Obair na Clòimhe / Wool-Working

Informant(s)
Name
Donald Currie
Age
72
Origin
[Arran]
Location
Arran, Pirnmill
1. Raw wool
oluinnwool.
lomradhfleece.
eirighwool found next to the skin.
oluinn na marchannwool from the dead skin.
craiceannwool of a sheep killed in November.
lomradhwool shorn off in summer.
tobana wreath or tuft of wool.
2. Oil or grease put on wool before carding
armadhoil or grease put on wool for carding.
3. Carding
cardadhcarding.
cìreadhcarding or teasing of wool.
cardanthe combs used [for carding].
ciosainbaskets to hold the wool..
peurdatuft of wool off the cards.
rolaganthe long roll of wool as it leaves the cards for the spinning.
4. Spinning
[note](Never saw spinning being done.)
5. Parts of the spinning wheel
[note](Knows nothing about the spinning wheel.)
6. Yarn and associated apparatus
ceirsleball of yarn.
iarnahank.
crois-thachraisreel.
iteachanbobbin.
iteachanpirn.
fearsaid na dealganspindle.
cuigealdistaff.
liaghradhwinding reel.
croisearnadevice for making hanks of yarn.
7. Dyeing
a dathdyeing (‘a’ is pronounced ‘e’).
dathadaireachdthe process of dyeing.
crotaldark brown [dye]. Lichens scraped from rocks give this dye.
[heather]Heather gives the well-known heather mixture.
Other substances used for dyeing wool are:
sealbhagsorrel (the roots were boiled).
copagdocken (the roots were boiled).
sùithesoot.
[and minerals]
[chemicals]Chemicals are used in dyeing as fixtures or mordants.
[boilers]Dyeing is done in large boilers.
8. Washing after dyeing
glanadhwashing after dyeing.
siabann, soda nighe, uisgeagents [used to wash wool after dyeing].
tuba, ballan, pràis-mhor, bascaidapparatus used [to wash wool after dyeing].
9. Warping
a deilbhwarping.
[note](Parts of the warping frame – not known.)
10. Beaming and tying
[note](Knows nothing about above.)
11. Weaving
fighweaving.
a fighadhweaving.
figheadaira weaver.
an snath-cuireweft.
an dlùthwarp.
clò na aodachthe cloth.
fuigheagpiece cut off [between two tweeds when the completed tweed is taken off the loom].
inneadhterm used when there is not enough weft.
12. Parts of the weaving loom
[note](Knows nothing about above.)
13. Finishing
[note](Knows nothing about above.)

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