weaving

Bangejci 2

61 (TD) təčète l' tùkə

Do you weave here?

62 (a) əmi təkàli sni təkàli sni əmə segà v'èki sə uništužì

Well, we used to weave. We used to weave. But now it’s already gone.

63 (a) stənuv'èti sə uništužìə i n'àmə stàn n'àmə nìštu n'àmə kvò də təčèm

The looms are [all] gone. There’s no loom, nothing. Nothing [for] us to weave.

64 (a) sìčkutu gutòvo idì fəf məgəzìnə i še si kùpiš

Everything’s ready-made. You go to the store and buy yourself [everything].

69 (TD) mə idnò vrème tɤčèxte

But in the old days you used to weave?

70 (a) əmi idnò vr'èmi si təčèxmi nìj i čèrgi

Ah, in the old days we would weave rugs

71 (a) čèrgite zə pustìləni si təčèxmi əmxəm

We would weave rugs to spread out for covers, yes.

Bansko

257 (GK) za tɤkàne i takìva ràboti dalì e tɤkàla i vɤ̀lnata

[Ask her] about weaving and such things – did she weave, [about] wool –

258 (RSh) tì razbòj ìmaš le tkàla lè si

Do you have a loom? Have you done any weaving?

259 (a) ìmam è tkàla sam

Yes, I have [one]. And yes, I used to weave.

260 (RSh) ràskaži za tvà kakvì čèrg'i č'ète tùka pu bàncko

Tell [me] about that. What kinds of rugs do you weave here in Bansko?

261 (a) emì vɤ̀rime i si kùpime vɤ̀na

Well, we go [to the store] and buy some wool –

263 (a) da kàža za resnàči̥te

Shall I tell you about [weaving] tasseled blankets?

264 (GK) xè tɤ̀j

Ah, yes.

265 (a) resnàčị sam tkàla fnògu i č'èrž'i sam tkàla

I've woven a lot of tasseled blankets, and I've also woven rugs,

266 (a) i tìa dìpla šò e pòslano sìčku sam jà tkàla

and these mats that are spread out everywhere. I've woven everything.

267 (a) ә tùrime kùpime usnòva usnòva za č'èrg'ite kupùvame čelèta

So we put – we buy the warp, the warp for rugs. We buy skeins,

268 (a) cɤ̀rni čelèta o òsnuvà gu nàvià gu vdɛ̀nemè gu

black skeins. I make the warp, I wind it all around and thread it

269 (a) f nìš'tel'k'i v bɤ̀rdu òpna razbòe tùra

through the heddle onto the reed comb, stretch it out on the loom, and

270 (a) z prìvɤrzà gu lùpam lùpam i mɛ̀tam i sufàlč'ata tkàa

and tie it down tight. Then I bang, bang, throw the shuttle, and weave.

271 (a) nàtkaa mɛ̀ra kòlku ìskam da e dɤ̀lgu kòlku da e širòku

I finish weaving, I measure how long and how wide I want it to be, and

272 (a) tòlkuà gu nàsnuva i se tčè a pa resnàč'ite

I make the warp just that size. And you weave. As for the tasseled blankets,

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

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

274 (a) tòpime mò mòtame ja na mutuvìlka da se ìspne

put it to soak, and wind it up on the yarn-crutch so it's stretched tight,

275 (a) tòpime mutuvìlkata da se ne nasùgruva ga svàl'ime pàsmutu

then we soak the entire winding frame so it won't tangle when we take off a tuft.

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],

277 (a) tùrame na razbòe amà po rèsi̥te debèlutu vèč'e se fmɛ̀ta sus sufàl'č'a

and put [it] on the loom. For tassels – you weave the thicker [warp] with the shuttle,

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,

279 (a) ta gò sme presukàle i nègu gu fmɛ̀tame takà na sufàl'kata

[that’s how] we’ve twisted it. Then we throw it with a shuttle

280 (a) na ednò lòš'č'e na ednà tɛ̀ga takà vàlesta tòledžèva mɛ̀tam

[that’s like] a little twig, a stick that's round, just like this. I throw –

281 (a) sus vàdička e tavà lòš'č'e ta mɛ̀tamè ta jà gu izvàždam

it's with a hook, that little stick So we throw it, then pull it out, then

282 (a) tùa si mɛ̀tam izvàždam mɛ̀tam mɛ̀tam mɛ̀tam du kràj

throw it again, then pull it out, then throw, throw, throw – up to the end.

283 (a) ta vèče rèka takà pa prètka ta slòža rɤ̀bna

And finally I weave it through, put it [in place], cut it [to be a tassel]

284 (a) pòveda lòš'č'etu sètne pà takà i stàne resnàč'

and pull the small twig through. And it’s become a tasseled blanket!

Breste 1

25 (a) si go təčème pòveče̥

we mostly wove things ourselves.

40 (a) làmbata tɤ̀ča i na làmbata tɤ̀ča ta gа spùštim kùpime pamùk abe

The lamp! I weave by lamplight, remove [what I’ve woven], we buy cotton, and–

57 (a) na ednà glavìčka ednà glàva mu vìkame i pòsle tavà

A skein. We call it a skein. And after that, [after we get]

58 (a) na pèd glàvi ta do dèsed glàvi da a br̀doto̥ br̀doto

to five skeins, to ten skeins, then [onto] the reed-comb.

59 (a) da a dèsed glàvi i si ìmaše br̀do i si tɤčè:me aa

Ten skeins. And there was the reed-comb, and we would weave. Uh huh.

60 (GK) ednò bɤ̀rdo dèset glàvi

One reed-comb, ten skeins.

61 (a) ednò bṛ̀do dèset glàvi ìma bṛ̀do i četìrinaes

One reed-comb, ten skeins. But there are reed-combs with fourteen,

62 (a) ìma i petnàes ìma i osemnàese

with fifteen, with eighteen –

80 (a) vretenàrkite gi pràea i si go osnovème i si gu tɤčè

spindle-makers made them. And we warp it, and weave,

81 (a) i si gu istɤčème i si gu

and weave things up, and –

113 (GK) nabr̀delkite bìeš

You bang down the batten.

114 (a) bìem gi dà

We bang it, yes.

115 (GK) a tò ne sɤ̀ li st’àga platnòto katò

But doesn’t the fabric shrink when –

116 (a) ne sɤ̀ stèga štòto ìma i takòvana a ta sa òpnat takà

It doesn’t shrink because there’s this – it holds it firm.

117 (GK) dɤ̀rveno nèšto

Something wooden.

118 (a) kɤm nè e dṛ̀veno tò e želèzno o kà mu sa vìka zɤ̀pci

To – Not wood! It’s iron. Oh, how is it called? Cogs!

120 (a) to nazɤ̀beno nazɤ̀beno nazɤ̀beno žilèzo takòva žilèzu

It’s notched, notched, notched iron. It’s iron

122 (a) ama ottùk ìma nazɤ̀benko nazɤ̀benko tɤkà sìtno kato nərèskənku

but there are jagged bits, all tiny as if chiseled in.

123 (a) i ot tùka i vɤ̀tre ìma ednò takòva ednò žilèsce

Here and inside there’s this little iron thing

125 (a) ta sa svìva koto koto go utòriš e takà

that turns around when you open it like this

126 (a) sa òpne ta dṛžì stègnatko

it pulls out and holds it firm.

128 (a) i sɤ tɤčè

and you weave.

130 (a) da stàne ravnò da mòe da sa tɤ̀če

So it stays flat so that you can weave.

136 (a) əmhəm ili pa nìe si go nèšto izmìslime i sa tɤčè

Uh huh, or we invent something. And we weave it.

Breste 3

73 (a) napràvi snòfkata pa tɤčè pà

makes up the warp and weaves.

Dolno Ujno

115 (a) [laughter] a za tkan'è

[laughter] And for weaving,

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,

120 (a) i ìma si sedàlka kədè ženàta sèdne i pòčne da tkàe

and there’s a seat where the woman sits and begins to weave.

122 (a) sovèl'k'a ìma ot tùka ə na tùka de i pàk tekà

There’s a shuttle and [it goes] from here to here, and then like this

123 (a) i tè tekà i bùf bùf [laughter]

and then like this and whoosh! whoosh! [laughter]

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.

Golica 3

10 (a) pred'à i na stanɛ̀ təkɛ̀

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

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].

Golica 4

3 (a) kɛ̀g bìlu pu zem'ɛ̀ta gòsput' hòdel

[tell] how it was [that] the Lord walked on this earth,

4 (a) nə urɑ̀či̥t'ȅ kɛ̀k kɑ̀zəl də urɛ̀t na žèn:t'ȅ kɑ̀k kɑ̀zal da təkɛ̀t

and told the ploughmen how to plow, and the women how to weave.

Gorna Krušica 1

5 (a) po ùlicìte takòva sme slagàli pešk’ìrčeta tkàeme ednò vrème

we spread out cloths along the streets, [cloths] that we wove in the old days

6 (a) ot stòkata takà ot ə vɤ̀lnička i si napràime a tòlkafki peškìrčeta

from the wool from our animals. So we made cloths of this size,

35 (a) ɤ ama ìmaše togàva si dàrove pràe:me tə i tɤčèhme

Uh huh. So there was [the custom of gifting]. We made gifts, we wove [them]

36 (a) na stanovèto ìmamè si stànove dòma i si napràime ə takòva

on looms. We have looms at home and make them this way.

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?

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,

87 (a) əmi təčèli sme emì ìmə i izmìež vɤlnàtə ustrižèš ufcìte

We were weaving. Yes, there is [much work]. You wash the wool – you shear the sheep,

89 (a) nətɤčèš si kəkvòtu ìskəš

you weave whatever you want.

95 (a) vèče smètəš zə štò ke jə slòžiš za kìtenìk le

you calculate how you’re going to put it [on the loom] – for a fleece rug,

96 (a) za prèstilki le zə čèrgi le kəkvòtu ti e nužnò təvà

for aprons, for rugs – whatever you need, that’s [what you make].

131 (a) dà ìməm pə snài segà pə tè gu tè tɤkɤ̀t

Yes, I have it. And my daughters-in-law now use – and they now weave.

Kozičino 1

30 (a) pòt še e nə gərbɛ̀ t pək tugàs təč’ɛ̀hme dìgəhme h pòdə

Your “pod” will be on your back. But back then we’d weave, and put [it] in the “pod”.

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.

32 (GK) ah pəmùčeni

Ah, of cotton.

33 (a) pamùč’eni rìzɨ səgà kupùvəme plàtnu i təč’èm ə šìjimi si rìza

Cotton shirts. Now we buy the fabric and weave – sew ourselves shirts.

34 (a) hɑjà ut kùp’eno plàtnu pək tugàs gu təč’ɛ̀hme tùj plàtno

Yes, from purchased fabric. But back then we wove the fabric.

35 (a) i si šìjm’i rìzɨ nə d’əcàtə nə məž’è nə sìnkit’ɛ̏

and we sewed shirts for the children, for the men, for everyone.

36 (a) ne sɛ̀ izrəbòt’və l’èsno

That doesn’t get done easily.

38 (a) stənɛ̀ šə təč’èš əko istəč’èš’ nà sìč’kutu tùj səgà hùstə

You weave [on] the loom, and when you weave a full piece, you see – now here’s a skirt.

39 (a) pək tugàs mu vìkahme wrahɑ̀n’

[But] back then we called it “vrahan” (red-checked woolen skirt).

40 (GK) mhm mhm

Uh huh

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.

Kozičino 2

10 (b) tùrim gu nə stanɛ̀ pòčwəme də təč’èm təč’èm

We put it on the loom and begin to weave. We weave,

11 (b) vɛ̀təkə i usnòvətə i redìm kitɛ̀ či̥ kət gù nəred’ìm

[alternating] warp and woof, and line up the tassels. When we’ve lined it up,

Kruševo 3

1 (RA) i tkàela li si

And did you used to weave?

2 (a) mi tkàlə səm əmi kà

Well, yes, I wove. How [could I not]?

4 (a) təč’èm pl’et’èm

We weave, we knit –

5 (RA) vse òšte li təčèš

Do you still weave?

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