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PrudenceWeaving is what I do. My name is Prudence and I am weaving a dream. Ever since I was a young child, I dreamed of making clothes. I would sit by the barn loom and watch the women spin and weave. It was clear that this would be my future. I love taking the raw wool and flax and making fabrics and other items.
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I was always a fast learner so knowing the parts of the loom was very important. The major components of the loom are the warp beam, heddles , harnesses or shafts, shuttle, reed and takeup roll. Weaving is a type of fabric construction where two sets of threads, the warp and the weft, interlace at right angles to create cloth suitable for a variety of functions. Weaving is done on a loom, which holds the warp threads under tension allowing them to be intersected by the weft.
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Sitting for hours at the loom would seem to be a tiring experience but I love it. Watching each layer coming together to make fabrics and tapestries makes me so happy. I am doing something that many Generations have done before me.
