spinning

Malevo/Asg 1

97 (VZh) [Как се преде и как се стриже овца?]

[How do you spin, and how do you shear sheep?]

98 (a) pr’èden’e sə pr’əd’è l’èsnu

Spinning – it’s easy to spin.

99 (VZh) na xùrkata

With a distaff.

100 (a) nə fùrkənə a pək zə strìž’en’e sp’ʌ̀vət ufc’èt’e

With a distaff. As for shearing, they hobble the sheep

Malevo/Hsk 1

129 (a) əmɨ vɨ̀šte sig’è pr’əz zɨ̀mətə pr’əd’è̝me tugàvə sɨ̀čkùd b’èše pr’è̝denu i təkànu

Well, let’s see. In the winter we spin. Back then everything was spun and woven.

130 (a) ženɨ̀te predɤ̀t i tək təčɤ̀t məž’è̝te gl’èdət dubɨ̀təkə

The women spin and – and weave, and the men look after the animals.

132 (a) tvà kuèt sə nəpr’è̝l’i tr’àvə də gu̥ ɨstəkɤ̀t

All the [thread] they’ve spun now needs to be woven [into fabric],

Malevo/Hsk 2

12 (b) siɛ̀ t’ahnətə dəšter’à nɨ̀t e pr’èlə

Their daughter now has never done any spinning.

18 (b) siɛ̀ nìtu i mòjtə snəhà jà n’àməm dəšter’ɤ̀ ìməm snəhà

Now, even my daughter-in-law (I don’t have a daughter, I have a daughter-in-law)

19 (b) nɨ̀tu i t’à znàe nɨ̀t də pridè nɨ̀t də təč’è

even she doesn’t know – neither how to spin nor how to weave –

36 (a) nə nə četirinàjse gudɨ̀nɨ ud màlkə zəfàtəš də pred’è̝š

the age of fourteen – You start spinning [very] young:

37 (a) ud d’è̝set gudɨ̀ni pòčvəš də pred’è̝š vɨ̀kə də sə ùčiš

you begin to spin at the age of ten, [your mother] says you [must] learn

38 (a) də pred’è̝š i màjkətə ɨ̀kə ùč sɨ əgà sə už’è̝niš

to spin. [In fact] your mother says “Learn [so that] when you marry

42 (a) də znàeš sɨ̀čku də pràiš i də gòtviš

[You need] to know how to do everything: to cook…

44 (a) i də pr’əd’è̝š i də təč’è̝š’ i hl’àb də peč’è̝š’ i

… and spin, and weave, and bake bread, and

Markovo

98 (a) ə stɤ̀knim idìn gul’àm ògen i nìj prid’èm

and we make a big fire, and we spin.

99 (a) i màmini pridɤ̀t tàm bùl’ini kòtu e i duvàət’ jergènti

And all the girls and their friends come to spin, and the bachelors come

Mogilica 1

7 (VZh) a kòj kòj predè tovà

And who – who spins that?

8 (a) às mògə də prèdəm

I can spin it!

11 (a) f ùstoo tə jə vlàč'ət vɔ̀lnənə i z'ɔ̀meš

in Ustovo, and they card the wool [with it]. So you take it

12 (a) rəskɤ̀cəž gi təkà kɤ̀del'k'ite t'ènički i pr'əd'èš pred'èš

and tear it up [into] distaff-size pieces, thin. And you spin, spin –

13 (a) zə d'èn trì č'ètiri p'èt vretenà še nəpred'èš

in a day you’ll spin up three, four, five spindles’ worth.

32 (a) i i pr'ədèš

and [then] you spin.

34 (a) gà ispredèš pàk pupàriš pr'ɔ̀lutu usnuvèž gu stòriš

You spin it, and then you scald the yarn, then warp [the loom] and make

Nasalevci 1

201 (a) se predè predè predè ispredè se bojadìše se čèrɤn isùši se

You spin and spin and spin, when that’s done you dye it black, dry it –

Pavelsko 4

89 (b) š’e gu pr’ed’èm tə pràvime pròsturi gu kàzvəhme

spin it, and make [of it] what we used to call hemp rugs.

Repljana 3

3 (a) kòlko làkti da ni bùdu kojà naprèla pòveče

how many elbow-lengths. The one who has spun more –

4 (a) pòveče vḷ̀nu ìma napredè pòveče làkti

[the one who has] more wool will spin more elbow-lengths,

14 (a) uvedèmo pa àjde če tɤčèmo a no napredèmo pàk stàrete ženè napredù

We thread it, and then we’ll weave. And then we spin again. The old women spin

15 (a) ot štìmɤt tòj štòto smo vadìle osnòvutu za osnòvu da vìemo

the woof thread. The thread that we got for the warp is [what] we wind

Široka Lŭka

17 (a) da sа zbìrat mòmɤte mòmɤte na pupr’èlkite junàcine pu zdɛ̀nki

so girls can gather, the girls at spinning bees and the “heroes” (= boys) at work bees.

Srebŭrna 1

117 (a) sè gi drɤ̀šɤt prəbìrəm tɤ̀j prədin’à

they always pull [stuff out], and I rearrange it – all the spinning,

Srebŭrna 2

66 (c) i e č’èpkəš i ut’ùvəš də e izwlàčiš i s’ètne prid’èš pək

and card it, and go to comb it out. Then you spin it –

67 (c) na fùrkə slàgəmi tɤ̀j na fùrkətə

on a distaff. We put it like this on the distaff.

73 (c) i prid’èš tàm ja

And you spin there

75 (c) prɤ̀st’:i tìj nàšti prɤ̀sti znàjət vèk’i də pridɤ̀t

[with your] fingers. These fingers of ours know how to do spinning already.

77 (c) znàjət də pridɤ̀t nàšt’e prɤ̀sti a če tì

[Yes,] our fingers know how to spin. And if you –

78 (RA) a tì prèla li si

And have you done [a lot of] spinning?

79 (c) pràef be kɤ̀k də n sɤ̀m pràila

I did, of course. How could I not have done [spinning],

81 (c) čim às səm užèn’ələ dicà kət vìkət

since I’ve married off children, as they say –

Stakevci 4

79 (f) grebè pa se predè pa

comb it and then you spin it, and –

99 (f) klàšn’e pàk tekà se napredè osnòva potkàva se napredè

For homespun – you spin it like this, you set up the warp and woof, and you spin it

Stalevo 1

11 (a) zə gu ispr’əd’è̝me i pàk s’è̝tnijə d’è̝n’ pàk vlàč’im pàk pr’edè̝m

we’ll spin it, and then the following day we’ll card some more and spin some more.

30 (a) oh vr’etèn:tu i pr’èšleni i zə pred’è̝š

[you’ll take] the spindle and the weight on it, and you’ll spin.

31 (GK) kɤ̀k se predè səs kakvò se predè

How do you spin? What do you use to spin with?

32 (a) mi s vr’etè̝nu

Well, a spindle!

33 (GK) i vɤ̀lnata kədè e

And where’s the wool?

34 (a) vɤ̀lnətə f rəkʌ̀tə dəržìš i təkà i zə vrʌ̀tkəš i

You hold the wool in your hand like this, and you’ll rotate [the spindle] and –

35 (GK) n’àmaxte li nèšto da slàgate vɤ̀lnata tàm da ja vrɤ̀zvate

Didn’t you have something to put the wool on, to tie it

36 (GK) nə nègo xùrka ili

onto, a distaff or -

37 (a) n’àmə t’à sə vʌ̀rzvə d’èt sa mùcə

No [not at all]. You tie it down [in the spot] where [you] spin-twist it –

39 (a) d’et sə mùcə vɤ̀lnətə

where you spin-twist the wool.

40 (a) pək tàə d’èt sə zə č’èrgi t’à e təkà dib’èlə

The [wool] that is [intended] for rugs is [spun] thick, like this.

41 (GK) aha a tàa dèt sə mùca kakvò

Aha. And the part that you “spin-twist,” what –

42 (a) tàə d’è̝t sa mùcə t’à ə nə hùrkə vʌ̀rzənə

The part you spin-twist, that’s tied to the distaff.

43 (a) hùrkə vərzàlkə s ìmə zə jə vərzè̝š i

There’s this ribbon, and you’ll bind it to the distaff and –

44 (GK) tègliš kvò iztègliš ot vɤ̀lnata

You pull. What do you pull from the wool?

45 (a) zə mùcəš i zə vrʌ̀tkəš zə mùcəš i zə vrʌ̀tkəš i

You’ll spin-twist it and rotate [the spindle], spin-twist it, and rotate it

50 (GK) i kakvò se izmùcva uttàm ut tvà ut ut

And what gets spin-twisted from this, from, from –

51 (a) ud vəlnʌ̀tə

From the wool.

52 (GK) kakvò st stàva ot nègo kàk mu vìkaxte žìčka ili

What do you get from it, how did you call that, zhichka (a thread)? Or …

57 (a) tovà ti e žìčkə̥

[Yes,] that’s a thread.

58 (GK) i otìva na vretènoto

And it goes onto the spindle.

59 (a) əm tɨ̀ zə nəjɨ̀əš s tàə zə nəỳəš

You’ll wind it up – you’ll wind it up with this [hand]

60 (a) s tàə zə mùcəš s tàə zə naɨ̀əš

You’ll spin-twist with that [hand] and wind it up with this [one].

Stančov Han 1

51 (a) b’èli xùbәvi tò sigà e mlәd’èžә n’è znài dә prid’è

nice and white. But now young people don’t know how to spin,

53 (PSh) a s səs kakvò predèš ə u

What do you [use] to spin with? That is –

54 (a) sìčku i pәmùk pridɤ̀ i i vɤ̀lnә i sìčku pridɤ̀

Everything. I spin cotton and – and wool. I spin everything.

55 (PSh) a sɤs kakvò sɤs kəkvì

But using what? Using which [sorts of things]?

56 (a) әmi tәkà nə ə ùrkә nə nad’èniš

Well, like this. You put [it on] a distaff.

58 (a) i nә nə dɤ̀rvinu ə tәkòvә vɤ̀ržiš tùj i vrit’ènutu

On this wooden thing. You tie [it to] the spindle,

59 (a) i prid’èš vәrtìš tùkә i te tòčiš tùkә i prid’èš

and you spin. You twirl [it] here and you roll it up here, and you spin.

60 (a) dà tɤ̀j b’èši i sìčku i sigà i pàk pridɤ̀t dè

Yes, that’s how it was. Everything. People spin now too, you know.

61 (a) kòjtu ìmә ufc’è pàk pridɤ̀t pàk si pridɤ̀t dàvәd gu

Those who have sheep still spin. They still spin. [Sometimes] they give it out

62 (a) i dә dә də gu pridɤ̀t ə nә fàbrikә әmә

for spinning to – to a factory, but [usually]

63 (a) pò ni gù әr’èsvәt pәk si gu nәprid’èš

they don’t like it as much so you spin it yourself anyway,

64 (a) kàktu si gu ìskәš dà

the way you want it to be. Yes.

Stančov Han 2

7 (b) plit’àx prid’àx təčàh

I used to knit, I used to spin, I used to weave.

12 (b) də tugàs ùrkətə ùrkətə i šə prid’èš i šə təčèš i

to – Back then it was the distaff. The distaff, and you’ll spin and you’ll weave and –

14 (b) i i zìmata kvòtu pr’èduxmi nəgləsìxmi zə zə təkàni

and in the winter, we got what we’d [already] spun ready for weaving.

Stojkite 1

17 (a) (VZh)

[Do you spin?]

18 (a) i kòlko bàbici ìma ta pò bɔ̀rže predɔ̀t ud mèn

Ah! There are so many grannies that spin faster than I do

19 (a) jɛ̀ z’ɛ̀h da ne mòga da prèda

[that] I started to be unable to spin!

Šumnatica 3

209 (b) əm mòžeš də gu ustrìžeš džuràpe də si nəpràiš

You can shear [the sheep] and make socks,

210 (b) də gu ispre ispred’èš

and – and spin it.

229 (b) še gu isprè ispred’èš ut tùkə še gu pirpred’èš še gu təkà

you spin it like this, and then you twist the strands like this.

230 (GK) kàk se predè kàk se predè

How do you spin? How do you spin?

231 (b) əs hùrkə bè

With a distaff, of course!

232 (a) hùrkə [laughter]

A distaff [laughter]

233 (b) hùrkə i vərtènu pred’ème jà

We spin with a distaff and a spindle. That’s right.

234 (a) hùrkə hùrkə hùrkə

A distaff, a distaff. A distaff!

235 (GK) i pòsle kato go navìeš na vretènoto kvò go pràiš

And after you wind it on the spindle, what do you do?

Sŭrnica 2

10 (a) dud’è puupr’əd’èš’ l’ənɤ̀ dud’è puutəč’èš’ dud’è si nəpràviš’ plàtnu

until you spin up all the flax, do all the weaving, make fabric

128 (a) č’i st’ɤ̀gəj sə pà pr’èdi nə rudànə tɤ̀nku pr’èdi

You’d get yourself in gear, spin it fine on the spinning wheel, spin it,

Sŭrnica 3

132 (d) n’è n’è tvà e tvà gerg’òvdèn’ də sə ni bàrə nì

No, no, we do [have that]. That’s St. George’s day, you mustn’t touch either ...

134 (d) rudàn’ nì nòjci

... a spinning wheel or scissors …

154 (d) stàn kətu ìməme n’è təč’ème kətu ìməme rudàn də prid’èm

If we have a loom we don’t weave, and if we have a wheel for spinning

155 (d) pà ni prid’ème

we don’t spin either.

156 (c) də ni prid’ème də čàkəme

We [mustn’t] spin, we [must] wait.

Sveta Petka 1

20 (a) i si go kàč’aš’ i si go prid’èš’

And you put that [onto the distaff] and you spin it.

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