The cloth is damask. It was woven by my mother a couple of years ago, on her Glimakra-loom.
It has a draw-equipment on that can handle 10 patternshafts. The warp is linnen 35/2 and the weft linnen 16/2.
The long shuttle alongside is my damaskshuttle that I use. I don't remember what kind of wood it is made out of. I bought it on Gotland. He has made two of the others in the basket. I think my favourite is the one to the left. That was the first I bought. I remember I payed aarround $ 35 and at that point in 1984, it
was expensive. I bought it when I went to my weaving education. Many of the other girls were very young and they all thought I was crazy to pay that sum for a shuttle. Anyway it doesn't work to weave with so well. I think it is a little to light. There is the one with reindeer horn on in there to, the one with the white top. It also has some metal inlay, tin I think. There are two very white and they are so soft. There is one looking like a tail of a beaver to the right and very flat. It is very different. To hold the metal rod in its place, it has a piece of a feather. I guess people used what they had. So in stead of a plug of some kind, a feathers center with some of the hair left on is doing the job.
The Birch root basket was made by my grandfather.
His ancestors were Swedish emigrants to a small Island outside of Estonia. On this Island my mom was born. They went back to Sweden during the war. Strange nobody knows how long all the Swedes have lived on that Island. It has been for centuries anyway. The whole Island had
remained Swedish spoken and had kept the Swedish traditions. On this Island it was only farmers and I do believe they made what they needed there. My mom has a pair of shoes that grandpa made for her.
See you!
I am now preparing for my Glimakra tour..... October, 1996
Warm Weaving Wishes ... www ... Anne
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Anne Martensson
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The Weavers Little Helpers
by Erkers Marie Persson
Copyright © 1996-2005 Ruthe Stowe
The cloth is damask. It was woven by my mother a couple of years ago, on her Glimakra-loom.
It has a draw-equipment on that can handle 10 patternshafts. The warp is linnen 35/2 and the weft linnen 16/2.