heddle (druga)

Heddle is a traditional textile tool used in the processing of flax and hemp for winding or organizing yarn and threads before further processing. In various regions of Slovakia, the term druga was also used to describe a simple wooden device designed for unwinding, rewinding, or preparing the warp prior to weaving. It formed part of the essential equipment of household weavers and spinners who processed natural fibers for textile production. Its construction varied according to regional traditions and specific applications, but it typically consisted of a wooden frame with rotating elements that allowed yarn to be wound and handled efficiently. The druga played an important role in the pre-industrial textile economy, where yarn had to be prepared for weaving, plying, or winding into skeins. Today, it survives primarily in ethnographic collections and in the reconstruction of traditional textile technologies. Note: If by druga you mean the weaving component that carries the heddle eye (rather than the winding device described above), then heddle is not the correct translation. In that case, the appropriate English term depends on the specific regional meaning of druga. The description you provided, however, corresponds more closely to a yarn winding frame, reeling frame, or skein winder than to a heddle.