Fiber tools: loom reeds

Fiber tools: loom reeds

Looms

Weaving -- Appalachian Region, Southern

Textile machinery

A reed such as this fits into the beater on a loom and keeps the warp evenly spaced. This determines the thread count or ends per inch (EPI). It is moved toward the weaver to pack the weft thread into place. These reeds used string to establish the space between pieces of wood. The warp thread passes through each slit or dent. Weavers changed out reeds to create a variety of EPI. These reeds were collected by Ayleene Bryan and donated to the Southern Highland Craft Guild. These reeds date to the 1800s; their creator is unknown.

Unknown

Permanent Collection

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

1800/1900

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artifacts (object genre)

StillImage

16159

https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/16159

2009-06-24

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Appalachian Region, Southern

3.75" x 38-39"(dimension)

Craft Revival