The local crafts museum didn't have any examples of card weaving for an exhibit, so I thought I would do this because it has "historical" connections. According to the book, Step by Step Tablet Weaving, the original belt wasn't card woven, but some people thought it was, so they worked out the pattern. I always assumed the pattern in the book was correct, but now I can see it needs a bit of tweeking. I found a photo of the original artifact in a copy of a magazine called Ancient Egypt, so I have a better idea of what needs to change. But even as given, it was 47 cards, more than I've ever used. I found putting a dowel through one set of holes and then turning meant I was sure all the cards got turned. The post-it note with the arrow helped me remember which way I was turning- you'd think four turns would be easy to remember, but no!
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