WEAVE WITH ME: Vertical Warp Weighted Loom an Ancient Way of Weaving
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- Опубліковано 11 січ 2021
- Weave with me on my vertical warp-weighted loom. This style of loom was used by both the Norse and Ancient Egyptians to weave larger pieces of cloth. Unlike with the more modern frame loom, the length of the weaving project on a warp-weighted loom is not limited to the size of the loom. Here I show the process of weaving. It is quite a time-consuming process. It is little wonder why cloth was so prized be before the industrial revolution arrived with its mechanized looms that cloth was so costly.
A warp-weighted loom can be a low-cost solution if you want a large loom but don’t have the budget for a modern floor loom. I made this loom last summer from maple saplings that needed to be cut down anyway. The only cost was to purchase a large enough drill bit to bore out the holes for pegs, so the total cost was about seven dollars.
If you are interested in making your own warp-weighted loom I highly suggest you check out Sally Pointer's series on making a warp weighted loom.
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MUSIC:
Improvisation in C minor by Laura Early
It's amazing what our ancient ancestors thought up, just using sticks and stones. Literally! Wonderful video, beautiful loom!
The fact that you built this out of unwanted saplings is just phenomenal. I came here to ask if you knew anything about Roman embroidery: embroidery is mentioned in classical sources but so few archeaological finds survive that we don't know what stitches they used
Thank you. I have watched a bunch of videos on this and you are the only person that shows how this works by showing different angles.
Wow! That's two years to make one shirt.
This is so cool! I've been wanting to make a loom like this, but I never could understand how the heddel worked. Seeing it in action finally makes it make sense!
Very nice! Thank you. Please, I notice you run your yard-stick up and down the warp frequently in the process when you swap/alternate the warp from front to back. Over time, did that wear down the warp and make it more fragile? love your weights!
Hey there excellent work, I've shot you a message on IG. I was wondering if I could use a short clip of this in a video regarding ancient weaving methods.
Awesome I really wanna know how to weave pictures on this
How do u manage your edge tension too keep your cloth from shrinking too much
Can you show us how you built this?
Thank you for this beautiful and inspiring video!
Amazing vid.. and cute socks..
Interesting,