Weaving presentation

Here are the pictures and videos for a presentation I am doing on weaving: history, materials, and a how-to.  At the end we'll make a scarf on my rigid heddle loom!

 Greek women weaving on a warp-weighted vertical loom:

Egyptian vertical loom

The Bayeau tapestry, all hand-woven

Tapestry loom

Heddles

Parts of a modern floor loom

Warp weighted loom

Backstrap loom

Tablet weaving


Jack, counterbalance, and countermarche looms


 Jacquard loom

History of spinning

This week I have a fun event coming up: demonstrating spinning for a friend's elementary school class! So I've gathered some pictures and videos of spinning to show them. Enjoy!