Xa sithetha ngemvelaphi yale sweta ilukiweyo ngesandla, eneneni kudala kakhulu. Isweta yokuqala elukiweyo ngesandla kufuneka ivele ezandleni zabelusi bezizwe zakudala ezihlala zihleli. Kumaxesha amandulo, iimpahla zokuqala zabantu yayiziikhumba zezilwanyana kunye neesweta.
Amagqabi aliqela, aze emva koko aphuhla kancinci kancinci, kwavela amalaphu. ETshayina, izinto ezisetyenziswa kwilaphu yisilika kunye nehemp. Kunokuthiwa iinkosi zinxiba isilika kwaye iisluts zinxiba ihemp; kwiindawo ezihlala zihleli zaseAsia Ephakathi, izinto ezisetyenziswa kwilaphu ziboya, ikakhulu uboya. Enye into ebalulekileyo yelaphu, umqhaphu, yavela kuMbindi nakuMzantsi Merika.
Nokuba yisilika, ilinen okanye ilaphu leboya, zonke zilukiwe nge-warp kunye ne-weft. Iisweta ezilukiweyo ngesandla kunye nokuluka zizinto ezimbini ezahlukeneyo ngokupheleleyo. Xa kuthelekiswa neesweta ezilukiweyo ngesandla kunye nesilika kunye nezinye iimpahla, zinokuguquguquka okukhulu. Isilika kunye nezinye iimpahla zifuna iinkqubo ezintathu ukusuka kwizinto eziluhlaza ukuya kwiimpahla ezenziwe sele zenziwe: ukusonta, ukuluka, kunye nokuthunga; iisweta ezilukiweyo ngesandla zifuna iinkqubo ezimbini: ukusonta kunye nokuluka. Xa uluka, ukongeza kwiboya, udinga kuphela ii-bamboo ezimbalwa ezincinci. Ukuba iimveliso ezilukiweyo zifanelekile ngakumbi kwimveliso enkulu, ngoko ukuluka kufanelekile ngakumbi kumsebenzi ngamnye.
Ngalo lonke ixesha lentwasahlobo, zonke iintlobo zezilwanyana ziqala ukukrazula iinwele zazo, zikhuphe uboya obufutshane ebusika zize zithathe indawo yabo ngeenwele ezinde ezilungele ihlobo elishushu. Abelusi babeqokelela uboya beshedi, babuhlambe baze bomise. Ngethuba besitya, umalusi wayehlala phezu kwelitye aze abukele iigusha zisitya ingca ngelixa zijika uboya bube yimicu emincinci. Le micu imincinci ingasetyenziselwa ukuluka iingubo kunye neefelt, uze uziphothe. Emva koko, ungaluka uboya. Ngenye imini, umoya wasentla wawusiya uqina kwaye imozulu yayisiba shushu. Umalusi othile, mhlawumbi ikhoboka, wayengenazo iimpahla zefelt zokuthintela ukubanda. Wafumana amasebe ambalwa waza wazama konke okusemandleni akhe ukubopha uboya esandleni sakhe bube ziingceba. Into enokogqunywa emzimbeni ukuze kuthintelwe ukubanda, kwaye xa ejikeleza, ekugqibeleni wafumana icebo, ngoko ke ufumana ijezi kamva.
Ixesha lokuthumela: Julayi-19-2022