I am a 70yr old woolspinner and thought this was the most wonderful video on preparation and spinning both flax and wool I have ever seen. I agree with the post below what an experience to be able to sit and spin with them....The speed they are doing the preparation must create some muscle!!!! chrissy
@jenadina The name of the artist is Bora Dugic. He is the best serbian flutist. The title of the song is "mesecina" (moonlight). Just type this in the search box and you will find the song (I tried to post the link, but couldnt)
Beautiful. Not sure where this was filmed, but looks very similar to the Carpathians in Romania where my grandma was from. I visited shepherd huts high up and remote. It was just like that. Proud that I've now learned to process and spin fleeces just like my ancestors, despite living in a high-tech western world.
Very beautiful film of some very hard working talented fibre artists. I have an even greater appreciation for my grandmother's skills as a spinner and weaver. Thank you so much for making this video of these wonderful people.
wow. one of the best practical videos on how to process wool I have ever encountered. those ladies are well practiced! english subtitles would be nice as well. many thanks lanadingarac.
I didn't understand a word but the music, the video, the contents filled me with so much peace. Thank you for uploading. I'm a new knitter and I'm getting interested in spinning too but here where I live it's quite impossible to start spinning. i live in Barcelona, Spain.
Tis is how my yaya ( grand mother in greek) was preparing fibers! My dad was a Shepherd when he was a child. I am born in Canada and havent really live this life but i started to get my wool fleeces from farms and do the same process as those ladies
Awesome. I actually used to process wool this way before I had any tools. I had to spin a lot to save up for them. I didn't realize it was perceived as hard work, though! Just something fun to do.
Just Beautiful ! ~~~~~Thank-you for posting this video :) ~~~I wish I could be in Serbia with these women and learn everything from them~~~That is my one and only wish !!
WOW~ SO AWESOME! Now THAT'S some rolag!!! LOL! ;D I had a feeling that was flax toward the end, I feel like we are watching some of the pioneers of the fiber world! I wish this had english subtitles, but I'm going to post this in my Ravelry group, and yes~ thank you ladies for showing us how it's done! Big huggys~ Dora :)
I found this beautiful and inspiring. I am going to share it with my tiny fiber group!! wish I knew what they said... a wonderful video, bless you, grace
I got something that sounded like "granny's cousin" from the last interview. But I thought they had a lot of personality and despite their limited palate of colors 'anything as long as its black,' they seemed like happy people.
@AnaMari00 I think probably people spun this way all over Europe prior to the Industrial Revolution.....I've seen photos of Shetlanders in the 19th century, and the wheels and spindles are very similar to these.
@yomama111336 Hmmm....yes, I think we might fall into the danger of over-romanticising this simple life....it was probably hard, unrelenting drudgery most of the time!! But the spinning gave them a chance to sit down, relax and chat together....
Yes, subtitles or translation PLEASE someone, and a more accurate title and description. Lovely to see, but the moving from wool processing to flax and then the dying of wool is not going to be clear to everyone and that's a shame. And I'd like to be sure of what is exactly happening with the wool dying, the fleee going in looked black to begin with. : >
i srsly want to run away and learn everything from these bad a** witches. the spinning is beautiful, the embroidery is beautiful.....they are beautiful!
I am a 70yr old woolspinner and thought this was the most wonderful video on preparation and spinning both flax and wool I have ever seen. I agree with the post below what an experience to be able to sit and spin with them....The speed they are doing the preparation must create some muscle!!!! chrissy
Oh Heck NO! That is freaking awesome! They processed it by hand the way nature intended it. These ladies are patient and talented. Great video.
Very emootional..... I remember my yaya and aunties doing the same works 40 years before. Thank you for posting!
@jenadina
The name of the artist is Bora Dugic. He is the best serbian flutist. The title of the song is "mesecina" (moonlight). Just type this in the search box and you will find the song (I tried to post the link, but couldnt)
Sometimes my grandparents tell me how good modern life is for kids but sometimes I wished I lived like this. Simple life, with simple worries
I am so glad you liked it. Yes, I agree with you, English subtitles are necessary.
Beautiful. Not sure where this was filmed, but looks very similar to the Carpathians in Romania where my grandma was from. I visited shepherd huts high up and remote. It was just like that. Proud that I've now learned to process and spin fleeces just like my ancestors, despite living in a high-tech western world.
respect to these women.. this takes work and skill
Very beautiful film of some very hard working talented fibre artists. I have an even greater appreciation for my grandmother's skills as a spinner and weaver. Thank you so much for making this video of these wonderful people.
wow. one of the best practical videos on how to process wool I have ever encountered. those ladies are well practiced! english subtitles would be nice as well. many thanks lanadingarac.
I didn't understand a word but the music, the video, the contents filled me with so much peace. Thank you for uploading. I'm a new knitter and I'm getting interested in spinning too but here where I live it's quite impossible to start spinning. i live in Barcelona, Spain.
Tis is how my yaya ( grand mother in greek) was preparing fibers! My dad was a Shepherd when he was a child. I am born in Canada and havent really live this life but i started to get my wool fleeces from farms and do the same process as those ladies
Awesome. I actually used to process wool this way before I had any tools. I had to spin a lot to save up for them. I didn't realize it was perceived as hard work, though! Just something fun to do.
Wow such a beautiful video!
Peaceful, rustic, and faithful atmosphere.
Wonderful - Thank you to all who took part in this and made it possible -
thanks! so great :)i loved seeing all the black clothes + wool on the fence :)
Just Beautiful ! ~~~~~Thank-you for posting this video :) ~~~I wish I could be in Serbia with these women and learn everything from them~~~That is my one and only wish !!
WOW~ SO AWESOME! Now THAT'S some rolag!!! LOL! ;D
I had a feeling that was flax toward the end, I feel like we are watching some of the pioneers of the fiber world! I wish this had english subtitles, but I'm going to post this in my Ravelry group, and yes~ thank you ladies for showing us how it's done! Big huggys~ Dora :)
Thank you so much for this video! I so enjoyed seeing how things were done, it is beautiful!
So universal! Also shows flax preparation ( the tan, longer fibers part), which becomes linen thread. Hot pot may be indigo dying too.
Thank you so much for posting! It's wonderful!!!
That was fascinating!
Beautiful video; very interesting; great music; subtitles would be awesome; thank you for posting this!
wow fantastic :) thank you, to bad I did not understand what they where talking about
People from around the world are beautiful. Thank you very much beautiful film
I found this beautiful and inspiring. I am going to share it with my tiny fiber group!!
wish I knew what they said... a wonderful video,
bless you,
grace
and flax - the stuff she was combing on the floor was flax.
Loved the video - very romantic impression of a time gone by.....
Loved this video.......
I'm an American hand spinner. It's wonderful to see how, despite language and geography differences, spinning truly binds us together wherever we are.
I got something that sounded like "granny's cousin" from the last interview. But I thought they had a lot of personality and despite their limited palate of colors 'anything as long as its black,' they seemed like happy people.
Awesome! Thank you!
Thanks I used this ideo to do my homework!
@AnaMari00 I think probably people spun this way all over Europe prior to the Industrial Revolution.....I've seen photos of Shetlanders in the 19th century, and the wheels and spindles are very similar to these.
@yomama111336 Hmmm....yes, I think we might fall into the danger of over-romanticising this simple life....it was probably hard, unrelenting drudgery most of the time!! But the spinning gave them a chance to sit down, relax and chat together....
and flax - the stuff she was combing on the floor was flax.
So beautiful
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I would love to know the name/artist of the song in this video. It's beautiful!
Is there any way to get subtitles?!
Just wow.
Yes, subtitles or translation PLEASE someone, and a more accurate title and description. Lovely to see, but the moving from wool processing to flax and then the dying of wool is not going to be clear to everyone and that's a shame. And I'd like to be sure of what is exactly happening with the wool dying, the fleee going in looked black to begin with. : >
A wheel twinn to one of mine!
its a clip about witches makin wool
Subtitles, please!
Did you not see the title? -_-
Wool and flax I think that is flax at the end.
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Where is this?
A village in Serbia (Europe) close to the border of Montenegro.
i srsly want to run away and learn everything from these bad a** witches. the spinning is beautiful, the embroidery is beautiful.....they are beautiful!
not a tooth in their heads
LOL, Who says they're witches?
All of these women are in their twenties!!!!! hahahaha, just kidding.