Straddled on a make-shift loom holder the new skirt laga begins at home; on the other end of the room, kitty jojoh at rest, swell laga time with a kul cat
by leng lengutmost importance to have equal distribution of the sakyot across the new skirt laga (the weave) ~ teacher jenny shares that the sakyot divides the threads for a smoother weave. it took us about 2-3 attempts (sakit! the pain of struggle) to prepare the sakyot, redo a couple of times because of unequal measurements, it is a learning progress for me and a final sakyot done by teacher jenny, a total of ~2.5 hours. sakaysay ang sakyot, the sakyot combs and divide the threads of the laga required for a smooth weave
laga finally begins after the sakyot is in place, corrected many times with this novice weaver until each thread is of the same height, same level across the laga
a welcome treat of bangsilog, fried fish with eggs and garlic rice and a side of mango with herbs, from dampa, a local filipino restaurant in castro valley, ca
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