Using a Carpet Loom
"Scroll down to see my diagram of this carpet loom, called dar-e ghali. Press the numbers to see the name of each part of the loom and follow a step-by-step guide to see how they were made and used.
All the stages of setting up the loom and beginning the process of weaving have been demonstrated on a miniature model by women weavers from Doshman Ziari."
Professor Susan Wright
Press the numbers to see the name and function of each part of the loom.
1. Posts and beams (sar-e zom and bon-e zom) with gonat attached.
1. Posts and beams (sar-e zom and bon-e zom) with gonat attached.
2. Beam (bon-e zom) and white thread for warp and yellow to bind warp to gonat.
2. Beam (bon-e zom) and white thread for warp and yellow to bind warp to gonat.
3. Winding the warp back and forth over the beams.
3. Winding the warp back and forth over the beams.
4. Tying warp to gonat.
4. Tying warp to gonat.
5. Overview of winding the warp back and forth.
5. Overview of winding the warp back and forth.
6. Warp threads in figure of eight.
6. Warp threads in figure of eight.
8. Piz palah is complete.
8. Piz palah is complete.
10. First stages of weaving.
10. First stages of weaving.
12. One row of pile knotted, ready for weft threads and beating tight with a comb.
12. One row of pile knotted, ready for weft threads and beating tight with a comb.
7. Beginning to tie alternate warp threads to piz.
7. Beginning to tie alternate warp threads to piz.
9. Ready for weaving, tripod, sar malar and koneh are in place.
9. Ready for weaving, tripod, sar malar and koneh are in place.
11. Ready to start knotting the pile
11. Ready to start knotting the pile
6. Warp threads in figure of eight.
6. Warp threads in figure of eight.
7. Beginning to tie alternate warp threads to piz.
7. Beginning to tie alternate warp threads to piz.
8. Piz palah is complete.
8. Piz palah is complete.
9. Ready for weaving, tripod, sar malar and koneh are in place.
9. Ready for weaving, tripod, sar malar and koneh are in place.
10. First stages of weaving.
10. First stages of weaving.
11. Ready to start knotting the pile
11. Ready to start knotting the pile
12. One row of pile knotted, ready for weft threads and beating tight with a comb.
12. One row of pile knotted, ready for weft threads and beating tight with a comb.
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