[Regia-NA] WW Loom

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Actually, I'd be interesting in pics of a working warp-weighted loom,
too...!

--charlotte mayhew



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>
> Hi Jennifer,
>
> I will try to answer your questions.
>
>
> > A question:  In the heat of the summer, do you wear a woolen tunic?
>
> Sometimes, it depends on the show and which of my tunics seem more
> appropriate.  My woolen tunic is quite thin and therefore not too hot,
> although I do tend to wear a linen undertunic with it.  Usually I wear a
> linen tunic.  Today was a fairly warm day (for us - at this time of year -
> about 20C) and we were doing a small local show with Vara and Hrolf in
> Birkenhead (Near Liverpool) and I chose to wear my linen tunic and made
> coins for most of the time.
>
> Hazel wore her full Viking clothing which was a linen underdress with a
> woolen hangeroc, and she did feel very warm in it.
>
> > Also, does a lady wear a white chemise, along w/ the undertunic,
> overtunic,
> > mantle, wimple, etc?  OR, is the coloured linen undertunic taking the
> place
> > of a chemise?  I will be ordering linen in another week or two.
>
> We tend to use natural linen for undergarments and dyed linen for
> overgarments - mostly.
> >
> > Additionally, does anyone have a copy of the book re: Dress in
Anglo-Saxon
> > Britain,
>
> It will be a very difficult book to get hold of as it has been out of
print
> for a long time now.  It can sometimes be found in second hand bookshops.
> Gale Owen-Crocker is rewriting the book but has been held up with the
> completion of it because of her job and committments.  So at the moment we
> do not know when it will be published.
>
> > A warp-weighted loom question:  What sort of standard lumber sizes have
> you
> > used in the construction of your loom?
>
> I have three warp weighted looms of various sizes.  The wood for each is
in
> different sizes.  But for my main full sized loom I use 3" x 3" x 6' for
the
> uprights.  Oak is best but mine is made from Ash.  The horizontal beams
are
> 4'6" long and 2"x2" for the upper beam and 3"x2" for the lower beam.  The
> cloth beam was made from 3"x3" which was then rounded off.
>
> > Also, how did you make your weaving  sword
>
> It is carved from oak and is about 3' long
>
> >are you using a weighted fork like one uses in tapestry?
>
> No
>
> > For indoor  use, what do you use for "feet"?
>
> Nothing.  But I put a pile woven rug on the floor to stop it slipping.  I
> also have some rear supports for when I do not have a wall to rest it on.
I
> will send you some pictures of my looms to your private e-mail address for
> you to look at.
>
> > Are you using a tablet woven top border w/ the TW weft becoming the WW
> warp?
>
> Yes.  We use that method mostly, although we have tried other methods.
>
> I hope that this helps a bit.
>
> Ian
>
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