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