Huh. That's a new version for me. I've seen card weaving and inkle weaving. When I want a handmade ribbon sort of thing, I use finger weaving.

>>I figure that making tape at home would be better preserved there for all the things needing drawstrings or ties.<<

That makes sense.

>> I also figure there might be more regional/family/organizational patterns for a level of identity and social cohesion.<<

People used to use things like that for showing rank, but it could be either flat tape or round cord.