foot pedal on loom

Breste 1

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

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

104 (GK) i tè za kakvò sa tìa pòdnože

And what are these foot-pedals for?

105 (a) emì da upravjàva ništel ništèlkiti i ustàtḁ

Well, to regulate the heddle and the “shed”.

107 (a) dìgnat sa tìa ùsta pòsle sɤ̀vnem pòsle dìgnem

They raise the one “shed”, then we throw the shuttle, the we raise

108 (a) pa onìa ùsta pòsle pà sòvnem

the other “shed” and then throw the shuttle again.

Stalevo 1

164 (IV) aha kɤ̀k gi smènjaxa t’àh

And how did they shift them?

165 (a) pò pò pòdnuški̥ udòlu vʌ̀rzəni

With – with foot-pedals, connected underneath.

166 (IV) oddòlu

Down below.

167 (a) kət nətìsneš nə tàə utòri ustà

When you press down on this one it opens the “shed”.

169 (a) nətìsniš nə tàə utòri

Press down on that one, it opens –

170 (IV) drùgu

The other.

171 (a) əku è dɨ̀m’ətnu č’è̝t’er’ č’è̝ter nɨ̀ti sʌ

If it’s four-ply, there are four. There are four thread lines.

172 (IV) čètiri pòdnožki

Four foot-pedals.

173 (a) pod pòdnuški i zə gi sm’ɛ̀n’əš dɨ̀m’etnu zə tkàiš

Foot-pedals. And you alternate them when you are weaving four-ply.

174 (GK) əhə za drùgoto za lìtoto

And for the other one? For two-ply?

175 (a) pək nàjə z dvà dvà dv’è pònnuški i tkàjə

That one [is] with two, two, two foot-pedals. And I weave.

Stančov Han 1

72 (a) krәkàtә tùkә ìmәš krәkà mɤ̀rdәš krәkàtә

Your feet are here, and you move your feet.

73 (PSh) na kəkvò se postàvət krakàta

And what do you put your feet on?

74 (a) də dɤ̀rvini dɤ̀rvini tәkòs ə nәpràeni stәpәlcà i stɤ̀piš nә n’ègu

On these wooden – these pedals made of wood. You step on it,

75 (a) i kәt stɤ̀piš nә krәkɤ̀ i ɤ̀j i ɤ̀j pək

and when you step on the foot [pedal], and ooh! and ooh!

76 (a) nә tɤ̀j i nә tɤ̀j i stàvә plat čùdu

and you [push] like this and like this, it becomes fabric. Wonderful!

77 (PSh) a kat stɤ̀piš nə nə tìja stɤpɤlcà kakvò pràvət kakvò stàvaše

And when you step on these pedals what do they do? What happened?

78 (a) utvàr’ә sә tə tò i nәv’èdenu abè

It opens up – that [which] has been threaded [onto the warp],

79 (a) d’èt si gu nәv’èždәxmi nìj sìčku sә nәv’èždә

[the way] we [ourselves] threaded it. [The warp] is all threaded [and ready]

80 (a) kәtu stɤ̀piš tәkà i sә utvàr’әt vìkәmi mu ustà nə tùj

And when you step here like this, it opens up, this [thing] we call the “shed”.

81 (a) utvàr’ә zə pr’èždәtә kàzvә s è tɤ̀j sә utvàr’ә i sәs

It opens up for the yarn –it does it like this. So it opens up, and with –

82 (a) m’ètniš sәs suvàlkәtә istɤ̀k təčèš nә tɤ̀j i sәz drùgijә kràk

you throw the shuttle, and you – you weave with that. And with the other foot,

83 (a) kәt stɤ̀piš pәk nә tɤ̀j i sәs čètiri kràkә sə tə tәčèxmi

when you step again on it – We used to weave [on looms] with four foot [pedals]

84 (a) i sәz dvà kràkә tәčèhmi dà

and we also used to weave [on looms] with two foot [pedals]. Yes.

Tihomir 1

103 (GK) a tùka na pad nagìte kakvò ìma

And what is there here under your feet?

104 (a) pòdnɤškɯ

Foot pedals.

105 (GK) ədgòre pòdnuškite kɤdè sɤ zakàčeni

How are the foot pedals attached on top?

106 (a) tò sɤ pàk na kutelàkɤ tò gu zavɔ̀t skrìpɤl'č'eta

They’re are on loops, they call that pulleys.

109 (GK) i kato natìsneš sɤs

And when you step on it with –

110 (a) gà natìsneš nagɔ̀ta pòdnəškəje

When you press your foot down, [there’s] foot pedals.

112 (a) dv’è

Two [of them].

114 (a) adnᵊìš adnɔ̀t l'èvata adnᵊìž d'èsnata i as kač'ɔ̀

Once [with] the left one, once with the right, – and with the shuttle

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