[Regia-NA] Cloth width (was Re: featherstitching)

[Hrolf Douglasson]

what foundation garments?
we are talking 10th century here:)
on an upright loom..with no known shuttle.
I can pick weave wider, but practical experience has taught me for a good
speed etc that 30inches is about right....remember I am not talking about
accuracy here just rough guides and 30 inches as apposed to 45 or 60:)
For Carolyn..I asked hrolf to look up the bits. I distictly remember talking
to one of the archeologists at york and they said that they had found bits
of the uprights still in situ..about 36 inches apart with weightas
unsderneath., now if I could only find the refrence. I was told it was in
one of the reports.
More modern looms are designed for wider bits. I can make the clothes easily
for the 30in stuff and it saves a lot of cutting.
Form the size of the bits found sitting was not an option.
vara
----- Original Message -----
From: "J Hill" <welshladygwen@citlink.net>
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Sent: Monday, June 23, 2003 6:21 AM
Subject: Re: [Regia-NA] Cloth width (was Re: featherstitching)


> I'm a bit surprised by the idea that 30" is as wide as is comfortable.  On
> my Loomcraft jack loom [which I no longer have], I generally wove at least
> 40" wide, as I do on the Glimakra Standard.  In fact, the Glimakra is so
> comfortable, that I regret not getting it wider.
> A tip from Joanne Hall, dealer for the Glimakra, made a BIG difference in
my
> weaving comfort.  She told me to sit as close as I could possibly get to
the
> breast beam & to adjust my bench, IIRC, to get a good 90* angle w/ arms to
> breast beam. [The latter I may be off.]
> All the upper back strain seems to have gone away.
> Additionally, I've found that good foundation garments, esp supporting the
> lower back, increase my comfort at the loom.
> Jennifer
>
>
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