Weaving

kimmac61 · Post by **kimmac61** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 12:28 pm

Hi

Can anybody tell me what a Weaver's Agent is?

Thanks
Kim

Post by **emanday** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 12:41 pm

I'd imagine that the majority of home hand loom weavers had someone who arranged the selling of their product, or it could have been a go-between if they were "contracted" to supply to one person.

I understand that some of these weavers were initially provided with their looms by someone on the condition that they worked only for them. Maybe the agent measured and graded the cloth before they got paid.

Russell · Post by **Russell** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 1:17 pm

Hi Kim

Here are 4 links that might give some insight into the role of the Weaver's Agent.
If you use the search facility I put in a few bits about home weaving some time back.

http://level2.phys.strath.ac.uk/Science ... ddale.html
http://www.sorbie.net/stonehouse_weavers.htm

http://gdl.cdlr.strath.ac.uk/mlemen/mlemen082.htm

http://www.threetowners.com/Old%20&%20N ... r%2023.htm

It was a fascinating industry. Now its just a hobby.

Russell

kimmac61 · Post by **kimmac61** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 1:16 am

Thanks for your replies. Looked at the links you provided about weavers they were very interesting!

Kim

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