handweaver
Manual textile artisan
A handweaver is someone who weaves fabric on a loom operated manually rather than by machine.
The term distinguishes traditional craft practitioners from industrial textile production: She studied with a master handweaver in Guatemala.
Handweavers typically work with natural fibers and may specialize in particular techniques or patterns.
Short-distance transport
- heddleLoom thread guide
- treadleFoot-operated lever
- beamStructural support member
- bobbinSmall cylindrical thread holder
spindle · reed · harness · shed · shaft · table loom · countermarch · pedal
Bend from true form
- weftCrosswise loom threads
- interlaceWeave elements together
- tabbyPatterned domestic cat
- twillDiagonal-ribbed fabric
overshot · pick · beat · tension · selvedge · threading · treadling · tie-up
Skilled manual worker
- makerOne who produces
- handcraftedMade manually, not machined
- craftsmanshipSkill in making objects
- handmadeCreated manually, not mechanically
guild · apprentice · journeyman · master · workshop · studio · artisanal · bespoke
Following long-held customs
- heirloomInherited family treasure
- folk artTraditional community-made creativity
- indigenousOriginating in a region
- kenteGhanaian ceremonial woven cloth
ikat · kilim · cultural · ancestral · regional · revival · preservation · ethnographic
shuttle
Short-distance transport
bobbin · spindle · reed · harness · shed · shaft · table loom · countermarch · pedal · batten
warp
Bend from true form
twill · overshot · pick · beat · tension · selvedge · threading · treadling · tie-up · draft
craftsperson
Skilled manual worker
- makerOne who produces
- handcraftedMade manually, not machined
- craftsmanshipSkill in making objects
handmade · guild · apprentice · journeyman · master · workshop · studio · artisanal · bespoke · designer
traditional
Following long-held customs
- heirloomInherited family treasure
- folk artTraditional community-made creativity
- indigenousOriginating in a region
kente · ikat · kilim · cultural · ancestral · regional · revival · preservation · ethnographic · time-honored
yarn
Twisted strand for crafts
cotton · linen · hemp · alpaca · mohair · cashmere · rayon · handspun · singles · plied