An experimental backstrap loom between the authentic models of tribal loin looms, following the stilt loom-types from the Northern hillsides to Southern islands.
By the support of this stilt loom, a kind of Austronesian loin loom, we are reaching the Kanekes/Baduy people of Banten province on Java Island backstrap weaving.
Come and join us for a Sunday afterLOOM at the Drielandenpunt in Vaals/Limburg nearby Aken (Aachen) at the borderland to Germany and Belgium.
Just on sunny days from 2 - 4 PM. Or join us on youtube!
This Sunday AfterLOOM Mac & Magic Loom Design likes to introduce you to the group of stilt looms amongst the loin looms by the backstrap loom of the Kanekes/Baduy people on Java Island.
A short presentation of the components needed for a loin loom (backstrap loom) of the Kanekes/Baduy people in Banten, West-Java in Indonesia, including just one heddle bar, a shed rod and reed comb. All these essentials help mom to manage the loom. - Your feedback is welcomed! It's a type of stilt loom, made by two huge bamboo canes with a flat warp, equipped with a warp board, batten rest and a yoke. The yoke, the batten rest and the flat warp-solution are typical for Indonesian looms, you...