Loom originated from crude wooden frame and gradually transformed into the modern sophisticated electronic weaving machine. Nowadays weaving has become a mechanized process, though hand weaving is still in practice.
Preparing thin bundles of plant material and stretching them out while twisting them together produced a fine string or thread. The ability to produce string and thread was the starting place for the development of weaving, spinning, and sewing. Threads and strings of different sizes were knotted and laced together to make many useful things. Finger weaving, lacing and knotting together of threads by hand, is still used today by many weavers.
During the Neolithic Era mankind developed great skill in weaving cloth. Every household produced cloth for their own needs. Of similar workmanship, very fine linen, are the fabrics discovered in Peru, also among the oldest archaeological remains.
The importance of the textile tradition in ancient Egypt is also confirmed by the discovery of the representation of a loom on a terracotta plate, dating back to B.
Archaeological evidence points to a general diffusion of weaving and spinning that suggests a knowledge of natural and vegetable fibers; the Egyptians were distinguished by their ability to spin and then weave linen, Indians and Peruvians created the first cotton fabrics, Mesopotamia produced wool fabrics, the Chinese were the first to produce silk since the first centuries of the third millennium BC.
The rich production of artefacts is echoed by the symbolic importance of weaving; hence the birth of myths and gods protecting weaving and, more generally, of a creative force that governs the world. In Egypt Neith was worshiped, weaver goddess and symbol of the eternal feminine and nature; Athena, Greek goddess protector of feminine works who punished Arachne for having challenged her in the art of weaving; the Germans turned to Freya, Frigg and Hulda.
It is impossible not to mention Penelope who, as Homer writes in the Odyssey, weaved during the day and then unraveled her work at night waiting for the return of her beloved Ulysses. Around the 16th century B. The loom with the warp held in tension by stone and terracotta weights dates back to the 12th century BC.
In this vertical loom, used in Greece, the fabric was formed in the upper part and, with the help of rods, useful for lifting and lowering different warp threads, it greatly increased the possibilities of creating different decorative motifs. Wallace Sewell embraces traditional techniques, with all the initial design work produced by hand in its UK studios. Award-winning designer Angie Parker is one of a new wave of weavers. She produces hand-woven rugs with traditional Scandinavian techniques, influenced by English graffiti and years of living in India.
Described as floor art, her creations feature daring and gaudy eye-popping colours. She hand-weaves every piece herself from reclaimed yarn to produce one-off commissions and exhibition samples. Enthusiasts can attend a plethora of hand-weaving workshops at studios around the world; watch "how to" videos on YouTube to teach themselves to work with traditional fibres or new materials; follow rigid rules and patterns; or let intuition guide them.
Weaving is seen as providing a tactile creative outlet for more and more artists and designers, seeking to create fashion, product designs or art using fabric. As the process is entirely done by hand, there is no associated energy use and no carbon footprint, so this is an e arth-friendly way of exploring your creative spirit.
Weaving into a new age: how the world's oldest surviving craft gets a fresh spin A wave of contemporary designers are breathing new life into hand-weaving techniques. Sass brown. Read More. Humans know about weaving since Paleolithic era. Flax weavings are found in Fayum, Egypt, dating from around BC.
First popular fiber in ancient Egypt was flax, which was replaced by wool around BC. By the beginning of counting the time weaving was known in all the great civilizations. Early looms need one or two persons to work on them. Bible refers to loom and weaving in many places.
At that time also appeared pit-treadle loom with pedals for operating heddles. Faithful were required by Islam to be covered from neck to ankle which increased the demand for cloth.
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