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Backstrap Loom Set: End Bars, Shed Rod, Heddle Rod and Sword
A backstrap loom is a few sticks: two end bars hold the warp, one tied to a post and one to a strap round the weaver's back. A shed rod woven through the warp opens one shed; a heddle rod tied to the other warp threads by string loops opens the second; a flat sword beats the weft in. Make the sticks and the strap.
The picture: a backstrap loom from Nahualá, Guatemala, with its end bars, rods and woven strap.
Oqalayo
A day
Imiyalelo
1
1
End bars
End bars
Saw two straight shafts a little longer than the cloth is wide, smooth them and drill a hole near each end for cords.
Izinto zokwakha zalesi sinyathelo:
Uthi lokhuni oluqondile2 izicucuAmathuluzi adingekayo:
Isaha elinomgogodla
Ipuleni elinezibambo ezimbili
Ibhola lesandla
Irula2
2
Shed rod and heddle rod
Shed rod and heddle rod
Shave a thick round rod for the shed rod and a thinner one for the heddle rod, both longer than the warp is wide. Sand them glass-smooth so the warp slides.
Izinto zokwakha zalesi sinyathelo:
Uthi lokhuni oluqondile2 izicucuAmathuluzi adingekayo:
Isaha elinomgogodlaIpuleni elinezibambo ezimbili
Iphepha Lokugaya3
3
Sword
Sword
Shape a flat hardwood strip into a sword batten: one edge thin, both ends rounded, smooth all over.
Izinto zokwakha zalesi sinyathelo:
Umucu wokhuni oluqinile1 ucezuAmathuluzi adingekayo:
Ummese We-SloydIpuleni elinezibambo ezimbiliIphepha Lokugaya4
4
Strap and heddle string
Strap and heddle string
Cut the leather strap to fit round the back with a loop of cord at each end for the lower end bar. Wind off a ball of cotton heddle string (step 5).
Izinto zokwakha zalesi sinyathelo:
Ithanga Lesikhumba1 ucezu
Intambo Yekotini40 mAmathuluzi adingekayo:
Ummese We-Sloyd
Isikelo5
5
Heddle string
Heddle string
Ilayisha incwadi ye-Jupyter…
Izinto
4- 2 izicucuIsibambeli
- 1 ucezuIsibambeli
- 1 ucezuIsibambeli
- 40 mIsibambeli
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