Band weaving

According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the term inkle has several meanings, the first of which is "A kind of linen tape, formerly much used for various purposes."

[4] Inkle weaving is commonly used for narrow work such as trims, straps and belts.

The weaver should make one pass with the shuttle with each opening of a shed through the raising and lowering of threads.

[1]: 11, 45 Because tape looms in their heyday were not mass produced, they took a wide variety of forms, most designed to be easily portable.

In Scandinavia, paddle-like hole and slot heddles were common, they were also found in colonial America.

[7]: 41  Box looms housing a rigid heddle were found in colonial America and in England in particular.

[7]: 41 Bands can be used as bookmarks, trim, belts, cords for jewelry, bag straps and more.

Popular modern uses are guitar and camera straps, or, for particularly narrow bands, colorful shoelaces.