Weaving tool used to beat the weft into the warp. It consisted of two horizontal rods between which reed, wooden, and later metal teeth were fixed...

Winter supplementary occupation focused on the production and sale of reeds used in weaving. It was often connected with comb-making and the...

Ring spinning is a spindle-based method of spinning fibres, such as cotton, flax or wool, to make a yarn. The ring frame developed from the throstle...

Twisting fibers by hand is considered one of the oldest and simplest methods of producing thread without the use of tools. The technique was...

A shuttle loom is a traditional weaving machine that uses a shuttle to carry the weft threads (crosswise) over the warp threads (longitudinal) in...

Processing of flax and hemp, in which the woody part of the stem rots under the action of bacteria and is separated from the fibers. Natural...

Tool for twisting fibers into thread. It consisted of a drum and usually a removable or fixed weight with the drum, thanks to which it was possible...

Manual spinning is a traditional textile technology in which loose fibers are drawn out, aligned, and twisted into a continuous thread. The process...

A spinning machine is a mechanical textile device designed for the production of yarn from loose fibers. Its primary function is to draw, align,...

A yarn swift is a traditional textile tool used for holding skeins of yarn during winding, reeling or preparation for weaving and knitting....

The process by which water vapor condenses on the surface of objects (e.g., a window) when their temperature drops below the dew point. It depends...

Method of making textiles, based on the rectangular crossing of two sets of threads – warp and weft. Mechanically separated groups of warp threads...

Using a wooden hook, people twisted together the hair from cow tails to make press cloths. These were fabrics made from cow hair that were...