With this Champa Station Loom of the Cham people we are going to reach Central Vietnam backstrap weaving. At the moment we are still busy setting up the space warper for that trip, tuning the beamed warp and the loom.
With this warping device for a loin loom, similar to those of the Chakma people in Bangladesh and the surrounding Seven Sister States of Northeast-India we are reaching Bangladesh - preparing backstrap weaving.
Weaving isn't just done without the needed preparations and right circumstances. The Karbi people of Assam in Northeast-India prepare a bamboo hut for warping the loin loom, not just the warp!
The Karbi/Mikir people of Assam in the Seven Sister States of Northeast-India are one of the Austro-asiatic ethnic groups using backstrap weaving loin looms.
Basically ancient Austronesian & Austro-asiatic backstrap weaving loin looms are equipped with a circular warp. Later on following models took over flat warp-methods by the impact of other cultures. Most American loin looms seem to be equipped traditionally with a flat warp; circular method not known.
Basically ancient Austronesian & Austro-asiatic backstrap weaving loin looms are equipped with a circular warp. Later on by the impact of other cultures some regional models took over a flat warp-methods.
Experimental 16 seconds of preparing the warp for backstrap weaving a loin loom, similar to the techniques of Karen people in Myanmar and Western Thailand.