<p>In Episode 4 of the Whitchurch Silk Mill podcast we focus on the loom.  Our host Zoë Umpleby talks to our Weaver/Tackler, Shannon, about choosing a loom,  setting it up and looking at how the warp is going  joined on. We also chat to Ellie Fisher from ELKA Textiles about working on a modern hand loom and how this compares to our traditional machines.</p>

In Episode 4 of the Whitchurch Silk Mill podcast we focus on the loom. Our host Zoë Umpleby talks to our Weaver/Tackler, Shannon, about choosing a loom, setting it up and looking at how the warp is going joined on. We also chat to Ellie Fisher from ELKA Textiles about working on a modern hand loom and how this compares to our traditional machines.

<p>In Episode 4 of the Whitchurch Silk Mill podcast we focus on the loom.&nbsp; Our host Zoë Umpleby talks to our Weaver/Tackler, Shannon, about choosing a loom,&nbsp; setting it up and looking at how the warp is going&nbsp; joined on. We also chat to Ellie Fisher from ELKA Textiles about working on a modern hand loom and how this compares to our traditional machines.</p>

Whitchurch Silk Mill Podcast - Episode 4 - On The Loom

A podcast series about Whitchurch Silk Mill, the oldest silk mill in the UK still in its original building, located in rural Hampshire. This podcast series follows the fascinating journey from thread to woven cloth at the Mill. Every episode will include chats with the Mill’s own weaver/tacklers and interviews from experts on the wider topics of weaving and silk, the weaving process, our efforts to preserve traditional silk weaving skills on looms dating back to the 1890s, the design process, sustainable cloth and how silk made at the Mill is used.

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Whitchurch Silk Mill Podcast - Episode 4 - On The Loom

Whitchurch Silk Mill Podcast - Episode 4 - On The Loom