Object Number 2015.0028.001 QQ

Object Name

Tool (for textiles) (Heddle stick)

Category

Tools

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase with funds provided by Mrs. Jeanne L. Asplundh

Place of Origin

Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Origin Notes

Likely made in Berks, Montgomery, or Bucks County in southeastern Pennsylvania.

Date

1900-1950

Materials

Pine

Dimensions (inches)

53.1875 (L) , 0.9375 (W) , 0.4375 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

135.096 (L) , 2.381 (W) , 1.111 (D)

Object Description

Web - 12/16/2016

This heddle stick came to Winterthur as part of a shaft loom that was made in the late eighteenth century in Southeastern Pennsylvania and used there for over two hundred years. Heddle sticks form part of the shaft of a loom's shaft, which raises and lowers threads in the warp to create a shed. There are no string heddles tied onto this stick.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Pritchard, M. E. 1954 A Short Dictionary of Weaving: Including Some Spinning, Dyeing and Textile Terms and a Beginner's Guide to Weaving and Dyeing. 196.
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