Item 26: Sectional warping, Castle Hedingham, England

Black-and-white image depicts a woman operating a warping machine. The threads are drawn from the bobbins into a section, which is wound around the reel. Sectional warping is a system of warping, often called the silk systerm, in which the warp is built up in sections by winding it on a large reel. After the required length has been run off for the first section the reel is moved a short distance and the second section is built up beside the first. After obtaining the necessary number of sections in this way all are run off simultaneously on a beam. Castle Hedingham is located near Halstead, Essex, England. ca. 1970s. 15.25 x 10 cm.

Format: Postcard.