1. Raw wool |
clòimh | [wool.] |
rùsg | [fleece.] |
badan | tuft. |
2. Oil or grease put on wool before carding |
3. Carding |
ag càrdadh | |
cardan | |
rollag | |
4. Spinning |
5. Parts of the spinning wheel |
cuidheall | spinning wheel. |
asnaichean | ribs of wheel. |
biurna | reel. |
aiseal | axle. |
maighdeanan | |
6. Yarn and associated apparatus |
cearle | large ball [of yarn]. |
bunnag | small ball [of yarn]. |
iarna | hank. |
cuta | hank. |
fearsad | spindle. |
crois-iarna | distaff. Superstitious belief that a lad growing too quickly could be hit by a distaff and he would stop growing. |
7. Dyeing |
guirmein | |
crotal | |
feusag nan creag | |
8. Washing after dyeing |
9. Warping |
10. Beaming and tying |
11. Weaving |
breabadair no fìdheadair | |
spàl | shuttle. |
12. Parts of the weaving loom |
13. Finishing |
luadhadh | |
a chléith | |
maighistir | polite term for urine. |