homespun

Kozičino 1

143 (a) kətu pùsn’i tu̥ n’ègu plàt plàt d’èt š’ə go š’ìjmi nə mɛ̀ž’itɛ̏ jəmurlùk

when he puts that fabric there, the fabric that we’ll sew raincloaks for the men out of –

145 (a) d’èt š’e šìjmi nə mɛ̀ž’it’ɛ̏ plɑ̀t za gɑ̀št’i

fabric that we’ll sew for the men [also] trousers –

150 (a) i stɑ̀wə plɑ̀t d’ib’èl’ i šìe š’ɛ̀jek mu vìkəm’e

and it becomes a thick fabric, and we call it – homespun.

152 (a) š’ɛ̀jek i š’ìjm’e nə mɛ̀š:tɛ̏ gɑ̀št’i i š’ìim nə jele

Homespun. And we sew trousers for the men, and we sew – sew for –

153 (a) ə təkòs abɛ̀ abɛ̀ abɛ̀ gòrnə dr’èha abɛ̀ mu vìkəhm’e

well, [it’s] this “aba”. “Aba, aba” a felt cloak. We call it “aba”.

Mogilica 1

2 (VZh) a tovà vɤ̀lnenija plàt dèto go istəkàvate kàg go kàzvate

This woolen fabric that you make by weaving, how do you call it?

3 (a) habɔ̀

“Habe” (thick felt),

5 (a) habɔ̀ habɔ̀ tə tèš tè ə š'ijət pəntəlòne drùguš' š'ìehə pəltà

“habe”, “habe”. They sew trousers of it. Earlier on they used to sew coats

Repljana 3

1 (a) snovèmo na kòlci tòj klàšnite kòlci zabìeni

[When] we warp for homespun we [wind thread along] stakes pounded in

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

16 (a) na krosnòto a tòj pɤk stìm ga zovèmo sìtnoto

on the beam, but “woof thread” is what we call the tiny stuff

17 (a) onò pa za potkàvu za klàšn’ete da pretɤčèmo

what [we use] for the woof [for when] we weave the homespun.

18 (a) pa tegà àjde istɤčèmo ga ò iskàle smo klàšn’e

And then we weave it all up. Ah, now we’ve woven the homespun!

19 (a) à če nòsimo na val’àvicu u tṛgòvište ìmaše tùj ni sɤsèdno selò

And we’ll take it to the fuller: there was one in Tŭrgovište, the village next to us.

20 (a) na val’àvicu ta da ga vàl’u tàm klàšn’ete

[We take it] to the fuller to full the homespun for us there.

21 (a) ta gi vàl’u tùpu gi tùpan’e lùpan’e [laughter]

And they full it – they pound it. Pounding, banging! [laughter]

Stakevci 4

93 (f) i odgòre pràimo klàšn’e i ne smò umejàli

Well, for on top we make homespun [fabric]. We didn’t know how –

98 (f) ne smò se setìli da si ispletèmo čeràpe smo plèli i klàšn’e

we didn’t figure out how to knit them. We did knit socks, and homespun.

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

125 (f) a ženàta u suknò pràe ot klàšn’ete suknò

Well, the women [puts on] a tunic. We make [them] out of homespun cloth,

Stalevo 1

123 (a) pò dib’èlu̥ pr’è̝dentȕ je pò dib’èlu tòj e pò màlku usnuvànu i

It’s thicker, the [homespun] yarn is thicker. There’s less of it in the warp.

133 (a) i s č’è̝ter’ nìti imə gàštit’ȅ dib’èl’t’ȅ tùpən’t’ȅ

and [the kind] with four heddles. [It’s for] trousers, thick felt.

134 (a) t’è sə pò pʌ̀l’ničku pr’èdeni i sə dàvət tə sə tùpət platʌ̀

They’re more thickly spun. And you take the fabric to be fulled

135 (a) i gàšti gi šìem məž’è̝te tugàvə

and then we sew trousers [for] the men [from it].

Sŭrnica 2

121 (a) dumàš’ni ɛ̀bi si pràvehme č’ɤ̀rnite vɤ̀lni si pà

We’d make “aba” (coarse homespun). Yes, [it’s] from the black wool

122 (a) pràvena əbɤ̀ dumàš’nə zə məž’ètu pəntəlòne

[that] coarse homespun is made, and [from that] trousers for the men.

126 (b) səs čèrnə vɤ̀lnə

From black wool.

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,

129 (a) l’ɛ̀ti pà pupàriš’ səs brəš’nò əbɤ̀tə də ni sɤ̀ kɤ̀sә̥

glue it – steam it again with flour so the homespun won’t tear.

130 (b) kətu sə putsečè

If it gets cracks [in it].

131 (a) tvà nə sɛ̀ki r’ɤ̀t pu ednà stìskə brəš’nò urɤ̀ž’enu brəš’nò

On each layer [you put] a handful of flour – rye flour,

132 (a) ud rəštɤ̀ zəbɤ̀rkəš’ kətu pàrenìcə zəbɤ̀rkəš’ zəbɤ̀rkəš’

made from rye. You stir it up like porridge, you stir and stir,

133 (a) i gu sìpiš’ fəf vudɤ̀tə i nətupìš’ pr’èž’dite

and then pour it into the water. And [then] you put the yarn to soak…

135 (a) màlku də ftvərdì i slet tvà gu slàgəš’ n’ègu zə usnòvə

… so that it gets a little stiff. And then you put it on the warp

136 (a) ə drùgutu pək təč’èš’ zə vɤ̀tək

and the other [= non-stiffened yarn] you weave as the woof.

137 (a) pu č’itìrəsi pu pedes’è m’ètrə səm istkàvələ dumàšnə həbɤ̀ č’ɤ̀rnə

[In my time] I would weave forty or fifty meters of coarse black homespun at a time

139 (a) frèd bɛ̀hə sìč’kite

All [of them] were –

141 (a) mɤ̀š’kite nàš’te pəntəlòni

– [all] our men’s trousers [were] made out of it.

159 (MM) dobrè abɤ̀tɤ ne e na val’àvica nə nòsix

So. And didn’t – didn’t you take the homespun to the “valyavitsa” (fuller)?

165 (a) tupàvicә̥ nà segà tàmkənà jə istùpvət i

Down to the "tupavitsa" (fuller). That’s where they also full

166 (a) dumàš’ni turbì si təč’ème č’ɛ̀nti dumàš’ni vɤ̀l’neni pàk

homemade bags. We weave smaller homemade bags, also out of woolen.

177 (a) i istəč’èš’ si əbìte b’àlətə č’ɤ̀rnətə turbìte

And you weave up black and white coarse homespun [for] bags

178 (a) àjde i nə duspàt s kònə šə gi zəkàrəš’ tàm

and then it’s off to Dospat. You take them down there on horseback

179 (a) də gi istùpət də gi istùpət də gi is upràv’et

for them to full them, for them to – do them up

185 (a) ə č’i tugàf tùf dunesɤ̀t pà gi isp’ɤ̀niš sɤz bùkuvu dɤ̀rvu

And then you bring them here and stretch them out on oak beams.

187 (a) zəkòpč’iž’ gi nis teràsətə nədòl ili nis kɤ̀štətə kəd’è dòjde

You hang them up along the balcony or down the side of the house – wherever comes first …

188 (b) t’èž’es də sə ispɤ̀nət

[With] weights so they’ll stretch –

189 (a) i ispèniš’ t’èž’es

… and you stretch them out [with] weights –

191 (b) əbɤ̀tə də sə ispɤ̀ne

So the coarse homespun will stretch out ...

192 (MM) abɤ̀ta

The coarse homespun.

193 (a) s t’èž’es də mòdž’e də hlɤ̀tne əbɤ̀tə

With weights so the homespun will sag ...

194 (b) ta da se iztɤ̀ni

... so it’ll get thinner.

195 (a) də stàne tɤ̀nkə də stàne isp’ɤ̀nətə

and get thin, so it will stretch out

196 (a) də də mòdž’e də š’ìe š’ivàč’ə pò hùbəvu

so that the tailor can sew it better –

197 (a) tò də mu sə š’ìe ùbəve

so it can be sewn up nicely,

Sveta Petka 1

37 (a) ìma bèli si š’ɛ̀ečni

There’s white, homespun –

Tǔrnjane 2

36 (a) a za vḷ̀nata sàmo od vḷ̀nata sa tɤčɤ̀t

And for wool, they can weave only from [a warp made of] wool.

37 (a) vɤ vɤ vabìte togàva za

and then [the kinds of] felt, for …

39 (a) suknò za pantalòne za drèi

… fabric for trousers, for clothing.

40 (ED) a tùka stàrite xòra kək kək f kakvì drèxi vabèni sa nosìli

What – what kind of felt clothing did old people here wear,

41 (ED) belì ili čɤrnì

white or black?

42 (a) nè bèli nè bèli čèrni

Not white, not white. Black.

44 (a) dà koto se istɤkɤ̀t sɤ dɤdɤ̀t na vajàvica kàzvame

Yes. And after it’s woven, it’s given to the fulling mill, [as] we call [it] …

46 (a) da gi tèpat

… to full it.

48 (a) na vajavičàr i kato gi donesɤ̀t i tàm gi bojadìšat

To the fuller. And when they take it, and dye it there,

Vŭrbina 4

82 (d) š’ìeme pu.stàrumu pətùri əbì pràine d’ètu š’ìene

We sew baggy trousers in the old fashion, and we make thick homespun for sewing

83 (d) vɤ̀l’neni pəltà ut samì si gu pràime nìe sìčku

wool coats from [it]. We make everything ourselves,

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