What did a weaver do in the Medieval Town?

Answer 1

WEAVER

Weavers held many talents and abilities that were useful and practical in Medieval society. Their work ranged from weaving clothes and baskets to making durable furniture and crafts.

Though no guilds really existed to protect or train a Weaver, the skill was more acquired and passed on as an alternate means of a hobby. Most people knew how to weave to some extent but those who made a business out of it often enjoyed minimal success. However some were crafty enough to protect the secrets of the trade in areas where weaving was not predominant and as such enjoyed success within the job.

Answer 2

They were people who took fibers like wool and made it into threads so it could be woven to make a woolen fabric.

2nd answer: Actually, the above process is spinning, not weaving. Once fiber has been made into thread it is woven into a fabric on a loom. This is the job of the weaver. The cloth from the loom then goes through a process called fulling in which it is cleaned and thickened and then stretched on a frame. Fullers, also called walkers because part of the process involved pounding the fabric, which was done with the feet if a water mill to drive hammers was unavailable, were a separate profession. It then goes to a dyer, and then is ready for sale to the public.

Answer 3

A weaver in the middle ages wove cloth. Just like weavers before and after the middle ages.

Some expanded information: In the early middle ages weaving was a home craft. In the later middle ages with the growth of towns and cities weaving became a regular profession organized into guilds. This was in part due to the development of more complex looms that a typical peasant would not likely posses.

Answer 4

During the early middle ages weaving was a home craft.

During the second half of the middle ages weaving developed into a full time profession controlled by guilds, much like other crafts. It was practiced primarily in towns and cities. This was due in part to the overall increase in specialization of crafts during this period, and also due to the development of mare advanced looms that the typical householder would not possess.

Like other crafts weavers were organized into apprentices, journeymen, and masters. Apprentices were young people learning a trade. They started around ten years of age, sometimes even younger,and would live and work with the master who was training them. Apprentices did not receive a wage, but would receive food, lodging, clothing, etc from their master and live as a member of the household.

After a number of years an apprentice would become a journeyman. A journeyman drew a wage for his work. In addition to money, a journeyman might receive a mid day meal, or a periodic grant such as a set of clothing at a certain time each year.

Masters of a craft were roughly equivalent to "business owners". They trained apprentices and employed journeymen. They may have also employed unskilled or semi-skilled laborers for a variety of purposes, but these employees would not have been considered "weavers" (or whatever craft was being practiced) as they were not members of the guild. In theory, a journeyman could become a master after working for a number of years and then presenting a "masterpiece" to the guild leaders to demonstrate his skill, but in practice most would lack the capital required to ever set up their own operation.

The daily life of weaver would have been much like any other craftsman during the late middle ages. They rose early and ate a quick light breakfast before starting work. Working people made the most of daylight hours during the middle ages, so work would have started shortly after dawn. The main meal of the day would be served between 10 and noon. Work would proceed until dusk, or in the summer until around 7:00 in the evening.

A master craftsman would live in a multistory house with his workshop located on the ground floor. Journeymen might live with their master, or might have their own, more humble living arrangements, such as a chamber or garret rented in another house, or a share in a house used by more than one tenant.

Sundays would be days off from work, as would the numerous feast days and religious festivals of the Catholic calendar. As skilled craftsmen and guild members weavers would have more financial security than physical laborers or other working poor, but they certainly would not be among the upper classes of merchants or elite craftsmen such as goldsmiths.

Answer 5

they wove cloth (wool, linen, cotton) by hand

Answer 6

Weavers worked alone or with each other. They got their yarns from spinsters, who spun woll, flax, or other materials such as cotton and silk. They sold their cloth to taylors and merchants.

Answer 7

A weaver in the Midieval times turned threads into cloth

Answer 8

A weaver weaves wool to make cloth.