Paisley Museum. Plain handloom from 19th century

Description Paisley Museum. Plain handloom from 19th century

Date 14/7/2015

Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

Catalogue Number MV 000589

Category Digital Files (Non-image)

Scope and Content Paisley Museum, Loom Gallery. Dan Coughlan, curator of textile machinery, explains shuttle box, stretcher, the 'shed' and how this is created by pressing the treddles allowing the shuttle to pass the warp thread through the 'shed' (or space made between the raised and lowered weft ends or threads). A lot of cloth could be made in a short period of time. The bobbin or pirn of thread (the weft) is placed in the shuttle. These shuttles were made of box wood (a smooth, non snagging wood). The shuttles are placed in the automatic shuttle box which was invented in 1732 to speed up the weaving process. Prior to this the shuttle was passed through the shed by hand. Sound: sound Colour: colour Running Time: 3.20 mins

External Reference vimeo199180591

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/1498464

File Format (MP2) MPEG-2