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波多馬克高地的山織布工團體及纖維技藝傳統
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看看您身上穿的衣服，每一件衣服都是由某種編織法織成；您知道機器發明之前，織物是由手編織而成的嗎？
織布就是兩綑紗線互相交織而成的，編織工也可利用一種叫做手搖紡織機的器械進行編織工作。在西維吉尼亞州的波多馬克高地上，山織布工團體仍舊以傳統的手工編織維生。奧古斯塔傳統中心(Augusta
Heritage Center)的指導員負責協助團體內的成員，而這個團體則是由艾爾肯斯(Elkins)的大衛斯與艾爾肯斯學院(Davis
and Elkins College)贊助。
初級及中級的織布工學習如何在織布機上穿線、纏紗(纏繞長紗線)及不同的織布法，而高級織布工則負責研究更精細的編織式樣及設計。另外這個團體的職責也涵蓋了記錄織布的歷史及研究纖維及紗線。世上的織物千千萬萬種，如：緞、斜紋布、花布及稜紋布，因此要學的東西還很多很多。只要想想您全身上下的衣服及各種不同材質的織物，然後再想像您要學習每種織物的織法，您就可以瞭解編織要學的事還真多呢！
時至今日，仍有許多人對手工編織的藝術充滿興趣，手織織物仍極受重視，而且常被視為一種藝術作品。
Look at the clothes you are wearing. Everything is made of some kind of woven fabric. Did you know that before the days of machines, fabric was woven by hand?
Weaving is the interlacing of two strands of yarn so that they cross each other. Weaving can also be done on a device called a handloom. In the Potomac Highlands of West Virginia, the Mountain Weavers Guild keeps the tradition of hand weaving alive. Members of the guild are assisted by instructors at the Augusta Heritage Center and sponsored by Davis and Elkins College in Elkins, West Virginia.
Beginning and intermediate weavers learn how to thread a loom, wind a warp (lengthwise yarn), and weave on different types of looms. Advanced weavers explore more detailed weaves and designs. The history of weaving and the study of fibers and threads are also covered. There are so many different kinds of weaves, including satin, twill, jacquard, and ribbed, that there is plenty to learn. If you think about all the clothes you wear and all the different fabrics, just imagine learning how to weave each of them!
Today there are still people interested in the art of hand weaving -- hand woven fabric is highly valued and often considered an art form.
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