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Inserting weft in counter-shed
Photo from Dimen Village of the process of weaving on the backstrap loom. The weaver's sword is stood upright in the tabby counter-shed as the weft thread is pulled through ...
Dimen (地扪村), Liping, Qiandongnan, Guizhou, China
2010-07-19
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Spacing warp ends on shed rod
Photo from Dimen Village of Wu Mnci fixing and spacing out the warp ends wrapped around the shed rod while weaving on a backstrap loom.
...Dimen (地扪村), Liping, Qiandongnan, Guizhou, China
2010-07-19
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Beating the fell
Photo from Dimen Village of Wu Mnci beating the fell, or the edge of fabric just woven, with the weaver's sword after the weft is pulled through the natural tabby ...
Dimen (地扪村), Liping, Qiandongnan, Guizhou, China
2010-07-19
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Picking warp ends with weaver's sword
Photo from Dimen Village of Wu Mnci picking specific warp ends with the weaver's sword to form a pattern she is making on a backstrap loom.
...Dimen (地扪村), Liping, Qiandongnan, Guizhou, China
2010-07-19
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Weaving a pattern
Photo from Dimen Village of a detail pattern forming when Wu Mnci weaves a flower belt on a backstrap loom.
Dimen (地扪村), Liping, Qiandongnan, Guizhou, China
2010-07-19
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Beating the fell
Photo from Dimen Village of Wu Mnci beating the fell, or the edge of fabric just woven, with the weaver's sword after the weft is pulled through the natural tabby ...
Dimen (地扪村), Liping, Qiandongnan, Guizhou, China
2010-07-19
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Weaving
Photo from Dimen Village of a pattern forming on a backstrap loom.
Dimen (地扪村), Liping, Qiandongnan, Guizhou, China
2010-07-19
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Attaching the backstrap loom
Photo from Dimen Village of Wu Mnci helping to attach one end of the backstrap loom to Anastasya Uskov who pulls the cloth beam through the hoops on her jeans.
...Dimen (地扪村), Liping, Qiandongnan, Guizhou, China
2010-07-19
