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Loom naa

Hatty mi Hattersley loom. Ni akọkọ ti a mu wa si erekusu bi iyasọtọ tuntun ti o ni idalẹnu alapin ni (nipa) 1940 o ti ṣiṣẹ nipasẹ iran mẹta fun o fẹrẹ to ọdun 80. Ti a ṣe lati irin simẹnti ati igi o ti di iṣẹ ọna ni ẹtọ tirẹ. Awọn divots lori awọn apá bi o ti nibẹ sinu ipo, awọn yiya lori igi lati ọdun ti weavers ọwọ, awọn faded kun ati epo idogo. Gbogbo iranlọwọ ṣe ọkọọkan Hattersley loom oto ati fun wọn ni ihuwasi tiwọn 

The Weaver

Orukọ mi ni Miriam Hamilton ati pe Mo kọ ẹkọ lati hun ni Igba Irẹdanu Ewe ti 2018, ti ẹni ti o ni iṣaaju ti Hatty kọwa, okunrin crofter kan ti o jẹ ẹni 90. O gba lati ta Hatty fun mi ati lati kọ mi lati hun, nitorina ni mo lo ọpọlọpọ awọn wakati ninu iṣẹ rẹ. kekere, didi tutu ibi ti o ti hun fun 50 ọdun. O ti jogun loom lati ọdọ baba rẹ, ti o ti ra a orignally lati Hattersley factory ni Keighley, Yorkshire.

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Ile Itaja naa

Ibile weaving ita, bi awọn ọkan Mo ti kọ lati weave ni, wà Àkọsílẹ tabi okuta ẹya pẹlu ko si gidi 'ìtùnú' bi idabobo, bojumu ina, alapapo ati be be Mo ti pinnu Mo fe a 'posh' ta ati ki The Weaving Shed ti a da. Apẹrẹ ni meji halves; ọkan lati ni deede iye yara ti yara fun Hatty, pirn winder, fireemu warping ati iduro bobbin ati ekeji bi ile itaja ile-iṣere. Awọn ‘posh’ ta ni awọn iwo iyalẹnu lori Loch, ati aaye lọpọlọpọ ati ina lati rii loom ati gbogbo awọn ilana hihun. 

Ile Itaja naa

Ibile weaving ita, bi awọn ọkan Mo ti kọ lati weave ni, wà Àkọsílẹ tabi okuta ẹya pẹlu ko si gidi 'ìtùnú' bi idabobo, bojumu ina, alapapo ati be be Mo ti pinnu Mo fe a 'posh' ta ati ki The Weaving Shed ti a da. Apẹrẹ ni meji halves; ọkan lati ni deede iye yara ti yara fun Hatty, pirn winder, fireemu warping ati iduro bobbin ati ekeji bi ile itaja ile-iṣere. Awọn ‘posh’ ta ni awọn iwo iyalẹnu lori Loch, ati aaye lọpọlọpọ ati ina lati rii loom ati gbogbo awọn ilana hihun. 

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A wee video showing some of the processes involved in creating the a tweed! To actually make a tweed from start to finish takes several weeks. We have to make the warp, beam it onto the loom, tie each new thread to the corresponding one of the old warp (696 knots!), then pull the warp through the loom. It then takes around 5 days to weave a tweed depending on the complexity and length before the woven cloth has to be sent to the mainland mill for finishing. Woven cloth needs to be washed, dried, cropped and pressed (known as finishing) before it can finally be sewn!

Two Sisters Tweeds

Handwoven on my 80 year old Hattersley loom from pure new wool, sold from the quarter meter
so you can order as much or as little as you want! 

Tweed and Yarn Offcuts

Handwoven by myself or other Islanders from pure wool. These offcut bags are perfect for patchwork, quilting and small projects such as jewellery, keyrings, purses, cufflinks etc! The yarn ends are great for embroidery, stumpwork, needle felting, small looms etc limited only by your imagination!

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