The tablet-woven band from Uvdal Stave Church

To create a tablet-woven band one must use a tablet- or card-weaving technique. Threads are strung normally through four corner holes in square-shaped tablets. By turning the tablets, you can change the colors and pattern of the warp for the weft to move through, creating a pattern. Since the tablets have four holes you have the option of four different warps when all tablets are turned. By turning the tablets individually, endless variations of patterns become possible. The warp threads and their colors are normally what decides the pattern. However, extra warp may be added for highlighted ornamentation in the weaving. The thickness of the thread used as well as the number of tablets is what decides the width of the tablet-woven band. 

The tablet-woven band from Uvdal is made with white linen thread in the bottom warp and red wool thread in the top. The weft is also white linen. Additionally added weft for highlighted ornamentation is seen with wool threads in indigo, ochre, and red. The band is woven with 51 tablets. The edges of the band are woven by three tablets on each side, continuously turned in quarters. The warp of the two outer tablets is threaded with white linen and the 3rd inner tablet is threaded with red wool thread. The warp of the 45 tablets which forms the pattern have white linen threads in the bottom and red wool in the top.

The band is richly ornated, and the pattern has been created in two ways: Red wool thread pattern rests on top of white linen bottom. Further, individual turns of the tablets have created a varied pattern of different illustrations, such as cross-shapes, braided crosses, diagonal and smaller crosses. Furthermore, diagonal lines separate the band in triangular sections which have been delimited by wide patterned bands. A red thread in chain stitch creates an outline of all the motifs.  

All the outlines and therefore all the motifs are based on diagonal lines, following the direction of the band itself. No lines directly cross the width of the band or runs parallel with the length, apart from the woven borders. To highlight the patterns even further, sections of highlighted ornamentation are placed within the panels, with patterns of yellow, red, and indigo wool thread.