Morning (11AM): “Procedural and Conceptual Knowledge: An Exploration of the How and Why of Tablet Weaving.” by Kris Leet
Afternoon (1PM): Sale Setup
Morning Program: “Procedural and Conceptual Knowledge: An Exploration of the How and Why of Tablet Weaving.”
Lise Raeder Knudsen, a prominent and well-respected textile archaeologist, has said that the study of textiles has been limited to asking questions starting with how? But she points out, if we want to get a deeper knowledge it is important also to ask questions starting with why.
In this presentation we will explore both types of questions, procedural (how) and conceptual (why), as they relate to understanding tablet weaving and the knowledge that each provides. We’ll also touch on how the different conceptional models, modern and historical, influence what is deemed possible.
Afternoon Program: Sale Setup
About Kris:
Kris Leet has been tablet weaving and teaching for over 40 years. Her current weaving and research obsession is Iron Age and Medieval tablet woven bands and techniques, especially those created using less than four threads per tablet. She is co-author, with Linda Malan, of The Willful Pursuit of Complexity, focusing on the Icelandic Vacant-Hole technique, and author of articles and papers, including “Tablet Weaving at the Dawn of the Iron Age: The Verucchio Twist Patterned Bands,” “In Praise of Complexity: A Comparison of Modern and Medieval Tablet Weaving,” “Decoding Archaeological Textiles,” “One Loom or Two: A Foundational Myth Explored,” “Reconstructing the Thorsberg Cloak: Preliminary Considerations.”