Setting up the warp. the threads of each spool pass though suspended loops, then through holes in a warping paddle. the large warping board stands upright. The warp being drawn up and down as one works from left to right pegs. The end is slipped onto the warp beam and the whole spread evenly before being rolled onto the beam.
The weaving begins by pushing down the harness to separate the two sets of warp threads, leaving space to shoot the shuttle alternately back and forth.
The wooden loom is found beneath houses throughout north-eastern thailand, where silk-making is still a cottage industry. While there are some large factories near bangkok which make lower-end silk cloth, the finer silk is almost exclusively made by women working family-owned looms in their homes.
Weaving
The lengthwise threads of a woven material are called the ‘warp’. a lightweight silk fabric can have over 2,000 warp yarns. the weaver sends the wooden shuftle flying from side to side by pulling on a cord while simoultanously ‘beating up’ the weft yarn. the basic weaving technique uses the same or different colors in the warp and weft. some villages are experimenting with new designs and color combinations, yet still using their traditional techniques and basic patterns.
The weaver opens the warp by stepping on pedals. the hands and feet must work in perfect unison to enable the warp and weft yarns to interlace correctly.
The wooden loom
A village craftsman does the final braiding.
Silk scarves waiting for braiding.
Detail of unfinished silk scarf.
Finishing the silk scarves requires a lot of patience from the craftsmen.
Finishing the silk scarves - after beginning the braid, the craftsman rolls it on the leg.
Braids
Completed silk scarves.
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