Weaving loom - Straumen Farm, Tromsø Municipality, Norway

This large loom is displayed on the upper level of the Straumen farmhouse Straumsbukta on Kvaløya Island in Norway. While this would have been used to weave sheep's wool into fabric, the loom is displayed with strips of rag being woven into a rug.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Campbell, Sandy
Format: Still Image
Language:unknown
Norwegian
Published: 2024
Subjects:
Online Access:https://era.library.ualberta.ca/items/771c464b-40cf-4e14-919c-88a020710c9e
https://doi.org/10.7939/r3-a7f3-6p05
Description
Summary:This large loom is displayed on the upper level of the Straumen farmhouse Straumsbukta on Kvaløya Island in Norway. While this would have been used to weave sheep's wool into fabric, the loom is displayed with strips of rag being woven into a rug.