Krajka opolska

Opole Krajka

I present another selvedge. The original comes from Ostrówek in Opole and is dated to the 4th quarter of the 11th century and the beginning of the 12th century. I used factory yarn, 100% wool. The number of threads in the warp is identical to the original, but my yarn is thicker, so the selvedge is also wider - instead of 2.5 cm it is 3.2 cm. Plain-grosgrain weave. Length 7.7…

Ostatnio…

Lately…

I had another break 🙂 A very fruitful one 😉 I have Rękawka, a few private matters, and recently a May Day holiday in Biskupin. This is what my textile arrangement looked like: The photo was taken by Kasia, and her company made my time more pleasant – greetings 🙂 The photo also shows bagpipes and fiddles – of course they are not mine. Kasia plays old…

Koszyk znad Noteci

Basket from the Noteć River

I was tempted to make myself a small basket. Since the woven rods are very durable, I decided to go to the water to look for material. It’s not exactly where I collected long green leaves, but I want to convey the mood of the place 😉 Although you can’t see the entire beautiful Noteć floodplain. In the autumn, I brought myself leaves and dried them. It’s not a water cattail, nor is it calamus…

Tkactwo krok po kroku. Krajki – cuda na kiju

Weaving step by step. Selvedges – miracles on a stick

Every now and then someone asks me how to weave. Sometimes it's just a little advice, sometimes someone wants to know how to start, and sometimes someone wants to know everything 🙂 You can find a lot of interesting information and videos on the Internet. However, there seems to be a lack of materials in Polish. I decided to write an instruction manual for those interested in weaving. It's done entirely my way, and since…

The most valuable weaving loom

Today I present my most valuable weaving loom. Unfortunately, its historicity is a constant matter of dispute. Archaeological finds confirm the presence of such tools, but there is still no reliable study on their use in textiles. I suspect that there is a kind of scientific taboo in this area. Numerous, although fragmentarily preserved, relics are kept in secret warehouses and specially protected….