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Apr 2, 2017 · The myth of Arachne is another notable example of Athena’s connection to spinning and weaving. While there are different versions of the myth, in most versions of the story, Arachne is a mortal woman, and an extremely skillful weaver, who boasts that she could best Athena herself.
Weaving was consistently used as a metaphor for order and balance in works which addressed Greek politics. In both Plato’s Statesman and Aristophanes’ Lysistrata weaving is used as a metaphor for state.
- Introduction
- Loom Weights and Tools Used
- Experimental Archeology and Questions
- Clothing Choice, Functionality, and Common Use
- Yarn Used, Tension, Style, Size
- The Weaving Experience and Costs
- Textile Production and Sale
- Improvements For Future Research
- Conclusions
- Acknowledgements
The project researches the process of creating an ancient Greek chlamys to investigate the production of an average household. The research will assess hands-on weaving and the study of this process from setting up the warp to completion. While research has been done on some individual aspects of weaving, there is little research concerning the who...
The loom (histos) is not based on a single specific classical example, but, rather, conforms to examples proposed by other scholars as well as an understanding of the properties of single heddle warp-weighted looms (Mårtensson, Nosch, and Strand, 2009, p.374; Foxhall, 2016; Carroll, 1983; Gleba and Mannering, 2019, p.15). The loom used for this exp...
This undergraduate research project looks at the creation and production of textiles in ancient Greece, specifically using a single heddle warp-weighted loom and investigates the process of making a Greek chlamys, with the intent to create a finished woolen textile. Textiles were a daily part of life, as well as an important economic factor within ...
A Greek chlamys is a cloak that is primarily associated with travelers and hunters and was widespread throughout the Greek world (Canavan, 2015, pp.118-127). The chlamys was chosen because it is a basic shape, requires only basic skills, and was a commonly used textile. Like many Greek textiles, it is rectangular in shape, and it is fitted to ones ...
It should be noted that the yarn used is machine produced and bought in a store: however, calculations have been made to determine how many hours it would take to spin the yarn (Mårtensson, Nosch, and Strand, 2009, p.393; Spantidaki, 2016, p.67). This yarn is 2-ply, which would be more improbable to see in the Greek world, but not impossible. The c...
Altogether, the first chlamys took 55-59 hours with the mistakes and experiments included. The loom weight firing is not included, because they are made once and then used multiple times like the loom. Without the experimental blunders, this would take about 49-53 hours. It can be assumed that a less experienced weaver would have made these mistake...
The lives of ancient Greek women are woefully under-documented, and that is particularly true when it comes to evaluating their labor within a monetary context. Textile prices are generally absent from the ancient textual sources. Still, there is some pertinent evidence found in the sumptuary laws limiting funerary costs and the maximum amounts tha...
As mentioned previously, continual training on this loom is paramount to producing successful and beautiful textiles. There is a large learning curve to developing this skill, and continued study will both make an improved product as well as a decrease production time. While the first textile contains several mistakes, the second seems to be of bet...
The process of setting up a loom is a difficult endeavor but one which had a strong economic impact on ancient Greek society. While many of the details concerning the actual prices and trade are still uncertain, this experimental project and research contribute both to our knowledge about the quantity of textiles that an average ancient Greek famil...
Many people made this project possible, both friends and family, and it cannot be understated how their contributions were. A note of appreciation to the UNCA Ceramics Department for allowing me the use of a kiln and giving invaluable counsel in the best types of clay, methods of firing, and construction of the loom weights. As mentioned, the entir...
The patriarchal structure that women lived in assisted in the construction of female roles within society. Through these roles we can examine their contributions to the art world of Ancient Greece as weavers, painters and patrons.
Jun 12, 2024 · Arachne, in Greek mythology, the daughter of Idmon of Colophon in Lydia, a dyer in purple. Arachne was a weaver who acquired such skill in her art that she ventured to challenge Athena, goddess of war, handicraft, and practical reason.
Jan 1, 2018 · Greek myth implicitly argues that weaving practices benefit women, though the emphasis is on skill, the socially accepted moral benefits of chastity, and the opportunities for marriage afforded thereby.
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She structures her material around eight women — Athena, Alcithoë, Philomela, Arachne, Andromache, Helen, Circe and Penelope — and in particular around the scenes they weave. ‘I wanted the form of...
