Tablet weaving is a method of making decorative braid which can be used for decorating clothing, as leg bindings (puttees), or for women's belts.You can download a short guide to tablet weaving (in Word format) here.
Tablet weaving links:
Maerings pages http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/MelanieWilson/anglianm.htm
Þóra's Textile Resources http://www.cs.vassar.edu/~capriest/textileres.html