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...
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...
Hand weaving -- Appalachian Region, Southern;Coverlets -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
The use of both natural and commercially dyed yarns makes this a striking nineteenth century coverlet. Made by an unidentified weaver, the coverlet pattern is a variation of Catalpa Flower, a name likely derived from its resemblance, real or...
The woman in the photograph is "warping the chain," a weaving term for measuring out the threads to be used as the warp on the loom. The first layer of threads, strung lengthwise onto the loom, is called the warp. A second length of thread, the...
The women in the photograph are "warping the chain," a weaving term for measuring out the threads to be used as the warp on the loom. The fiber is on spools arranged on a long rack on the right of the photograph. The woman to the left of the...
Hand weaving -- Appalachian Region, Southern;Coverlets -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
The pattern name of this color image is Nine Snowballs and Table. The name describes the motifs that make up the design of nine snowballs, sometimes called roses or dogtracks, alternating with a Table. A Table is a large square or rectangle motif...
The pattern name of this color image is a variation of the Tennessee Blazing Star. Several distinctive qualities of this commercially woven coverlet indicate that an unidentified source or weaver produced it in the early twentieth century. Warp...
This is a promotional brochure produced for a 1988 traveling exhibit about the revival of coverlet weaving in Appalachia in the late 1800s and early 1900s. The exhibit was organized and sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition...
These hand woven lunch napkins were produced between 1925 and 1942 by an unidentified weaver for sale through the Spinning Wheel shop in Asheville, N.C. The items are decorated with rural African American figures using a laid in technique called...
These hand woven lunch napkins were produced between 1925 and 1942 by an unidentified weaver for sale through the Spinning Wheel shop in Asheville, N.C. The items are decorated with rural African American figures using a laid in technique called...
These hand woven lunch napkins were produced between 1925 and 1942 by an unidentified weaver for sale through the Spinning Wheel shop in Asheville, N.C. The items are decorated with rural homestead figures using a laid in technique called...
This hand woven centerpiece was produced between 1925 and 1942 by an unidentified weaver for sale through the Spinning Wheel shop in Asheville, N.C. The piece is decorated with a double dogwood motif using a laid in technique called...
The pattern in this color image is a variation of Sunrise and Window Sash Table. A Sunrise pattern often features a cross center. The example also shows a window sash table, a large square or rectangle motif in a pattern that is divided into equal...
In this one minute video, Susan Leveille, a local weaver and textile researcher discusses loom reeds, their construction and their repair. The reed is part of the loom that goes in the beater and helps keep the warp threads separated. The loom she...
This 1800s-era tape loom is a smaller version of the coverlet loom and was used to make tape or belts, which were used in harnesses and saddles, among other things. The metal reed which leans against the end of the loom is 3 inches wide and...
A loom shuttle carries the weft fiber for a weaver. The warp is strung on to a loom from the back to where the weaver sits in front. A weaver needs at least one shuttle, and may use several, for different colors or for different threads. Most...
The reed fits into the beater bar on a loom and keeps the warp evenly spaced. It is also moved toward the weaver to pack the weft thread into place. This handmade reed has used string to establish the distance between spaces. It would give the...
This tension box made by Leclerc Looms in Canada is an example of an innovation introduced to mountain weavers by the teachers of the Craft Revival years. It was quickly adapted so that it could be handmade. The purpose of this tool is to hold...
A loom shuttle such as this carries the weft fiber for a weaver. The warp is strung on to a loom from the back to where the weaver sits in front. A weaver needs at least one shuttle, and may use several, for different colors or for different...
A shuttle carries the weft fiber for a weaver across the warp. The warp is strung on to a loom from the back to where the weaver sits in front. A weaver needs at least one shuttle, and may use several, for different colors or for different...
