Louise Pitman served as director of the craft department at the John C. Campbell Folk School from 1928 into the 1940s. She was best known for her experiments with natural vegetable dyes; however, she was a skilled weaver as well. Her notes include...
Before running the warp for a loom, the threads must be measured for tying on. By winding threads in a consistent track across the board, the weaver was able to estimate the length of one rotation from beginning to end. Fiber is tied on to a...
After fiber had been spun it needed to be transferred to a skein for ease of handling. The thread was run from the spinning bobbin and tied to one arm of the winder. The box behind the wheel contains the gears or clock which kept count as the...
After fiber had been spun it needed to be transferred to a skein for ease of handling. The thread was run from the spinning bobbin and tied to one arm of the winder. The box behind the wheel contains the gears or clock which keeps count as the...
This vertical warping mill was likely created between 1900 and 1950. The creator's name is unknown. Before running the warp for a loom, the threads must be measured for tying on. By following a consistent track around the mill, the weaver was...
