carding by professionals

Dolno Ujno

47 (a) e tè tè tekà kato fànem čèšam čèšam i sìčkoto go napràim isčèsano

Then we take it like this, we comb and comb it, and everything, and make it carded.

48 (a) i go nòsime na vlačàrnica vlàči se i kɤdèl'a

We take it to the carders, it gets carded, then [onto] the distaff.

Gorna Krušica 3

42 (c) samà prɤ̀f pàt samàr mu slòžat i da go pùsnat tovà detè

Alone! The first time the mule is saddled! And to let this child

43 (c) da ìde na vlačàrka otìvam f sandànski izvlàčuvàm vɤ̀lnata

go [like that] to the carder. I go off to Sandanski, get the wool carded,

44 (c) kàčvam se ot trì časò na mùl’eto è slɤ̀ncetu takà

mount the mule again at three o’clock, the sun already [down to] here,

Graševo

93 (a) nə rekàtə e isperème issàhne ušt'àvim jə i pòsle jə udnesème

We wash it in the river, it dries, we tan it, and then we take it

94 (a) də də sə uvlàči i slèt kətu se uvlàči i

to – to be carded. And after it’s carded

Srebŭrna 2

61 (c) i utìvəš pək ìməše dəràci ìmə dəràci

Or you go and – there used to be carders, there are carders –

62 (c) sigà u àjdemìr ìmə zɤ̀mət ti nə inò k’ilò idìn i pidis’è

there’s one in Aydemir now, they charge one lev fifty per kilo

63 (c) də ti e də ti e wlàči sə kàzvə

to do this for you, as they say, to comb it.

Stalevo 1

2 (a) ohò vɤ̀lna č’èrgi trì etɤ̀rvi i màmə rèč’ə tuvà ìməše daràcɨ̥

Oho! Wool, rugs – Three sisters-in-law! And Mom said there were carding machines.

3 (a) n’èmə vr’è̝me jà tòlko pərì ne dàvəm

“[But] there’s no time [to go there, and] I won’t pay that much.

Sveta Petka 1

5 (a) pòčnә dә seà nә vlàč’ene

and then it’s time [to go] to the carding.

9 (a) nə dəràk ìma uvlàčiž gu

To [where] the carder is, and you card it.

10 (MM) kədè ìma dəràk tùka u sèlu

Where is there a carder? Here in the village?

12 (b) f jakorùda vèlingràt ìmә

There’s [one] in Yakoruda, and [one] in Velingrad.

14 (c) nә nìškә a pràәt

They make it into threads.

15 (a) i gu pràvea nә nìška ali pa i

And they would make it into threads, or [also]

16 (a) nә kòtki go vìkame nìja

into what we call hanks.

17 (MM) kakvò e tò

What is that?

18 (a) nә golèmi kòtki tòlki è

into big hanks [of wool] – they’re this big.

Vŭrbina 4

80 (d) nè jə vlàčime dàže ne nòsine nə dəràk səs stəruvrèmski deràci

we didn’t card it, nor did we take it to carders. We used the old-time carders

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