Lazy Sunday,what luxury! Thanks to Annica ofFabulous Threads who gave me the idea of rice water to tame an unruly warp, i was able to finish the last 30 cms in a whizz. i can play now. The photo above is an itomaki, a Japanese weaving spool that i found in a bric-abrac in Takayama in the Japanese Alps.
The redeed is from the same shop an old one made from real reeds.
i do not collect textile tools. However if i happen to find one by chance i cannot
say no. Therefore in the course of time and travels i have acquired some beautiful objects of the trade.
I picked up the band loom in an open market in Cameroon. It is used by men because weaving is done by men in some African cultures. Did i hear someone snicker and say that weaving was female pursuit?
Enjoy.
neki desu
The redeed is from the same shop an old one made from real reeds.i do not collect textile tools. However if i happen to find one by chance i cannot
say no. Therefore in the course of time and travels i have acquired some beautiful objects of the trade.
I picked up the band loom in an open market in Cameroon. It is used by men because weaving is done by men in some African cultures. Did i hear someone snicker and say that weaving was female pursuit?
Enjoy.
neki desu
You're right - these are beautiful objects, especially the itomaki. I have a marudai, made from maple, and although its only about 15 years old it is still lovely to look at {and touch) especially when it is threaded (?) up.
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