Item HT 14070.66 Warp Stick - Countermarch Floor Loom, Germany, circa 1945

Summary

Warp stick from the countermarch floor loom. It is used on the warp beam to separate layers of warp yarn as well as to assist in maintaining the correct tension. Warp sticks also prevent edge threads from slipping down. The Countermarch Floor Loom was made for Anna Apinis by fellow survivors of World War II, in Memmingen, a displaced persons camp in Germany with wood scavenged from bombed-out ruins. It was designed by Anna's husband Ervins. Anna used the loom to weave traditional Latvian designs using threads gathered by unraveling old scraps of fabric. Anna brought the loom with her to Australia and continued to weave Latvian designs on it.

Physical Description

Thin, flat, light brown wooden stick. It is untreated and has a rough surface.