China 2014
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- The Dai ladies busy with winding the bobbins.
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- The carpenter of Pingzhou village making adjustments to the looms
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- Fitting the bobbins into the warping frame.
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- Two ladies walking the length of the warp with the filled bobbins.
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- The ladies had a long way to walk to get this warp measured.
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- Even when not directly involved with a task, there were always observers.
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- The lady with the bobbin frame skilfully creates the cross between the two wooden posts.
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- The wound warp beautiful showing the two layers of the double-cloth.
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- Sleying the reed in detail.
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- Separating the threads in the cross to sley through the reed.
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- Another close-up of the reed being sleyed.
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- A lovely shot of the double-cloth cross and sleyed reed.
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- The ladies are serious weavers and like a long warp.
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- A beautifully wound warp with numerous bamboo sticks separating the layers.
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- A simple but effective use of a stick.
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- Generally used to only two shafts, the ladies are fitting an extra two to the loom.
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- Despite being fairly rudimentary, the plastic bag ties on the shafts worked perfectly well.
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- There were always plenty of ladies watching the demos.
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- Being photographed by a visitor.
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- Treading the loom.
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- With no common language my demonstrations were invaluable.
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- A lovely shot of the double-cloth on the loom.
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- What a beautiful shed this cloth has.
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- Getting to grips with double-cloth.
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- The Dai ladies wear these conical hats most of the time.
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- Numerous bobbins are required for the warping process.
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- Dressing the loom is a community activity.
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- Hand made bamboo fan-shaped reed being used to weave a wavy warped cotton.
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- The handmade bamboo wavy reed has been sleyed with a lilac and green warp.
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- Sleying the reed is a time-consuming job.
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- A good shed is so important.
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- The crinkled stripes appear in the seersucker.
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- A black warp for weaving leno.
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- Such intricate designs.
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- The Dai ladies thought this was hilarious.
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- Joseph, my travelling companion and interpreter.
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- Group photo at the end of the weaving workshop with the Dai ladies
