From Fibre to Fabric
These images show the different stages in production of silk fabric at Whitchurch Silk Mill. Click on each image to see a larger version.
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1. Winding silk on to bobbins |
2. Bobbins on the creel |
3. The silk from bobbins on the creel is threaded through a reed
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4. When it has passed through 3 reeds the silk is wound on to the warping mill |
5. The warp is made up from small sections of about 5cm which are repeated |
6. When all the sections have been wound the warp is ready to be taken off |
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8. Each warp thread is threaded on to the loom shafts |
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7. The warp is wound on to a wooden beam which is then carried to, and put on one of our looms
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9. The loom is then ready to weave |
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10. The finished article - a silk stole woven at the mill |
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