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Two Doukhobor women at loom.

On back of photo: "Mrs. Bludoff Sr. and Mrs. Wasyl Bludoff stringing the warp in the loom previous to the demonstration. It took the two of them almost a day to do this and the warp skein of 5 yards length had been prepared before then came. Herring-bone pattern was woven in the linen. Four treadles were used".

Two Doukhobor women at loom.

On back of photo: "Mrs. Bludoff Sr. of Verigin at her loom, weaving Sask. grown flour. The loom was brought from Russia about 25 or 26 years before. It is all hand made and crude. Hanging on the wall are a strip of plaid woollen homespun made of black sheep and white sheep wool, next a strip of wool homespun on a cotton loom for a man's suit, next two strips of line. All these were woven by Mrs. Bludoff. Mrs. Kosemo Tarasoff is standing.

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