- Start time: 12:00pm
- End time: 11:00pm
- Where: Arch Reactor, 2215 Scott Ave, St. Louis, MO 63103, USA
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Spring is in the air an we are going back out in Public. However COVID is still a real thing so we are goin to be alittle different this year.
So the way this works right now is :
--> we are keeping numbers down. So I won't be bringing my Kids. I'm not saying Kids aren't welcome, just that I won't have 4 or 5 with me to add to the congestion. if you are bringing yours, have some entertainment ideas for them if they aren't playing board games.
--> I am not Providing food or Drink to share, Less surfaces touched and all that. Plan on feeding yourself. you can bring food and put in the Fridge if that works for you, order out, or whatever.hosted by Frank Kallal please reach out ( Frank@kallal.net ) if there are Questions.
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Sunday, August 1st
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Open Build Something!
- Start time: 07:00pm
- End time: 11:00pm
- 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!
Tours available for new comers!
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Tuesday, August 3rd
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Business Meeting - Online
- Start time: 08:00pm
- End time: 10:00pm
- Where: Arch Reactor, 2215 Scott Ave, St. Louis, MO 63103, USA
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Officer reports, Announcements, Event planning, and other business.We are meeting using Jitsihttps://meet.jit.si/AR_Tuesday
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