Warping the chain

Warping the chain

Handloom industry

Weaving -- Appalachian Region, Southern

Calves

Log cabins

Textile fibers

Textile machinery

Women

The woman in the photograph is "warping the chain," a weaving term for measuring out the threads to be used as the warp on the loom. The first layer of threads, strung lengthwise onto the loom, is called the warp. A second length of thread, the weft, was wound around a hand-held shuttle. The over-under action created by running the weft through the warp creates an interlocking weave that makes for a strong textile. In this photograph, the weaver works from a series of threaded bobbins on the ground in front her. The photographer's name is unknown, as is the date of the photograph.

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Southern Appalachian Archives

Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723

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photographs

StillImage

12629

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Reproduced with permission of Southern Appalachian Archives, Berea College

Appalachian Region, Southern

4.25" x 6"(dimension)

Craft Revival