spinning

Bangejci 2

26 (TD) pòsl'e kət ə ispred'ète tuvà kàk sə kàzvə tuvà

And after you finish the spinning what do you call this thing

27 (TD) d'èt ə vɤ̀lnətə i nə n'ègu

that has the wool on it?

28 (a) ɸùrkə ùrkə

A distaff. Distaff.

29 (TD) ə pək tuvà tùkə

And this thing here?

30 (a) vrit'ènu

A spindle.

31 (TD) ɤ əm nə vr'etèntu kvò sə slàgə uddòlu

And what do you put down underneath the spindle?

32 (a) n'è

No.

33 (TD) ne sɤ̀ li slàgəše

People didn’t put anything [down there]?

34 (a) ìmə ìmə n'àkuj ə slàgət də də ni è l'èku ə trəkəlc'è

There are – there are some who put something to make it heavier. A little disk.

35 (TD) əmhəm

Uh huh.

36 (a) əmə às ni sɤ̀m slàgələ às si gu pridɤ̀ tɤ̀j

But I’ve never put anything [there]. I spin [the wool] just

37 (a) kàktu mə i ùčilə màjkə mi [laughter]

the way my mother taught me [laughter].

Bansko

273 (a) kùpme vɤ̀na isperèm a uvlàč'ime ja a predème

we buy the wool, we wash it, we card it – and [then] spin,

276 (a) i pòsle sùč'eme na rudàne usnuvème navìeme vdɛ̀neme

Then we twist it on the spinning wheel. We warp [it], wind [it], thread [it],

278 (a) a pa rèsi presùkanu pò tànečku prèdenu ta e òdve

but [the wool] for the tassels is more thinly spun and twisted double,

Baskalci 1

211 (a) bèlәtә uddèlnu kәtu a nòsiš nә vlәčàrkә ženìte predàt

and [you put] the white separately, take it to the carder, women spin,

Breste 1

22 (a) kùpi mi onovà pò màlko pòveče sme si go prèle nàrɤka

buy me that.” But just a little. Mostly we spun things by hand,

26 (GK) a kàk se predè

And how is spinning done?

27 (a) ùrkḁ

[With] a distaff.

29 (a) na ùrkə̥tə̥

On a distaff.

30 (GK) i ùrkata t’à kvò pretstavljàva

And this distaff: what is it like?

31 (a) e edìn tovà èto tovà krivàk li e tam [unclear]

A thing like – like that shepherd’s crook over there.

32 (GK) dà tojàgata

Yes, a club.

33 (a) tojàškata i na nègo ìma takà koto ostàveno od dṛvòto si̥

A small club. And there’s this thing of wood placed on it

35 (a) kato tòmbolčeta ta da mòe sa vṛ̀zva sɤs edìn

like small protrusions so you can tie it on with a –

36 (a) ednà takòva na ednà kṛ̀pčica jàčka takà

something like a small rag, but a strong [one],

38 (a) i hùrkata i prèda cèla zìma predème tačème na làmbata tɤčème

I [take] the distaff and spin. We spin all winter, we spin by lamp-light.

43 (GK) hm i katò ot tovà dèto go slàgaš na na na xùrkata

Hm. And this thing that you put onto – onto the distaff,

44 (GK) na ùrkata kàk se vìka tovà

onto the distaff. What’s that called?

47 (a) prèda go na vretènceto̥

I spin onto the spindle.

49 (a) kɤdèl’a se kàzva

It’s called a distaff-ful

51 (a) kɤdèl’a koto izvlàčiš vl̀nata kɤdèl’ata i kotò go isprèda

what you pull the wool from, the distaff-full, when you spin it,

52 (a) i pòsle go zèmem na motovìlčeto

and after that we put it on the yarn-crutch.

Breste 3

35 (a) tà emi pràve:me si sedènki nakladèm ògɤn svetùčkata predè:me pòsle zatrìa tavà

So we had work bees. We light the fire, spin “svetuchka”, and then that stopped

36 (GK) kakvò predèxte

What did you spin?

37 (a) əm kɤdèl’kite e takà vl̀nata ùrkata i si predème za za čeràpe za

Well, the distaff-full – wool on the distaff, and we spin it for socks, for –

45 (a) na ògɤn’a te sve svèti ogɤ̀n’a i nìe na nèja predèm

By the fire – the fire gives light and we spin by that.

49 (b) e kà še predèš na mèsečina

Ah, how can you spin by moonlight?

50 (a) slàgame ò predè:me si na mèsečina èkstra nìe tè si

... we put – Oh, we would spin fine by moonlight, just fine! It’s –

51 (a) po pṛ̀stite si poznàam kà da go prèda nèko tɤ̀nko

I know by my fingers how to spin it. Some [threads] are thin –

52 (a) kojò e tɤ̀nko tɤ̀nko kojò e debèlsko debèlo

what’s thin [I make] thin, what’s thick [I make] thick

53 (a) jà si go znàm kà še go prèda mi aku si iskàraš

I know how I’ll spin it. If you manage it,

70 (a) pa sa mògo mɤ̀že pa a samìčkḁ i t’à vìka tləkɤ̀ta i predèm

There are many men, and she’s alone, so she calls the house party, and we spin.

72 (a) ta i predèm napredèm i po dvè trì vretèna i t’à

And we spin for her, spin up two or three spindles each, and she

73 (a) napràvi snòfkata pa tɤčè pà

makes up the warp and weaves.

Dolno Ujno

38 (RA) tì prèla li si

Have you done spinning?

39 (a) prèla səm

I’ve done spinning.

40 (RA) emi kažì mi kàk se prède vɤ̀lnata

So tell me how is wool spun.

63 (a) tùka če ja mùšnem i tè tekà i si predèm

I’ll shove it in here, and then I spin.

64 (RA) i kàk se kàzva tovà štò pràiš

And what do you call the thing that you make?

65 (a) žìčki

Threads.

66 (RA) žìčki

Threads.

67 (a) žìčici prèžda

Threads, yarn.

71 (a) vretèno i se vɤrtì i se napɤ̀lni vretènoto

The spindle. And it revolves, and the spindle fills up,

72 (a) i drùgo se pa pɤ̀lni pàk se predè

and then another one fills up, and you spin.

145 (a) sedènk'a na vèčer kato se səbèrat momčèta momìčeta

A work bee – in the evening the boys and girls gather together,

146 (a) i sedenk'ùvat rabòtat kojà pletè kojà predè

and they sit around and work. One knits, another one spins,

Gigen 1

9 (a) orà kopàče̝ žetvàre̝ tɤkàče̝ da predèš da šìe̝š tuvà a

I did plowing, [we worked as] diggers, harvesters, weavers – you spin, you sew - like that.

Gigen 2

4 (c) səs ràbota sme prèle̝ ìdvat mumčèata nìj kàzvame ergènite̝ ìdvat

with work! We'd spin. Then come the boys – we called them “bachelors”.

Golica 3

1 (VZh) tàm do pɛ̀t'a vìždaš li

Over there by the road, do you see ...

3 (VZh) dèto predè səs xùrka tàm i vretèno

... the one who is spinning over there with distaff and spindle?

4 (a) ou prid'è s hùrka

Ah, spinning with a distaff.

5 (VZh) tì kato mlàda predèše li

Did you spin when you were young?

6 (a) Kòj ɑ̀s li

Who, me?

7 (VZh) da

Yes.

8 (a) prid'ɑ̀h am prid'ɑ̀ i təkɛ̀ tə i

I used to spin, and weave,

10 (a) pred'à i na stanɛ̀ təkɛ̀

I’d spin, and [work] on the loom thus.

11 (a) vlɑ̀čajmi i prid'ɛ̀jmi kɑ̀k rɑ̀botɛ̀hmi kɑ̀k n'èma da predɛ̀

We used to card and spin. Ah, how we used to work! How could I not spin?

12 (a) fùrka ìmam, i pred'ɛ̀w i pred'ɛ̀ i tečɛ̀

I have a distaff; I used to spin, and I spin and weave [now too].

16 (VZh) kvò pràvite

What are you [all] doing?

17 (c) mi predèm

Well, we're spinning.

Gorna Krušica 1

37 (a) naprèdemè si nàraka sìčko nàraka bèše nàraka si predè:me

We spin by hand. Everything was [done] by hand. We did the spinning by hand,

58 (a) nàraka nàraka sè nàraka da go napràviš da go isprèdeš

By hand. You make everything by hand! You spin it,

59 (a) da go istɤ̀češ è tòlkafki jàˀ jà è tòlkafki krɤ̀pički pràve:me

you weave it – even this big. We made towels this big, you see?

Gorno Vŭršilo 2

3 (b) kladɛ̀xme gi na pàte dṛ̀va saberèm nakladèm gi sedìm predèm grɛ̀em se

in the old days? We made them outdoors. We gather wood, light the fire, sit, spin, get warm

Graševo

60 (a) ə sus stòkite ə tɤč'ème predème sìčku rəbòtehme tugàvə

with [the help of] livestock. And then we did weaving and spinning. We did everything then,

88 (a) izmìež vɤlnàtə ìdiš uvlàčiš jə upredèš jə vàpcəš jə

you wash the wool, you go and card it, you spin it, you dye it,

117 (a) sètne e prèdeš nə rudàn'

and then you spin it on the spinning wheel.

Huhla 2

86 (a) mi òt' kò də pràim še pred'ène be čèpkəne vɤ̀lnə še prid'ène

Well what would we do?! We'd spin, we'd card wool, we'd spin,

93 (a) də gu nəpredène mɤ̀ninkə əku e vritènutu màlku

if we’d spun too little, if the spindle was small –

94 (a) də vìj sə kàrə tə òt mari̥ si gu ustàjlə

If mother saw it, she’d scold you: “Why did you leave off?

95 (a) c'àlə nɤ̀š kəkò si pràilə kətə ne gù si nəpr'èlə

What have you been doing all night if you didn’t finish the spinning?”

Iskrica 1

68 (a) i kojàt bìlə mɤ̀škə bubulɤ̀čkə t’à nòsi ennà hùrkə s enà kəd’èlkə

and the one who is the groom’s “little bug” brings a distaff filled with wool

69 (a) vr’ət’ènu i zəprìdə nə dèverə zəprìdə nə bùlkətə kəd’èlkətə

and a spindle. She spins up the wool for the best man, she spins for the bride,

70 (a) tòj i gə dàvə i hùrkətə̥ i kətu dòi p’ètəkə

and he gives her the distaff. And when Friday comes,

Kozičino 1

31 (a) vɛ̀lnə mlògu təč’èm pr’id’èm i tə kupùəhm’e pəmùk’ təč’ɛ̀hm’e si rìzɨ

Lots of wool! We weave, and spin, and we’d buy cotton and weave ourselves shirts.

41 (a) ut vɛ̀lnə gu prid’èm i gu bujd’ìsvam’e i gu tač’èm

We spin [the thread] from wool, and [then] we dye it, and [then] we weave it.

90 (a) kòzina prid’èm’e i təč’èm kòzənik i tə nə tèpəwcətə ìməwme

We spin the goat-hair and weave the rug, and then to the fulling mill. We used to have

Kozičino 2

2 (b) wlɑ̀čim jə prid’èm jə kitɛ̀ gu prid’èm f trì kɑ̀tə

comb it, spin it. We spin it for tassels in three layers,

Kruševo 3

30 (a) š’e jə ispredòt i tàm si ispredòt

They’ll spin it. They do the spinning there.

31 (a) t’à tùk si a pred’èf sè nèə gudìni əmə vèk’e

I used to spin it all here in years past but now

34 (a) še à pr’ed’èm tàm nə dəràcite̥

... we’ll spin it on the carders.

47 (a) nə rudànč’e seà nə rudàn v’èjk’e

[I use] a spinning wheel now. A spinning wheel already!

50 (a) nə seà pò nəpr’èš nə vərt’ènu nə kul’èntu ž’ùr

Not now, but earlier – the spindle on your knee, whirr!

51 (a) i ž’ìč’kata š’e jə nàprəjə

And I’ll make the thread [that way].

53 (a) š’e gu nàvərt’ə vert’ènutu i š’e a nàpraa

I’ll twirl the spindle, and I’ll make it [like that].

54 (a) ə pə seà nə rudànč’etu vɤ̀rti i pùskəj

But now [I put it] on the spinning wheel. It revolves and gives out [thread]

56 (a) i sə nəprìdət məkərìč’ki nəprìdət se məkərìč’kit’e i š’e gi ugòneš’ li

and it spins onto spools. It spins onto spools, and you’ll twist it

57 (a) ud ədìn kàt li kàktu ku təč’èš kilìm ud ədìn kàt

as needed, as a single thread if you’re weaving a flat-weave rug,

59 (a) ku təč’èš ə š’əltè ud dvà kàtə

[or] as a double thread if you’re weaving a quilt.

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