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A' deasachadh clòimh airson clò a dhèanamh.

Contributors
Date 1970
Track ID 60465
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1970.295.B10; B11

Original Tape ID

SA1970.295

Summary

Preparing wool for making tweed.

The contributor describes the work involved in preparing wool for weaving or knitting: shearing the sheep, washing the wool, collecting plants to dye it, making indigo dye and using sorrel to make the colour fast. She describes mixing colours, carding, making rolls ready for spinning, and describes the guite made of sheepskin to hold the rolls before they were spun into yarn.

Recording Location

County - Inverness-shire

Parish - Harris

Island - Berneray

Item Location

County - Inverness-shire

Parish - Harris

Island - Berneray

Language

Gaelic

Genre

Information

Collection

SoSS

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good