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The Ballydugan Looms, part 2.

The second of two posts presenting photographs of the linen looms at Ballydugan Weaver’s House in the Ulster Folk & Transport Museum, Northern Ireland.This post deals with the ‘damask loom’, the previous post with the ‘plain loom’. . Ballydugan Weaver’s House is a reconstruction of an 1850s weaver’s cottage from Ballydugan, County Down. It currently … Continue reading The Ballydugan Looms, part 2.

The Ballydugan Looms, part 1.

The first of two posts presenting photographs of the linen looms at Ballydugan Weaver’s House in the Ulster Folk & Transport Museum, Northern Ireland.This post deals with the ‘plain loom’, the second post with the ‘damask loom’. . Ballydugan Weaver’s House is a reconstruction of an 1850s weaver’s cottage from Ballydugan, County Down. It currently … Continue reading The Ballydugan Looms, part 1.

The Ballydugan Looms

A post about the two linen looms at Ballydugan Weaver’s House in the Ulster Folk & Transport Museum at Cultra, Northern Ireland. I visited in April 2023 to look at details of loom construction to inform my own loom build later in the year. I am grateful to the weavers Roisin & Joanne for making … Continue reading The Ballydugan Looms