Shuttle, weaving

Description

Wooden shuttle, used to produce Harris Tweed by Donald John Mackay of Luskentyre Harris Tweed Company, Luskentyre, Harris, c. 2012

Museum reference

X.2018.16.2

Object name

Shuttle, weaving

Production information

Mackay, Donald John, 1953 (b.) - 2015 (fl.), Weaver
Luskentyre, Harris, Inverness-shire, Scotland, Northern Europe

Date

c. 2012

Materials

Wood, Steel, Wool

Physical description

Wooden shuttle with steel tips, loaded bobbin in a dark weaving yarn of Cheviot wool

Associations

Previous owner: Mackay, Donald John, 1953 (b.) - 2015 (fl.)
Harris, Inverness-shire, Scotland, Northern Europe