Lithuanian names for weaving components include:
- siaudykle = shuttle
- seiva = bobbin
- nytys = heddles
- skietas = reed
- mintuvai = brake
- karstuvai = carder
Lithuania Culture in Photos 101 - Photo Gallery of Lithuanian Culture
By Kerry Kubilius, About.com
Lithuanian Weaving - Cultural Souvenirs from Lithuania
Lithuania Weaving
Eliana Dulins © 2006
Lithuanian weaving is a folk art that has been passed down through families of weavers who have integrated Lithuanian symbolism and motifs into sashes, table linens, and other cloths to decorate traditional costumes or the home.
Index: Lithuania Culture in Photos 101 - Photo Gallery of Lithuanian Culture
- Lithuanian Flag - Flag of Lithuania
- Lithuanian Coat of Arms - Coat of Arms of Lithuania
- Gediminas - Grand Duke of Lithuania
- Lithuania's Hill of Crosses Siauliai
- Lithuanian Easter Eggs - Easter Eggs in the Lithuanian Tradition
- Lithuanian Weaving - Cultural Souvenirs from Lithuania
- Lithuanian Granary - Agricultural Lithuania
- Fishing in Lithuania - Fishing Traditions in Lithuania
- Lithuanian Cottages - Lithuanian Traditional Lifestyle
- Lithuanian Amber - Amber from the Baltic Coast
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