Weaver

Uploaded: October 08, 2012

Description

Inkle weaving is a type of warp-faced weaving where the shed is created by manually raising or lowering the warp yarns, some of which are held in place by fixed heddles on a loom known as an inkle loom. Inkle weaving was referred to in Shakespeare's Love's Labour's Lost. It was brought to the United States in the 1930s, but predates this by many centuries in other countries. The term "Inkle" simply means "ribbon" or "tape" and probably refers to a similarly structured woven good that could have been made on different types of looms, such as a box-loom.

Inkle weaving is commonly used for narrow work such as trims, straps and belts.


cropped, softened, texture

Exif: F Number: 5.6, Exposure Bias Value: 0.33, ExposureTime: 10/1250 seconds, Flash: did not fire., White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 40.00 mm, Model: NIKON D70s

Comments

Stan Kwasniowski October 14, 2012

Lydia, gorgeous, I hope that we see this one again #1492185

Lydia Williams level-classic October 14, 2012

Thank you Stan...I hope so too... #10368767

Wm Nosal October 14, 2012

Wonderful Image Lydia!
Thanks For The History
Cool Loom! #10369302

Lydia Williams level-classic October 14, 2012

Thanks Wm...I have never seen this before until the pic...and did learn some history myself...:) #10369306

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