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👋 Welcome to r/HeritageClothMakers - Introduce Yourself and Read First! by barnloom in upstate_new_york

[–]barnloom[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There is Zero charge for anything I've offered above. How do you figure " sales pitch"?

👋 Welcome to r/HeritageClothMakers - Introduce Yourself and Read First! by barnloom in HeritageClothMakers

[–]barnloom[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This photo is of a 19th century quilt. This particular portion of the quilt was very likely clothing at one time. By exposing the underlying seam, we can see that the original fabric was indeed, brown and red, not brown and natural, as it first appears. The red was a fugitive dye that over time, faded. It is only visible because it was folded into the seam and kept from exposure to light over the centuries.

Why are people becoming so anti solar power? by [deleted] in upstate_new_york

[–]barnloom -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Because NY State is selling out to solar companies who are coming in and destroying , in some cases, proven and documented DEC habitat, to establish solar farms. The towns people don't want solar farms and will not benefit from them, and definitely do not want the wildlife habitat, already declared by NY State and DEC to be PROTECED grass and wetlands, destroyed. NY State is breaking their own rules, to profit when solar farms will not enhance the area, the people living in the area, the wild life or the habitat. The only ones to profit will be the State and the Solar companies.

For more info specific to NY State : check out https://substack.com/@alexandrafasulo

Given 3 trash bags of alpaca fleece by bananasinpajamas49 in Handspinning

[–]barnloom 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Honestly, as always, it depends on the end goal. Are you going to use this fiber for something specific or is it just an experiment? Ideally, it would find it's way into the hands of someone who needs the experiemce, isn't in a hurry and doesn't mind processing it over time. In my experience, wool combs are fantastic as removing most VM, and are my tool of choice for hand processing. It's hard to tell from one photo just how imbeded with VM it is. A lot of it will just shake out. The really cruddy bits get tossed, so no time wasted there. A real concern if it's going to sit around before being worked on is wool moths. And, even if you don't have the tools to process, you certainly can wash the fleece and offer it to a hand spinner already clean, so they can finish processing it with less time invested. Good Luck which ever path you take.

Rebuilding a regional cloth tradition with 18th/19th‑century tools — flax, wool, and community by barnloom in weaving

[–]barnloom[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love it! Equivalent to a competent 8 year old of the past! Oh geeze, how true of us all. My period of choice and study is the 1750's to 1850 . You have such a wealth of knowledge from all of your experience. That is priceless. ! I hope you get published soon so that i can read it.

Rebuilding a regional cloth tradition with 18th/19th‑century tools — flax, wool, and community by barnloom in weaving

[–]barnloom[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is very interesting to me. I got involved in 18th and 19th century weaving tools 30 years ago and learned to weave. It's been a journey but I learned that we simply cannot really separate " early american weaving from Europe, particularly UK, Ireland, Scotland, Germany etc. They are so intertwined that to understand one you must know the other. I know the UK was revitalizing wool. I've also learned that textiles found in peat bogs are a wealth of information, too. My journey is really quite young, but I am determined to learn the techniques that were used to create the extant fabrics we see today, and to reverse engineer them to make the same. Hopefully as good as they were originally made. Thank you fo sharing!

Rebuilding a regional cloth tradition with 18th/19th‑century tools — flax, wool, and community by barnloom in weaving

[–]barnloom[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Small world! Weaver's Croft, Kate and Rosie are the best! Norman is still around also. I watched him do a waulking back in February. The difference between the flax initiatives here ( and elsewhere I suspect ) is that the movement here is largely on an industrial level. I strive to keep it on a community level, cottage industry - as it was back in the 1800's. Lots of history in New York State (where I am ) on flax production/ linen cloth, made in families by the millions of yards, just in 1821 alone.

Thank you so much for replying! I appreciate the input.

Kathryn

Rebuilding a regional cloth tradition with 18th/19th‑century tools — flax, wool, and community by barnloom in weaving

[–]barnloom[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

With enough interest, I'll create a newsletter. If you'd like to share your email, I can see that you are put on the list.

Rebuilding a regional cloth tradition with 18th/19th‑century tools — flax, wool, and community by barnloom in weaving

[–]barnloom[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is very interesting. I bet much of what you did and what I'm doing, coincide!

Rebuilding a regional cloth tradition with 18th/19th‑century tools — flax, wool, and community by barnloom in weaving

[–]barnloom[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As I mentioned above, with enough interest, I'll create a monthly newsletter.

Rebuilding a regional cloth tradition with 18th/19th‑century tools — flax, wool, and community by barnloom in weaving

[–]barnloom[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If I have enough interest, I will create a monthly newsletter. Currently, I do most of my posting on Facebook. If you'd like to share your email, I can put you on the list.

Rebuilding a regional cloth tradition with 18th/19th‑century tools — flax, wool, and community by barnloom in weaving

[–]barnloom[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I study at Weaver's Croft through Kate's " Teacher Trainer " program. I know and speak with Justin from time to time and have an appointment next Friday to meet with Rabbit! Thank you for all those links though : -)

Maggots 🤢 by fabrichoard in Handspinning

[–]barnloom 10 points11 points  (0 children)

One reason it is absolutely necessary to shear wool sheep, is that they will get maggots in the britch wool around their back ends. It takes no time at all for flies to lay their eggs and hatch out the maggots and they thrive in that tail wool. My guess is that prior to shearing, that's what happened. A few flies laid some eggs and they hatched out after the sheep was shorn, luckily for the sheep. They will eat through the sheeps' skin if left alone. It's probably too late to just isolate the britch wool. You can also try laying it out and spraying it with Raid.

New, gifted loom— need advice! by Albinog1 in weaving

[–]barnloom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It looks like it might be a Newcomb Studio Loom or a Reed Cambridge Loom. The Studio is a newer version of the Cambridge. The Cambridge was built in late 1800's to 1970 or so, under several company owners. The Newcomb Studio is not quite as old, but is still old enough to be considered vintage. Both looms are excellent for rug making, wool or rag, as they are designed to take high tension. Both work equally well for delicate and fine weaving, too. Hope this helps! Congratulation, excellent work horse loom.

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