Obair na Clòimhe / Wool-Working

Informant(s)
Name
S.J. MacKinnon
Origin
([Canada], Inverness Co., Lochaber)
Name
James MacKay
Origin
([Canada], Inverness Co., Lochaber dialect)
Name
Alec Beaton
Origin
([Canada], Inverness Co., Lochaber)
Location
Canada
Date
1969
1. Raw wool
clòimhwool.
rùsg ~ rùisgfleece.
marbhrachanfleece of a dead sheep.
ceideagtuft of wool.
2. Oil or grease put on wool before carding
smearadhputting oil on wool.
3. Carding
cardadhcarding.
cairt[pl] cairtean – cards.
cìridhcombing.
rollagroll of wool.
4. Spinning
snìomhspinning.
snàth caolthin thread.
snàth meadhonachmedium thread.
snàth reamharthick thread.
snàth garbhthick thread.
5. Parts of the spinning wheel
cuidheallspinning-wheel.
rèimrim.
bonn[sic] band or belt.
na h-eichsticks supporting wheel.
maide siubhalstick going up from treadle.
claidheamhstick going up from treadle.
piùrna bobbin (sometimes pirnea).
cìrcomb.
iuchairto tighten cìr [q.v.].
maighdeannanspokes.
iteachanbobbin.
casachantreadle.
cuigealdistaff.
6. Yarn and associated apparatus
cearsla ~ ceirsleball of yarn.
bunnagball of yarn.
iarnahank.
crois-iarnawinding-wheel.
liùrag[Cf. tachrasan]
tachrasan(sometimes tacharsan) [Cf. liùrag]
dealganspindle.
dealgan fersaid[sic] to double thread.
(an t-) seicbar with hooks to shift thread.
7. Dyeing
dathadhdyeing.
guirmeanblueing; blue dye (store dye).
cnotaillichen. (onion skin used also)
mùinurine.
8. Washing after dyeing
9. Warping
crann dealbhwarping frame.
10. Beaming and tying
riaghailttying (onto frame).
brochanstarch for warp threads.
11. Weaving
figheadaireachdweaving.
dluthwarp.
uachdarwoof.
(an t-) aodachcloth.
12. Parts of the weaving loom
beartloom, frame.
bocsa na dealbhbox for balls of yarn.
casachantreadle.
imalanheddle.
slinncomb(s).
spàlshuttle.
spalagshuttle.
iteachanbobbin.
drumannachwood (us. cattail) which can be cored to make bobbin.
13. Finishing
[washing cloth](Cloth washed in a brook and spread to dry, or taken to loft to dry.)
luadhadhwaulking.

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