The motif in this new free draft is based on a section from an object refered to as the maniple of St. Ulrich (hence the name). You can find a picture of it here: https://www.meganmcnamee.com/projects/tabletweaving It has been dated to the 10th century and is held by the Church of Sts. Afra and Ulrich in Ausburg, Germany. The maniple (a type of priestly vestment) was tablet woven in green, red, and white silk with a combination of 2x2 diagonals, 3/1 broken twill double-face, and gold brocade. Celtic knots and hand motifs with inscriptions ("DEXTERA DEI" - Hand of God) are surrounded by lozenge-shaped frames formed from the interlacing designs you see here, albeit translated into a different technique and somewhat simplified.
Ulrich is twist-neutral for the pattern tablets, as I've included a reversed version of the pattern repeat as the second half (above the black line) of the draft. For the sample I wove 3 repeats of each half of the draft before moving onto the next half. If you'd prefer to weave just the first 48 picks, you'll get some twist build-up, but not a lot, as each pattern tablet only has 8 more turns in one direction than the other.
I wove the sample band in King Cole Merino-Blend 4ply, with the colours French Navy, Ivy and Mustard as the warp and Mustard as the weft. Be aware that other than green, these are not the colours used in the original object, they're just ones that I have a lot of and thought would look good together!
