The Karen Weaving Tradition Migrates to Saint Paul

Backstrap weaving is a long-standing tradition among Karen women. About 80,000 Karen — refugees escaping from persecution by the Maynmar government, have settled in the US, with over 12,000 in the Twin Cities alone. They brought with them the most precious of their weaving tools and have established a Karen Weaving Circle in St. Paul

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A seal tag with card-woven tape, double-faced design.

Warp Transposition and the Mystery of the Missing Seal Tag

When reviewing the card-weaving technique of transposing cards, I dug into the historical origins of a pattern found on a Viking-age seal tag. Peter Collingwood describes the technique and the pattern in The Techniques of Tablet Weaving, and refers to a research article that describes that ancient textile. When I looked up the article, my historical digging suddenly hit a

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