loom construction

Breste 1

90 (GK) a vɤv stanɤ̀ kakvì čàsti ìmaše

And what parts did the loom have?

91 (a) pa po stanɤ̀ te si sedɤ̀t ama [unclear] razmartikòsaa

Well, they sit on the loom but [unclear] got taken to pieces

92 (a) na sredɤ̀ta ìma prèčki i odgòre dvè prèčki

There’s sticks in the middle, and two sticks on top

99 (a) i krosnò nabr̀delki

[With] a beam, the batten…

102 (GK) oddòlu

And down below?

103 (a) pòdnože če stɤ̀pame podlàgaj to si ìma i pòdnože

Foot-pedals that we step on, put it down! There are foot-pedals

Dolno Ujno

117 (a) ìmaše si razbòj kòku ot tùka do toà momčè te tekà

There was a loom. As big as from here to that boy, like that.

118 (a) i u nègo krosnò ennòto navìeno je prèžda

And it had beam[s], one of them with the yarn wound on it.

119 (a) i se nìštel'ki ìma bɤ̀rdo nabɤ̀rdila i otprèt pàk krosnò

There’s the heddle, the batten, the comb-frame, and another beam in front,

Kruševo 3

9 (RA) nə stan kàk golèm li e kažì kàk e stanɤ̀ kakvì sə čàsti

On a loom. How – is it big? Tell me what the loom is like? What are its parts?

10 (a) əmį gul’èm e

Well [yes], it’s big.

12 (a) nìti

[There’s] the heddle,

14 (a) nəbərdilà

the battens,

16 (a) i pudnuškovì i təč’èš’

and the foot pedals. And you weave!

Repljana 3

11 (a) pa àjde na razbòj pòsle uvedèmo u bṛ̀do

and then onto the loom. Then we thread it into the "bŭrdo" (reed comb).

12 (a) dṛ̀veno bṛ̀do bèše bṛ̀da dṛ̀veni

A wooden reed comb. The reed combs were wooden.

Srebŭrna 2

110 (RA) əmì rəskəžì mi kàk e səs səs stənɤ̀

Well, tell me what it’s like with the loom –

113 (RA) kəkvì sə ràzni razlìčni

what all the various – different …

115 (RA) čàsti kàk sə prài

… parts [of it] are, [or] how it all works.

116 (c) tò sə prài səz dv’è dərv’ètə da kàžem

It works with these two [pieces of] wood, let’s call them.

118 (c) tɤ̀j kɤ̀ktu i stənɤ̀ sigà ìmə təkòs kɤ̀k mu kàzvəə tè

Like a loom is now, there’s this – how did they call it?

119 (c) zèw də zəbràəm i às vèk’e kròsnu mu kàzvəme

I’ve started to forget [these things – ah, yes,] we call it a beam.

123 (c) ə vɤ̀n tuj dètu šə gu təč’èm tùj kròsnu kupùvəm’ì kòi pr’èžbata

… at the outer edge that we weave [onto]. [For] this beam, one of us buys the yarn.

124 (c) i ìməmi č’i̥krɤ̀ci t’ès č’i̥krɤ̀ci gi ə nəvìv’əme nə məsùri

And we have [these] spinning wheels, we wind [the yarn] onto spools.

126 (c) s’ètne pək zəkàčəmi inì klèčki də kàim tàm inɤ̀ klèčkə

And then we suspend some sticks, let’s say [there’s] one stick here,

140 (c) tùkə ìmə inò krɤ̀stu̥ inò kurì ə təkòs a s’à

Here there’s a cross – a trou– , this thing – [wait] now

141 (c) dukɤ̀t gu kàžə pàk tùkə nə krɤ̀stu t’i dètu i kròsnutu

until I can say it – There are these cross-like handles on the beam,

143 (c) ud n’ègu gu uprəwl’àəš nə tɤ̀s strənɤ̀ ìmə inì klèčki

and that’s how you make it go, and over on the side there are some sticks.

144 (c) tès klèčki upənɤ̀vət kət gu prətəč’èš tùj n’èštu pòčvəš drùgu

These sticks keep up the tension. When you finish weaving one thing you start another.

145 (c) i či ìmə i čumbàr’ mu kàzvəmi čumbàr’ i tɤ̀j gu slàgəš

And there’s a “chumbar” (temple), as we call it. You put it there

146 (c) upənùvəš tuj nèštu aku nè e upɤ̀nətu tò šə sə izbir’è

and stretch this thing [you’re weaving]. If it’s not kept stretched out it will shrink.

Stalevo 1

91 (GK) kakvì čàsti ìma pu stənɤ̀ kakvò e tùj àz səm vìždal

What are the parts of the loom? What’s it like? I’ve seen

92 (GK) ama drùgi takìva pràvi stànovi vàšte ne sɤ̀

other such, but [they were] upright looms. Yours aren’t.

93 (a) nàšte stàn si nəpràen spec’iɛ̀len dòlu mànə gòre mànə

Ours – the loom is specially made, a frame piece below and one above.

94 (a) i ìmə i tùkə dòlu vgəlbànu nəvr’ànu i s’è

And down below there’s a hole carved out and [a piece] pushed into it, and now -

96 (a) ne sʌ̀ rəzvàl’ə ɤm kɤd gu zglubìš

[so] it won’t fall apart when you put it together.

98 (a) zglub’àvə s kət sə zglubì

It gets all put in place. And when it’s all in place –

99 (GK) i kakvò drùgo ìmə po stanɤ̀ znàči ima dvè màni pòsle

So what else is there on the loom? There’s two frame pieces, and then –

100 (a) a s’è̝tne ìmə krusnà zànnu kròsnu d’èt zə gu snuv’èš’

Well, after that there’s the beams. The rear beam [is] where you’ll warp

139 (GK) meždu krosnòt meždu dvète krosnà ìma li nèšto drùgo

Is there something else between the beam – between the two beams?

140 (a) ìmə nɨ̀t’i̥

There’s a heddle.

142 (a) nɨ̀ti̥ ìmə i nɨ̀tit’ȅ gr’èben’ i v gr’èben’ə s

There’s a heddle, and [in] the heddle a reed comb, and in the reed comb

143 (c) bərdɨ̀lu

[And] the batten.

153 (IV) ìmaše ednì metàlni è takà dèt raspɤ̀vəhə krosnòtu

There were some metal [things] there that kept the beam tight.

154 (IV) kɤ̀k sə kàzvəhə

What were these called?

155 (GK) də sə ne zbìra platɤ̀

So the fabric would stay taut.

156 (IV) da ne sɤ̀ zbìrə platɤ̀ ednì metàlni təkà səs zɤ̀bci sə slàgəhə

So the fabric would stay taut, they used to put these metal things with cogs.

157 (a) zʌ̀pci

Cogs.

158 (IV) zɤ̀pci l sə kàzvəhə

Cogs, is [that what] they were called?

159 (a) ənvà sə kàzvə zʌ̀pci də sə ne ràs

Those were called cogs, so it won’t –-

160 (a) gr’èben’ə zə sə strušì̥ təkà ku ustàiš b’èz zʌ̀pci

The reed comb will break if you leave it without the cogs.

Šumnatica 3

238 (GK) a na stàn rabòtila li si

And have you worked on the loom?

241 (GK) tàm kàk se takòva kàk se rabòteše

So that – how did that work?

242 (b) stàn imə stàn ìmə səkɤ̀n stàn tùrenu gr’èben ìmə

The loom has – The loom has – it’s set up – there’s a reed comb, and

243 (b) n’ìti ìmə àbe mnògu ràbuti bè mnògu mnògu

there’s a heddle. Oh, there’s lots of things. Lots, lots.

Sveta Petka 1

99 (MM) ə həhəhə e dobrè

Uh huh. O.K. Now …

101 (MM) tàm po razbòja kakvì čàsti ìma

… on the loom there, what kinds of parts does it have?

102 (a) ami dɤ̀rveni e takìva e

Well, wooden ones. That’s what kind.

103 (c) nìš’elki

Heddle.

105 (MM) kakvì imenà ìmat

What are their names?

106 (c) ednò krosnò ednò otprèt ednò odzàt

[There’s] a beam. One in the front, and one in the back.

107 (a) ednò krosnò ednò uttùk tə uttùk

A beam – one over here, and one over here.

108 (c) i nə stredàtə d’ètu go vd’èneš nìš’elki

In the middle where you thread the heddle.

109 (a) nə stredàtə təkà e vdèvaš

In the middle – that’s how you thread it.

110 (MM) nìšelki

The heddle.

114 (MM) a tovà a tovà

And this, and this?

115 (c) təkà dèto fàtəš nəbɤ̀rdilà se kàzuvə

Here where you grab it, it’s called battens.

116 (MM) takà a vɤ̀tre

Right, and inside?

117 (c) tovà onovà zberè se i

This, that, you assemble it, and –

118 (MM) a vɤ̀tre nabɤ̀rdilata kakvò ìma

And inside the battens, what’s in there?

119 (c) drəvò

[A piece of] wood.

124 (c) nabɤ̀rdilàta e tavà

That’s the battens.

125 (b) vìe kàe tòj te pìta za vɤ̀tre kàk e s nìš’elkite

You’re saying [something else]; he’s asking you what’s inside, about the heddle.

131 (c) gr’èben nəbərdilàtə i nəkàč’iš’ sìčku

The comb, the heddle, and you hook everything up.

132 (MM) a kòj vi prài razbòjo

And who makes the loom for you?

134 (c) tùka s’àkoi še si naprài

Here everyone makes their own.

135 (a) tùkə s’àkuj š’e tì go naprài

Here everyone will make it for you …

141 (c) kupùvəmè gi kupùvəme i nìh kòjtu màjstur nəpràje

We buy them, we also buy them. Whoever is a craftsman makes [them] …

143 (c) i si kùpime ud n’egu razbòj

… and we buy the loom from him

Tihomir 1

153 (GK) əmhəm a zàdnoto bɤ̀rdo tàm kàk go takòvaš

Uh huh. And the back beam there, what do you do with it?

154 (a) nabərdilà g zav'ème

We call it battens.

155 (GK) zàdnoto

The back one.

156 (a) ažùto si fàtame

[It’s] what we hold on to.

160 (GK) zàdnoto krosnò kɤ̀k kɤ̀k go dɤržìš da ne sɤ̀

How do you hold the back beam so that it doesn’t –

161 (a) č'e tò ìmɤ af stanàte ìma zapinàčka i sèj karlɯ̀kᵚi

Well, in the loom there’s a plug, and this hook,

162 (a) sèj klàvame krasnòto

and we place the beam like this ...

164 (a) krasnòto zap'ɔ̀nata sedì as zapinàčka

... and the beam stays fixed, with the plug [in it]

165 (GK) səs tavà dɤ̀lgoto navɤ̀tre

With this long thing inside.

166 (a) i addòlu klàd'ena i tò pàk av af sakvᵊìne

It’s inserted from below, inside these sorts of things –

168 (a) klàdenka nɤ vɤrvelìk' klad'ème mu č'òpa krasnòta ìma dùpkᵚi

the thing on a tie. We put a peg on it, the beam has these holes –

170 (a) dùpkᵚɨ ìma krasnòto klad'èš mu č'òpa ne mrᵚìdnava

The beam has holes, and you put a peg in it [so] it won’t move about.

171 (GK) i sɤs tòo čòp otstranì li dɤržìš

And it’s with this peg that you hold it from the side?

172 (a) d darž'ɤ̀

[Yes,] I hold [it that way].

173 (GK) a na prèdnoto kròsno pàk li ìma nèkade

And is there one somewhere on the front beam?

174 (a) i tò ìma

It’s got one too.

176 (a) pàk màlko i tò zapenàčka

Another plug, this one a little one.

178 (a) a tò pò dl'ɔ̀go gòre pò krɔ̀pa zapenàčka as kandàpe go zav'ɔ̀

That one’s longer; the plug sticking up is shorter. [We use] what’s called “cords”

179 (a) zat'ɔ̀gneme sedì krosnòto sedì tač'ème pa mnòga tač'ème

to fasten it tight, the beam sits [in place]. There it is, we weave. We weave a lot!

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