Iron Heckle/weaving comb
An iron heckle, or weaving comb. X-rays revealed two rows of
four iron teeth, concreted through corrosion to a wooden base. It
was found near the head of a grave at Barhobble.
Weaving combs were used to prepare the fleece by removing
tangles and getting the fibres to lie in a straight line, making
them easier to spin into thread.
Spinning and weaving were essential parts of female domestic
life in the early medieval period, and would have been undertaken
by all ages. It has been calculated, for instance, that 20,000m of
thread would be required to make the cloth for a single dress.
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