Thistle Hill Weavers
An Old Style Weaving Mill Producing Historic Fabrics

 

creel
This  is the creel where yarn is arranged  to measure out the lengthwise threads in a piece of cloth

warper
This is a view of the warper.  It is filled with the lengthwise thread which has been arranged and measured out.  Now the threads are ready to be beamed onto a single warp beam and taken to a loom and woven.

closeup
Closeup

warp beam
This is a great image of the warp beam on the loom and ready to be woven. It is the back of the loom but you can see the threads wound around the beam and running up over the "whip roll" and thru the drop wires and harness.

loom front
This is another good front of the loom with cloth being wound up on the "cut" roll at the bottom.  It also shows the loom in action with the harnesses working

worsted
This picture shows the fine worsted threads being used for warp

quiller
This is a good view of the "quiller" the machine which winds the bobbins which go into the shuttles and carry the yarn called the filling back and forth across the warp to form cloth.


Warping Carpet

 

 

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