Is the Swedish weave method rolakan used in tapestry the same as single interlock weave structure? Thanks [email protected]

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Wed, 08/20/2014 - 11:53

Artistry

I am by no means an expert in this, but from what I can tell it is the same technique. One source quotes Peter Collingwood, but I have not read it myself.
Wed, 08/20/2014 - 18:34

tommye scanlin

Quoting from Peter Collingwood's The Techniques of Rug Weaving, page 169:

"There are two types of interlocked tapestry:  Single Interlocked Tapestry or Norwegian Rölakan (and) Double Interlocked Tapestry or Swedish Rölakan."

There is also a section in Mary Black's book, Key to Weaving, about Rölakan.

Kay Larson's book, The Woven Coverlets of Norway, has excellent description of Rölakan and other techniques of weft-faced weaves.

Tommye