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Weaving

2005-10-08T20:27:01Z

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'''Weaving''' is taking separate [[thread]]s and combining them to make [[fabric]]s or [[braid]] (woven or [[knotted]] cords).

There are several types of weaving:
* [[band weaving]] (including [[Tablet weaving]]) making narrow ribbons of woven material
* [[Loom]] weaving
* Various [[braiding technique]]s
* [[Naalbinding]] (more of a [[needle lace]] than true "weaving", though also looks a lot like [[knitting]] and was commonly mistaken for it at one time)
* Various [[knotting technique]]s
* Various [[lace technique]]s
* [[Sprang]]

In short, weaving is any technique that takes threads and entangles them in a more-or-less orderly fashion so that you end up with a solid piece of fabric or braid.

In the most common form, weaving is performed on a [[loom]] which holds several threads in place (called the [[warp thread]]s) while the weaver passes another thread back-and-forth, lacing these threads in place (this other thread being called the [[weft thread]]).

The warp threads generally form the stengthening shape for the cloth/braid, while the weft thread basically holds them into the shape they are held into while on the loom - so that once the cloth is removed from the loom, it retains its shape.

In [[period]], early [[wheel-spun]] techniques for [[spinning]] thread made a softer, less strong type of thread than the traditional [[whorl-spun]] thread. The wheel-spun threads were actually illegal to use in the warp-thread as they were considered too weak - especially where the cloth/braid was to carry weight. Whorl-spun thread was thus used for quite a long time after [[spinning wheels]] were invented and put to use.

The pattern or colour of the finished (woven) fabric depends on the weights, colours, patterns and methods used for the weaving itself and is highly dependant on which style of weaving is done (eg the list at the top of this page).

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Arts

2005-10-08T20:23:14Z

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Brewing

2005-10-08T18:52:04Z

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==The History of Brewing==
Brewing was known to the early [[China|Chinese]], the Mesopotamians, the [[Egypt]]ians and the Babylonians. As best as we can make out, most of these early brews involved thick porridge-like mixes of grain and water that had been left out for wild yeast. The resulting 'beer' was probably not particularly tasty, but '''alcoholic'''. Big news, but sadly came some of the worst hangovers of the ancient world.

Beer tended to dominate cultures that lacked [[wine]] - the [[Roman]]s looked down upon those pesky barbarians who drank beer.

It has only been relatively recently that the agent of brewing (yeast) was actually understood to be any part in the brewing process at all. Many of the old recipes call for you to simply put the ingredients into a barrel previously used for the purpose and wait. It was not known what it was that magically caused the alcohol to form in the brew.

Obviously, brewing still worked - mainly because the grapes often carried the wild yeasts upon them, but also because the residue of the previous brews would still be embedded within the grain of the oak casks.