Weaving 5

Winding a bobbin.

This is one of my favourite pieces of weaving equipment… a beautiful simple machine consisting of a crank, a worm gear, and a clamp. To fill the bobbin, you stick it onto the shaft, and turn the crank .

Spools and Bobbins.

The prepared bobbins will be inserted into a boat shuttle like the one resting on the front beam at the top of this picture.

Boat Shuttles.

Guess why they are called boat shuttles?

Teeny Tiny Boat Shuttles.

Constance has a pair of Hitty-sized boat shuttles, but alas, no tiny loom.

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Tags: boat shuttle, bobbin-winder, doll, Quimper Hitty, Quimperhitty, warp, weaving, wooden doll

16 thoughts on “Weaving 5”

justaspinster on February 3, 2013 at 9:48 am said:

Oooo! I absolutely love the picture of the doll in the shuttle, she looks right at home!

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- Quimper Hitty on February 3, 2013 at 2:25 pm said:
  
  She likes sitting in the shuttle, but hasn’t yet gone on a slide through the shed. Nice overshot gravatar by the way!
  
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  - justaspinster on February 3, 2013 at 2:41 pm said:
    
    Thanks!
Erin on February 4, 2013 at 5:53 am said:

I love those tiny boat shuttles. So perfect for Hitty Constance. May I ask what you are making? The colors are so lovely. It is such fun watching it come together.

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- Quimper Hitty on February 4, 2013 at 7:40 am said:
  
  The tiny shuttles are earrings made in Sweden…I am making kitchen towels – people use them for drying dishes, and hands, or sometimes as a tabletop decoration.
  
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Marilyn Clay on February 5, 2013 at 4:14 am said:

Constance will try anything – Love the picture of her winding the bobbin.

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- Quimper Hitty on February 5, 2013 at 6:58 am said:
  
  Constance is very helpful!
  
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Diane Root on February 5, 2013 at 6:06 am said:

I just love the colors in the weaving…they make me happy! I can also see how you love the little machine that winds the bobbins. It looks well taken care of…is it old? Oh, oh, oh and the tiny boat shuttles? They are marvelous. Any plans for a tiny loom for Miss Constance???

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- Quimper Hitty on February 5, 2013 at 7:09 am said:
  
  We find the colours are very cheering too! This bobbin winder is at least 50 years old, but they are still available, look for “Swedish boat shuttle bobbin winders” on the internet. I have a smaller “tabletop” sized 8-shaft loom that I could dust off…somebody “out there” is making tiny Hitty-sized looms, but Constance is satisfied with helping out on the bigger ones.
  
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K. Ryan Henisey on February 6, 2013 at 6:53 pm said:

The nitty sized boat shuttles are amazing!

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- K. Ryan Henisey on February 6, 2013 at 6:54 pm said:
  
  Hitty. I can type.
  
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  - Quimper Hitty on February 6, 2013 at 9:44 pm said:
    
    A lot of nits could fit in the teeny boat shuttle though, if they wanted to sail away.
  - K. Ryan Henisey on February 7, 2013 at 5:55 pm said:
    
    Ha! Unfortunately, nits always seem to be quite content to stay.
  - Quimper Hitty on February 7, 2013 at 7:28 pm said:
    
    As every elementary school teacher can attest.
Toad Hollow Photography on February 9, 2013 at 4:46 pm said:

Absolutely amazing, I’ve never been witness to such a thing before! Fabulous!!

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- Quimper Hitty on February 10, 2013 at 5:55 am said:
  
  We like to weave – it is very satisfying!
  
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