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Het Leids Wevershuis: thread and daily life

Museum Het Leids Wevershuis shows a historic weaver’s house with a loom and spinning wheel. During opening hours, volunteers demonstrate the craft and explain it.

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A loom in the home

A large piece of equipment changes the way you look at a living space. Notice how much room it takes up and how other functions fit around it. The house makes the link between living and working tangible.

From thread to cloth

A weaving or spinning demonstration helps you tell the different actions apart. Ask what exactly you are seeing and which step comes before it. Then look at a piece of textile again: its structure becomes more recognisable once you have followed how it is made.

A narrow entrance

The building has high thresholds and a narrow corridor. Only a narrow wheelchair with assistance can access the ground floor, to a limited extent; discuss this in advance. Admission is free, but card payment is not available for a voluntary contribution.

Before you go

Allow for thresholds and narrow passages, and arrange demonstrations outside the normal hours in advance.

Sources

This first edition has been compiled from collected museum information. Not all of the information has yet been confirmed by the museum. Viewing tips are by the editorial team. The sources used are listed below.

  1. Museum Het Leids Wevershuis — source 1

    Source reference supplied; independent source check still needed. Research reference supplied; source content and claims still to be verified independently.

  2. Museum Het Leids Wevershuis — source 2

    Source reference supplied; independent source check still needed. Research reference supplied; source content and claims still to be verified independently.

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